NGD - Enya X3 Mini

[jdinco]

After the positive feedback here I thought I'd like to check one of these out. On sale for $271. helped too. In the past I had ordered and returned one of the Enya Go guitars, it was a major disappointment, I thought it bordered on being a toy. So I didn't have much hope for the X3 Mini, but I was wrong. I've only had it for a day, so here is what I've noticed so far. I think the finish on the top is attractive, well done ! The effects are fun at times, but I tire of them pretty quickly. I haven't done anything with the app yet. The pleasant surprise for me was how good it sounds purely acoustic. The notes are pure and solid...no plastic like tones at all. A small manual explaining the effects and charging procedures would have been nice to include and the action is a bit too high. Stuff that is easily corrected, so no big deal. For a go anywhere, and fairly tough guitar, it seems to me to be hard to beat. At one time I had a McPherson touring that I liked a lot, but found it hard to justify the price for what I was rarely using it for. I've missed it, so hopefully this will fill in for that a bit. THe Enya is NOT at the level and quality of the Mcpherson, but I think it will work for me.

[Steve Christens]

How is the action at the first fret? I ask because I too tried an Enya Go, and was disappointed that they had used a zero fret that was much taller than the rest of the frets, giving an action at the first fret of 0.040", which is twice what it ought to be. Zero frets can be great, but having to sand down a zero fret to get the action down to a comfortable level is a real pain. Why not just use a regular fret for the zero?

[jdinco]

Originally Posted by Steve Christens

How is the action at the first fret? I ask because I too tried an Enya Go, and was disappointed that they had used a zero fret that was much taller than the rest of the frets, giving an action at the first fret of 0.040", which is twice what it ought to be. Zero frets can be great, but having to sand down a zero fret to get the action down to a comfortable level is a real pain. Why not just use a regular fret for the zero?

Action at the first fret is very low, I wouldn't want it any lower. Open and bar chords in the first three positions are fine, the action gets higher than I am used to for bar chords further up the neck.

[sparkysings]

I can't believe how good this guitar sounds for it's price point. Mine came with the action low and easy to play with no buzz up the neck. Certainly does the job as a travel guitar for a reasonable price.

[jdinco]

Originally Posted by sparkysings

I can't believe how good this guitar sounds for it's price point. Mine came with the action low and easy to play with no buzz up the neck. Certainly does the job as a travel guitar for a reasonable price.

I'm with you! Especially when set to regular acoustic mode. I sanded down the saddle and the playability is great now. It really made a nice difference. The neck is a bit narrow, but not something I can't adapt too easily.