The future of wood in acoustic guitars

[Brad Little]

I remember back in the '80s an article in the classical oriented "Guitar Review" wondering about the sustainability of wood for guitars and this article reminded me of that. https://reverb.com/news/the-future-...os-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=blog

 

[lungimsam]

I know a guy with a carbon fiber acoustic. No truss rod needed. I can’t tell a diff in sound. But I’m not an acoustic player.

 

[Rambozo96]

I would like to see the carbon fiber acoustics more but given the very traditionalist mindset of the acoustic guitar camp I’d be shocked if it ever became a big thing outside of what Ovation did.

 

[gjmalcyon]

Has anyone here spent any time with one of the RainSong carbon fiber guitars? Opinions? Impressions?

 

[SFIV1967]

The whole magic of a guitar to me is the smell of wood and lacquer and the art of making it from wood. A carbon fiber guitar kills all of that... Sure a synthesizer is nice but a real piano is nicer. What's more practical? Up to each one.

Ralf

 

[GAD]

I would kill to find one of the original Rainsong 12-strings. They don't make them anymore and if memory serves they destroyed the mold for the necks. I played one in a store when they first came out and was blown away by the piano-like tone but I couldn't afford it at the time. They sound incredible and you can paddle a boat with one then keep it in your garage at concert pitch and it won't warp.

While I agree that the organic nature of guitars is sublime, I'll take a "never needs a neck reset" Rainsong 12-string in a heartbeat.

Edit - I just looked it up and they started making the N1-necked 12 strings again in 2020! w00t!

 

[gjmalcyon]

Edit - I just looked it up and they started making the N1-necked 12 strings again in 2020! w00t!

Looking forward to the review.

 

[Guildedagain]

Fender soon to phase out Ash.

Fender is phasing out most of its ash guitars

Fender is phasing out the use of ash wood in their guitar production. This claim comes from Australian dealer, Guitar Station – which Gear News later confirmed with Fender. The company cited the rapid decline of ash tree populations as the key decision maker.

guitar.com

 

[twocorgis]

I owned a couple of Rainsongs, and they were both terrific guitars. I regret selling my basic satin dreadnought in retrospect. And like Gary says, it's great to have a guitar that you can paddle a boat with, and will never need a neck reset. I'd buy one again if the right deal came along.

 

[wileypickett]

Played a couple Rainsongs, and owned a jumbo six-string for a while, but didn't keep it. (IMO the jumbos sounded better than the dreadnaughts.)

Not bad at all (and the shark inlays are kinda cool), but they'll never sound better (or worse) than they do the first time you pick one up. "Will sound great once it breaks in," doesn't apply to Rainsongs.