Hi everyone. I've been away from the forum for a number of years, and just created a new account. My old display name was "billk." This seemed an appropriate thread, since I was a working musician for many years, a guitar player, playing mostly jazz and r&b, but anything to make a living, and I play some classical guitar as well.

I've never taken a guitar backpacking, although I can see a certain appeal on certain kinds of trips. The Yamaha SLG series "silent guitars" seem like the obvious choice for this, being sort of collapsible. Won't annoy the neighbors, but not great for entertaining other people. Availible in both steel- and nylon-string versions.