Hybrid Travel Guitar
Hybrid Travel Guitar
Hybrid Travel Guitar
Hybrid Travel Guitar
Hybrid Travel Guitar
Hybrid Travel Guitar
Hybrid Travel Guitar
Hybrid Travel Guitar
Hybrid Travel Guitar
Hybrid Travel Guitar
Hybrid Travel Guitar
Hybrid Travel Guitar
Hybrid Travel Guitar
Hybrid Travel Guitar
Hybrid Travel Guitar
Hybrid Travel Guitar

Hybrid Series

Hybrid Travel Guitar

$839.00
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The KLOS acoustic and acoustic electric travel size guitars are durable, lightweight, and sound great for their size. We combine a full scale-length detachable neck and a small, portable body to give you a small guitar that plays unlike any small guitar you've ever held. 

 

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Our hybrid series guitars feature a detachable mahogany neck with carbon stiffening rods and a fully composite fretboard. The stiffening rods help fight the tendency of wooden necks to warp and twist over time when exposed to changes in temperature and humidity. This ensures that your KLOS guitar will have perfect action and easy playability for a long, long time. 

 

Acoustic and Acoustic Electric include:

  • Your KLOS Hybrid guitar
  • Screwdriver for removing the neck
  • Hex wrench to adjust the truss rod
  • KLOS Gig Bag ($95 value!)

The Deluxe package includes:

  • Your KLOS Hybrid guitar
  • Screwdriver for removing the neck
  • Hex wrench to adjust the truss rod
  • Fishman Sonitone pickup 
  • Upgraded Graph Tech TUSQ nut and saddle 
  • Upgraded Graph Tech Ratio Tuned Machine Heads 
  • KLOS Essentials Accessory kit includes neck sleeve, rain cover, guitar strap, and capo ($86 value!)

Choose Your Model

Final price:

  • Standard orders ship within 1-2 business days.

  • Customized orders can add up to two weeks lead time. Contact info@klosguitars.com for more info.

  • We do not include import taxes with our shipping rates.

    International customers are responsible for import taxes and customs fees.


Neck Reinforced with Carbon Fiber Rods: Yes

Neck Finish: Gloss Lacquer

Number of Frets Clear: 14

Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 11/16”

Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/16”

Fingerboard Width at 18th Fret: 2 3/16”

Fingerboard Radius: 12 1/2”

Fingerboard Style: Traditional Acoustic

Scale Length: 24 3/4”

Neck Material: Mahogany

Fingerboard Material: Richlite (brown) or Tekebony composite (black)

Number of Frets: 19 

Fret Material: Nickel Copper alloy

Nut & Saddle Material: NuBone XB 

Type of Neck Join: Detachable Electric Guitar Style 

Neck Cross Section Shape: Standard Flat Oval

Truss Rod: Steel w/ 4mm Hex Wrench

Body Length: 15” 

Body Width: 11.5” 

Body Depth Rear: 3.5” 

Body Style: Mini Dreadnought 

Body Material: Carbon Fiber Composite 

Body/Top Color: Black Carbon Fiber 

Body Purfling: Plain Carbon Fiber 

Body/Top Finish: Gloss, Semi Gloss 

Body Bracing: None

Soundboard Bracing: Spruce

Sound Hole Diameter: 3.75”

Machine Head Color: Chrome Steel

Machine Head Material: ABS Pearl

Headstock Shape: Minimalistic

Bridge Material: Walnut

Bridge Style: Traditional Acoustic

Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/8”

Saddle Radius: 12 1/2“

Strap Pin Buttons: Black Aluminum

Accoustic/Acoustic-Electric Strings: D’Addario EJ16

Deluxe Strings: Cleartone Phosphor Bronze

String Gauges: 12 Gauge Light (.012” - .053”)

Left Handed Availability: Yes

Guitar Weight: 2lb 14oz (1304 g)

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Our unified assembly and user manual is available below

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Hear the KLOS difference for yourself

Never left behind

Designed to stay out of the case

While most high end guitars need to be kept in a case with a humidifier and babied, this guitar was designed to stay out of the case, ready to play at all times. KLOS Acoustic guitars are durable, with temperature and humidity having no effect on carbon fiber. Our mission is to make guitars that are never left behind. Now with a KLOS, you can take your guitar with you and have the piece of mind that it’s durable and reliable. 

DURABLE AND RUGGED

Discover Carbon Fiber

Carbon fiber is significantly more durable than wood, and more resilient to dents, cracking and the elements. While a carbon fiber guitar is still an instrument that deserves respect and love, at KLOS we believe that it should be treated more like a piece of gear that is never left behind.

METICULOUS PRECISION

Amazing Playability

Achieving the perfect playability is an art, and that’s what makes a guitar easy to play. The nut, frets, truss rod, and bridge, all have an influence on the string playability, getting them all to work together perfectly is what makes a guitar feel like home. Here at KLOS we take playability very seriously, that’s why we put a lot of attention into leveling the frets, filing the nuts, and adjusting the saddles. Each guitar then gets played up and down the neck by our inspectors to confirm it’s worthy to have a KLOS logo and go out the door. 

HOW DOES IT SOUND?

Big Sound from a Small Package

How does a carbon fiber guitar sound, compared to wood? If you do a blind test, most people can’t tell the difference. That being said, comparing carbon fiber to wood, there are a lot more variables that you can more precisely control to achieve a great sound, and that is exactly what we did. 

LOCALLY MADE

Ships from our factory near Salt Lake City, Utah

We are proud to have our factory located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, which was the original inspiration for combining adventure with guitars. We are proud to do the design, assembly, and most of the building in our own factory in Utah, and we buy parts and materials from world renowned factories overseas. 

OUR PEOPLE ARE OUR ADVANTAGE

Crafted with Care

A big question we ask ourselves is: which part of the guitar building process requires the most skill, and impacts the player the most? The first half or the second half? Our answer: the second half. So we outsource some parts and materials (the first half), and keep the second half of the manufacturing process in house, and do it ourselves. This allows us to scale as a company and focus on building quality instruments that are incredible to play.

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RESONANT TONE

Do I want a Travel or Full Size?

Our KLOS Acoustic Full size guitar sounds like a great quality wood guitar, and the KLOS travel size guitar sounds great but with a smaller sound. If you really want a great tone, we recommend you buy the full size guitar, if you want a small guitar for travel, but still a surprisingly loud sound, then you should get the travel guitar.

EXTRA PORTABLE

Detachable Neck

The bolt-on neck is one of the game-changing features of our guitars. It’s perfect for those moments when you need to put it in a suitcase or you are in a crunch for space. Since guitars in general are very portable, making them durable and easy to travel with is naturally the best solution. All our guitars have the detachable neck function. 

The Hybrid wood necks, and the carbon necks have four metal threaded inserts that are permanently installed, in which the four bolts go into, allowing you to take the neck on and off an unlimited amount of times. 

Bolt on Acoustic guitars are not very common because they are difficult to design out of wood, but with the KLOS patented injection molded neck block, we were able to achieve incredible results and have all the benefits of a detachable neck on an acoustic guitar. 

FOR JOURNEYS LARGE AND SMALL

KLOS Convert gig bag

The patented KLOS Convert Gig Bag has the unique feature of having 2 modes of operation. It works as a standard gig bag when the guitar is fully assembled, and also when the neck is detached, unbolted and collapsed. That’s right, the same bag works for when the guitar is folded and when it’s fully assembled. When the neck is detached, the neck goes in the neck sleeve, on the side of the folded gig bag.

The gig bag materials are made from the same stuff that camping backpacks are made out of, making it durable and reliable. With the guitar itself being very durable, a traditional hard case is not as necessary for most day to day use, making the KLOS soft case gig bag is the perfect choice for the KLOS guitar.

Wood meets Carbon

Neck Features

The Hybrid models have a wood neck and a carbon fiber body. The main design principle comes from this question: what is the weakest link in a traditional wood guitar? The answer is: the body, because it is made out of thin wood that needs to resonate. So the KLOS Hybrid was born by strengthening the weakest link. With a carbon fiber body you get excellent durability and resilience to temperature and humidity. 

WOOD, REINFORCED

The KLOS Hybrid Neck

The hybrid wood neck features a composite fretboard, carbon fiber stiffening rods, and a truss rod. The truss rod allows you to adjust the bow to achieve your exact preferences.  The carbon stiffening rods to provide an extra layer of protection against twisting and warping. 

The fretboard on the neck is a composite synthetic ebony which does not expand or contract with temperature or humidity changes or with time. That means you will never have issues with sharp frets, and your great great grandchildren won’t either. The beautiful ebony-like fretboard is dense, durable and smooth. While the Hybrid Neck is significantly more resilient than a standard wood neck, it is still made out of wood, that being said, we recommend that you treat it with care the same way that you wood a regular wood neck. If you are looking for something even more rugged, our Full carbon series is the choice for you. 

COMPACT AND ICONIC

Headstock Details

The headstock is a compact shape, making the overall length of the neck shorter, with a 3+3 tuner pattern that still has the same spacing as a 6 in a row, making tuning your strings just as comfortable, yet feel lighter. The tuners are the heaviest part of the neck, so keeping the weight of the tuners down, and having a lightweight neck, will make guitar playing for hours even more enjoyable. 

We use a 0° headstock break angle, making it the optimal angle to have the perfect string force on the nut. This lowers the friction of the string on the nut, which lowers the chances of your strings going out of tune on their own, and makes tuning your strings more precise. 

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02/07/2023
MATTHEW N.
Singapore Singapore

Excellent Instrument with Fantastic service

When I first received my KLOS guitar, it had a few packaging errors which led to some minor cosmetic damages during delivery which didnt affect the overall sound and playability. The support team was excellent in offering a solution to our troubles and were agreeable and very forthcoming. This is my first purchase of a guitar online without first trying it out and I must say it is one of the best experiences one can hope for when it comes to online shopping. The guitar itself is a little top heavy due to the wooden neck vs the carbon fibre body but you do get used to the weight distribution after awhile. The sound is very rounded for its composite construction (which was a surprise to me) and the pickups have a very warm tone. I love how portable, compact and hardy it is and I’m looking forward to passing it on to my toddler when she’s a little bigger. It seems like something that could last generations and spark that love for music. Thank you Nico and KLOS

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02/13/2023

KLŌS Guitars

Matthew, Thanks for the awesome review! We are so glad our customer service team was able to work things out with you, and that you are now loving your KLOS Guitar! We hope it continues to serve you well for many years!

PR
01/16/2023
Peter R.
United States United States

GreatvTravel Guitar

I have taken the guitar to mammoth mountain for strumming cords after skiing. It kept tune through the travels and plays well. This is a great guitar to learn on and the 3/4 size really makes a difference when traveling.

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01/06/2023
Lance D.
United States United States

Love it but don't expect dreadnaught sound.

This guitar is a joy to play, I love the small size. I plan to take it camping and my camper is small. It seems well built and plays well. Action is good and the frets are on point, no buzzing. The only negative is due to the small size the sound is small too. Not much bass but that is perfectly fine given the travel purpose.

  • What will you be using your KLŌS Instrument for? Travel / Adventure
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01/10/2023

KLŌS Guitars

Awesome!

J
01/04/2023
Jorge
United States United States

Hybrid Travel Nylon - it is my favorite guitar

I bought myself the travel hybrid nylon for this Christmas...Oh boy...I was completely blown away by the superb quality of the instrument. What I love the most is the incredibly pleasant tone it produces and how it blends so nicely with the singer's voice. Coming from violin background, I value very much the fact that you can produce high quality music with this guitar, dynamic range, the different colors you can produce, playability, you name it. To me the word quality comes up from every angle when trying to describe it, and when I add this to its portability and durability, no doubt that it will be the guitar I will play the most (out of four guitars I own). It is already my favorite!!! Later, I will probably expand with a steel string and an Ukulele, which I also play. Travel Nylon: My favorite guitar!

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01/05/2023

KLŌS Guitars

Thanks for the awesome review, Jorge!

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12/26/2022
Urs S.
Switzerland Switzerland

Great little guitar

Very good playability! The sound is reduced compared to a large Dreadnought, but still goog for what it is

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12/11/2022
Kerry U.
Canada Canada

Love my new guitar!

I bought this guitar without having played one, so it was a leap of faith based on reviews. I am so glad I made the purchase! It is as advertised -great sound, great design, and easy to play. I use it for performing and at home. I am practicing more than ever, because the action is perfect and I just don't want to stop playing it. Love this guitar!!

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01/05/2023

KLŌS Guitars

We are so glad you took a chance on us! It sounds like we were able to impress, hopefully. Keep it KLOS!

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