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Played some Composite Acoustic and Rainsongs today
Well, I finally got to a shop with a selection of carbon fiber guitars to try. Luckily I was the only one in the acoustic room.
I went in thinking Rainsong Shorty or Composite Acoustic Ox. Then I had to try the others of course. RS Smokey, RS WS1000N2, CA GXI, CA GX Wide Neck. I got to play them unpluged and through a Fishman loudbox mini. Each were excellent and each had there own particular voice and attributes. I think I have narrowed down to between the RS WS1000N and the CA GX Wide Neck. Leaning towards the GX wide neck carbon burst. Both stunning guitars. I liked the neck on the CA GX best and the contors were very comfortable. The sound was more Woodlike to me and balanced. The action was spot on for me and had just a slight amount of neck relief. No truss rod though.the body just resonated against my chest. The shop offered it to me for 700.00 below best Internet prices. I may be doomed. GAS in full affect.
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It would be hard to go wrong either way. You like the neck feel and woodier tone of the CA GX, and they are offering it at essentially a used guitar price. I would not "fret" about the lack of a truss rod, if you are happy with the current relief.
Sounds like a "go" to me..... resistance is futile. |
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You are having too much fun. Both of those guitars and great... but seeing how you really like the neck one....
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The sooner you get it, the sooner you can be enjoying it....congrats. They are both great guitars.
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Looks like another trip back to the store. I know, what a hardship
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Bring 'em both home. Somebody might get the other while you are deciding.
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Cheers, Tom PS If you don't want to invest in yourself, why should anyone else even bother to try? |
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I've been very, very happy with my CA GX for a few years now.
And PS -- I tune a whole step down, FYI...
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I play the various CA's in my local store sometimes when I visit, even though I'm not actively shopping. They play nice and sound quite good, but I'm already set with an original N1 neck Rainsong WS-1000 and a new Blackbird Lucky 13. No truss rod in either of those, and both wear medium gauge string sets right now. I have ranged from mediums at E-e (standard) down to lights in Open F. That is quite a range of tension variation, and I never perceive any difference in relief or action. I can feel the differences in string tension, of course, but the action does not seem to vary perceptibly. |
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I have the exact same problem with my WS3000. Tuned to pitch the relief is excessive, so I keep it tuned down a 1/2 step.
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I was referring to you, AZ. But I posted yesterday between meetings. Both handles start with "A" and it was a hectic day. Sorry.
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Patience...
Yes! Patience is hard to come by when incoming is imminent.
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My 2 cents here.
Before you take home either one, do a quick QC on the frets. Particularly at the higher registers, for any possible "ski bump". Not much you can do to rectify those, especially the serious ones (as there's no way to plane the CF fingerboard like a wooden ones). |
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Basically some uneven frets, those that are further away from the nut but are higher, causing earlier frets to fret out.
May not happen from current production but worth paying attention to. |