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Harley Benton TravelMate-E

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Acoustic Travel Guitar with Pickup

  • Size: 1/2 (89 cm)
  • With carbon fibre body, Bluetooth and built-in smart pickup system for playing fun with or without an amp
  • Perfect for travelling and practising
  • Weather and climate resistant
  • Thin, rounded body with cutaway
  • Body depth: 88 mm
  • Arched back
  • Arched fingerboard and zero-fret for comfort and easy playability
  • Nut: Carbon fibre
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • Scale: 580 mm
  • 20 Frets
  • Pickup system: SP1 Smart Speaker with reverb and modulation effects
  • Controls: Smart Control for on/off, volume, effects and app integration
  • Machine heads: DLX die-cast
  • Connections: Jack plug (6.3 mm), USB (digital output and for charging)
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Strings: D'Addario XTAPB 12 - 53
  • Weight: 1.7 kg
  • Colour: Black, Satin
  • Includes gig bag, strap, 3 m jack cable 6.35 mm, USB-C cable, polishing cloth, additional set of strings and spanner
  • Free Harley Benton / Enya app for iOS and Android devices

Note: Some features and functions can only be used via the Harley Benton / Enya app

Available since March 2024
Item number 575732
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Model Travelguitar
Top Carbon
Back And Sides Carbon
Cutaway Yes
Fretboard Carbon
Nut width in mm 42,00 mm
Pickup System Yes
Colour Black
Case No
Incl. Gigbag Yes
Electric Guitar 1
Acoustic Guitar 1
Body Carbon
Neck Carbon
Frets 20
Scale 580 mm
Saddle Width 42 mm
Pickup Configuration Piezo
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799 AED 209,24 €
Plus 269 AED shipping
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The guitar that amplifies itself

Compact acoustic guitar Harley Benton TravelMate-E, front view

The Harley Benton TravelMate-E is an acoustic guitar made entirely from virtually indestructible carbon fibre-reinforced plastic, or CFRP for short. The key advantage that carbon fibre has over wood is that it is not hygroscopic – i.e. it doesn't absorb moisture, so it is completely resistant to climatic fluctuations. This "E" version of the Harley Benton TravelMate is fitted with the SP1 Acoustic Plus 2.0, a pickup and integrated amplification system that uses structure-borne sonic transducers to cause the instrument's body to vibrate: The guitar more or less amplifies itself, even reproducing effects such as reverb, chorus, or an equaliser! The signal can also be sent to a PA system via the standard jack output socket. Despite this array of features, it won't break the bank, making the Harley Benton TravelMate a special guitar in every respect.

Sound port and preamp of the Harley Benton TravelMate-E

Short scale and Bluetooth

The SP1 Acoustic Plus 2.0 system is activated via a combination rotary/push button on the topside of the body; in addition to controlling the volume, this is also used to activate different sound modes. Any Bluetooth-compatible device, equipped with the Harley Benton/Enya Music app, can configure the more complex sound settings of the SP1 system. The internal 2600mAh battery is charged via the USB-C socket – a full battery provides power for 10 hours of free and unfettered performance. The scale length of the Harley Benton TravelMate is a compact 587mm (23.11"), which is around 60mm less than a guitar with the standard 645mm (25.4") scale length. Designed as a travelling guitar, the Harley Benton TravelMate-E is only 89cm (35") long and is therefore significantly shorter than a regular dreadnought acoustic model. The TravelMate-E is also a real featherweight, at only 1.7kg (3.7lbs): For comparison, standard acoustic guitars will usually weigh at least 4lbs or more.

Smooth neck joint on the Harley Benton TravelMate-E with integrated effects unit

Easy to tune, comfortable to play

The Harley Benton TravelMate-E sounds perfectly warm, giving the lie to one of the most common preconceptions about carbon instruments. It is also genuinely loud for its size, even when played acoustically! And when the SP1 Acoustic Plus 2.0 amplifier system is activated, its sound can be further enhanced with EQ and effects. The TravelMate is constructed with a truss rod - this only needs to be adjusted when changing to a different string gauge, however. Live guitarists of all kinds will love the integrated pickup, as well as the fact that the tuning of a carbon guitar like the Harley Benton TravelMate-E is stable by its very nature. The rounded edges of the body and the short scale length make the Harley Benton TravelMate-E comfortable to play, while the narrower fret spacing will be a real boon for those with smaller hands. Still, as the width of the fingerboard and spacing of the strings are similar to a full-size acoustic guitar, the transition from a full-size model to the Harley Benton TravelMate-E will be an easy one.

Headstock with six machine heads on the Harley Benton TravelMate-E

About Harley Benton

Since 1998, the Harley Benton brand has been catering for the needs of countless guitarists and bassists. In addition to an extensive range of stringed instruments, Thomann's house brand also offers a wide choice of amplifiers, speakers, effect pedals, and other accessories. In total, the range includes over 1,500 products. Built by established names in the industry, all Harley Benton products combine quality and reliability at attractive and affordable prices. The continuous expansion of the range ensures that Harley Benton always provides new, exciting, and innovative products that keep players perfectly in tune with the musical world, day after day.

Grey guitar gig bag

I want to break free

The Harley Benton TravelMate-E is a guitar that offers the total package: It can make music anywhere in the world, with amplification and a full complement of effects. This carbon guitar can tolerate a cool, damp autumn evening around the campfire just as well as it can handle the summer heat in the back of a van, and the gig bag included in the price means it can be easily transported by bus, train, or car. If one stops to think about it, a surprising number of occasions come to mind where a weatherproof and reliably tuned guitar like the Harley Benton TravelMate-E makes perfect sense: Sweaty concerts in underground clubs, busking outdoors in every weather, open air events with little or no protection from the elements, camping trips in the wilderness, the list goes on. The combination of its indestructible construction and short scale length also makes the Harley Benton TravelMate-E the ideal guitar for kids and teens.

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Great fun!
SabbyB 19.04.2024
The guitar seemed a bit like a toy on being unpacked but after playing for just a few moments that is not the case. I’ve been lucky to play some Emerald carbon fibre guitars and although not in the same league obviously it still manages to capture some of the innovative qualities of using that material.
This is a robust construction and well designed with lots of attention to detail making it a great travel guitar, just a tweak or two to make it better for me….. slightly lower action and better strings, easily sorted.
I’ve had this for a few weeks now and it’s stayed in tune well just sitting on my sofa taking up hardly any space at all.
I bought this out of curiosity and intended to possibly sell it on after a few weeks…… that’s not happening. This is a great fun guitar and I play it every day for 20 mins, it makes me smile.
For the price you get a heck of a lot, if you have a spare £200 give it a go.
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A very decent instrument, plus the fun factor
aerodrink 31.03.2024
For the price, you have :
- a very decent acoustic guitar (the action needs to be lowered a bit for my taste, but nothing that a bit of sand paper can't fix (bridge), and the factory strings are also bit too strong and cheap in quality)
- an instrument that is so robust that you can carry it everywhere, and don't fear of sharing it which is really nice because I really can't say this for my other guitars
- a "mini amp" inside the guitar, with effects (the reverb and chorus in particular really do the job)
- the audio system is also blutooth so that you can send your music also inside the guitar, and play along on top of it (with effects, if you so wish)
- an app to control the presets and save them onto the guitar, which is really nice because once done, you can really use your guitar without the app

So this is quite a lot to offer for that money ! I've been surprised to play with it for one or two hours and really have fun and the inspiration after I've received (and prepared) the guitar, which is a very good sign in general ;)
I'd really recommend the guitar (even for beginners), with a light set of good strings (like Elixir Nanoweb Custom Light Phosphor, for example)
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deze gitaar geeft kleur aan je spel
timcosmoors 25.05.2024
heel leuke gitaar, netjes afgewerkt , onversterjt geluid is wat dunnetjes, maar door interne speaker klinkt ze erg mooi

maar ik heb een vraag voor de producent: is het mogelijk om distortion te adden aan de app? distortion door dat interne speakertje zonder pedaal, dat wil ik nog zien gebeuren!
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Uno strumento... "Amico di Viaggio"
WolkJS 11.04.2024
A primo impatto, quando l'ho presa in mano, sembrava di imbracciare la "Guitar Heroes" della Playstation, vista la leggerezza in fibra di carbonio. Poi, collegandola all'App mobile e suonandola, s'è trasformata in uno strumento di alto livello, davvero valido. Son rimasto sorpreso. E' piccola, maneggevole, ben bilanciata nel suo insieme a dimensioni contenute, potente per la sua acustica. Con un modello del genere Harley Benton ha creato davvero uno strumento "amico di viaggio", ma che risponde benissimo anche ad esigenze più grandi. Ve la consiglio, se volete una Acustica Smart di alto livello a un prezzo più che accessibile!
Voglio ringraziare tutto lo staff dell'Harley Benton Club Italia per il loro supporto dimostrato, continuate così!
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