Donner HUSH-I Hush Series Silent Guitar Kit Mahogany

I have already sent a review regarding my purchase. I will repeat what I said. Once I received my order, I followed the instruction to the letter on tuning the guitar. I had an issue with the 4th string which made an unusual "pinging" sound then broke. The other five strings tuned as they should. I asked a Donner rep for information on the gauge and maker of the string so that I can replace the broken one. I did not ask Donner to replace it. I cannot rate the guitar until I replace the string. My information request was over a week ago. Since then, I have had survey inquires for reviews. I have not heard from Donner since. I guess I will have to rely on replacing a whole set without Donner's help.

The little HUSH was expertly packed, showed clean, tight craftsmanship, tuned up and played with smooth action right out of the box. Preamp controls allow acoustic sound from a solid body!

This Donner hush is a great travel guitar. I previously owned a backpacker travel guitar and this is shorter in length, 32 inches without the case, 33 inches with the case, and you can plug it in. It makes a big difference if you are traveling on a plane. It has an innovative design with the tuning knobs making it more compact and it has the supplied hex wrench. The sound is decent plugged in with the supplied preamp. The only negatives I see are how the attachments are connected. I wish there was a simple plug an lock for these versus using the supplied screws to attach them. But when they are attached it provides the perfect feel of a full size guitar. The other minor issue is the neck is a 'D' shape making it thicker and I'm used to having 'C' shape necks on my other guitar providing faster play. It's all preference when it comes to the neck shape though. All in all still a wonderful guitar and I highly recommend it for musicians at any stage!

The truss rod was way out of adjustment. This tells me the QA process doesn't go far enough. A liberal application of DeoxIt D5 was required just to get it to shove sound into the earbuds. Ask me again in a few months after I get a feel for playing it.

Very very nice guitar. Comes with a great gig bag for it. The headphones are superb quality, along with the electronics in the guitar. Stylish and easy to play. Plugged into one of my large amps it sounds amazing. The design is great, the workmanship is great. Fret ends are terrific with not one single sharp fret. Intonation is really good and action is good also. No need to do any additional setup on it. Just tune it up and you're ready to play. Manual has clear instructions if you wish to fully assemble it. The only thing they messed up was the instructions for restringing it say to feed the string thru the bridge and it should read thru the nut. Other than that, the guitar is perfect. Would make a great gift for any level of guitar player.

TL;DR: The Donner Travel Guitar is an extremely unique product because of its very compact nature and portability. It is an electric guitar with a super small form factor that uses a 3.5mm jack to connect headphones/speakers in order to hear it. It has some basic audio adjustability with phase, volume, lows and highs. The shape is very narrow but has little metal attachments you can add to both sides to simulate the shape of a more traditional guitar. This product comes with everything you need right out of the box to play. Tuning can be quick tricky due to the back of guitar knobs instead of on the neck. If you are looking to jam on the road and do not want to disturb anyone else, this is a perfect option. Pro’s: ~Everything included to play right out of the box ~Very small and portable ~Gig bag holds everything ~Sound is clear and adjustable ~Eye catching stylish design Con’s: ~Very hard to tune because of the placement of the tuner knobs and need of an Allen wrench (included) ~No distortion option ~The screws used to attached the optional body wiring are magnetic and sometimes get stuck in the holes even after unscrewing them ~To hear the guitar, you need to be wired either by headphones or a 3.5mm cable to an amp. Placement of wire is a little awkward and no wireless/bluetooth options Review: When I first saw this product, I was very intrigued because I had never seen anything like it before. A silent electric guitar that is extremely portable. I have large acoustic guitars and traditional electric, but nothing the shape and size of this. Out of the box: The best part of this product is that it comes with everything you need right out of the box to play. Besides the guitar, it comes with a gig bag, left & right body attachments, adjustable shoulder strap, Allen wrench magnetically built into the guitar, tuner, guitar picks, wiping cloth, earphones, and user manual. After following the instructions, I was playing in no time. Tuning: I feel this deserves its own section because this was my biggest pain point. On a tuitional guitar, the tuning is at the top of the neck. To tune the guitar, you simply get into playing position, pluck a string with your strumming hand, then use your fret hand to adjust the sound. On the Donner Travel guitar, you tune with the same hand that you pick. So basically, you pick a string, have to move out of playing posture to reach back and try to turn the tuner knobs, then back into picking posture again. You have to do this over and over again until you finally get the right sound. And to make things even worse, you cannot just turn the knobs with your fingers. You might be able to if you are loosening the string, but most of the time when you tune, you are tightening the string and you have to use the Allen wrench included to tighten. The good news is, there is a little Allen wrench magnetically built into the guitar so you always have it with you. The overall tuning experience was very frustrating and not user friendly at all especially with new strings that need to be tuned frequently. Playing and feel: The playing experience was very good. Once I finally got the guitar tuned and the strings stretched out a bit, playing was quite fun. It truly felt just like an electric guitar. With the metal attachments, the guitar fit right on my lap as expected. The sound from the headphones were also very good. You can use any 3.5mm headphone you have but I used the included earbuds to get the full provided effect. I imagine the sound would be even better with a good pair of studio headphones. I used the high/low adjustment knobs to get the sound I was looking for and I was off jamming. One negative is since this is an electric guitar, I expected there to be a distortion option but there does not appear to be. The other issue I had while playing, is due to the wired headphones, the guitar rubbed on my chest while playing and it tugged at the headphones and almost fell out a couple of times. This could just require some getting used to. Conclusion: This is a fantastic instrument if you want to bring a guitar while traveling but don’t have the space for a large acoustic. Everything fits right in the gig bag snugly for easy transport. Setup only takes a couple of minutes from opening the bag to playing. My biggest issues are the tuning of the strings and the lack of distortion. The distortion can be fixed by plugging the guitar into an amp, but that sort of defeats the purpose of this guitar.

I am an intermediate guitar player. I got this guitar to practice in my apartment at night and not annoy neighbors. I have an electric guitar, but I expected this to be an acoustic guitar backup at night. At first sight, I was very surprised how compact it is. It is very compact and easy to carry around. I think I will keep it around my bed and play before sleep, and it will be very easy to move around and pick up. The design is also cool. The guitar comes with a gig bag and tuner, which is nice. The metal parts are designed to keep it above your thigh, so it can hold the guitar while playing; You have to take them off if you want to put it in the gig bag. To take them off or put them on, you need to use ranch, which I thought it would've been better to have an easier way to put them on and take them off. Now, most important thing: sound quality. This has quite decent acoustic sound, that has a little bounciness and crispness to it. By the crispness, I mean it is more light and somewhere between acoustic and Telecaster electric guitar sound. Personally, I think it doesn't sound as deep as real acoustic guitars. In the daylight, if I could play loud sound, I would definitely pick up a real acoustic guitar. Also, I think it is not suitable to play professionally on a concert. It just doesn't replace acoustic guitar. So I would recommend this to those who already have an acoustic guitar and want a backup, who travels a lot, or who want to use this as a practice tool. Personally I think the compactness of this guitar is the major pros of this guitar, you can pick up easily and practice. If real acoustic guitar is like Play station or Xbox, this one is like a portable Nintendo. Overall, I am satisfied with the guitar and I think it is worth the price.

Overall, this is a great little guitar with a full scale that my last travel guitar didn’t have. Well-designed for travel and everything you need is included. Well packaged too, though I had one easily visible sing missed by QA per pic. It isn’t very loud in acoustic mode. That is good for practicing, but maybe a F hole or other opening (with a plug?) would give it a chance to shine louder. Ultimately, it’s a keeper for executing on many levels at a good price.

I bought one for my friend's birthday gift and she loves it though she doesn't know to play the guitar!

Very very nice guitar. Comes with a great gig bag for it. The headphones are superb quality, along with the electronics in the guitar. Stylish and easy to play. Plugged into one of my large amps it sounds amazing. The design is great, the workmanship is great. Fret ends are terrific with not one single sharp fret. Intonation is really good and action is good also. No need to do any additional setup on it. Just tune it up and you're ready to play. Manual has clear instructions if you wish to fully assemble it. The only thing they messed up was the instructions for restringing it say to feed the string thru the bridge and it should read thru the nut. Other than that, the guitar is perfect. Would make a great gift for any level of guitar player.

TL;DR: The Donner Travel Guitar is an extremely unique product because of its very compact nature and portability. It is an electric guitar with a super small form factor that uses a 3.5mm jack to connect headphones/speakers in order to hear it. It has some basic audio adjustability with phase, volume, lows and highs. The shape is very narrow but has little metal attachments you can add to both sides to simulate the shape of a more traditional guitar. This product comes with everything you need right out of the box to play. Tuning can be quick tricky due to the back of guitar knobs instead of on the neck. If you are looking to jam on the road and do not want to disturb anyone else, this is a perfect option. Pro’s: ~Everything included to play right out of the box ~Very small and portable ~Gig bag holds everything ~Sound is clear and adjustable ~Eye catching stylish design Con’s: ~Very hard to tune because of the placement of the tuner knobs and need of an Allen wrench (included) ~No distortion option ~The screws used to attached the optional body wiring are magnetic and sometimes get stuck in the holes even after unscrewing them ~To hear the guitar, you need to be wired either by headphones or a 3.5mm cable to an amp. Placement of wire is a little awkward and no wireless/bluetooth options Review: When I first saw this product, I was very intrigued because I had never seen anything like it before. A silent electric guitar that is extremely portable. I have large acoustic guitars and traditional electric, but nothing the shape and size of this. Out of the box: The best part of this product is that it comes with everything you need right out of the box to play. Besides the guitar, it comes with a gig bag, left & right body attachments, adjustable shoulder strap, Allen wrench magnetically built into the guitar, tuner, guitar picks, wiping cloth, earphones, and user manual. After following the instructions, I was playing in no time. Tuning: I feel this deserves its own section because this was my biggest pain point. On a tuitional guitar, the tuning is at the top of the neck. To tune the guitar, you simply get into playing position, pluck a string with your strumming hand, then use your fret hand to adjust the sound. On the Donner Travel guitar, you tune with the same hand that you pick. So basically, you pick a string, have to move out of playing posture to reach back and try to turn the tuner knobs, then back into picking posture again. You have to do this over and over again until you finally get the right sound. And to make things even worse, you cannot just turn the knobs with your fingers. You might be able to if you are loosening the string, but most of the time when you tune, you are tightening the string and you have to use the Allen wrench included to tighten. The good news is, there is a little Allen wrench magnetically built into the guitar so you always have it with you. The overall tuning experience was very frustrating and not user friendly at all especially with new strings that need to be tuned frequently. Playing and feel: The playing experience was very good. Once I finally got the guitar tuned and the strings stretched out a bit, playing was quite fun. It truly felt just like an electric guitar. With the metal attachments, the guitar fit right on my lap as expected. The sound from the headphones were also very good. You can use any 3.5mm headphone you have but I used the included earbuds to get the full provided effect. I imagine the sound would be even better with a good pair of studio headphones. I used the high/low adjustment knobs to get the sound I was looking for and I was off jamming. One negative is since this is an electric guitar, I expected there to be a distortion option but there does not appear to be. The other issue I had while playing, is due to the wired headphones, the guitar rubbed on my chest while playing and it tugged at the headphones and almost fell out a couple of times. This could just require some getting used to. Conclusion: This is a fantastic instrument if you want to bring a guitar while traveling but don’t have the space for a large acoustic. Everything fits right in the gig bag snugly for easy transport. Setup only takes a couple of minutes from opening the bag to playing. My biggest issues are the tuning of the strings and the lack of distortion. The distortion can be fixed by plugging the guitar into an amp, but that sort of defeats the purpose of this guitar.

Very good experience

The guitar just feels and sound great out of the box. No clanging or buzzing, no major adjustments, just tune and play. And will travel with it.

I love this hush electric guitar! The electronics on this thing are amazing! Even better looking than pictured. Great job Donner! I will definitely check out more of your guitars, etc.... I already have some of their pedals which are amazing as well. Donner really hit this acoustic electric guitar package out of the park and for beginners and seasoned players as well its well worth the money. I will definitely refer my friends to check out your products. Thanks again donner

Very stylish design, crazy for its design，can't wait to try！