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My initial impressions of the headstock were not that great before I even ordered it. However since I now have it is really kind of grown on me because it is pretty unique in its construction. I thought I remembered Joe saying something about it being a little too difficult to deal with so we'll see what happens in the future. Cheers... Todd in Chicago Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Last edited by TheChicagoTodd; 11-20-2016 at 09:28 PM. |
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Thanks for a great insightful post. That is the most woody non-wood guitar I've ever seen. Looks very nice and exotic, and the headstock doesn't bother me ( but Seagull headstocks do). And you are right about those inlays, they are gorgeous! Classy bling and very reminiscent of some Gibson acoustics.
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Congrats on the new guitar and thank you for the detailed review.
IMHO the El Capitan is the most attractive non wood guitar on the market. |
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This does sound like a wood guitar, its certainly unique and IMHO sounds fantastic! Cheers... Todd in Chicago Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk |
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I think the new material has a lot going for it, and if they ever come out with a small guitar in that material like a OO or even OOO in short scale I will be one of the first customers!
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Well see what Joe and his team have planned...something is brewing over there...not sure what. Cheers... Todd in Chicago Quote:
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I think, from what I can tell, that the L13 is probably their most successful development so far; its a very popular guitar. I can't imagine they would want to bring out an eKoa guitar that would rival it, and so, that's why I guessed that an OM size would be good. A lot of traditionalists would consider an eKoa OM but would not consider the carbon fibre Super OM that they currently offer. Anyway, I will continue to be waiting patiently for the next eKoa release!
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Congratulations on the new(ish) guitar!
That video link you posted is missing a question mark, so here's the video itself. I've had Rainsong guitars for years, and like the crystalline tone more than a woody tone. I can see trying a Blackbird eKoa instrument in the future though, especially after they add a cutaway, which I use quite a bit. I actually like that headstock quite a bit. It looks like neck dive would never be a worry with this kind of construction. |
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Was adding a corrected YouTube link--but Explorer just did it . . .
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Hi Todd,
It seems the saddle (at least at the high e) is about as low as it will go. Is Joe at Blackbird confident that it will never shift in the future since a neck reset is out of the question? I had a similar concern about my RainSong H-DR1100N2 and they told me it will not change over time. Here are my pics after installing a Mi-Si Trio, which I am very happy with after playing several gigs in noisy and quiet rooms.
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I think that's a great looking guitar. I really like the top and the headstock is unique. No neck heel! Sounds good from what I could hear. Would love to play one of these someday... Nah, I would love to HAVE one of these. Thank you for the great review.
JR
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