In Their Words

See what people are saying about the Travel Guitar that folds in half! Actual Voyage-Air Guitar owner testimonials from those who know the value and quality of the guitar. Want more? Read stories from “On The Road” submitted from Voyage-Air Guitar owners who share their story of how the Voyage-Air Guitar has changed their traveling with a guitar, click here.
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in my humble opinion, this guitar is on a par

This is a long overdue review and thank you to the fine folks at Voyage Air.  About 3 years ago, I ordered a Voyage Air guitar from a “not to be named” national music store. After about 6 months of promises from this music store that the guitar I had already paid for would be delivered “next week,” I finally reached out to Voyage Air, who informed me that you could only purchase their guitars directly from them, that this national music store was not authorized to sell their guitars, and that they had been asked numerous times to take their guitars off of their web-site. As a result of this fiasco, and with the help of a very good local store manager, they finally took Voyage Air guitars off of their web-site.

Long story short – I got my money back from the music store and I worked with Barney Leeson from Voyage Air to finally get my VAOM-2CNA. Even though I was now working directly with Voyage Air, this was still not an easy task. Not a hassle for me, but it was for Barney. At the time, they were transitioning between factories and did not have any of this model in stock. After doing some additional research, Barney found one that was in a small warehouse they had about an hour drive away. He personally drove there, got the guitar and sent it to me.

In the 2 plus years that I have had my Voyage Air guitar, it has flown with me several times, and when it is not folded in its case for travel, it is on its stand in my home office/studio and ready for me to play as my every day go-to guitar. I also have a couple Martin guitars, and in my humble opinion, this guitar is on a par with those guitars in every way: from beauty and finish quality to playability to tone.

Thank you Voyage Air for such a fine instrument, and especially thank you Barney for your commitment to excellent customer service!

Tom B

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One thing I can’t lose is my Voyage Air Guitar

I’ve had other travel guitars, but none of them matched my Voyage Air for clarity of tone and volume. I have played it jamming with an Estonian of Russian extraction on the Greek island of Santorini, in sessions in Irish pubs, at a show at the Black Gate in Galway, and at a wedding in Hood River.
As I say in one of my songs,
Been all ’round this country
Been up north, been down south
Been out east, been out west
Been almost all about
Been all ’round this great wide land
Seen most there is to see
If you want to know where you should go
Hey, Buddy, just ask me.

‘Cause I’m the high road drifter
Been here and I been there
I’m the high road drifter
Been most everywhere
Sometimes I lose my way
But one thing I can’t lose
Is them lonesome, low down
Fed up highway blues.

Actually, one thing I can’t lose is my Voyage Air Guitar. You can bring it anywhere, pull it out, and with a couple of tuning tweaks, be ready to play. Playing in airports while waiting for a plane has become one of my favorite venues. Just pulling out the Voyage Air and setting it up gets everyone’s attention. And you have a captive audience that is begging to have something to distract them from the combination of boredom and anxiety that accompanies air travel. Waiting for one flight, the captain of the flight was passing by as I pulled out my guitar and stopped to listen for a short while. She ws also a guitar player and told me that when I boarded, I should tell the stewardess to make room for the guitar in the front locker. I told her thanks, but that’s not necessary. It fits in the overhead compartment. I suspect she now owns a Voyage Air of her own.

I have other guitars that I also love dearly, but when I’m traveling none of them matches the easy convenience of the Voyage Air, and the option of staging surprise concerts for an unsuspecting audience is a hoot!

Curtis

7 years…solid as when I first got it

I totally get why Voyage Air sells these as travel guitars but to my mind, a Voyage Air is the ultimate guitar for a local singer-songwriter.

I play solo gigs at local bars, vineyards, coffee shops, and other small venues. It’s just me hauling my stuff so anything that makes the load-in and load-out easier is a big deal. One day, as I was banging through yet another tight doorway with my traditional guitar in the traditional hard case, I finally had the moment of realization: why on Earth am I not using the Voyage-Air right now?

Since then it’s been my main gigging guitar. I’m kind of embarrassed about how long it took me to figure that out. What a relief, to be carrying a nice portable backpack rather than a full-length hard case when you get to a club and they ask you to load in from the back door- which is up a twisty staircase, through a tiny doorway, and down a narrow bendy hall.

Besides being portable, the Voyage Air is great for gigging because right off the bat, it gets people’s interest. Guitarists who haven’t seen a Voyage Air will ask all kinds of questions. The gadget-lovers dig it. If there are little kids around, you can goof like the guitar is broken and fix it with the magic words or whatever.

My daughter is starting to get into guitar and I just bought her a mini dread Voyage Air. It’s just the right size for her now, but I also think it’s something she can have for the rest of her life- the world’s most convenient travel guitar, ready to take on whatever adventures life sends her way.

Plus, I’m totally going to use it as my new backup gig guitar and completely free myself of full-length guitar cases. I mean, I definitely got it for her, but she won’t mind if I borrow it now and then, right?

Anyway, thanks for making a solid product. I’ve had my Voyage Air guitar for about 7 years now. The hinge is as solid as when I first got it and the neck seam is still nearly invisible when it’s folded out. It sounds great plugged or unplugged and I can take a fair amount of cables, capos, and other stuff in the laptop part of the case. Just a great idea, well executed. I recommend them to everyone who asks.

~ Howard

I love my Voyage Air…

In Memory of well-known and respected Santa Cruz luthier
Paul Hostetter
Owner & Friend of Voyage Air – RIP

In his words…

“I love my Voyage Air, which I’ve had for years now.  Changed the guard, moved the saddle to get better intonation.  I keep several saddles so it accommodates tropical environments or the desert. It has been all over Europe and the British isles, Burma, Bali (this photo) several times, and Hawaii.  Never a question at security or the gate.”

– Paul Hostetter

Rolly Brown compares his VAOM-04BK to a Martin OM-18

“I ordered my VAOM-04BLK in order to make flying easier, which it of course does. I needed a guitar that looked and sounded professional, and hoped that it’d be adequate. I was surprised at how warm, rich, and loud it sounded in comparison to my several handmade and vintage guitars; considering the price, it really hung in there. At a weeklong guitar camp, both students and my fellow instructors commented on the tone.
Now, back home, I often find myself picking up the Voyage-Air when it’s time to play or practice. I genuinely like it! It’s a first class instrument, and an incredible value for the money.”
-Rolly Brown, U.S. National Fingerpicking Champion

Comparison video on the folding-neck Voyage-Air travel guitar ($589 street price) and my beloved Martin OM-18 Authentic ($5200 street price). If you don’t know about the folding neck, look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OvfGGTlypQ
In my video, I’m just concerned with the sound, which you can hear for yourself. The guitar arrived yesterday, with a mostly excellent setup (there might be one little buzz that needs some attention), and I’ll be flying with it next weekend for a camp in Colorado, certain that it will hold its own in the tone and playability departments! Eileen Niehouse and Steve Edmunds (and others who asked…), listen up!!
Watch the video and read comments here.

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