Donner HUSH X Live Travel Guitar vs EART GW2 Headless Electric Guitar

Buy the Donner HUSH X if you want a silent practice tool you can take anywhere: it has a built-in 5W speaker, five amp models, Bluetooth and a headphone jack, so it works with no amp or cable. Buy the EART GW2 if you want a real electric guitar to play and record: stainless steel frets, a compound-radius rosewood board, a bone nut with zero fret and Alnico V humbuckers are serious hardware for the money. The Donner is a travel gadget that plays like a guitar; the EART is a guitar that happens to be headless. Owners rate the GW2 highly (4.9 from 15 ratings), and its roasted woods and stainless frets should hold up longer than the Donner's HPL board.

• Choose the Donner HUSH X if you practice in hotels, dorms or late at night and want speaker, amp models and Bluetooth in one portable frame.
• Choose the EART GW2 if you want a full-scale 24-fret electric with premium hardware for gigging, recording and long-term play.