Can CF rival Wood? NGD, and for me, it can!

[Steve DeRosa]

I own two Rainsong jumbos - a 6- and a 12-string - and three Taylor acoustics...

I like to think of the "Rainsong tone" as the sound Bob T. has been hearing in his head for years - huge, crisp, clear, and defined, with solid low-end support and loads of headroom - but can't quite achieve due to the inherent inconsistencies of wood...

There are a couple Taylors on my current short list - "mild" BTO's that don't deviate too far from 2018 production spec...

If Rainsong still made the N1 neck I'd own a couple more - and if they ever came out with a 17"/18" archtop along the lines of the Martin Lewis, in the $4K range (about what the ML sold for), I'd be the first in line; BTW, a set of Martin Monels warms up the tone of any Rainsong rather nicely - makes it about as "woody" as a CF guitar can be...

There's a place for everything - and it's all a matter of perspective...

[BoneDigger]

I have a Rainsong dread and it is quite a nice sounding guitar. It's not exactly Woody in tone, but it's not far off. It's just a great guitar.

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[rct]

Do Carbon Fiber guitars have mojo?

rct

[BoneDigger]

Originally Posted by rct

Do Carbon Fiber guitars have mojo?

rct

They do indeed!

[rct]

I've played a couple of Emeralds, one stupid expensive, one not so bad. And two Rainsongs. Very nice guitars.

rct

[steelvibe]

Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa

BTW, a set of Martin Monels warms up the tone of any Rainsong rather nicely - makes it about as "woody" as a CF guitar can be...

Yep. I've been saying that on here for a couple years- and I've tried them all. Very versatile string that warm up a RainSong and it also doesn't hurt that they:

-have fantastic intonation

-excellent playability

-last forever and sound better the older they get

-are very reasonably priced

love them on my Shorty.

[steelvibe]

Originally Posted by rct

Do Carbon Fiber guitars have mojo?

rct

They don't have the cool looking mojo that wooden counterparts have, but they have a mojo sound right out of the box that doesn't require decades to break in. So yeah.....

[gfa]

I have a rain song hybrid WS, also a really sweet Martin and a really sweet Gibson. They are all great guitars. That said, I probably get more positive comments on the Rain Song than any other. Including one from a blind guy who had no idea what I was playing, just thought it sounded nice.

[DHart]

Originally Posted by gfa

I have a rain song hybrid WS, also a really sweet Martin and a really sweet Gibson. They are all great guitars. That said, I probably get more positive comments on the Rain Song than any other. Including one from a blind guy who had no idea what I was playing, just thought it sounded nice.

RainSong has great tone NAILED with their CF guitars. They make the best sounding carbon fiber guitars that I've ever played, and thanks to Kramster, I've played a lot of them!