{"id":1710,"date":"2009-11-03T11:28:23","date_gmt":"2009-11-03T10:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=1710"},"modified":"2022-06-09T12:30:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T11:30:58","slug":"blackbird-rider-travel-guitar-with-carbon-fibre-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/blackbird-rider-travel-guitar-with-carbon-fibre-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackbird Rider Travel Guitar with Carbon Fibre Body"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/blackbirdrider_6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1711 lazyload\" title=\"blackbirdrider_6\" src=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/blackbirdrider_6-430x339.jpg\" alt=\"blackbirdrider_6\" width=\"430\" height=\"339\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/blackbirdrider_6-430x339.jpg 430w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/blackbirdrider_6-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/blackbirdrider_6.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>A lot of people have trouble with slugging around a normal sized guitar and most travel guitars are way too small. Blackbird Guitars has a solution to that conundrum, offering its $1600 Blackbird Rider travel guitar. It&#8217;s a compact 2\/3 size acoustic steel-string guitar made of carbon fibre, making it a featherweight 2.75 pounds. We were <a href=\"http:\/\/dvice.com\/archives\/2009\/11\/blackbird-rider.php?p=4&amp;cat=undefined#more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immediately<\/a> captivated by its gorgeous good looks and rich sound.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7381054&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7381054&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"\/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>The Blackbird Rider has a great carbon fibre finish, but I&#8217;m still not too sure it can justify the price tag. I&#8217;m very impressions by the clean and crisp quality of the sound coming out of this tiny guitar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of people have trouble with slugging around a normal sized guitar and most travel guitars are way too small. Blackbird Guitars has a solution to that conundrum, offering its $1600 Blackbird Rider travel guitar. It&#8217;s a compact 2\/3 size acoustic steel-string guitar made of carbon fibre, making it a featherweight 2.75 pounds. We were immediately captivated by its gorgeous good looks and rich sound. The Blackbird Rider has a great carbon fibre finish, but I&#8217;m still not too sure it can justify the price tag. 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