We know you travel, and that’s why the Voyage-Air Guitar enables you to take your music with you, anywhere you go. This section features photos, stories, and videos from real owners. Play. Fold. Travel.
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Kristen Zack was playing a demo of one of her new songs at a Nashville music publishing company a performer was playing using the Voyage Air guitar, ever since Kristen heard that sound she wanted one.
Proud to say Kristen is a new owner of the VAOM-1C Voyage Air guitar and has been playing it at gigs ever since.
She’s obsessed with it!
It has been a tough year and a half. My family and I just recently decided to give up everything we had in the United States and move to work overseas.
As we were getting ready to move to South Asia, the question we asked ourselves was, “What are we going to sell?” At the time I had two Guitars; an Ibanez and my Voyage Air. I convinced my wife we could not sell the Voyage Air and that it would be great to travel with. The guitar withstood quite a beating in all of our travels around South Asia and still plays great!
I just wanted to say thank you for making such a durable, easy to travel with, guitar.
We are a family of four and my Voyage Air has gone with us all over South Asia, from the mountains to the jungle, and it has served as a comfort to our family when we are dealing with remembering what we left when we moved, culture shock, etc.
My son is now learning to play the guitar and I have a quality-sounding guitar to teach him with.
I am not a professional or anything. I simply love to play the guitar and my voyage air has been awesome.
Bo White – USA to South Asia
I’m the proud owner of a VAD-04. I’ve made a living singing and playing since the mid-sixties. This is one of the most exciting guitars I’ve ever owned.
I perform a nightly dinner show for Two Below Zero Dinner Sleigh Rides throughout ski season. I transport this guitar via snowmobile to a secluded dining facility at 9000′ elevation with outside temps near “0” degrees. Staying in tune is absolutely no problem throughout my 45 min. performance.
I’ve installed a saddle pick-up, and it’s now the guitar I use in my nightly show. I depend on this Voyage Air guitar, as I work in a high-tourist environment.
Yes, I wish I’d had the opportunity to examine your other products as well. I’ve actually suspended playing my Taylor T-5 (kind of a different animal, I realize) because of the better dynamics of this Voyage Air guitar. The Voyage-Air is going with me everywhere now. The picture of me on the snowmobile is not a fake. I really do put it on my back and ride the snowmobile to ‘work’ every day.
I really love this guitar.
Thanks again,
David Peel
Hey Voyage Air!
I can’t thank you enough for the guitar. There are many traveling musicians in Indonesia, mostly from Australia. Unfortunately most Indonesian musicians don’t make enough money to be able to afford a guitar, much less a Voyage Air, but they were all very impressed. I’m impressed myself, frankly. the guitar sounds and plays comparably to a Martin, in my humble opinion. The guitar was my therapy many nights and I entertained many.
I wish I’d been able to take more and better pictures with the guitar, unfortunately I only had an iPod camera so the quality is not fantastic. One of the pictures is golden. The airport security guys in Bali were like, “Why are you carrying a broken guitar?” They were totally blown away when I showed them. The guy holding the guitar is actually a decent blues picker!
Voyage Air guitar has an amazing thing going and I hope for continued success.
Enjoy the photos.
Best,
Gordon
I first learned about the Voyage Air Guitar from my friend and bandmate, John Sudia. He showed up at rehearsal one day with a large backpack over his shoulder and my first reaction was “where’s your guitar?”
He proceeded to unzip the case, unfold his Voyage Air guitar, lock the neck in place…and then play the guitar without even retuning — all in the matter of about two minutes! The guitar played in nearly perfect tuning and the tone was stunning. In that instant I was hooked.
The timing of my discovery of the Voyage Air guitar could not have been better.
My family and I had just booked a long-awaited dream vacation to Italy and I was already stressing over how in the world I was going to travel on planes and trains with all that luggage and my precious 1930 Gibson L-1. To add to the stress, I had managed to get myself a gig in Florence the very day after we arrived. As if that weren’t enough, I am left-handed.
What would happen if I can’t get my vintage Gibson onboard the plane and it gets damaged in baggage handling? Searching for a suitable replacement left-handed guitar immediately after landing in a foreign country, or trying to locate a trustworthy luthier-repairman who speaks English and persuade him to drop everything and help me, would be surefire ways to ruin a great vacation!
The Voyage Air OM to the rescue…
To put it simply, this guitar lives up to it’s promise. The portability is just part of the story — finally, somebody invented a way to get a full-sized guitar onto an airplane without sneaking past gate agents, without the fear and embarrassment of getting “busted” once on the plane. But the thing that amazes me most is its dependability. The intonation is true, the action is comfortable, the volume is strong and the tone is sweet when playing finger style and solid when strumming.
And, yes, it can be ordered in a left-handed model.
I put my Voyage Air to the ultimate test: performing solo on a real stage in front of a live audience, at a venue I never performed at before in a foreign country, less than 36 hours after landing. I am happy to say it performed flawlessly! The gig was an unforgettable experience and I can thank the Voyage Air for coming through for me. It is now a regular part of my guitar family. It gets its share practice time and gigging time. I can’t imagine going on a vacation without it.
Kindest regards,
Karl Dentino
karldentino.com ~ ragtimerelics.com
After reading several glowing reviews in various guitar magazines, I decided to check out Voyage Air for myself. I have traveled with both a Martin Backpacker and a Baby Taylor, but there were airline travel hassles with the Taylor, and the Backpacker lacked a big sound. After reading several testimonials, I took the plunge and bought my VAOM-04. Upon receiving it, I was very pleased with the attractive mahogany back and sides, and the solid spruce top. The fit and finish were excellent as well. I couldn’t wait to take it on vacation in July to Key Largo, FL.
The trip to Key Largo presented no problems either way, either in security at the airport, or fitting the guitar in the overhead on the planes. The back-pack case made carrying it a breeze as well.
I smiled at my friends’ reactions when I unfolded it in our condo, tightened the neck bolt, and the guitar was nearly in tune! It sounded big and bold, and I played several nights after we returned home from sight-seeing and winding down. It stayed in tune despite the high Florida humidity, and my friends loved the sound. I can’t wait for my next trip with the Voyage-Air, but I won’t be waiting that long to do a little picking and grinning with it at home.
Sincerely loving it,
Jim Brown
