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Travel guitars take care of most logistical concerns of ramming a guitar into your boot along with all your other travel gear, Snap Dragon Guitars offer folding versions of almost every style of guitar, with some taking up just centimetres of space. However, there are other things that you should think about when heading out on the open road. 1: The weather. Extreme temperatures are not good for guitars. If you’re travelling in spring or autumn, this probably won’t be an issue. But in summer and winter your guitar might suffer. Heat and cold can both dry a guitar out....

When we settled on Snap Dragon as the name for our company, we knew folding travel guitars wouldn’t necessarily be the first thing to spring to mind. Snapdragons in one form or another have been around for centuries. You may know the elegant and colourful flowers that ‘snap’ back into their distinctive dragon’s head shape after being gently squeezed, or even the obscure parlor game played at Christmas where daring participants pluck and eat floating raisins from a bowl of flaming brandy (the trick is to get the flaming fruit into your mouth before it burns your fingers or singes your...

Travelling with your guitar brings no end of pleasure. If you’re on the road for work, it gives you that much-needed headspace at the end of the day. If you’re travelling for leisure, then what better way to spend your down-time than playing guitar? And the beauty of owning a folding travel guitar is that it’s no sweat to take it with you wherever you go. It’s perfectly playable, but can fold away to become completely compact, what more could you want? There is one slight problem though, and it’s an issue with all guitars, not just travel instruments: sweat. If you’re...

Ah, life on the ocean wave. What could be better? The warm salt air, the sun on your face and breeze in your hair. Incredible sunrises and sunsets. New vistas every day. And your guitar in your arms… But about that guitar. How is it going to enjoy ocean travel? Short answer: Probably not that much. Whether you’re planning a cruise this year, or a summer spent on the beach, there’s no reason why you can’t take your travel guitar along with you. After all, what’s the point of a holiday if you can’t take time to play? However, there...