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Falling Back in Love with CF.....
My first carbon fiber guitar was a Rainsong Studio model that I purchased a number years ago. I didn't like the rough top surface, and the sound seemed, well, too plastic. It was followed by a whole lot of wooden guitars punctuated by several more Rainsongs. I'm at a different point now and better appreciating the Rainsong tone while also realizing that owning more expensive wooden guitars may no longer be my thing, especially living in a cabin in the woods where humidity control is more of an art than a science. In short, the draw of a guitar that is relatively impervious to changes in weather and indoor humidity has increased. I recently purchased a Rainsong H-DR1100N2 (BTW not my first) from Musicians Friend thanks to some points I'd accrued and one of their 15% discount periods. I no longer just accept the tone but really appreciate it. Given the limits of reason, I truly believe that it compares very favorably to the Martin dreads that I owned several months ago at twice the price....
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Perfectly understandable to me, RP! Great story.
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A statement that makes me feel more informed for having read it.
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Well said!
When I look at many of my favorite things I see that most of them were acquired tastes--coffee, booze, CF guitars, and so forth. At some point in time, those things struck me as different and they took a while to embrace. I know that many players, and makers, of CF guitars have worked toward the classic wooden sound. But in the process there is the realization that the classic CF sound blends in and complements the wooden sound. One isn't better than the other, just different. That's the way I've come to see it. |
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You gotta add lots of cream and sugar to kill the coffee taste.
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Nah, cream and sugar ruin coffee- unless of course it's espresso. Then a properly made latte or cappuccino is a nice treat, especially with a touch of sweet.
But to stay on topic, RP you are right on the money about the worry free nature of CF. I think Capt. Jim's words should be immortalized here on the CF forum when he says something along the lines of, "come for the benefits of carbon fiber, stay for the tone." The first time I heard the Rainsong H-DR1100N2 it was Scott Nygard reviewing it in Acoustic Guitar Magazine, thinking how much it reminded me of a D18 (albeit from a cruddy video). Must be a whole different animal on your lap.
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For example, I use GHS White Bronze (52% nickel) on many of my guitars as a non-coated extended life string that can last for months. So in that spirit, I tried some John Pearse Pure Nickels (960L) on my Lucky 13 at its last string change. I was shocked to take an instant dislike of the tone from a guitar that had always appealed to me. They are still on there and while they do not show any corrosion, I still don't like the tone much, even after letting them mellow out for weeks. |
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I don't think the X20 is as sensitive to different strings as the Lucky13 is. JMHO.
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