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Yet another finding for the Nova Go... I took out the saddle, and lo and behold there is already a hole in the slot, on the bass side, for a UST pickup!
For completeness' sake, I unscrewed the tail strap pin. It is just a small screw hole, so you'd still have to do some drilling there to get an endpin pickup jack installed. Also, the plan was to install a new saddle. I got a compensated TUSQ saddle from StewMac. Unfortunately, the StewMac saddle was so much lower out of the box than the stock Enya saddle--a full 1/8"--that the action ended up too low to be usable. The Enya saddle is nearly 1/2" tall, which is too high, but the slot is so deep the StewMac saddle is too short. Which is too bad, because on the lower three strings that didn't fret out and I could at least check the intonation, it was much better than the stock, uncompensated saddle. |
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Well as fortune would have it while I was curious and looked a used x4 with the transacoustic setup showed up in Guitar Center. It is currently en route to my house.
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Great to see these Enyas getting some love and glad you are liking them Spruce! I was mowing the grass listening to video reviews of the X4 and was pretty impressed with the sound of it.
It is quite amazing to watch carbon fiber progress tonally, while simultaneously seeing a more accessible price point. There is obviously a market for this material and it is increasingly growing!
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I've been thinking that the Enya X4 Pro AcousticPlus is an Enya loss-leader product designed to bring players to audition and buy Enya guitars. Given the quality and tone of my recently acquired Enya X4 Pro AcousticPlus guitar, and given the surely increased sales to come, IMHO this model will gradually increase in price to maybe double or more of its current $899.99 and less cost.
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P.S. Unless it has already been done, you may need to tweak the neck relief. Both examples that I received were in a truss-rod, neutral position (little rotational resistance in either direction) with about .012" inches neck relief. I tweaked mine down to about .006" inches, and what a difference in playability with it now playing like buttah!
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If the X4 or something similar could be had with a wider nut and saddle spacing I'm pretty sure I'd be buying one.
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Many thanks for the insight. 35.5 + 0.75 + 0.75 = 37.00mm = 1.457” 35.5 + 0.63 + 0.75 = 36.88mm = 1.452” About 1/32” narrower than typical 1.50” +/- string spacing of a 1 3/4” nut. Width of the D string. Compared to the very wide choice amongst wood guitars, the choice amongst budget friendly DR / GA full size composite guitars is narrow (one). So would the option of using a new nut with wider spacing on an Enya X4 Pro be worthwhile to folks who prefer 1 3/4” nuts? .
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Perhaps a layer or two of credit card plastic will shim the new saddle to a workable height? Or the thickness of an under saddle piezo pickup? Otherwise perhaps use the new saddle as a guide to file compensation ramps onto the original Enya Go saddle? Cheers
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Update from me:
I received my used x4 from guitar center last night. Couple of initial impressions. The transacoustic system is great. It really is useable and fun and adds to the experience. Vs my RT660 with attached Tonewood the Enya effects setup wins easily on sound quality volume of effects and ease of use. The Enya is also slightly lighter and better balanced than the RT with Tonewood attached. The unexpected surprise for me was how cosmetically beat up the case showed (see attached photos). Not sure that gloss finish was the best choice for the product but again since it's used I have no idea what the case was subjected to. Good news is inside the case the guitar is still in great shape. Playability and setup were very close I did need to tighten the neck bolts. I have this set of drivers http://Bondhus 10687 Set of 7 Balldr...p_mob_ap_share And they worked great for both the neck bolts and the truss rod. The relief was a touch high for my liking but easily fixed with a small turn in the truss rod. Action is a little high but not bad. I will definitely lower slightly if I keep it. A couple of the nut slots are slightly high and it matches the spec of 43mm nut. That said even with the above playability is still quite good. Tone I am still making my mind on it. Not sure what the strings are as it is a used guitar. Volume and projection is very strong so very pleased with that. Fit and finish does seem a couple steps better than my Journey RT. Overall first impressions are pretty favorable. Sent from my motorola edge (2021) using Acoustic Guitar Forum mobile app |
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Can you give us an idea of what you paid for your used Enya? Thanks.
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They advertised for condition of "very good" which I'd agree overall. It has definitely been used and there are some vey light scratches / play wear in the guitar finish. The case however looked like this IMG_20220819_113402806.jpgIMG_20220819_113244283.jpgIMG_20220819_113228720.jpg Sent from my motorola edge (2021) using Acoustic Guitar Forum mobile app |