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Carbon Fiber Brand Introduced at NAMM

DerHoggz

DerHoggz

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I remember seeing on here about a new company that was using carbon fiber earlier in the year. They were introduced at NAMM I believe and weren't ready for production just yet IIRC. There was a link to their site. I think they had prices >$1500. Any clues?

Found it:

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dthomp1231 said:
I cant imagine carbon fiber bodies sounding good at all
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I work occasionally with a guy who has a Rain Song acoustic that's all carbon fiber. He bought it because he lives much of the year on a sailboat, and they're pretty much impervious to the elements. Acoustically, the sound is good but not great... very bright in the high end but lacking richness in the lows. But plugged into a PA with just a touch of EQ tweaking it is hands-down the best sounding acoustic with a pickup that I have ever heard.
 
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FromTheBassMent said:
I work occasionally with a guy who has a Rain Song acoustic that's all carbon fiber. He bought it because he lives much of the year on a sailboat, and they're pretty much impervious to the elements. Acoustically, the sound is good but not great... very bright in the high end but lacking richness in the lows. But plugged into a PA with just a touch of EQ tweaking it is hands-down the best sounding acoustic with a pickup that I have ever heard.
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Interesting. I played a Rain Song acoustic guitar once in a shop, and to my ear (from the playing position) it sounded rather nice...but to my friend, also a guitarist, who was sitting four feet in front of me, it sounded awful.
 
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Hoover said:
Interesting. I played a Rain Song acoustic guitar once in a shop, and to my ear (from the playing position) it sounded rather nice...but to my friend, also a guitarist, who was sitting four feet in front of me, it sounded awful.
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I have a friend who used to have a Rainsong. Lots of bells and whistles, great pickup system.

It sounded friggin' horrible. He thought it wasn't that terrible. Another guitar player in the band absolutely despised it.

The only thing it was good for was playing outdoors in the rain. He sold it because he never used it.

That carbon fiber bass is OK. It's kind of neat. It's beautiful and the incredibly high level craftsmanship is undeniable when you see it and hold it. It reminds me of the Rainsong. I prefer my Thunderchief, not by a small margin. I didn't plug in the CF bass. It may sound fantastic electrified for all I know. My thunderchief sounds pretty uneven plugged in, I need to get it fixed.

Then again, as a Peavey Bass guy I prefer my Millenium to any G-Bass I've ever played also.... So what does that tell you.
 
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FromTheBassMent said:
I work occasionally with a guy who has a Rain Song acoustic that's all carbon fiber. He bought it because he lives much of the year on a sailboat, and they're pretty much impervious to the elements. Acoustically, the sound is good but not great... very bright in the high end but lacking richness in the lows. But plugged into a PA with just a touch of EQ tweaking it is hands-down the best sounding acoustic with a pickup that I have ever heard.
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Have you ever heard an acoustic with a K+K Pure Western Mini pickup?
 
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Hoover said:
Interesting. I played a Rain Song acoustic guitar once in a shop, and to my ear (from the playing position) it sounded rather nice...but to my friend, also a guitarist, who was sitting four feet in front of me, it sounded awful.
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I played a carbon fiber guitar over at GC once. I didn't pay attention to the brand but I suppose it was a Rain Song. Was a great looking and doubtless indestructible instrument, but the tone while sort of OK was not all that great.

Which makes me wonder about these:

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Which are touted as the greatest bass since sliced bread...

(Note price! Also note lack of bout to stand on while showing off! ;) )
 
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I always wanted to play a rainsong, and these look very cool too (though I wish they had a more traditional looking model) . . . my 2¢. I would never consider a carbon fiber instrument for anything other than live use. It's like the reviews I read on ultra thin acoustic guitars when people rant about how crappy they sound unplugged. duh!

any acoustic instrument amplified is going to come w/ baggage. the carbon fibers just seem like a lotta lesser evils . . . but again, never played one.

my boss has a cf cello. his band plays all over, plus he actually records it. definitely sound different, not better or worse, just different
 

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