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Thats true. Its hard to do lab tests when the country is on lockdown and you live 90 miles away. 😂
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I have limited experience with Carbon fiber guitars. I've only owned two. But, so far I have not found one that is a true substitute for my Martin dreadnoughts for playing folk and bluegrass. Frankly, I would love to find one because I really buy into the benefits of carbon fiber. My most recent Rainsong with wood veneer was the closest, which is ironic given the OPs comments.
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I will keep my eye out for one.
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Straight-up carbon-fiber weave for me too.
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The more I play my Emerald X30, the more certain it’s the equal of any acoustic guitar I’ve ever played.
Yes, that’s a bold statement but its based on decades of playing as many acoustic guitars as I could find, spending vacations going to many of the great guitar stores across the country. I’ve play only a handful of other CF brands and they didn’t sound like a wooden guitar, the X30 does, unamplified. Played plugged in, with the K&K mini, and it gets even better. No one is more shocked at what I’ve written than myself. It’s that good.
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how do you think that McPherson has the best tone! I really want to agree with you but I have not been able to play them side by side.
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I've owned 3 RS's, 3 Emeralds and a Cargo, for me and me only the McPherson sounds the best of all of them by a big margin, and the big thing is that it suits my requirements better than the others. I know that is not true for all CF players.....it would be boring if we were all the same. LOL I love my Sable !
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I've never played a McPherson, but from a technical point of they have quite a clever bracing setup. Id imagine it allowed for a lot of options for fine tuning the top to dial in the tone/projection.
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I think a large size McPherson carbon would have suited me well. But, the 15” Lower bout model Sable can’t compete with a banjo or Mando. I learned the hard way.
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Go without saying. But we have centuries of wood guitars . The sound The timbre if you will of a wood guitar Is what we all know. It's what we compare the sound of a CF guitar to. For a long time I just couldnt warm up to the sound of a CF guitar. Too digital, to "plastic" like to my ear...all of them. This is not what a guitar is suppose to sound like. Manufacturers are finally getting this right. Or close. I too like the looks of the wood veneer topped guitars. And Physics seems to dictate this process Should somehow "mellow" a CF guitar some... make it sound more Iike a wood guitar. Thus drawing more traditional players to the market. Which I think is their reasoning. Now if taylor made a wood guitar with a spruce top Laminated with carbon fiber on top.. well wouldn't that.be Something... Last edited by varmonter; 12-28-2020 at 07:09 AM. |
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I've got to disagree. I believe that the extra layer of wood stiffens the top a bit and warms up the tone. Does it look cool? Of course, but I think that adding a wood veneer also addresses tonal qualities. I truly believe that my "Vintage" Rainsong dread has a warmer, less "plastic" tone than my previous Rainsong guitars...
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Mea culpa. Yeh, I was having a brain freeze at the time and couldn't find the word I wanted; that's why I put the p-word in quotes. It's a word that lacks accuracy but some/many could relate. The alternative was to say that the Rainsong Vintage is more wood sounding, but that really wasn't what I wanted to say either. A while back, an AGF member talked about the Rainsong's wood veneer models and why the extra layer firms up the top and gives it a more wood-like tone. It made sense...
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