Overhead™ Collapsible Carbon Fiber Travel Guitars

Hand-Made Carbon Fiber with Advanced Technology

OF660 carbon fiber travel guitar is hand-made with our proprietary blend of premium-grade pre-impregnated carbon fiber fabrics. The patented soundboard of our OF660 carbon guitar features a unique cellular structure that creates a surprisingly woody and warm yet articulate tone. The entire travel guitar is made from carbon fiber - including the neck, fingerboard, body, and bridge.

Comparison with Cheaper "Carbon" Guitars

In contrast with cheaper injection-molded plastic guitars that contain a small percentage of carbon fiber (~5%), the OF660 features all carbon components and uses a blend of actual carbon fiber fabrics resulting in a woven carbon fiber content of 65-75% for body and neck construction. The benefit is a stronger structure that is more resilient to higher temperatures – an advantage for frequent commuters who want to leave their guitar in the trunk, or adventure travelers who encounter higher temperatures from a desert or rain forest. The higher carbon content also makes for a more resonant guitar with a substantially longer sustain. The neck of the OF660 carbon fiber travel guitar has a dual-action truss rod for maximum adjustability, and because all the components are carbon fiber, the OF660 has no issues with components coming apart at higher temperatures.

Ergonomics

The OF660 carbon fiber travel guitar is one of the most ergonomic acoustic guitars you’ll ever encounter.

The Manzer© wedge angles the guitar to allow the weight of your fretting arm to naturally add pressure to the fretboard, so it reduces stress on your wrist. The resulting angle also creates a more comfortable strumming angle for your strumming arm, thus alleviating shoulder strain and fatigue.

Bevels, Bevels, Bevels: The arm and rib bevels take the edge off, making this carbon fiber travel guitar super comfy on your forearm and ribs.

Scoopaway: To maximize internal volume on the OF660 carbon fiber travel guitar, we opted for a scooped cutaway that gives you comfortable access to the upper frets, but still helps maintain a similar internal volume to that of a non-cutaway travel guitar.

Scale and Playability

The OF660 carbon travel guitar features a 24.5 inch (622 mm) scale – similar to that of a Gibson Les Paul, which makes for good acoustic volume, yet with lower string tension and more comfortable fretting. The 1.75 inch (44.5 mm) nut and shallow C neck shape make it suitable for all sizes of hands and is a favorite among finger style guitarists.

Patented Removable Neck Design

Our improved mechanism not only offers a super-speedy assembly or removal of the neck in less than 20 seconds, but it also enables fine-tuning of the neck angle. This means you can assemble the guitar in less than a minute for fingerstyle playing, and then change your action for heavy strumming with a simple twist of the knob on the back! This is a huge advantage for guitarists who play multiple styles and need a variety of string setups.

Premium Appointments:

The OF660 collapsible carbon travel guitar features premium appointments found in much higher-end guitars. For tuners we use either Grover 18:1 precision tuners, or our own proprietary 1:21 precision tuners. Authentic bone nuts and saddles, ebony bridge pins, and Elixir® coated phosphor bronze strings help make for a traditional warm and balanced acoustic tone.

Tone

Tone was one of the main considerations when we designed the OF660 collapsible carbon fiber travel guitar. The unidirectional carbon fiber top, mixed twill and proprietary layup blend of the back and sides, the offset soundhole, and even bridge, fretboard and appointment materials are all orchestrated to bring you an amazing full-sounding tone in an amazingly small and comfortable package. When amplified with our passive piezo pickup system plugged directly into a PA, the OF660 carbon travel guitar sounds like a bespoke Grand Auditorium – even without adjusting the EQ.

Electronics

We install our exclusive upgradeable JourneyTek™ proprietary passive piezo pickups in our OF660 collapsible carbon guitars. Engineered with high-output German made piezo elements, these are balanced and battery-free, and create a transparent representation of an amazing sounding travel guitar. We’ve even had an artist accidentally submerge his OF660 carbon travel guitar in a canal for 3 hours, drain out the water, and perform an amplified live performance with the guitar that very same evening! Moreover, for guitarists who need more control, our newest installed EP001K pickups are easily upgradeable to our EPS001-15 within minutes - and with no need for tools.

The Travel Case

Our Patented BG001 Overhead™ collapsible travel guitar backpack case brings your travel guitar experience to a whole new level. The case features premium materials and fits exactly into carry-on dimensions of 22*14*9 inches (55.5*23*35.5 cm), and can accommodate multiple pedals, cables, laptops, tablets, and other accessories.

Once you travel with an Overhead™ collapsible carbon fiber travel guitar, you’ll never settle for a budget travel guitar again… and you might not settle for any other guitar either. ;)