I am a busker/street musician, so my travel rig is also my main rig. A Roland AC-60 acoustic amp. Joyo American Sound overdrive/fender cab sim. Shure SM57 for vocals. 12v car battery and 500w power inverter. Mic stand. Collapsible drum stool. Canvas sign with my social media info. Various tools, spares and cables. It’s basically more like a portable venue than a rig.
I've been using my iRigHD2 for about 4 years and I love it! Great for doing tutorials and playing to backing tracks. I started playing bass a little over a year ago and it's great for that too. I have a Katana 50 and Rumble 40 and I rarely ever use them, I use amplitube for everything. For travel, I love my Yamaha silent guitar.
Very nice travel package! I ride a bike so traveling lite really helps. My current setup is a zoom multi effects processor, a pig nose amp, and a cigar box guitar. Good times. Thanks Phil, always informative, always relaxed. Play on.
Great demo and very timely with people traveling for the holidays. You know you need to escape the relatives at some point during the holidays...BE PREPARED!!
I've owned a Traveler Pro for about three years. I really love it! I take it everywhere. I play it in the car while I am waiting for someone. I usually play it un-amplified, but I have a headphone amp I use occasionally. Because it is always with me, I can practice for ten minutes, and then leave it on the car seat. These things are great! :)
I got 2 traveler guitars I left one in another country where my family lives since they travel well but I paid about $150 for one and $175 for the other and it was worth it to me not to have to haul it around. So I have a Traveler speedster and another similar traveler speedstar guitar which has a piezo plus a regular pickup. It has a very cool stethoscope output which you can a stethoscope which mine did not come with 2nd hand but it's a cool concept if you don't like to mess with batteries. Mine are both hard to tune but once tuned stay on tune pretty good and the paint job on the is abysmal. On the one it chips of too easy and the other you can scrape it off without much effort with your nail. The playability is great on both but you do miss the body a little bit to keep it balanced
THats my travel rig, a Traveller EG-1 Custom, headphones and a Fender Mustang Micro. The EG-1 sounds extremely good in the Mustang Micro, maybe better than other guitars do (And that little Fender headphone amp sounds good. Paired with my smart phone, can use jam tracks, songs etc via blue tooth. In the bag, it all stows in an overhead bin on a plane. And the EG-1 does play as good and as nicely as any guitar. Really love the neck actually.
That has been my setup for several years now, but I've used a Focusrite interface.. I had my Traveler guitar to Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, etc. Up until recently, I loved it, but for some reason, I cannot keep it in tune now. I changed the tuning pegs in it to locking tuners from Traveler, but it still won't stay in tune. I've always used Amplitube into my DAW and that's gotten me through some long deployments. Good to know that a respected member of the the industry came to the same conclusion!
I have the EG1 and I love it. Great little travel guitar. These guitars (including the one in the video) have a built in amp. Clean, boost, and overdrive (like an ampeg). So if you use headphones, there's already an amp built in.
True enough on volume. Even a travel size acoustic can be too loud for some hotel rooms if you are trying not to bug your neighbors. This is cool, thanks Phil!
I used amplitube for looping song sections and learning by ear,it affords me the ability to sound terrible until i eventually figure things out. This makes me happy and since no one else can hear everyone else happy also!
I built a custom travel guitar that is 3/4 size but full scale and feels full-scale. I have a $50 Amazon rushhead portable amp, a Bluetooth speaker with line in, a wireless thing and I walk my dog around the park. My favorite "travel" guitar is actually a full size but light pine blbased telemaster I made with the strap buttons installed for optimal journeying while th guitar is slung on my back. I've made $15 accidentally busking
I used to use an S-style mini guitar for travel, but I've switched to a Spirit by Steinberger with a Fender Mustang Micro. Works really well and can be used with just headphones or into a computer.
I've got one of the LP style Traveler guitars and it's quite nice. It is really small, so it's a very different experience in holding it than a full size guitar. The built in headphone amp is a very basic clean sound, so I prefer using the Fender Mustang Micro for something a bit more inspiring. That's a really nice setup for airport layovers with the least amount of cables and other devices.
In the late '80s my travel rig was composed of the best used hard case I could afford and a walkman-type cassette player butchered to feed input from a guitar cable thru the tape head. We've come a long way.
Thanks, Phil! I was looking for a headphone amp that I could use on breaks at work, but after watching this, I bought an iRig to use with my phone. Looks like fun to have so much available to jam and record with.
I have a Traveler strat and it's a great little guitar. String changes and tuning are a little tricky becauss of the tuner placement. But they're great little guitars. Played it on a plane with an iPod and in-ear monitors for 3 hours. And the customer service is GREAT.
@@thesmellycatjazz Not when you have an entire row to yourself. It was the emptiest plane I've even been on. The engine noise cancelled out any sound that might otherwise be audible. But you're missing the point. They're great guitars at a great price, you don't need an amp, you can play them anywhere--even the confined space of a plane--and you can play with any backing track on an mp3 player. Don't let judging others based on assumptions get between you and information. Have a good one!
And a most budget and portable rig could be one of the entry level traveling guitar for $300, using it with a $75 headphone amp pair with an $99 in ear monitor. All for a fraction of the cost of that guitar.
I've used 'In The Box' plugins for almost everything I do on my channel and live streams (eg Amplitube 5 Max) , and get nothing but compliments on the sound quality and the tones... That's because it's by far the easiest and quickest way to get good sounds. You have to put the time in to learning the software of course, but it pays dividends. You also have to play a bit differently, because the guitar isn't getting that 'feedback' energy from an amp,, but that's not much of a problem with some practice.
This is perfect, thank you Phil. Whenever I record myself, I don't have a high-tech operation and the recording sounds awful. Lots of drone. Wanted to figure out a simple cost effective way to record myself digitally and this is it.
Another interesting video Phil, great message about music as vacation , I have I rig and Amplitude and use it pretty regularly, along with The Spark 40 and of course tube amps when I’m in the mood
Hello Phil I am professional pilot and in a band. I need to practice as often as I can. I tried the Irig...not my bag...latency does not work for me. So I bought a Boss Pocket GT....WALA! Bluetooth and does EVERYTHING GOOD! Rocks BIG time and easy to change tones. I also have a Fender Traveler and I HATE it....Plays great but the string wrap around makes them so long the tension is off the scale. I carry an old Horner travel electric and it is the cat's meow. I only have a small amount of room in the airplane so I have to carry small. No one has to listen to my crap in the hotel. I wear ear headsets and they're easy to carry. Great vid though...thanks for all of your vids. I always enjoy! rock on
I had the shovel shaped one from these guys. It was made really well and had the best piezo sound aswell as a pickup. I love the LTD one. Nice video dude! 😎
I'm using a Stewart Travel Guitar (s-type). It's extremely convenient: the neck fits inside the body for traveling. Ut has really nice sounding pickups and the fretboard has rolled edges tht provide it a real "at home" feeling. It seems to be a pretty unknown brand, but that's well worth the money imho...
Would love to see you review more software for the computer that lets a person make backing tracks and do recording while your playing guitar! Maybe even play and record any instrument into the sofware. I am sure there are other videos on RU-vid that do that but as we all know - Nobody does it better than Phil!
I was going to get a "travel" guitar, but then decided to get a low-end Strandberg. My plan was to bring it, along with my HX Stomp, laptop, cables, and Sennheiser headphones across SE Asia. Then the pandemic hit...
Thanks, Phillip for the audio. I've always had a hard time with reviews w/o the audio. I have a good stereo w/sub and headphones when needed. I've also known studio engineers with tin ears. That's why I'm guarded. But happy holidays, bro. Always appreciate your posts, even those I disagree with. :^)
Great demo Philip! I've been experimenting using an Orange OMEC to run iOS BiasFX mobile into the power "amp in" of my BOSS Katana 50 MKII. For switching I'm using a Mello Audio MidiCommander. My first impressions have actually been pretty good. Soo good in fact, that I've actually been thinking of getting a second Katana 50MKII second hand to make it a full dual amp wet/dry style digital rig that's not only easy on the back, but also loud enough on stands to compete with a drummer.
Have you looked at the Stewart guitars? Full size (25.5) necks comes off and stores in the guitar. Around $800. Very nice and compact for traveling on airlines. I also use a fender mustang micro headphone amp. Plays Very nice like a full size guitar.
Amplitube 5 Max is the best sounding and versatile piece of gear out there (in my opinion) I use it live in concert, on your, in the studio, and for practice. My main backup rig is the Headrush Mx5 (with an external fcb1010 for further control)
Question phil. Latency, you said if latency bothers us to plug into the Irig itself over the computers headphone out. If you do this will you still hear the sound of the amplitude amps? Or just the direct clean sound of your guitar? I love tech today and the Irig comes with so many cable options thanks great stuff.
I had a very similiar traveler LP and did like it. String changes were worse than a floyd though. I sold it and bought a Steinberger and liked it better.... but landed on I just don't like travel sized guitars. I can do headless no problem, but the bodies are just too small on travel guitars for me to enjoy playing them.
I had a Traveler Ultra-light guitar which just wouldn't keep in tune. Switched that for a Steinberger Spirit, which has a much better tuning system than the wrap-around system Traveler uses, and can be had used for around $300.
I already use an Epiphone Les Paul Pee Wee that has an adjustable bridge/saddle and an upgraded pickup (currently a F-Lab, but will change to a JB soon). I also use an EHX Headphone amp that can take pedals. That's it. Next will be to get a recording setup with a laptop and an interface. I'll look into the Amplitube software and the iRig. Is there one that also can record voice? The Pee Wee is a full width neck so chording and shredding feels the same, albeit on a 19.25" scale, however by using custom thicker strings from Stringjoy, I'm able to tune it to Standard-E, I just wont have the full range a longer neck with more frets would have. But that's ok, as long as I have the normal low octave, I'm good. Altho Im going to try getting another Pee Wee and tune it to the higher half of the E-Standard and see whether I'd prefer that.
I use the Traveler EG-2 (Strat version) with a NUX Mighty Plug 2 and a Sony bluetooth speaker that has a 1/8 input. Excellent travel rig - except the original Traveler tuners were terrible and had to be replaced. Otherwise, it's a killer travel rig, and it all fits in the single Traveler case! Add a H&K Redbox, and I can even go direct to a PA if I want. (It fits in the case too.)
@@jamesmcnamara1837 I installed "Grover 406C Rotomatic Mini 3 per Side Self Locking Machine Heads, Chrome" which I ordered off of Amazon. As a double positive, the locking mechanism is perfect for this application. I love how it locks internally in a space that you really can't get your fingers in. I did go ahead and drill the holes when I put them in. I'm very pleased.
I have the older one, black LTD Limited. I take mine on the plane, fits in the upper storage as a carry on. I have a problem with the sound in clean being a little too twangy. I dont know if its the pup and if i should change them out or not, if so, what pups can i use? Otherwise, it is a great guitar.
@@roymanschu I don't really use it for practice. I just always use a combination of a Boss Katana and a couple AmpliTube presets. It depends on what kind of tone I'm aiming for. A little solid state amp can only do so much, so i'll use the Amplitube when I want to get a wider range of tones.
I liked the video been using software for my guitar and bass a lot recently. My only complaint is I don't got a laptop so it isnt really portable that's why I got a little practice amp. thanks phil
I could not get the iRig and Amplitube or Garage Band to work on an iPhone XR. I haven’t tried on a tablet yet. Currently I use my Fender Mustang Microplug. It’s great, you just don’t have the features of Amplitube or GB.
Hey Phil, do you happen to know anyone who works at Elixir? I’m really upset that certain sets they make have been out of stock pretty much since the pandemic began. Every time I ask them when they’re going to be back they give me a generic copy&paste response telling me that they were affected by Covid like many other companies, and don’t have a timeline for when they’re gonna start producing them again :/. Would you be able to get in touch with someone there and get more details perhaps? Thank you so much for everything you do for the guitar community.
I bought Amplitube 5 and cant get the bloody thing to work, it sounds like a truck reversing when I plug in to my interface, I have the drivers installed and the mic disabled, since getting Amplitube I have bought a new laptop and it still wont work
I"ve used Line 6 Pod Farm for several years. I've stuck to it largely coz of the very easy to use and intuitive interface. However I'm dissatisfied with the metal tones and have been eyeing up alternative software that I don't have run through a DAW, similar to PodFarm in this respect. Amplitude you say? Ummm 🤔
