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I feel the same way and that was one of the reasons I sold my CH-WS. I know a Jazzmaster is more comfortable (at least seated) than a Strat, but I would never own one for the same reason.
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I currently own both, my pick would be the X20 if i have to choose. The X20 is lush and rich and loud. My Ch-WS is mellow, too soft sounding for a large guitar, i think the top is less glassier sounding and the short scale resulted in slightly loss of volume.
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Avenue Guitars has a good comparison on SoundCloud that includes several Rainsongs:
https://m.soundcloud.com/avenue-guitars
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I'm the complete opposite, and this is speaking from before I owned one, but I fell in love with the "futuristic" look from the Emerald's, especially with the veneers. The offset soundhole really turned out to be a godsend. I have nothing against Rainsong, the one I had was absolutely gorgeous, and I'm usually not picky when it comes to neck profile but that N2 neck on them is really in a league of it's own. There was no way I would ever get used to it and was the main reason I parted with it. I really think Rainsong should go back to the drawing board on that neck design and this time leave Steve Miller out of it.
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I have played the original RainSong neck (the N1) and find the N2 or NS is by far a nicer neck. However, like I said in my OF660 review, sometimes you don't know how you like a neck until you play something else. I prefer the OF660 by a country mile...and I've often wondered about the wisdom of consulting with Steve Miller as well. I mean, I'm not a Steve Miller fan so I could be ignorant here, but isn't he known for being a songwriter and electric player more than anything? Just doesn't make a lot of sense to me. RainSong makes fantastic guitars and I would consider one again but I think there should be options on the neck and taming the trebles are a couple things RainSong could consider tackling. I also wish they would make all their models available without cutways- I would be all over an OM should they ever do that Oh, and thanks EarlG for the Avenue Guitars reference; I was already aware of them and have listened to nearly all the samples but it is the absolute BEST sampling of RainSong A/B'ing from a tonal standpoint anywhere on the web.
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Yes he would certainly be known primarily as an electric player. Come to think of it I'm not totally sure if they do any acoustic music at all. I would bet that he has acoustic guitars in his collection. I wouldn't call myself a huge fan by no means but I certainly like a handful or so of his songs. It was definitely an interesting move by RainSong for sure. They probably just wanted some type of famous musician to be tied to their name. They certainly should offer some variety in neck profiles as that N2 neck sure has a lot of beef to it. A friend of mine made a joke when I owned a RainSong N2= Nuff for 2. I did make an honest effort to like it though, but there was no way it was gonna happen for me at least.
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I actually liked that version better than the recorded version, thanks for sharing. Oddly enough though he wasn't playing a RainSong with an N2 neck.
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He has his own signature Steve Miller Martin model (there might be more than one):
https://reverb.com/item/18846633-mar...rc=aw.ds&pla=1
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To chime in, I have a CH-WS1000NS, and it's my main steel string. It came with slight intonation issues, but I had a local luthier swap out the nut and saddle with bone, and had it intonated and all that, and now it's as spot on at the 12th fret as an acoustic can be.
I had a chance to compare it with a Jumbo Black Ice, a CO-WS1005NS, and one of their parlors, before I made my purchase, though I can't remember which parlor. Comparing the CH top with the Black Ice top, I can tell you I didn't notice a huge difference in tone. The shop owner had the same opinion. Sure, it's there, but it took all the little ear training I had to really get it, and even then, I couldn't tell you which was better. I went with the CH, as I enjoyed the very nondescript look it has. I think most would find it a lovely instrument. I don't regret my purchase at all, and pick it up at least 4 or 5 times a week. Admittedly I became much more attracted to it once the intonation issues were resolved though. |
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The X20 is a GA/000 sized guitar that sounds like a dreadnought, the X30 is a true jumbo that feels like a dreadnought and sounds bigger still. |