John Oates goes Voyage-Air

Remember the music of Hall and Oates from the 70's-80's? They made chart-topping hits like "Rich Girl" and "Sara Smile", and went on to make 10 number-one albums and sell over 80 million records as the most successful musical duo in rock history. Whoa!

Recently, John Oates became interested in the Voyage-Air guitar: "When I first looked at it," said John, "...my first impression was wow, anything that comes apart like that... But the mechanism on the guitar is really interesting and well-engineered. The first time I unsnapped it and then snapped it back together I thought 'this thing is going to be all loose', but it's great! It's really tight and it plays well. It's a great guitar and a cool concept."

John Oates also put some light on what it's like to go on tour as a rock star: "I really never take a guitar when I travel. Fact is, the guitars are locked up and I never really see them unless I'm playing them on stage! My guitars at home in Colorado pretty much stay in Colorado. But having a Voyage-Air has made me rethink taking a guitar along."

His plans for the Voyage-Air? "I've already been telling people about it. In fact, I'll be taking it on tour. I've got a gig with Darryl at a music festival in Jamaica. I'm definitely taking it along."

Yeah! Check back for updates as John Oates hits the road with his Voyage-Air guitar!

It Passed the Audition:Voyage-Air ONSTAGE with Sir Paul McCartney

Okay, straight up front: we knew that Rusty Anderson really liked his new Voyage-Air guitar. Yep, we knew that. He told us so.

Then we found out that Rusty was playing his Voyage-Air guitar at rehearsal with the Paul McCartney band, just before their tour kick-off concert in Hamburg, Germany. And yes - we've got a link where you can see a quick video of that: click here.

And NOW we find out that Rusty Anderson is playing that same guitar ONSTAGE for the current Paul McCartney 'Good Evening Europe' tour. Serious. Rusty Anderson is playing the Voyage-Air VAOM-1C guitar ONSTAGE - right now, on this Paul McCartney tour.

We didn't know. Rusty didn't tell us, and for sure, this was his own guitar of choice to use ONSTAGE. No contracts, no payoff, no BS. This is his choice - and he picks Voyage-Air.

Here's a medley from that concert: "A Day in the Life, and Give Peace a Chance," and yep: that's Rusty playing his Voyage-Air guitar.
CLICK HERE.

The Paul McCartney 'Good Evening Europe' tour runs December 2 - December 22, 2009. For more information, check www.paulmccartney.com

Voyage-Air goes On Tour with Paul McCartney

A few weeks ago, Rusty Anderson got his first Voyage-Air guitar. Rusty ... who? Okay: Rusty Anderson has supplied soaring guitar work for the likes of Elton John, Willie Nelson and Gwen Stefani. Most notably, he has been Paul McCartney’s right-hand man for the last nine years - both in the studio and on a number of record-breaking world tours.

So get this: Right now, Rusty is on tour with the Paul McCartney band, and on December 2nd, they kicked off their Good Evening Europe tour - their first live concerts in Europe in over five years.

Last week, they posted a quick video of the band doing final rehearsals for opening night in Hamburg, Germany. And here's Rusty in the video, playing his guitar of choice: the Voyage-Air! Click here for the Paul McCartney.com website and the page that shows the video.

Or, click here for a copy of that video hosted on our own site.

Know that Rusty Anderson has dozens of stage guitars to choose from. He chose to use the Voyage-Air for this video because it's convenient, easy to play and sounds great... just like he told us when he first got the guitar. Get your hands on a Voyage-Air guitar and see, hear and play for yourself... what Rusty and dozens of other top musicians are finding out now.

UPDATE: Yep. Rusty played that same Voyage-Air guitar ONSTAGE on the opening night of the Paul McCartney tour in Hamburg. Whoa!

Voyage-Air Gets 4-Star Rating from Guitarist Magazine

Just out in the December/January issue of Guitarist Magazine (Australia), is a full review of the Voyage-Air VAD-2 Dreadnought guitar. Noted for brutal honesty in gear reviews, Guitarist was skeptical that the VAD-2 could hold its own against traditional guitars.

Yet here's what they had to say: "We were extremely surprised on the first strum of this instrument. Our preconceptions about how it might sound were not only challenged but completely destroyed. This guitar sounds great! There is a noticeable clarity in the bottom end that you would expect to find in the highest of quality acoustic instruments. Every note and chord is fat but also clear."

And in summary: "As far as acoustic guitars go, the Voyage Air is a great instrument. It has everything you would expect of a guitar in its price range and more. While the folding down of the guitar would appear to be a gimmick, the quality of the tones created and the craftsmanship gives it a clear advantage over other acoustics in its class."

Click on the picture to read the full review. And thank you, Guitarist Magazine. Now: get your own Voyage-Air guitar and be as surprised as they were!

Bridgette Tatum & Lorna Flowers & a Tale of 2 Voyage-Air Guitars

Overheard at a recent performance with Lorna Flowers and Bridgette Tatum:

Lorna says: "So I’m at a club one night and I look over and see this one (pointing at Bridgette) taking my guitar out of the case, my Martin aluminum body guitar, and I think to myself: (what a) Cheeky Woman helping herself to my guitar AND she’s made it left handed!

"I then realized that we (had been) playing identical Martin guitars. So we met and vowed to write a song on these guitars. Now here we are (onstage) years later, and we are playing the same guitar Again!

"These are both Voyage-Air Guitars, the amazing thing about them is that they bend in the middle. We both play these (Voyage-Air Guitars) and they sound amazing and we take them with us everywhere. The first time I ever played this guitar out, my friend said, 'Don’t ever play another guitar ... that (Voyage-Air) one sounds great."

Whoa! These are seriously talented and famous lady guitarists. Their careers and music have both evolved, but they both came to the same place when it was time to choose a top-quality guitar to take on the road, and play on the stage: Voyage-Air.

Here's the video:

Ice-Cream Man Autographed Guitar

Remember our story about the super-famous autographed Voyage-Air guitar... featured on videos and played at festivals all over the country? It's now up for auction on eBay.

Proceeds go to charity,and the auction ends the evening of December 4: Click HERE.

More info also at the Ice-Cream Man site, click HERE.

Voyage-Air Guitar SweepsCountry Music Awards - 2009

Well, the official Country Music Awards wrapped up last November 11th, and I tell you what: that was among the best ever CMA award shows. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood did a bang-up job as MC's ... but the music! For me, it was when the Zac Brown Band took to stage. Man! They burned the house down with their rendition of "Devil went down to Georgia." I hope you were watching for that, or can find it somewhere as a re-run. It was absolute, 100% standing-ovation material.

But the news! Get this: There were 12 major categories of awards this year. Voyage-Air Endorsers, Artists, Owners and Players were nominated in nine of those 12 categories. Nine out of 12.

Think about that for a minute. Voyage-Air guitars have been available on the market for... not quite a year. And here we are with the CMA Awards - among the biggest of all music awards period, and Voyage-Air players/users/artists/endorsers represent over 75% of all the nominees for all the categories? Whoa! That's HUGE!

Here's the message: these are not trendy, cute little folding guitars that you can take with you when you travel. These are stage-quality, performance-grade, 100% broadcast-quality musical instruments
that the #1 chart-topping, world-famous musicians use everyday.

Oh and consider this: for the Song of the Year award: there were five nominees for the award. Three out of those five proudly endorse Voyage-Air Guitar!

Voyage-Air and the Ice Cream Man

June of every year marks the Bonnaroo Music Festival, which is a Big Darn Deal in Tennessee. With over 90,000 in attendance, this year's event had headliners like Bruce Springsteen, Phish, Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, Elvis Costello... you get the drift. WOW - what a weekend!

And every year there's Matt Allen - best known as the Ice Cream Man.

The Ice Cream Man is a staple on the Festival Circuit, and Matt lives out of his ice cream truck, traveling from festival to festival, making friends, and sharing his music as well as his ice cream! Seriously: Matt is one of a kind. You have to meet him to understand.

This year, we fixed up The Ice Cream Man with a Voyage-Air Songwriter guitar, so he could take it around the country and capture videos of ... well, people playing the instrument.

You know what? He did exactly that, and captured some incredible footage of artists like Brett Dennen, Avett Brothers, Bobby Bare, Jr., Band of Horses, and Daniel Johnston all playing the same guitar. And of course, had them all autograph that guitar.

Check the videos that The Ice Cream Man captured here. And soon, that incredibly autographed Voyage-Air guitar is going to be auctioned off on e-Bay, with the proceeds going to charity.

Jeff Black - Part 2

Okay, so we had a chat with Jeff Black at the end of last week. And he was thrilled with the Voyage-Air guitar he was goofing around with in his studio, and we did a BLOG post (that you can see right here by scrolling up or down... yes?)

Today, Jeff Black sent us this in an e-mail message:

"I recently made a new friend. A new traveling companion. Full of good tone and grace. YES: It's a guitar, and it's a Voyage-Air. Any person or thing that introduces themselves to the world as a traveler has a lot to prove. This Voyage-Air guitar came through my door, and I tell you what: it is authentic. The real deal. This is a guitar that I'm going to use when I'm on the road. I can't imagine logging the miles without it now."

-Jeff Black on The Voyage Air Guitar

Whoa... I would call that a sincere follow-up to our BLOG post. Yep. Yes. Yes, I would.
Thanks Jeff!

Jeff Black goes Voyage-Air

Jeff Black's first album: Birmingham Road has been described as "fine portraits of American life without the sappiness or self-consciousness often attributed to the singer/songwriter genre." He's gone on to write songs that have been covered by Waylon Jennings, Sam Bush, and Blackhawk. Jeff has been a Nashville institution since he moved there in the early 90s. Click here to see Jeff's website.

Recently Jeff was at a special 25th anniversary party thrown for Sam Bush... and there he met Jeff Cohen of Voyage-Air Guitar.

"Now I want you to say this, because it's just the way it happened," said Black. "I started talking to that guy Cohen because I like to meet people, and found him very nice, and very modest. When he told me about his folding travel guitar, I told him 'heck, bring it on up here! This room is full of guitar players that need to see that!"

So he did. And that guitar made the rounds of some very distinguished musicians and songwriters during the next few hours. A few days later, Jeff Black has a Voyage-Air OM-style Songwriter guitar in hand, in his studio, and he's telling us about it on the phone:

"Any guitar you pick up to play, you have to tweek the tuners a little bit to get it ready, always. The Voyage-Air is no exception: you open it up, and just a twist or two zeros in the tuning, you know? And the sound, and the way it plays! That's what did it for me. This guitar just... well it just works. This guitar is not a compromise, like all the other 'travel guitars' I've played."

Because Jeff Black was working with the entry-level Voyage-Air Songwriter, we asked about the sound of the select, precision-laminate Mahogany used for the back and sides. "Somebody asks me about woods on guitars," Jeff answered... "I tell 'em I don't know and really don't care. I have a Gibson J-200 and a bunch of other guitars, and I know they all have differing sounds. I don't know what the woods are. But I tell you what: this Voyage-Air just works. It's the way the guitar feels against your body, and the way the sound projects. That's it for me. This one works!"

Jeff's enthusiasm was easy to hear - even on a cross-country phone call. "You know, I travel a lot. I'm just an old troubadour. And this Voyage-Air guitar was made to travel. It's a natural fit. It and me got along right off."

Voyage-Air sponsors the Nashville Music Business Directory

Shoring up its support for musicians in general and Nashville musicians in particular, Voyage-Air Guitar is a proud sponsor of the N M B D 2009-2010 edition. If you're a singer, songwriter, or musician that's interested in the Nashville music scene, you need this book!

The NMBD is a convenient-sized, 136 page guide that is packed with music information, color pictures of Nashville and priceless career advice from stars like Taylor Swift, Trisha Yearwood, Charlie Daniels, Craig Morgan, Aaron Tippen and more. Celebrating its 26th year of publication, the NMBD has become the top directory for the Nashville music and entertainment industry.

In fact, the NMBD has established itself as the main referral source for the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, directory assistance, musicians union, BMI, ASCAP, record labels and publishing companies. Why? It contains many listings not available in the Nashville Phone book!

Your local Voyage-Air Guitar dealer has (or can order) this book for you. Or you can order direct from the publisher at: www.NashvilleConnection.com.

Where Music Meets Art Hotel Indigo Nashville West End

And it's FREE! One night only, a host of Nashville's power songwriting talent gets together for a demonstration and tribute to Voyage-Air Guitars.

Drop by the Lounge at the Hotel Indigo West End on October 20, 7-10pm, and hear up-close and personal performances from some of the top songwriters in Nashville - all performing on their favorite Voyage-Air guitars!

Here's the lineup: Sarah Lenore, Lisa Carver, Lorna Flowers, Josh Dunne, Chris Wallin, Shawn Mayer, Dave Gibson, Mark Dreyer, Matt Kennon, Hollie Jett, Damien Horne, Pino Squillace and Dakota Grove (featuring Daisy Dern, Camille Wallin and Scott Sanford). If you don't recognize some of these names, you will remember them all by the end of this evening - guaranteed!

This will be an awesome evening of live music - all by musicians who are into the Voyage-Air guitar. If you're in Nashville, BE THERE!

Elliot Easton goes Voyage-Air

The Cars - smash-hit rockers from the 80s... Yeah! And Elliot Easton was lead guitar for their chart-topping tunes.

Recently, Elliot was a judge on the panel for the Guitar Player Live 2009 festival held in Livermore, CA. Elliot helped judge and pick the winner for Guitar Player Magazine's Guitar Player of the Year award. Competition was intense, and the evening brought some amazing talent to stage before a host of hyper-critical judges. Having a SuperStar rock-veteran like Elliot Easton onboard for the judging was a must for competition at this level.

But you know what? Because the event was sponsored by Voyage-Air Guitar, Elliot had more than a bit of exposure to the breakthrough folding travel guitars. And by the end of the event, Elliot had to have one: he was on the phone to Michael Ferrucci, VP of Sales and Marketing at Voyage-Air. The problem? Elliot plays left-handed!

"Left-handed instruments are in the future for sure," said Ferrucci. "We want all guitar players to have a Voyage-Air guitar that's exactly right for their needs. In this case, we happened to have an experimental, early-production model that was professionally converted to a left-hand guitar. And YES - we're shipping that guitar to Elliot ASAP."

Cool! Stay tuned for pics and comments from Elliot and his new guitar!

Voyage-Air Makes the Cover:Guitar Player Annual Holiday Edition Ultimate Gear Guide

Well, maybe not a big thing. Wait, YES it is a big thing! A breakthrough guitar from a small company in California... a product that's been available for less than a year... made the cover of Guitar Player's Annual Holiday Edition "Ultimate Gear Guide."

And note: it's the only acoustic guitar on the cover of the magazine. This, against really special new guitars from the big big manufacturers. Heck yeah!

Fact is: the Voyage-Air guitar can transform the way you think about your music. It becomes natural to spend free minutes composing, practicing, jamming, or just playing when you always have your guitar with you. A breakthrough guitar? Worthy of a spot on the cover? Something really special that you need to check out? Yes, Yes, and YES.

Look for this 2009 Edition of Guitar Player's Annual Ultimate Gear Guide... oh, about the first week of November at newsstands everywhere.

Ronnie Montrose - Hands-on with Voyage-Air

Rock legend Ronnie Montrose took a break backstage at a recent gig, and had a chance to try a Voyage-Air Songwriter OM guitar. Veteran of the Edgar Winter group as well as his own band Montrose, Ronnie has worked with Herbie Hancock, Boz Scaggs, The Neville Brothers, Van Morrison and dozens of others.

Ronnie knows his way around a guitar. Period.

His comment? "Hey ... this is great! And it fits in that case and stays in tune? Noway. Why didn't they do this a long time ago?"

Indeed. And this was just a Songwriter.

We can't wait for his reaction to the upcoming Electric Voyage-Air!

Have an iPhone? You need this...

It's called Guitar Toolkit, and it's an application you can install on an iPhone (or a second-generation iPod Touch). Fact is, I always have my iPhone with me, and this application takes the place of a bunch of other stuff that I used to have to pack around.

What is Guitar Toolkit? Well... put it on your iPhone and you have: a tuner (for standard and dozens of altered tunings), a notated fretboard (showing notes and note positions for all tunings), a metronome, a chord finder, and ... all of this for a 6-string, 12-string, and bass guitar.

This is a seriously cool application, and will change the way you think about your guitar. I mean it. Suddenly: it's easy to find a chord, a variation of a chord, tune your guitar, practice difficult runs with a metronome... and all of this: with the iPhone that's already in my pocket.

Ever spend a relaxed afternoon, learning new music with keyboard (or other) players, when they call you out and say "wait, stop... that should be a C#M7sus!" Which is... what? Like I had memorized those finger positions for a chord I've never heard or played? Yep: Guitar Toolkit will show you that goofy chord with the flick of a finger.

I used to have a 'Favorite Tuner' and chord charts and etc that I would move among the cases for my guitars. Which meant I would sometimes get somewhere, missing the tuner that was packed with another guitar. This Guitar Toolkit solves all of that and so much more, and YES you need one.

Go to the App Store and search on Guitar Toolkit, from Agile Partners. Or check their website at: http://www.agilepartners.com/apps/guitartoolkit/

Roger Kardinal at Guitar Player LIVE 2009

Roger Kardinal is a familiar face to fans of the acoustic guitar in California's Bay Area and Central Valley. Roger is another convert to the Voyage-Air guitar, and carries one with him wherever he performs.

Here, he opens and gets started with a Voyage-Air at his performance for the Guitar Player LIVE 2009 festival in Livermore, CA.



It's amazing. Those professional musicians who love the convenience of a folding travel guitar are also amazed by how good it sounds, and how easy it plays. Roger is no exception, and loves to brag about the Voyage-Air before each performance.

Pete Huttlinger - WOW - gets his hands on a Voyage-Air Guitar!

Pete Huttlinger... who? He's a National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion, and also a veteran of solo Carnegie Hall performances. He's on the short list of legendary guitar players who were invited to BOTH of Eric Clapton's 'Crossroads' concerts (2004, 2007) ...

Simply stated: Pete Huttlinger is Seriously Awesome on the guitar, okay? Okay.

Recently, Pete performed at the Guitar Player Live! 2009 event in Livermore, CA. New to the concept of a folding guitar that could actually sound GOOD... he was cornered by Wesley Lem of the Voyage-Air staff. Okay, Wes basically stuffed a guitar in his hands, but the following video shows the result:



Check out Pete Huttlinger's website at: www.petehuttlinger.com, or click here for his MySpace page (that has lots of his music and stuff).

Another Voyage-Air Traveler

One of the early adopters of the Voyage-Air guitar was Wes Lem, who recently had first-hand experience of traveling from San Jose to New York with his guitar. Wes took the time to write about it in his blog, and has allowed us to post excerpts of it here:

"I just got back from an extended trip to New York City which happened to be the first air travel trip I took with the Voyage-Air Guitar. I have to admit I was a little nervous as I waited to have my Voyage-Air VAOM-06 Songwriter to pass through the San Francisco airport X-RAY machines. Sure enough it passed through with no delays and it was onward to the departure gate.

"Once we got on board the plane I was able to find on overhead compartment just above my assigned seat in coach and carefully placed the VA Guitar Case horizontally in the overhead compartment. The Overhead Compartment door closed with plenty of room to spare and my anxiety went away as the plane taxied down the runway. I had heard that passengers have paid another seat fare just to get their stringed instrument stowed on board the plane and that checking the instrument in the cargo hold is on sure-fire way to commit instrument suicide and the baggage handlers will almost surely destroy any stringed instrument no matter how tough the carrying case is designed.

"After we landed in New York's JFK airport I retrieved the Voyage-Air Guitar from the overhead compartment and de-planed as easily as I boarded the aircraft. WOW! How easy was that? No extra baggage charges. Piece of mind knowing that the guitar is safely stowed in a protective case in the overhead storage compartment. No unwieldy heavy case to carry or handle while getting on or off the plane. This was a piece of cake. As easy as bringing a laptop computer on-board a plane...

"I un-folded the guitar as soon as I checked into the hotel and only the B string needed a minor tuning adjustment. I reassembled the guitar and was in tune in about a minute's time. Simply AMAZING... There you have it. A personal testimonial for the Voyage-Air guitar's AIR TRAVEL WORTHINESS."

You can find Wes' online blog at http://wlbloguno.blogspot.com/, where he talks about other interesting stuff.

Hey Wes: Thanks!

Bob K is Ready for Naples, Italy

Noted Christian composer, musician and minister Bob Kilpatrick has become a full-on Voyage-Air enthusiast over the past months. Why? Simple: there is no other guitar that plays great, sounds great, is a professional-quality instrument AND folds in half for travel! Click to watch this quick video:

Fitted with an LR Baggs pickup, the guitar you see in this video is the exact same one that Bob will be playing before a crowd of 100,000 in Naples, Italy later this month.

With his 3-times-per-day radio show on the K-LOVE radio network, Bob and his music reaches more than four-million listeners each and every day.

Check back for pictures, videos and more once we get those pics and videos of Bob in Italy!

Voyage-Air Drops Into the Shark Tank!

ABC-TV's newest 'reality show' named Shark Tank featured Voyage-Air President Jeff Cohen and his son Josh, during Episode #3 on August 23, 2009. Culled from thousands of applicants, the Shark Tank show chose Voyage-Air as a promising new product, and worthy of investor attention before a national TV audience.

How did it turn out? You can watch the complete episode here on your computer.

Amazed at the technology, and the fact that folded guitars stayed in tune when opened, the previously skeptical investors started a barrage of low-ball offers, bidding for a majority stake to control the company. Unfazed, seasoned entrepreneur Jeff Cohen took control and countered, with a limited license to use the Voyage-Air patent technology. No deal.

In summary, the Sharks weren't prepared to make a realistic offer for a product that is so well developed, so well established, and with a national dealer network in place. And yes, the show hinted at new products and technologies that will prove to be very very interesting. We'll report here ASAP!

Nettie Tackles Brazil with a Voyage-Air

We recently fixed up Rev. Nettie Spiwack with a Voyage-Air Songwriter, and she sent us this letter after a trip to the center of Brazil:

"As an interfaith minister, musical devotion leader and founding member of Soulfyre Musical Ministries, I've been faced with the challenge of transporting my guitar to places far and wide. Ever in search of a way to avoid the panicky moment boarding the plane: "Will there be room in the closet? In the overhead? If not will I have to >gasp< let them put it in luggage?" I have also been dealing with the uncomfortable fact that as the years have gone on, my guitar cases got heavier and heavier, with no roadie in sight!

"Due to its smaller size, I was about to buy a Baby Taylor when I found the TakeYourGuitar.com website. The Voyage-Air was the answer to my prayers! On my recent trip to Brazil, this folding guitar flew in the domestic and international overhead compartments, no problem!

"It did evoke curiousity at one security check-in. The guitar did everything promised...held its tuning, produced wonderful sound, and, critical for me, was light enough for this 50+ traveler's shoulders. All in all, it transformed my experience of bringing the music with me. Everyone who sees it folding into its case is fascinated, especially musicians.

"This is an invention too long in coming! My friend wants to know when they'll do it for 5-string banjos. Now, if only they'll add on-board electronics..."

Oh wow, and thanks Nettie! About those electronics... no pun intended, but stay tuned!

Bob Kilpatrick - Christian Radio Host, Composer, Musician

To those familiar with contemporary Christian music, Bob Kilpatrick needs no introduction. As a radio host at K-LOVE, his 3x-a-day show has over 3-million listeners. As a musician, his concerts draw 100,000+. Bob's music and message truly reaches a world-wide audience.

Last Sunday, Bob had a chance to play a Voyage-Air guitar, and passed along the following comments:

“I have played guitar all my life, and have toured the world for thirty plus years performing worship music. Some of my songs are considered "classics" in Contemporary Christian music. In fact, I’m a columnist for Christian Musician Magazine, which recently had a review about the Voyage-Air folding travel guitars.

“You know what? I read that review, in the same magazine I write for, and I didn’t believe it. How could a guitar fold in half for travel, fit in the overhead bin of an airliner, and still play and sound like a great acoustic guitar? I own high-end guitars. I know what a good one sounds like.

“Very recently, I played at a church and met Jim Wolcott of TakeYourGuitar.com. Knowing that I was skeptical, Jim raced back to his shop and brought back a Voyage-Air Dreadnought for me to try. This was an all-solid Premiere Series guitar, with solid Rosewood back and sides, and solid Sitka Spruce top.

“I was very impressed! I never imagined that a folding guitar could sound this good. I talked to Jim, and he explained the features and construction. It still doesn't make sense to me. But it doesn't have to. I know from playing it that it sounds great!

“By the end of the evening, I asked Jim if I could take one of these Voyage-Air guitars on my upcoming tour to Italy, and I was SERIOUS. The Voyage-Air Dreadnought is a simply amazing guitar, and I would be proud to take it on the road. A full-size Dreadnought guitar that takes only half the space would be very handy for me and all the other guitarists who are climbing on airplanes week after week. In a month, I’ll be playing in front of a festival audience of over 100,000. I would be thrilled to use a Voyage-Air guitar for that performance.”

Sincerely,

Bob Kilpatrick

Bob Kilpatrick Ministries

Dave Carroll: United Breaks Guitars!

Songwriter/Musician Dave Carroll put pen to music paper based on his experience flying to a gig on United Airlines. After watching the ground crew heaving his bass player's instrument, moments after destroying his prized Taylor 710, Carroll tried to file a damage claim with the airline.

No deal. After long and futile efforts in dealing with the airline, the official position was "you signed a damage waiver when you checked your bag. Damage is not our responsibility." You can read the whole story here.

So Carroll has created a music video of the experience, and posted it on YouTube, and you can view it here. Good stuff Dave.

Um.. Dave? have you heard about Voyage-Air Guitars?

Ray Eckhardt - SOLD on Voyage-Air

Imagine MY surprise when I recently returned a phone call from one of my customers:


"Jim, I wasn't sure you got my e-Mail, but I want to help get the word out about these Voyage-Air guitars. I bought this as a travel guitar, but I have to tell you... I have two nice Martin guitars, and two other really nice Taylor guitars... but now, this Voyage-Air is the only guitar I play."


I went back and found Ray's e-mail to me, and I'll just copy and paste it here:

"I would like to thank Jim Wolcott for a chance to own such an exquisite instrument. Jim has been quick to respond, very helpful and you won’t find a friendlier guy to deal with. This voyage-air guitar is second to none. I have owned at least one of every major brand guitar available.

"The tonal quality of the VAOM-2 is the most impressive that I have ever heard. After playing the guitar, the main reason that I bought it is actually just an added bonus. The harmonics ring out like no other guitar I have played. Fretting action is, without a doubt, equal to the best. I spent nearly a decade traveling coast to coast with rock icon Dick Clark. I was lead guitarist in a group that opened shows, lead guitarist and band director for single acts, occasional road manager of special events and tour promotion assistant in Dick Clark’s Cincinnati, OH office. Whether we were traveling by plane, bus or car I always had a guitar with me. With all of the personal items we had to pack for traveling months at a time, it would have been great to have Voyage-air guitars taking up half the space.

"If you like a full, rich acoustic sound you should consider the Voyage-air guitar. It’s not just a travel guitar; it’s a quality instrument you will be proud to own."
Ray Eckhardt
Franklin, OH

United Airlines Pays You $30 to Travel with a Voyage-Air Guitar

JUST GOT BACK from our Honeymoon trip (say 'hi' to Catherine - the new Mrs. Wolcott, next time you see her). We flew on United Airlines and traveled light - just one checked bag. And of course, we carried-on our favorite Voyage-Air rosewood Dreadnought guitar.

Imagine MY surprise when the single bag that we checked-in cost an extra $15 each way for our trip! We had already bought our tickets online, and this was completely unexpected. WOW. Like nowadays, you're expected to travel without checking any luggage? I guess so!

But had that been a regular guitar that's $15 each way - $30 - that we didn't have to spend on our trip because we carried a Voyage-Air!

With our discounted prices here at Take Your Guitar, simple math tells me that ... about 24 trips on United Airlines gets you a FREE Voyage-Air Songwriter Guitar. This, based on the savings from not having to check your full-size acoustic guitar as baggage. I have friends in the Silicon Valley that rack up this kind of travel in less than a year. True story.

Voyage-Air on Harmony-Central

Harmony-Central.com has long been the Internet resource for independent musician's reviews of guitars and other instruments. Recently, three reviews of Voyage-air guitars have appeared.

Oh yeah: all three are from TakeYourGuitar.com customers.

Click here for the reviews!

Stan Hirsch: Live in Mexico with Voyage-Air

Stan Hirsch is one of our longtime loyal customers. He's also a local legend in the Albuquerque, NM area, setting the bar for acoustic blues guitar. That's not bragging. That's just the way it is in the Land of Enchantment.

Stan's adopted his Voyage-air VAOM-06 guitar as his main stage guitar. Equipped with a K&K pickup, Stan played the Voyage-air guitar recently at the The Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival, on the coast of Mexico.

For someone of Stan's stature and experience, we're thrilled that he's discovered Voyage-air guitars, and that he continues to refer business to us here at Take Your Guitar in Chico, CA.

Thank YOU, Stan Hirsch. Thanks to you and others... word is really getting around about these amazing guitars!