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Voyager from Le Support – I was very excited to try out the new Voyager model guitar support from Le Support. You might have seen my past review of the Le Support Professional model which I absolutely loved. I’ve been using the Voyager exclusively for the past two months and I can firmly say it is my favourite new guitar support. Although I miss some of the weight of the Professional model, I find the Voyager a bit more well fitted to my body and sitting position and it fits in my shoulder bag which is a huge improvement for portability. Here’s the YouTube link if you want to watch it there.

Quick Summary

The Voyager from Le Support is my favourite new guitar support and I highly recommend it. It has the same secure non-slip contact on both legs as the professional model but with a more portable design making this support a winner in terms of playability and practicality.

➔ Buy or learn more at the Le Support Voyager page

Benefits of the Voyager support

• Non-slip contact on both legs (a new essential in guitar supports)
• A more compact and portable design
• Well fitted to the body and guitar
• Transparent acrylic sheet (5 mm thickness)
• Bronze inserts designed to hold the hooks and strap (sold separately)
• Soft rubber edge for comfortable use. 
• Works with 3 suction cups but I also use a fourth one to be extra safe

Le Support Voyager Comparison to the Professional Model Concerns

I love this support and I’m using it exclusively these days so I don’t have many concerns. I do miss some of the weight of the professional model that pulled the guitar down and made it feel a bit more stable but I also like the snug feeling of the Voyager so I think it evens out. The only concern I have is how close it is in regards to fitting my position and guitar. I’m quite short, play a small scale guitar, and like the guitar quite high so the Voyager is right near the edge of the guitar with the far suction cup (second picture above). With some chair heights I put it millimetres from the edge. But that is partly a personal oddity and I think it would likely fit 99% of people just fine. It’s working great for me at the moment.

Recommendations

I’d love to see the Voyager and Professional supports offered in a matte back 6mm thick transparent Perspex like the Guitarlift Ultimate line. Although I didn’t notice much, if any, flex in the Voyager, especially with 4 suction cups in use, I want maximum rigidity and I like the matte black appearance. This is just a personal preference comment and not a criticism as I’m loving the Voyger support.

Le Support Promotional Info

Designed in response to feedback from users of the Professional model, this updated Le Support® VOYAGER offers the ideal balance between stability and portability. The playing feel is very similar to that of the Professional and Etude models, while adopting a more compact and portable design.

Made using a high-quality transparent acrylic sheet (12 x 12 in, 5 mm thickness), it features bronze inserts designed to hold the hooks and strap (sold separately), as well as a soft rubber edge for comfortable use. Laser-engraved logo.

Thanks to its three suction cups, it easily attaches to the back of the guitar (for guitars with French polish, using the plastic films sold separately is recommended).

Le Support® VOYAGER maintains contact points on both legs, providing excellent stability. Compact, it is ideal for guitarists seeking freedom and comfort, both at home and on the go.

Included: four tab suction cups with transparent nylon nuts.

PROUDLY MADE IN FRANCE!

via: Le Support

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New classical guitar albums, editions, gear, compositions, and more for 2026. Submit your content but beware that only a few submissions a year will make the list. I get tons of submissions but due to time constraints it’s pretty much a lottery! Email: bradford@thisisclassicalguitar.com

Finnissy and the Guitar

Finnissy and the Guitar – Complete Works (1966–2022) – Michael Finnissy’s output for the guitar spans almost 60 years of his career and represents an enormous contribution to the repertoire of the instrument from one of Britain’s most significant composers. Published a few days before Finnissy’s 80th birthday, this bold and ambitious album celebrates this day by bringing together all of his works for solo guitar and guitar ensemble for the first time in performances by Finnissy’s collaborators and led by new music virtuoso and tireless guitar explorer Sam Cave.

2026 First Hand Records | Buy & Listen at Presto | Read a Gramophone Review

Women Composers Book 1

Anthology of Women Composers for the Classical Guitar, Vol. 1 by Eva Beneke and Heike Matthiesen (Editors). This anthology presents 20 pieces by women from the 16th century to today. “This three-volume series of guitar music by women composers is a progressive compendium of educational literature with a broad repertoire from the  early 17th century to the present day. For each piece, the editors have written short instructions with rehearsal tips as well as biographical notes on the women composers. The collection covers all levels of difficulty from easy (volume 1) to medium (volume 2) to difficult (volume 3) and is an indispensable addition to lessons and concerts. New discoveries are guaranteed!” Find it at Schott Music Group

Brendan Evans

New Album
Tiento by Brendan Evans – Tiento, the debut solo album of classical guitarist Brendan Evans. The album presents a program of solo guitar works shaped by a long engagement with the instrument’s tradition with works by Francesco da Milano, Eduardo Sainz de la Maza, Joaquín Nin-Culmell, Regino Sainz de la Maza, Antonio Lauro, Maurice Ohana, and Dusan Bogdanovic. Released by Green Flash Music, produced by John Finbury.

Album Info: Brendan Evans, Listen on Spotify, Green Flash Music

Aaron Larget-Caplan

New Edition
Cider Meditation – SATB + Guitar, 2025, audio available, published by the American Composers Alliance.

New Edition
American Patriotic Songs Arranged for Guitar is published by the American Composers Alliance.

New Album
Guitar America 250 – Revolutionaries and Rockstars (Navona Records) • Traditional songs from the Civil to World Wars, Classical works by Bernstein, Berlin, Price (violin-guitar), Hovhaness, Cage, and new works by David Liptak, Ian Wiese, and Paul Simon and Eddie Van Halen. Album info here.

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Bradford Werner performs Studio No.6 “Soledad” (Omaggio a Francisco Goya) from Studi di virtuosità e di trascendenza by Angelo Gilardino (1941-2022) on classical guitar. This comes via my YouTube channel. Published by Editions Bèrben. The sheet music edition can be found via Bèrben (Edizioni Curci).

This video was performed on a Marcus Dominelli classical guitar with Augustine Regal strings and a Le Support “Voyager” guitar support. See all my gear here.

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João Luiz Rezende is a two-time Grammy nominee, one of the founding members of the Brasil Guitar Duo and was recently named as the Chair of the Guitar Department at the Yale School of Music, where Ben Verdery taught for more than forty years. In this podcast interview, we feature a presentation that João gave [...] The post CGC 112 : João Luiz on Brazillan Music Interpretation appeared first on Classical Guitar Corner .

Timothy Kain is one of Australia’s leading instrumentalists. Initially inspired by popular music and flamenco, Timothy Kain’s first classical guitar lessons were with Sadie Bishop at the Canberra School of Music. After graduating, he lived in Spain and England where he studied with Jose Tomás and Gordon Crosskey, and won first prize in the Third [...] The post CGC 111 : Tim Kain appeared first on Classical Guitar Corner .

A final word of advice for my book, Right Hand Fingering for Classical Guitar: Concepts and Case Studies. This is from my book: Right Hand Fingering for Classical Guitar: Concepts and Case Studies. This book aims to give students a basic criteria for justifying fingering choices and gaining confidence in deciding fingering for themselves. The combination of concepts and case studies offers a framework for approaching fingering in both logical and musical ways. Here’s the Youtube link if you want to watch it there.

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A lesson on right hand fingering using case studies No.66-68 which are the final case studies in the book. This is from my book: Right Hand Fingering for Classical Guitar: Concepts and Case Studies. This book aims to give students a basic criteria for justifying fingering choices and gaining confidence in deciding fingering for themselves. The combination of concepts and case studies offers a framework for approaching fingering in both logical and musical ways. Here’s the Youtube link if you want to watch it there.

This video covers Examples No.66-68 from the book (Page 54-57).

Video Times

• 00:00 Intro
• 0:51 Case No.66
• 5:06 Case No.67
• 9:48 Case No.68a
• 15:53 Conclusion

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