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Compadre

The Travel Guitar Stabilizer

Patent Pending

Features

Lightweight
Durable
Waterproof
Functional
Attractive
Affordable

What's up Compadre?

Looking for a fun, innovative way to store and play your Martin Backpacker travel guitar? The Compadre Travel Guitar Stabilizer is a simple, lightweight device that allows you to play your guitar without a strap hanging over your shoulder and gives you a fun new way to store it. Best of all, the Compadre attaches to any Martin Backpacker in seconds and weighs just six ounces! Enjoy the world’s most popular travel guitar now more than ever.

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I received the Compadre yesterday and it was what I was expecting. I found out about your site on a website devoted to Martin Backpacker Guitars… it was talking about the evolution of the guitar and mention your device and another company that made a clear plastic device achieving the same results… I am pleased as I was wanting a way to play my Backpacker on my lap without the strap. Sincerely, Ted Bullens
The Youtube videos is where I really found the best selling features how the compadre made the backpacker guitar a much more enjoyable guitar to play. The guitar itself being so small and light is very frustrating to use and the compadre gives it the necessary stabilization. Thanks for making this product available. Bob (before purchase)
Compadre is all that much more then I expected. The shape and design and use of light weight material is a perfect enhancement for the Backpacker Guitar. It is a well made and durable and it fits perfectly on the guitar in or out of it's carry bag. Thanks to the ingenious design of the Compadre the guitar is no longer a frustrating clumsy instrument that I'm sure many people have given up playing and are gathering dust in one of there closets… I'm a retired Electrical tech. who is enjoying those senior years with my love of guitar playing. Bob (after purchase)
Pretty neat idea. I would think anyone who has one of these travel guitars would want one. Without one the travel guitars are impossible to play. Galien (eBay)
Got it Friday afternoon. I'm quite impressed. I'm sure you know it mellows the sound of the backpacker and makes it sound half decent… Great product Bill! I'll be traveling with it the next couple of months so I'll give you some feedback on it. Barry Millet
Hey Bill - the Compadre showed up today. I tried it out and loved it… it really is pretty stiff and does the job — congrats on a great, yet simple, design. I'm a project engineer for a DoD company by day, and I just love it when the simplest solutions work the best! The Backpacker is a good concept that has an ergonomic flaw that some find inexcusable. Your product fixes that flaw, and makes the BP usable to a lot of us! I'm off to leave feedback on eBay in a moment. All the best in this endeavor,
Bob Schembre
I appreciate your checking! Thanks to the Compadre, I've shelved plans to sell my Backpacker. Even playing with a strap, I just could not come to terms with the shape of the instrument: it always felt like I had to hold it in place with my left hand, and I'm not good enough to do that and actually play! Now, without the distraction of trying to hang on to the darn thing, I'm finding that it's actually pretty fun to play! Many thanks for a great idea,
Jim Watson
I've owned a backpacker Martin for many years now but always had to use a strap for playing for either sitting or standing. My wife and I saw the Compadre in action a couple of weeks ago at the “Martin on Main— event. I was struck by the genius of it. What a great idea! When I got back home I decided to order one — then we took off on another short vacation. We got back Sunday August 21 and the “Compadre” was waiting. It fits perfectly and does enable playing the backpacker sitting down without a strap. This is simply a brilliant idea!… It's awesome! Thanks,
Ray “Wyatt” Lema
… I really ENJOY using it. It's much easier playing the Backpacker with the Compadre. The best of luck to you with the Compadre. It is a BRILLIANT IDEA. I will do what I can to help get the word out to guitarists I know. Thanks again, Bill. Rock on. Sincerely,
Branden Olis
Hi Bill, My boyfriend Matt read some reviews on the backpacker guitar that he really wanted for his birthday, and heard that it can be hard to play since it's kind of top heavy and tough to balance. So he searched on Google for a solution to the problem and found your website. I bought him the guitar last week for his birthday, and will be interested in buying the compadre to go with it as soon as possible. I don't have any friends in the US, so it looks like I'll have to wait until shipping is available here. Can you let me know when you're able to ship to Alberta? Thanks,
Shannon
Hey, just thought I would let you know that the Compadre is great. Good size, still fits in the case, light weight. Cheers. Matt (Shannon's boyfriend)
This is a great product, and I wish you great success in selling it. I bought an acrylic one from a guy in England; it started breaking after a few airline trips, so your durability video - running it over, and having the dog play with it, really sold me. Best Regards,
Bob

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Features

Lightweight

Durable

Waterproof

Functional

Attractive

Affordable

What's up Compadre?

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Buzz

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