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I hope you got the jest meant there...and I'm wrong a lot, so there is that. All that said, I'd like to try one in person.
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Yeah even buying a cheap Yamaha wood guitar completely defeats the purpose for what I want. If I want a small great sounding guitar, I've got a CEO-7, but for having a guitar that I can leave in the car for an entire vacation at the beach a cheap Yamaha just ain't gonna cut it. There might be the possibility of installing a cheap UST working through that tiny soundport. It's worth considering. It would allow me to get through a couple of songs at an open mic if I happen across one on vacation. Still pondering....
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Well, I did a dry run on a Kala tenor guitar that is similar size to the Enya Go. It’ll be easier than I thought. That side sound port gives a clear view to place each transducer, unlike the blind non view through a regular guitar sound hole. Which means the template, golf tee and tiny stick aren’t needed. To install each transducer: - Put stickum (provided) on the end of a paint stir stick (or similar), - put the transducer on the stickum, - put superglue or double sided tape on the transducer, - insert though the sound port to the correct spot, - press and hold until the glue/doubletape is set. The target spots are under the saddle between strings e-a, d-g, b-e. Perhaps a bit over the high e to un-hot the b string. (With bridge pins in to locate the string holes. Put a little led flashlight inside to light the target spots. And install the jack last.) .
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Well Prime Days end tomorrow so I pulled the trigger on the Enya Go ($159) and a Journey Tech pickup ($39) tonight. Should have them in a few days. It’ll be nice to have a (somewhat) indestructible guitar with a pickup that I can take on trips and leave in a hot car if I need to. I appreciate the discussion on this thread. I’m pretty excited.
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Can't wait to hear what you think, I saw a performer playing a Klos (plugged in) a couple weeks ago. It was a really small guitar and sounded really good ! Looks like you are on the right path.
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The one I've been looking at online is the (I guess) later-model Enya X4 Pro, stands out with its big off-position soundhole
Lots of yakking in this (I like Sean Daniel and the woman has a divine voice) but eventually he plays both acoustically (though primarily with the guitar-based effects) and then plugged in. There's a pickup and a mic in there IIRC. Not sure if the embed will work so I'm posting it both ways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmFnZ5-atvc |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC2KuuK6Qfk&t=743s
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What gauge can the Go withstand?
Ok since everyone ignored my question on the other more recent thread which became all about the X4, I am reframing my comments here:
"I pulled the trigger on a Nova Go last week since it was down to $159 again! I'm very impressed with the guitar. It actually reminds me a great deal of one of the Macpherson Touring guitars, but cheaper. The saddle on mine is flush with the slot and doesn't appear to have a weird angle. It looks like Tusq or maybe even Bone. I don't think the saddle radius matches the neck radius perfectly tho as the intonation is a bit wonky on the 6th string. The intonation is arguably better in the middle strings than my Emerald X7, but I'm just judging off the mediocre stock strings. What is the heaviest string gauge anyone's tried on one of these? I generally use a set 16-56 and a bit worried this little plastic joy might buckle lol. I'm also a tad concerned that the nut is not removable and is part of the mold. Still I'll be playing this thing in bed and walking/hiking trips."
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Do you have to modify the nut for heavier strings? Guitars with a zero fret usually have wide nut slots out of the box.
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...how 'bout cutting a hole under the strings halfway between the leaf ports and the bridge... and mount a mag pickup? It competes with the yamaha apxt2 ....which probably already has a better pickup system than you'll be able to install in the Enya. Not completely carbonfiber though. I'd still go with the apxt2, between the two.
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These are cheap again today, but it seems they're out of tune in many demo videos. Not a good sign.
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For some reason, the whole thing makes me think of “Galaxy Quest”
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As to the out-of-tune videos, I have found that short-scale instruments (I have an electric with a 19" scale(!)) tend to be more difficult to play in tune. The lower tension means that you can easily pull notes out of tune with your fretting if you're not careful. Combine that with the uncompensated stock saddle and high action and I can see that happening. They do seem to have gotten reviews from some people who are, shall we say, less fixated on details as we are here on AGF. That said, I have had no tuning issues or otherwise with my Nova Go, and by dropping in a compensated saddle at the proper height, in plays as well as any of my other guitars (narrow neck and short scale taken into account). |