Classical Acoustic-electric for Traveling Musicians
Any classical guitarist looking for a compact instrument for travel and fly dates would do well to check out the Journey Instruments Overhead OC520 — so called because it folds into an included TSA backpack, packs into a standard airline overhead storage bin, and travels hands-free on your back. Don't let the novelty of its design fool you; the OC520 is built from sought-after tonewoods (solid cedar top on a broadband, sweetly figured Pau Ferro body) using modern construction methods, including Torres body bracing and a carbon fiber-reinforced mahogany neck, for compelling tone and sustain. Journey's onboard undersaddle passive pickup in the Overhead OC520 delivers a clear, accurate snapshot of your performance into a sound system or recording medium.
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Patented removable neck is designed for travel
Thanks to its patented removable neck system, the Journey Instruments OC520 travel classical guitar can be assembled and disassembled in a matter of seconds. It collapses into a size that can be carried on to most commercial airplanes, and it fits into most overhead bin compartments. The OC520 comes with a travel backpack that includes a TSA-compliant laptop/tablet fold-out panel that can be scanned by airport security without removing the device.
A travel-sized body with full-sized tone
The Overhead OC520's wedge design features a lower shoulder/bout depth that’s deeper than a dreadnought. It’s this innovative shape that allows such a small instrument to produce such unbelievable volume and projection. This guitar’s offset soundhole maximizes the resonance of its soundboard, while proprietary bracing ensures a gratifying tone with incredible clarity. A bone nut, compensated bone saddle, and ebony bridge pins complete this guitar’s tonal picture.
Ready for the stage
Not only will the Journey Instruments OC520 travel classical acoustic become your favorite travel companion, but with its onboard underbridge passive transducer pickup system, it also makes the perfect performing partner. And it couldn’t be easier to use. Simply plug into a DI, acoustic amplifier, or preamp of your choice, and you’ll be greeted with warm and natural acoustic guitar tones, every time. Guitarists at Sweetwater have traveled across the country with Journey instruments, and we couldn’t be more happy with them.
Journey Instruments Overhead OC520 Features:
- Acoustic-electric classical guitar with travel-ready backpack
- Patented removable neck system collapses the guitar to a size that can be carried on to most commercial airplanes
- Solid cedar top on pau ferro back and sides
- Wedge-shaped body coaxes full-sized tone and projection out of a travel-sized instrument
- Strong and eminently playable Low-C profile mahogany neck (carbon fiber reinforced) with 24.5"-scale pau ferro fingerboard
- Proprietary passive undersaddle transducer pickup delivers accurate amplification
- Bone nut and compensated bone saddle enhance your tone
- Includes a travel backpack with TSA-compliant laptop/tablet foldout
