Traveler Guitar Ultra-Light User manual

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Since 1992,Traveler Guitar has been the leading manufacturer of
full-scale electric and acoustic travel guitars.We have never
compromised the playing scale of any of our guitars, and we never will.
For fifteen years Traveler Guitar has set the standard for what portable
instruments ought to look, feel and sound like.We have the largest
selection of quality-crafted electric, acoustic, nylon and bass travel
instruments, all of which are lightweight, portable and extremely
durable.
When retired Air Force pilot Leon Cox
originally designed the first Traveler
Guitar fifteen years ago, nobody could
have predicted the success of the product.
Building upon the ideas of our already
successful Escape line, we have raised the
bar once again with the introduction of
the all new EG-1 and MK-II editions.These
guitars feature top of the line pickup
systems, stunning aesthetic detail, a hefty
designer gig-bag and a new ergonomic body shape styled with the
help of revolutionary guitar builder John Carruthers.
Traveler Guitars are the highest quality instruments for mobile
musicians and the original design has grown into a very popular and
dynamic line with travel solutions for all types of players.
Introduction
15
traveler guitar
YEARS
providing creative designs for
mobile musicians
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Photo Lounge
Whether it is your office cubicle, on vacation or a crowded city street,
we are always interested in where it is you go with your Traveler Guitar.
Please send us your photo and a brief description by mail or e-mail,
and then visit the Photo Lounge at www.travelerguitar.com to see your
photo and other great customer photos.
Your digital photo, preferably JPEG, can be e-mailed or sent to our
mailing address:
Traveler Guitar
325 Alabama St., Suite 8
Redlands, CA 92373
[e-mail]
We look forward to seeing you!
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Specifications
NECK THROUGH BODY Eastern American Hard Maple
BODY N/A
FINGERBOARD RosewoodEOARD
FRETS 22 Medium
SCALE LENGTH 24 3/4inches
FINGERBOARD INLAYS Vintage Clay Style
NECK WIDTH AT NUT 1 3/4inches
BODY WIDTH 5 1/4inches (Lap Rest Detached)
LENGTH 28 inches
WEIGHT 3pounds
PICK-UP Shadow® PiezoHARD
HARDWARE Chrome 14:1 Gear Ratio Tuning
ELECTRONICS N/A
FINISH Natural Satin Finish
ACCESSORIES Heavy Duty Travel Bag
Machines (Closed Gear)
Eastern American Hard Maple
N/A
Rosewood
22 Medium
24 3/4inches
Vintage Clay Style
1 3/4inches
5 1/4inches (Lap Rest Stowed)
28 inches
3 1/2pounds
Shadow® Piezo & Standard
Chrome 14:1 Gear Ratio Tuning
3-Way Pickup Selector Switch,
Natural Satin Finish
Heavy Duty Travel Bag
Volume/Blend/Volume
Single Coil
Ultra Light Pro-Series
Machines (Closed Gear)
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NECK THROUGH BODY
BODY
FINGERBOARD EOARD
FRETS
SCALE LENGTH
FINGERBOARD INLAYS
NECK WIDTH AT NUT
BODY WIDTH
LENGTH
WEIGHT
PICK-UP
HARDWARE
ELECTRONICS
FINISH
ACCESSORIES
Maple
Alder
Ebonized RosewoodEOARD
22 Jumbo
25 1/2inches
Pearloid
1 5/8inches
10 1/2inches
29 1/4inches
5 pounds
Full-Size Humbucker
Chrome 14:1 Gear Ratio Tuning
Custom Pocket Rock-It® Pre with
Translucent Red Flame
High Sierra Sport Company® Travel Case
Machines (Closed Gear)
Headphone Amp,Tone/Volume
Control, Clean/Distortion Settings
Translucent Black Flame
White
Eastern American Hard Maple
N/A
Rosewood
22 Medium
24 3/4inches
Pearloid
1 3/4inches
7 1/2inches (Arm Detached)
28 inches
4 1/2pounds
Dual-Rail HumbuckerARD
Chrome 14:1 Gear Ratio Tuning
Volume/Tone
Gloss Black
Heavy Duty Travel Bag
Candy Apple Red Metallic
Speedster Escape EG-I
Machines (Closed Gear)
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Specifications
NECK Maple
BODY Alder
FINGERBOARD RosewoodEOARD
FRETS 22 Medium
SCALE LENGTH 25 1/2inches
FINGERBOARD INLAYS Pearloid
NECK WIDTH AT NUT 1 3/4inches
BODY WIDTH 8 1/4inches
LENGTH 29 inches
WEIGHT 3 3/4 pounds
PICK-UP Shadow® PiezoHARD
HARDWARE Chrome 14:1 Gear Ratio Tuning
ELECTRONICS Custom Shadow® Pre with
FINISH Satin Finish with Mahogany Stain
ACCESSORIES Heavy Duty Travel Bag
Machines (Closed Gear)
Onboard EQ & Headphone Amp
Maple
Alder
Ebonized Rosewood
22 Medium
25 1/2inches
Pearloid
1 3/4inches
10 3/4inches
30 inches
4 1/2pounds
L.R. Baggs® Under Saddle HARD
Chrome 14:1 Gear Ratio Tuning
Custom L.R. Baggs® Hybrid-Element™
Satin Finish with Mahogany Stain &
High Sierra Sport Company®
System with Onboard EQ &
Headphone Amp
Hybrid-Element™ Transducer
Escape
Steel
Escape MK-II
Steel
White Binding
Satin Finish with Spruce Top &
White Binding
Machines (Closed Gear)
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Travel Case

NECK THROUGH BODY
BODY
FINGERBOARD
FRETS
SCALE LENGTH
FINGERBOARD INLAYS
NECK WIDTH AT NUT
BODY WIDTH
LENGTH
WEIGHT
PICK-UP
HARDWARE
ELECTRONICS
FINISH
ACCESSORIES
Maple
Alder
Ebonized RosewoodEOARD
24 Medium
32 inches
Pearloid
1 3/4inches
10 3/4inches
36 inches
5 1/4pounds
L.R. Baggs® Under Saddle HARD
Chrome 14:1 Gear Ratio Tuning
Custom L.R. Baggs® Hybrid-Element™
Satin Finish with Spruce Top &
High Sierra Sport Company®
Machines (Closed Gear)
System with Onboard EQ &
Headphone Amp
Hybrid-Element™ Transducer
White Binding
Maple
Alder
Ebonized Rosewood (Non-Radiused)
22 Medium
25 1/2inches
N/A
1 15/16 inches
10 3/4inches
30 inches
4 3/4pounds
L.R. Baggs® Under Saddle HARD
Chrome 16:1 Gear Ratio Tuning
Custom L.R. Baggs® Hybrid-Element™
Satin Finish with Cedar Top &
High Sierra Sport Company®
System with Onboard EQ &
Headphone Amp
Hybrid-Element™ Transducer
White Binding
Escape MK-II
Nylon
Escape MK-II
Bass
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Travel Case Travel Case

Model Descriptions
Ultra-Light
The Ultra-Light comes equipped with an under
saddle acoustic piezo by Shadow®.The ¼ inch
output jack also doubles as a strap pin.
The Ultra-Light also comes standard with a detachable lap-rest.To install
or remove the lap-rest, gently squeeze the frame and insert or remove.
Pro-Series
The Pro-Series comes equipped with a standard singe coil and an under
the saddle piezo pickup by Shadow®. Each pickup has its own volume
control, and these are located in the detachable lap-rest. Holding the
guitar in the playing position, the knob closest to the bridge is the
acoustic pickup volume control.The knob to the left is the electric
pickup volume control. A three-way switch is provided to select the
desired pickup.When the switch is set to the right it turns on the
acoustic pickup, to the left it turns on the electric pickup and in the
center position it turns on both pickups for blending.
The Pro-Series also comes equipped with a Stethophone; this feature
allows you to use your Traveler anywhere. No battery or electricity
is needed to operate the Stethophone.You can manipulate the
tone of the Stethophone using the
provided allen wrench to adjust the
screw located between the serial plate
and the rollers.You can also adjust the
width of the provided headphones to achieve
the best possible playing comfort by bending
the“U”shaped spring between the earpieces.
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Speedster
The Speedster comes equipped with a dual-rail humbucker and a
standard volume and tone knob.
The ¼ inch output jack is located on the lap support of the guitar. Any
cable will work, but the most unobtrusive is a right angle cable.
Escape Steel
The Escape Steel comes with a pre/headphone amplifier designed ex-
clusively for Traveler Guitar by Shadow®. The preamp comes equipped
with a two-band EQ (treble and bass), volume control and a selector
switch. Make sure the selector switch is properly set for playing through
an amp or using headphones. Do not play through an amp while
selector switch is set to headphone. Over equalizing or too much vol-
ume may cause distorion in some headsets.
Requires 9-volt battery for operation.
Note: Leaving a guitar cable or a set of headphones plugged into the guitar
will drain battery.
Escape MK-II Steel, MK-II Nylon, MK-II Bass
The Escape MK-II models come with a custom designed L.R. Baggs®
Hybrid Element™ system. This pre/headphone amplifier
comes equipped with a two band EQ (treble and
bass), volume control and a selector switch.
As with the Escape Steel, make sure the selector
switch is properly set for playing through an amp or
using headphones. Do not play through an amp while
selector switch is set to headphone. Over equalizing
or too much volume may cause distorion in some headsets.
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Requires 9-volt battery for operation.
Note: Leaving a guitar cable or a set of headphones plugged into the guitar
will drain battery.
Escape EG-1
This preamp/headphone amp is designed specifically for the Traveler
Escape EG-1 by Pocket Rock-It®.This system utilizes a standard volume
and tone knob, and a three-way switch.This switch has three labeled
positions: Off (headphone effects off), Clean,
and Distotion.The 1/8 inch jack on your guitar
is to be utilized only for headphones.
Your headphone effects can be used through
a traditional amplifier if you so choose. Simply
plug your guitar into an amp using the ¼ inch
output jack and switch the headphone amp to
the desired setting; either clean or distortion.
Requires 9-volt battery for operation.
Note: Even when the guitar is unplugged, if the switch for your headphone
amp is left in either the clean or distortion position, it will be draining
battery power. Please turn the switch to the bypass/off position when not in
use to preserve the life of the battery.
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Stringing and Tuning
The tuners operate and are set up like the tuners on a standard guitar.
We recommend that you change the strings one at a time starting with
the low E.
To change, thread the string through the correct hole in the endcap
and wrap the string around the roller to the proper tuner hole. Leave
approximately 2 ½ inches of slack in the string to allow 3 to 4 wraps
on the tuner. Bend the string to anchor it in place in order to hold the
string after it is fed through the tuner. Over or under wrapping the string
around the tuner may cause tuning problems.
Your Traveler Guitar is factory equipped with the following strings:
Ultra-Light, Pro-Series, Escape Steel, and Escape MK-II Steel
D’Addario® EJ15 Phosphor Bronze Round Wound Extra Light Gauge
Acoustic Strings, .010 - .047
Speedster and Escape EG-1
D’Addario® EXL110 Nickelplated Steel Round Wound Regular Light
Gauge Electric Strings, .010 - .046
Escape MK-II Nylon
D’Addario® Pro-Arte EJ45 Normal Tension Clear Nylon Classical Guitar
Strings, .028 - .043
Escape MK-II Bass
D’Addario® EXL170 Nickelplated Steel Round Wound Regular Light
Gauge Electric Bass Strings, .045 - .100
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Maintenance
Periodic cleaning and polishing will help you protect your Traveler
Guitar.You should use a polish formulated for musical instruments. It
should be applied according to the polish directions.
Although your Traveler Guitar is built to travel, it is important to take
care of your new guitar. Exposing your new guitar to rapid or extreme
changes in temperature can cause significant damage.
Do not adjust your truss-rod unless you are a trained technician. An
improperly adjusted truss rod may cause damage and void the warranty.
Do not leave your Traveler Guitar in a closed car (or any location where
the guitar will be exposed to extreme heat) for an extended period of
time.
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The Traveler Guitar LTD Warranty
Traveler Guitar instruments are warranted for three years to be free from
defective materials and workmanship from the date of purchase.The
guitar must be purchased from an authorized Traveler Guitar dealer.The
Traveler Guitar Limited Three-Year Warranty covers all parts and includes
90 days for labor.
Traveler Guitar will replace or repair, at its discretion, any Traveler Guitar
instrument or part thereof, which is found by Traveler Guitar to be
defective (see limitations).
Warranty Validation
In order to validate the Traveler Guitar Limited Three-Year Warranty, the
original purchaser must do the following:
1. Complete and return the warranty card to Traveler Guitar
within ten days of purchase.
2. Return your instrument to an authorized Traveler Guitar
dealer for service if a problem should occur.
3. Provide proof of purchase with all requests for warranty
service.
4. Be responsible for all freight and transportation to and
from an authorized Traveler Guitar Service Center.
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The Traveler Guitar Three-Year Limited Warranty does not cover the
following:
1. Instruments that have been modified after the original
shipment from Traveler Guitar.
2. An instrument with serial numbers that have been altered
or removed.
3. Instruments that have been subjected to extreme
humidity or temperature conditions.
4. Instruments that have been damaged due to misuse or
neglect.
5. Normal wear and tear to serviceable parts, such as strings,
tuning pegs, and frets.
6. Instruments that have been purchased from an
unauthorized dealer.
7. Warranty claims by anyone other than the original
purchaser.
Traveler Guitar reserves the right to use materials that are readily
available at the time of the repair if original materials are not available.
Warranty Questions:
Traveler Guitar
Attn:Warranty Information
325 Alabama St., Suite 8
Redlands, CA 92373
Warranty Limitations
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WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD
THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING A TRAVELER GUITAR.
PLEASE FILL OUT THE WARRANTY CARD AND MAIL TODAY.
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ADDRESS
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DATE PURCHASED SERIAL NUMBER
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