Journey Instruments - OC522C - Solid Cedar / Solid Pau Ferro Classical Travel Guitar

The Overhead OC522C is an amazing collapsible classical travel guitar with gloss solid cedar top and solid Indian rosewood back, and features a sound port in the upper bout along with curly maple binding with an arm bevel and scooped cutaway. It’s super ergonomic with the thicker Manzer© wedge and a smaller parlor sized body. The standard 52mm nut and 650mm scale, the Torres bracing, and a sound port make this guitar sound almost as loud as a standard classical guitar! Barre chords are easy, and the body shape makes for hours of playing without shoulder fatigue. It collapses to carry-on dims in our patented bag that has more than enough room for all your gear with amazing protection. Premium appointments make this guitar a great for classical guitarists who need a ultra-portable classical guitar that sounds and feels great to play! 

Designed for Travel

• The Overhead travel guitar uses a patented collapsible neck system which allows for assembly/disassembly in a matter of seconds.
• After packing in its travel backpack the Overhead travel guitar can be carried-on to most major airlines, easily fitting in the overhead bin compartment.
• Travel backpack includes a TSA compliant laptop tablet fold-out panel which can be scanned by airport security without having to separately remove laptop.
• Proprietary under-bridge transducer pickup system accurately amplifies the guitar and comes with all Overhead guitars.
• You should tune each string down at least 1 full tone prior to disassembly for all nylon string collapsible models to prolong string life.

Full Tone in a Travel Body

• The wedge design gives a lower shoulder/bout depth that’s deeper than a dreadnought, allowing the smaller body size to deliver great volume and booming bass.
• Bone nut & saddle help produce the the tone preferred by classical guitarists.
• Traditional sound-hole design with forward-shifted, classical Torres maximizes the resonance and volume of the soundboard.

Comfortable to Play

• The wedge design angles the guitar into your body which places the guitar in a comfortable position for fingerboard access and viewing.
• The dual-action steel truss-rod enables fine tuning of relief to suit any playing style.
• Satin-finish low-c profile neck make this 650mm scale super comfortable to play.

Guitar Specifications

Proprietary Body Design:

Stylized 00 body shape

Center sound hole with Pau Ferro/MOP rosette

Wedge design for increased volume, comfort and efficiency

Curly Maple Arm bevel and Rosewood Scoop

Soundboard:

Solid Aged Cedar, Gloss Finish

Back and Sides:

Solid East Indian Rosewood Back, Engineered Rosewood Sides, Matte Finish

Bracing:

Classical Torres Bracing

Compound block for reduced weight and strengthened latch support

Binding and Markings:

MOP logo and position markings

Curly Maple binding

Scale:

650mm Full Classical Scale

Finish:

Matte polyurethane on soundboard & Matte polyurethane on back and sides

Bridge:

Ovangkol, high break-angle

Tuners:

18:1 Precision Open Tuners

Electronics:

Included JourneyTek™ under-bridge passive 3-piezo transducer pickup system delivers accurate and clear amplification for any PA system or amp.

Removable Neck Assembly:

Stainless steel load-bearing components

Push-button release latch under neck

Large adjustment knob on back

Neck:

Carbon fiber reinforced Spanish shape with two-way adjustable truss rod

Solid African Mahogany

Neck width at nut: 52mm

12 Frets to body

17 Frets total

Fret Board:

Rosewood

Medium brass fret wire

String Spacing:

52 mm at nut

Compensated bone saddle

Strings:

Savarez 520B Low Tension

Guitar Dimensions and Weights:

Weight: 4.4 lbs (2.0kg)

Weight With Case: 7.4 lbs (3.3kg)

Maximum depth: 4.64 in (11.8cm)

Minimum Depth: 3.5 in (8.9 cm)

Body Length: 18 in (45.7cm)

Lower Bout Width: 12.5 in (31.8 cm)

Travel Backpack Specifications

Tech Travel Ready:

TSA compliant 14-inch computer compartment for optimal airport security inspection

Easy-access tablet pocket for up to 9.5 inch tablet devices

All- Premium Material Construction:

Extra-durable Ballistic Polyester external case with premium polyester and velour lining

Extra-padded Body compartment with premium velour

Internally-accessible padded neck compartment with premium velour and string slot

Padded string panel with strings positioning tab

Padded Top and Side handles

Extra Compartments for Your Journey:

Internal/externally accessible compartment for accessories

Additional external topside pocket for additional accessories

Additional elastic pockets in computer compartment

Hideaway, reinforced padded backpack straps with padded back

Maximum Case Dimensions: L*W*H: 22*14*9 in ( 55.9*35.5* 22.9 cm)