Anyone do "body tapping percussion " with Anthem or K&K?

[bigbang]

I'm seriously considering a cf guitar and have no where local to try out.

I loop a lot of percussive stuff (tapping on the lower bout for "kick" sounds and up by the neck for click/snare. How does cf compare to wood?

My go to is Anthem, but I do have a K&K equipped guitar that also works in wood guitars.

[RP]

Originally Posted by bigbang

I'm seriously considering a cf guitar and have no where local to try out.

Not sure where local is for you, but here's a couple of threads showing where members can audition the carbon fiber guitars owned by other members...https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...d.php?t=600568 https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...d.php?t=646425

[Earl49]

There is no obvious reason why percussive sounds would be much different on a CF guitar than on wood. You mention the right sensors. A K&K SBT (sound board transducer) would probably work better than the Anthem, but I can only speculate. There is an Anthem in my X20 but I don't normally do percussive techniques - or plug in.

[AnotherGuy]

In terms of percussion, I've found CF to generally sound as nice or better than wood when performing a wrist thump simulating a bass drum. The snare sound (hitting strings with thumb against frets) is not noticeably different than on a wood guitar.

Of the ones I've played personally and worth noting... the McPherson Sable, McPherson Touring, and Emerald x7 are impressive with percussion techniques (and great guitars overall).

I don't have enough experience plugged in with the Anthem or K&K, so I'll defer to other's experience with the pickups.

[bigbang]

I guess I'll find out this week. Have an x20 with full anthem installed headed my way.

Fingers crossed!