EG-1 Deluxe
Gold-Top
A full 24.75-inch scale in a guitar that fits in an overhead locker
Amazon rating
5.0 (2)Price band
$300 - $500
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The short version
Travel guitars usually shorten the scale, and shortening the scale is what makes them feel wrong. The EG-1 Deluxe does the opposite: it keeps the full 24.75-inch scale and 21 frets and removes the headstock instead, moving all six tuners into the body. The result is 28.5 inches long and 4 lb 4 oz — around a quarter shorter and roughly half the weight of a normal electric — while the distance between any two frets is identical to the guitar you already own. Under the gold top is African mahogany with a carved face, a mahogany bolt-on neck, a black walnut board with a flat 15.75-inch radius, and a single full-size humbucker through volume and tone into a standard jack.
Score profile
Six axes, scored 1-10. These are editorial judgements about what this instrument delivers for the money — not measurements, and not anyone else’s ratings.
- Build
- 7.0
- Tone
- 6.0
- Versatility
- 5.0
- Comfort
- 7.0
- Hardware
- 6.0
- Value
- 7.0
Scores are Fretline editorial ratings on a 1-10 scale. They are our own assessment and are not supplied or endorsed by Amazon or by any manufacturer.
Full specifications
| Brand | Traveler Guitar |
|---|---|
| Model | EG-1 DeluxeGold-Top |
| Body | |
| Body | Compact single-cutaway with carved top, headless |
| Body wood | African mahogany |
| Neck & fingerboard | |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Neck wood | Mahogany |
| Scale length | 24.75" (629 mm) |
| Fingerboard | Black walnut |
| Radius | 15.75" (400 mm) |
| Frets | 21 |
| Fret size | Jumbo |
| Nut width | 1.63" (41.4 mm) |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Chrome tune-o-matic roller bridge |
| Tuners | In-body chrome closed-gear tuners |
| Hardware finish | Chrome |
| Electronics | |
| Bridge pickup | Full-size nickel-covered humbucker |
| Configuration | H |
| Electronics | Passive |
| Controls | Volume, tone |
| General | |
| Type | Electric guitar |
| Strings | D'Addario EXL110 (.010-.046) |
| Finish | Gold-Top |
| Weight | 4 lb 4 oz (1.93 kg) |
| Orientation | Right-handed |
| Case | Custom gig bag included |
25 verified fields. Specifications come from the manufacturer first, then the Amazon listing, then authorised dealers — sources are listed at the foot of this page. Fields the manufacturer does not publish are omitted rather than estimated.
The good and the bad
What we like
- Full 24.75-inch scale and standard fret spacing, so nothing has to be relearned
- 4 lb 4 oz and 28.5 inches long, small enough for hand luggage
- Full-size humbucker rather than a miniature substitute
- Tune-o-matic roller bridge and in-body tuners are a genuinely stable arrangement
What we do not
- A small body means limited sustain and a thin low end compared with a full-size electric
- One pickup and two controls: there is a single voice and no switching
- No built-in headphone amplifier, so an amp or interface is still needed
- Almost no owner reviews yet on this 2025 revision
Who it is for
Skill level
Styles it suits
What owners and reviewers report
This listing has 2 Amazon ratings — not enough written feedback for us to identify reliable patterns. We will fill this section in when there is something real to summarise.
The verdict
This is a well-judged compromise rather than a compromised guitar. Because the scale and fret spacing are unchanged, muscle memory transfers completely — the thing that makes most travel guitars frustrating simply does not apply. The full-size humbucker is a real pickup rather than a miniature, so it drives an amp or an interface convincingly. What you give up is body mass and therefore sustain and low-end weight; a small solid body will never ring like a full-size one, and the single pickup means there is exactly one voice available. Note also that this is a passive guitar with no built-in headphone amp, so a practice amp or an interface is still required. Judged as an instrument for hotel rooms, sofas and hand luggage, it does what it claims.
Sources
Amazon rating captured 2026-08-28. ASIN B0FD1BFPWQ.
Strings for this guitar
All stringsIt ships with D'Addario EXL110 (.010-.046). Staying at that gauge keeps the setup and the neck relief as the factory left them; going a step lighter makes bending easier, a step heavier gives more volume and tension. Anything more than one step either way usually needs the truss rod and the intonation adjusted.
- 8.3/10
Elixir · Strings
NANOWEB Nickel Plated Steel Electric
Same gauge this guitar ships with — a straight swap, no setup changes.
- 7.8/10
D'Addario · Strings
NYXL1046 Nickel Wound Electric
Same gauge this guitar ships with — a straight swap, no setup changes.
- 7.7/10
D'Addario · Strings
EXL110 XL Nickel Wound Electric
Same gauge this guitar ships with — a straight swap, no setup changes.
What else you need
All accessoriesThe highest-scoring option in each category that suits this instrument. If you have never owned a guitar before, the starter guide explains what each of these is for and what you can safely skip.
- 6.6/10
New Bee · Cables
The cable an electric guitar needs on day one, at the price of a coffee
- 7.8/10
Fender · Tuners
FCT-2 Professional Clip-On Tuner
The tuner to buy first, before strings, before a strap, before anything
- 8.2/10
Dunlop · Picks
The Delrin pick that replaced tortoiseshell, in the gauge most people settle on
- 7.4/10
GLEAM · Stands
The accessory that decides whether the guitar gets played at all
