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08-14-2014, 12:07 PM
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New CF Owner
Hello All,
Just joined the board but have been reading threads for a long time. I recently purchased a CA Legacy RAW. At first impression, I was not a fan. However, once I remembered that the tag on it said it had Elixir strings, I knew what the problem was. To me, the Elixirs were making the guitar sound too tinny. I'm a Gibson J45/Martin D-18 owner so not really into tinny sounding instruments. So, i replaced the Elixirs with Daddario EXPs and man, i can now say that i love my CF guitar. Thing sounds superb. Noting of real meat here just wanted to share my story. Also, has anyone put .13s on one of these? All my wood acoustics are outfitted and set up for .13s. Thanks. 
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08-14-2014, 12:41 PM
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I think that carbon fiber guitars are just as affected by string choice, saddle material, and body sizes as their wood counterparts- just maybe not quite as much because wood lends such amazing tonal personality from guitar to guitar. This is true even when they are the same make and model! They are so organic and that is why we all love them. Carbon fiber is just that, carbon fiber, and you will have an exact "carbon copy" of every other guitar on the planet just like it. So, string choices, a player's personal attack, and saddle and electronics may be the only way to make a CF stand out among their own ranks.
I would recommend everybody try every string brand and gauge they could be interested in for their carbon fiber guitars. That would be the biggest affect on tone right out of the gate.
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08-14-2014, 12:57 PM
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Congrats on the new Legacy and welcome to the forum. Coated strings can brighten up the tone a bit but it does go hand in hand with the weather proof nature of CF guitars so I tend to use them on all my CF guitars. You might want to also try Martin Lifespans, these are anodized instead of coated so they are not as bright.
As for mediums, there is no truss rod on CA's so there will be no way to compensate for the added tension, but I doubt the action will move much so give it a shot.
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08-15-2014, 10:02 AM
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08-15-2014, 11:01 AM
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A nice alternative to .13sis to try some of the medium/light hybrid sets. I'm partial to John Pearse New Medium phosphor bronze.
They work great on my CA Vintage Performer (what CA Called the vintage Legacy models back in 2006).
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08-16-2014, 04:31 AM
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To me strings make more difference with Carbon Guitars because they have purer tones and reflect those changes.
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08-16-2014, 06:31 AM
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