3 Travel GUITARS COMPARED: Donner Hush-i, Hush-x and Traveler Ultra Light Acoustic Electric
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- I've been on a journey to find the right Travel Guitar for me - and over time, now have 3 different models - so I'm comparing them so your journey might be easier...
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Donner Hush-i: I got this one after trying it at NAMM2024 - and mostly i loved the headphone option - but it was also lightweight, clear sounding, with great accessories at a GREAT price (they often run discount specials).
Donner Huxh-X: I got this a few weeks later - specifically to get the better sound via real guitar pickups, as well as an easier frame setup and tuning mechanism. It also just feels better to me when playing. This one also often has discounts (see my affiliate link and try discount code EAHS as of March 2024)
Traveler Ultra-Light Acoustic electric: This was my first travel guitar that I've had for several years now - and it is definitely the lightest and smallest of the bunch... and while it sounds ok and great for practice, it needs some sort of amplification (I used my phone with an iRig device mostly) and the piezo pickup setup is not optimal. it also has no setup adjustments besides a truss rod.
NOTE: My Traveler didn't come with a pad for the bottom frame, so I'm critical of it for the lack of comfort - but it seems they've added that as an included accessory now - so probably you're experience would be better than mine in that area.
In the video, I cover some spec differences and play all 3 (poorly, of course)...
Chapters:
0:00 - intro
1:24 - 3 Guitars
1:42 - price
2:20 - size
3:10 - weight
3:23 - frets, pickups
3:40 - controls, in/outs
5:20 - Frames
6:28 - Tuners
7:50 - adjustments
8:25 - Travel Cases
8:50 - Summary
9:45 - Play all 3 - Hudba
Thanks. These were the 3 that I was looking at for a travel guitar and you confirmed my opinion. I appreciate it!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this video. Great review and I appreciate the level of detail you went into. I'm now leaning toward the Hush-X for myself after hearing your thoughts
I still like the hush-X ! and have found with more playing that the Hush-i for me has frets that are simply too shallow
Really good (and comfy) comparison. Thanks for the vid :)
Ha! Thanks 😊
Great comparison, thank you!
glad it was helpful!
@@rochefsky Just ordered the Hush X to try, haven't found a travel guitar I like yet but it could be the one..
Great review
Thanks!
Been traveling in Greece, Turkey, and Europe for two months with the Hush - I ... after purchase I had it set up, because the action was very high ... played beautifully for a couple of weeks, but after a few flights and different climates, the neck quickly got out of whack, and is basically unplayable without putting a capo on the third fret or higher and -even then, not really a pleasurable experience. Glad to keep my callouses and muscle memory up, but looking forward to my real guitar when I return home!
Oh wow - super interesting and useful info… curious to know if you’ll be able to get it back in shape
For future videos please turn down the background music, it's louder than it seems and is hard to focus on what you're saying
Great feedback - it turned out louder than it sounded in the headphones - sry about that 😬
Nice comparation sir
Thanks 😊
I will wait for Hush X latest version
Yes I’ll have to try that one again (played it at NAMM)
@@rochefsky Do you know when it releases? I decide to buy Hush X but the price is high.
What happened to piezo pickups. This is the third guitarist I have seen that calls those piieco. I have never heard that before, on several lagugages it is always piezo.
I teresting guitars. I did not realise there are several of these
Hmmm not sure how it sounded to you - but I thought I was saying Piezo - (pee-et-zo) and pronouncing it right… but maybe not… or maybe it’s like “Capo” where I say Cape-oh and you say Cap-oh 😆
OK what about the rest of the wordl measures in centimeters?
Fair - Google can do those conversions quicker than me 😆
I own accoustic and electric guitar and dont play often, but somehow i believe if i own this one, it could work for me to play more ... :). Thoughts? :)
Assume you mean the Hush-X (they all plug in to an amp but the X has the electric pickups)…. I do think it’s more about accessibility - leaving your guitar right near you to pick up and play more often, rather than size - but if the size makes that more likely due to space to leave your guitar around, yes it likely will help… but honestly, I still enjoy playing a full size much more than a travel size.
I wish you compared hush-x with steinberger
Me too. Maybe I’ll get my hands on one soon.
What about the scale length? Please say it in Gibson Fender PRS…😃
yes - it matches my gibson, PRS and fender fretboards
Ok, so i looked for myself: Donner uses the Gibson scale: 628mm☺️
Did you notice any intonation issues on thr hush?
Not specifically but I honestly didn’t take a scientific approach to reviewing the inatuments
@rochefsky I noticed that on the low E string something is off. The open string is in tune but every note past that is about 10 cents sharp. Just on that one string. Sounds pretty awful.
I was trying to see if it was a common problem or if I got a fluke.
yikes - I'll have to do more testing on mine... perhaps some setup tweaks you can do, but I'm def no expert in that area