Traveler Guitar Acoustic Guitar 6 String Escape Mark III (Mahogany), Right, (MK3 MHS)

I use a 3.5mm cable from the headphone jack to my JBL Flip 3 and it sounds amazing! Product arrived quickly, ready to go. Intonation is fine...one improvement others have mentioned...the edge of the body is sharp and is definitely uncomfortable. I've taped a soft pad to make it playable. The cable tie used to attach the handle is poorly placed...you'll notice it when you play an E chord or a C. All is all happy - make some modifications and it's a winner.

very comfortable to play makes you want to practice, a nice sized guitar that looks and sounds good

I'm a beginner/intermediate guitar player and wanted a low profile guitar for traveling. I was a bit skeptical and watched a lot of YouTube and read a lot of reviews and finally decided on this guitar. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised and 100% satisfied when I received it. For it's small size, it's a heavy instrument. But this is a solid body, beautiful work of art and engineering. It's not much of an acoustic guitar, but with the built-in tuner, electronics, and headphone jack, it makes a great electric sound. With the treble and base adjustments, and phase shifting, there's so much sounds to play with. The neck and the body are ascetically perfect and clean. I love to hold it in my hands, even if I'm not playing. And that's saying a lot. This is a beautiful instrument, very functional, and a lot of fun. If I had to complain, I would say it's a bit heavy, but that solid wood body is a great trade off. I'll take the extra weight and still give it five stars. Weather you're looking for a traveling guitar or just an enthusiasist, you need one of these. Highly recommend. And 100 percent real deal.

I wound up being able to compare both the original Escape Mark III and the Mahogany Escape Mark III at home because one arrived with cosmetic shipping damage and I ordered the other to replace it. The differences in sound between the two were noticeable, and since the guitars are essentially identical in every other way it must be because of the tone woods used, the original having an alder body with maple neck, and the mahogany having both a mahogany body and neck. The original Mark III with the alder body has a bright, defined tone and is noticeably louder than the mahogany version. The mahogany Mark III in comparison has a much darker, warm tone and seemed slightly more muted. Personally, I preferred the darker, warm tone of the mahogany, but that's entirely a matter of subjective taste and I know many people may prefer the bright tone of the alder body. It was a tough choice, and the thing that really steered me toward the mahogany body was the sustain. It turned out that notes on the mahogany Mark III would sustain for several seconds longer than those on the alder-bodied Mark III. It was quite noticeable and reminded me so much of my Gibson Les Paul Standard that I decided that's the one I'd keep. The Mark III is advertised as being an acoustic guitar, but I feel like that's sort of a mistake, or at least a misnomer. It's a solid-body guitar just like an electric, but uses acoustic strings and an under-saddle pickup like an acoustic. The result is something of a hybrid. If played without headphones or through an amp, it's more or less going to sound like playing an unamplified electric guitar (meaning very quiet). When used with headphones, the built-in amplifier (also a handy tuner) makes a pretty decent attempt at modeling a hollow bodied acoustic-electric guitar's sound, which I'm pretty certain is going to exceed most people's expectations. It also sounds great when played through an amplifier via the 1/4" output, though I feel like you need to judge that tone on it's own rather than trying to compare it to a full-size acoustic-electric guitar. The Mark III is sort of it's own beast, I think, and needs to be judged as such. When you do that, I think you'll be plenty happy with the sound of the Mark III guitars. I also think the Mark III is remarkably playable for what it is. I have a Gibson Les Paul Standard, Fender American Deluxe, and Martin D35, and in direct comparison, well there isn't one. Those full-size guitars play much, much better. However, the Mark III is still fun to play, and I find I grab it a lot more often than the full-size guitars when I want to sit around on the couch and play while watching TV, which has the benefit of leading to a lot more practice/playing time. Honestly, I think having one of these sitting on a stand next to your couch is probably one the best things you can do to inspire you to play more often. As far as the build quality and components go, I think Traveler offers a great value in these guitars. The tuners are very good (for this price level), but re-stringing them is a bit tricky due to the space-saving design (this is not a complaint, just a design reality/trade-off). Of the ones I've tried, they are all playable right out of the box, though I'm sure some people may want to take them into their luthier and have them fine-tuned to their preferences. Fit and finish is generally quite good. However, one caveat here, I've noticed that many of the Traveler guitars I've used/seen are perfect, but a few will have slight manufacturing blemishes/defects in the finish. It seems the same could be said of all guitar manufacturers though (I've been disappointed by both American-made Fender and Gibson in the past on their flagship products as well). If you order one sight-unseen, you are most likely to get one that's perfect, but there's a slight chance you won't (maybe it was a Friday in China where they're made). I'm picky and return the one's I've received with blemishes, but others may not care as the reality is you're eventually going to put more dings in them than even the worst will arrive with when new. If someone told me they wanted to learn guitar, and asked what they should purchase, I might actually suggest the Mark III. I think it's a better quality instrument than you'd generally get for a similarly priced full-size guitar. I think the size makes it a lot more convenient to play and practice with casually, which will have a beginner doing that more often. There's also always this argument about whether it's better to learn on an acoustic or electric because of the strings (acoustic strings being less forgiving and therefore force the development of better habits). Well, this one has acoustic strings, but since it's solid body and built to be used with headphones, it's quiet and a beginner won't drive anyone nuts hacking around on a full-size acoustic, which are actually quite loud in a home environment. Given that the neck is full-size, eventually graduating to a full-size guitar will be easy, and I think the small body size and shape of these guitars actually leads to learning better picking hand placement from the get go; there's so much space to rest your hand on a full-size that I think it's easy to get lazy with your picking hand. The positioning of the tuners on the Mark III also keeps you from developing the bad habit of resting your little finger on the guitar when arpeggiating (that's a bad habit that will eventually hold your playing back). Obviously, the reason most people will be turning toward these guitars is portability. Personally, I think Traveler has really done a fantastic job with their entire line of travel guitars with their novel design that allows them to reduce the size and weight while retaining a full-size neck. I've tried other travel guitars and hated them; they all have shortened necks, are unbalanced and awkward to hold, and typically sound horrible. Traveler offers a hollow-bodied acoustic travel guitar (AG-105EQ), which I also have and love, but it's not as airline friendly as they'd like you to believe (it's more car-camping friendly). The Mark III, when in its travel bag, is just small enough not to raise any eyebrows if you're bringing it along with another carryon as a personal item. I also have the exceptionally tiny Traveler Pro-Series which is another great option, and much easier to travel with, but it doesn't have the built-in headphone amplifier/tuner, which means you have to basically hack something together with a separate headphone amplifier to get sound out of it. One last thing. I discovered that the Mark III pairs really well with the Bose Soundlink III speaker if you connect the Mark III's headphone amp to it via the Soundlink's AUX input. That particular speaker doesn't distort at high volumes and the combination of the two leaves you with a remarkable rendition of playing a full-size acoustic guitar in overall tone and volume. The speaker easily fits in the Mark III gig bag's accessory pouch and gives you several hours of rechargeable battery powered playing time wherever you go. However, the Soundlink III should not be confused with an amplifier, it's not, it's a speaker. If you're looking for a great portable acoustic amplifier and some effects to go with the Mark III, then I suggest the Yamaha THR5A. The Yamaha amp sounds excellent with the Mark III, is designed to play well with the under-saddle pickup, and you can power it with regular AA batteries. However, the THR5A, though compact, will not fit in the Mark III's gig bag and so isn't as travel-worthy a setup.

Super encantado con esta guitarra. La compré a “sordas” sin haberla escuchado antes. Solo por unos videos que hay en youtube. Escala completa, No se dejen engañar por el tamaño, ya conectada suena decentemente. Nunca como una de caja pero tiene lo suyo. Buena merca.