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I don't mind being disagreed with and when it's done like this, it deserves a compliment! I could certainly use more education but it's just not the sound I'd go for with an acoustic guitar. Unless I owned/worked at/got a cut price at/etc., a guitar store........
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A good discussion ! I don't like the way all the different wood or all the different CF guitars sound. But there are those few in both groups that are really special to me. I've owned a lot of wood guitars and a few different CF guitars. I would hate to have to pick (or decide which sounds better) between my SCGC D-12 or my Emerald X20. I love them both. With all the improvements made to CF guitars lately, it is a BIG mistake to judge then if you have not played them. Same as it would be with any wood guitar. I passed on a Cargo last year when money was tight, and have been kicking myself every since for not making it work. I got Ted's number though.....
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I am of the belief that there is a whole raft of confirmation bias out there regarding CF acoustics. People with a few thousand dollars worth of lovely figured wood expect the CF acoustics to sound "different" or "sterile" or "soulless" and this has a significant effect on the perception. I'd be really interested to see a blind test to find out if the differences are really that apparent...
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I love my Rainsong and I had to order it from GC. There aren't any music stores here in Columbia (SC) that carry CF guitars. Most people I know have never even played a CF guitar (including my music teacher).
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I've owned both the Baby Taylor and the CA Cargo. Sold the Baby and still have the Cargo---it's in another league.
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Ditto that, but in our case it was a GS Mini (tried both spruce and mahogany tops). Once the Cargo came home, the Mini's went on CL. Trouble is, I am not really allowed to play it. My wife loves it -- no question it is her guitar -- and I have this tendency not to leave it in taro patch tuning for her.....
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Saw a folk group trio a couple of weeks ago and the carbon fiber guitar guy could always be heard above the din.
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CA Guitars used to be made in Lafayette, LA. Had a nephew that worked at their plant probably 10-12 years ago. They shut down their plant at one time. Don't know where the build them now, but I can tell you, if you do a lot of outdoor gigs down here in Louisiana in our 90% humidity, a carbon fiber guitar makes a lot of sense. Temperature and humidity don't cause tuning issues like a wood guitar. These guitars aren't made for sitting in someone's music room, these are made for the gigging musician. When you're plugged in to a PA and possibly have other instruments playing, the differences in sound between a wooden and a carbon fiber really aren't nearly as evident.
And no, I don't own one because I don't regularly gig outside anymore, but if I did I would sure consider one. I have played a couple owned by a fellow musician that I played some shows with, and they play and feel very good. Alas, my wood guitars do fine for my "gigs" now, which are mostly climate controlled church services.
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I've just pulled the pickup (UST) guts out of my Cargo, and the top now has a rich resonance, clearly a different guitar.
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I've always thought the Rainsongs hold their own pretty nicely and this video doesn't change my mind. I've been tempted to buy one and haven't yet, but it might not be far off. |
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