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Which cheap travel sized acoustic?

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Looking a cheap travel/mini acoustic. Ordered the Harley Benton Delta mini, but doesn't have a good sound, even for a travel acoustic. 

What would people recommend around £100, used or new? I assume Tanglewood is the best option? Ibanez and Fender both seem to have some cheap offerings, but don't have any experience. 

I'd love a Taylor Mini, but it's outside of my budget. 

Thanks 
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  • FuengiFuengi Frets: 2843
    Gretsch Jim Dandy is the most fun budget acoustic I've ever tried. 
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  • JontommyJontommy Frets: 2
    Cort Earth mini is a decent travel sized. 
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  • StanleyAccringtonStanleyAccrington Frets: 264
    edited July 2019
    Tanglewood Winterleaf (TW2). Got mine on offer in a local store for 120 notes. 
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  • DrCorneliusDrCornelius Frets: 6476
    Jontommy said:
    Cort Earth mini is a decent travel sized. 
    My longest serving guitar by far and I’m always chopping and changing.
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  • GTCGTC Frets: 241
    I saw a Mad Dog parlour on eBay auction recently with a very low starting price. These little guitars are fantastic but I don't think are made any longer
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mad-Dog-Parlour-Guitar-36-1s-IN-GREAT-CONDITION/123826844646?hash=item1cd4a7b3e6:g:MDAAAOSw7kxdC6n6

    IMO - knocks the spots off a Taylor GS Mini (no electrics though) - I've tried both.


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  • VimFuegoVimFuego Frets: 14862
    these are supposed to be the bees bending parts

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP8kVIavWWY

    I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.

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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 16332
    In terms of performance & tone on a budget, the Vintage V300MH takes some matching.
    Maybe not as small as you wanted, but worth a consideration as a cheap travel beater.
     I did a sound test with my V300MH against a mates Martin 000-15 Mahogany a few years back.
    Nothing technical, just a bunch of players swapping the two guitars back & forth with the headstocks covered.
    Result? A tie. No one could choose the 'better' sounding guitar.

    Mine was a £70 bargain (£150-ish new now), the Martin was and is over 10 times the cost...
    I guess it is another example of the law of diminishing returns as @ICBM has been rightly pointing out  3

    As @VimFuego says, the Vintage Paul Brett range have had excellent reviews, so I would definitely give it a go.
    Also as mentioned earlier, the Cort Parlours are bloody good too.

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  • hollywoodroxhollywoodrox Frets: 3605
    One of the vintage v300 series was voted best guitar under £1000 a few years ago by one magazine 
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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 16332
    ^ True, it was the V300, I got one when they first came out.
    IMHO, it probably wasn't the best guitar under £1000, but it was fairly nice for its price.
    But... the mahogany version came along later and is far, far better sounding.

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