Traveler - Travelcaster Deluxe Black

The sound that shaped rock now fits in a bag: the Travel Travelcaster Deluxe Black condenses six decades of electric legend into a nomadic 33-inch format. Its poplar body resonates with that characteristic clarity, and the 12-inch radius maple neck provides the glissando so characteristic of its American sisters.

Position 4: that unmistakable crackle, that hiss that has carried countless hymns. The three single-coil ceramic pickups deliver the full Stratocaster palette, from crystalline highs to full-bodied mids. The 5-position selector rolls out the colours that have written history - from the crunch of position 2 to the percussive nasal of position 3.

The vibrato breathes in unison with your playing, adding that characteristic quiver to the end of phrases. The 22 jumbo medium frets give full access to the upper registers, and the closed tuning machines maintain the tuning with remarkable fidelity. Passive electronics guarantee immediate response, with no batteries to change and no circuitry to figure out.

On a train between Paris and Lyon, on a hotel bed in Berlin or in a New York studio, this Travelcaster Deluxe becomes your sonic passport. Touring guitarists are adopting it as a second guitar on stage, composers are finding it an immediate composition tool, and teachers are recommending it for its pedagogical qualities. Weighing in at 2.36 kg with its bag, it crosses time zones without a hitch.

Travelling has never sounded so straight to the point. Plug in, choose your position, and let the highways of blues, rock and funk open up before you. The magic happens from the very first note - some traditions deserved this update.