Carbon
My Emerald is not my only carbon instrument, I have a four string Zon Bass and one of the last Graphite Grand Chapman Sticks that Emmett made from 2007. I had asked basically the same question about what I was hearing with the Stick and asked a Pro about this, he told me the Graphite Stick I have a holds on to higher frequencies longer than wooden ones do. Somewhat gives the illusion that the material is boosting the highs and upper mids, but instead the wooden Stick’s frequencies decay much quicker. With a 36” scale length I get a better feel for what carbon does vs comparing various acoustic guitars. Plus we tend to use amplification common to acoustic guitars for a bit of common ground linking me to acoustics. I’ve also noticed this with my bass, so overall to me the “sound of carbon” is a longer decay of the highs and upper mids, regardless of what the instrument is.
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