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I would like McPherson to make a 16"+ sized carbon fiber. I would really enjoy it.
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I think it would be cool if they made a 12 fretter and with a body size something in between the Sable and Touring. I don’t think they will though so that counts me out.
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Perhaps an x7 octave "mandolin"...
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Been looking for a big-body archtop for years, love my 6- and 12-string Rainsong jumbos, not interested in a parlor/bass/electric; has a bit of a '30s Advanced L-10 vibe, hoping to find a dealer where I can play one of these before buying:
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I can only give you my impression with bare flesh fingerstyle: overall the RainSong is like an OM with more heft to the sound and the X30 is like a Martin rosewood dread.
The RainSong jumbo might be the most even playing instrument I’ve ever played. The bass is plenty large, but not overwhelming. Like all RainSongs (I’ve played this, 2 OMs, 1 WS 14 fret that I briefly owned, and the 12 fret WS with the offset sound hole) the treble tone is warm and full but unlike a couple of other RainSongs I’ve played, it is not too mid-forward. The only odd thing about this (and other RainSongs) is that the response is unlike that of wood guitars - it is difficult to put into words - The tone is great, but it has such an immediacy of response that I don’t get the impression that the tone is resultant from resonance throughout the instrument - I know of course that it has to be, but it doesn’t seem like that. It isn’t good or bad, it is just different. I’ve heard people call these grand OM guitars, and for the evenness of response, I agree with that description - but this has more heft to the sound than any OM I’ve ever played The X30 is not nearly as even playing as the RainSong, and it feels substantially heavier. The same full sounding trebles are present here as well, but it seems like the tone is more resonant - and it seems more like a wood guitar. The bass has all the benefits and quirks of a great HD-28 - wonderful bass tone, a little less focused, and the same woofy fretted E and F notes on the D string. I’ve heard people call this an HD-28 killer, and that is a great descriptor. It may come as a surprise to some people that I would call the comfort between these as essentially equal. All of those bevels that Emerald uses are essential on the X30 as this is a behemoth of an instrument - at 5.75 inches deep, it is a full inch deeper than most Martin dreads - Perhaps I might eventually favor the X30 for comfort as I become more familiar with it - but it is so different from every other guitar I’ve ever owned. The RainSong jumbo felt immediately at home to someone who was used to playing dreads. But in comparing the feel back to back I do notice my arm sits much higher on the RainSong but it isn’t uncomfortable. I’m not sure I could pick a clear favorite. I do have another X30 on order as a result of the discount, and I have had major GAS for one of those veneered Emeralds - but it isn’t like I greatly prefer the Emerald. The response of the X30 is closer to the Martin dreads I had been playing for awhile before, so there is more long term familiarity there even though it does not play as evenly as the RainSong. They are both awesome instruments and it will take something extraordinary for me to ever consider a wood guitar again
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boneuphtoner: Thanks for the terrific rundown....
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I would like to have a Fibertone semi-hollow guitar for my next CF guitar.
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I don't have a CF guitar at the moment - may or may not ever have another one. I've found ways of managing humidity in wood guitars that I don't find particularly difficult or stress-inducing. So I'm not sure I have a "GF guitar list".
BUT, I've always been really curious about the X30. I had an X20 that was brighter than I like and an X7 that sounded fantastic to my ears, but was just too small in a few key dimensions for me to play comfortably as I got into playing fingerstyle, so I sold it after a year and a half or so. The X30 always seemed a good bit darker than the X20, closer to the X7 in tone, just based on sound clips and videos I'd checked out. The size more than scared me off even though everyone who's played one says it doesn't play near as big as it is. So I'd still like to play one. And I'm still really curious about it and hope to find one to play as the pandemic (hopefully) winds down. OTOH, I absolutely DEFINITELY do not need the volume, so I'm not sure why I'd want one even if I found it really comfortable to play. Even with my little 00 sized CEO-7, I have to play with lighter picks to balance the guitar volume with my lame attempts at vocals. I gotta figure that would be a horrible losing battle with a canon like the X30. So I probably will never own one, but I'm still curious and will probably put out feelers to find one not to far from Philly at some point in the next few months. Gotta play one to know for sure... -Ray
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