I wouldn't mind trying the Rainsongs and CAs. They're probably the future, what with South American mahogany down to about two years before CITES slaps the lid on it, and sitka looking at about six years to go. I have the feeling that actual wood guitars might be worth a fortune in the future, regardless of the name on the headstock.
I spent a lot of time in aviation, and have also toyed with the possibility of building a plane as a hobby. Some enterprising luthier ought to go order the enormous free catalogs from Aircraft Spruce & Specialty and also from Wickes Aircraft Supply and thumb through them. We live in the space age. Why aren't we playing truly space age guitars? I suspect there's a better way, if someone would break with tradition and find it.
But Rainsong and CA are a step in the right direction.
Sugar Bear
