Originally Posted By: Joe V
For those of you who have bought one (forgive me I don't know the official name), are you happy with your purchase, and the brand you picked. If I already have plenty of guitars - are there any reasons to pick one of these up ?


Short answer: "probably not"

Long answer:

Not sure if this is what you're referring to Joe, but you mentioned the material.... Are you talking about solid carbon fiber (aka graphite) guitars?

It still has to be tuned, but the advantage is that the carbon fiber does not absorb moisture as wood does, so it is not as likely to require set-up adjustments due to changes in humidity and temperature.

Its also very light and has good sustain, two things that are very important to me.

As far as whether or not you "should" consider one... that's a highly personal consideration. But unless an instrument provides some advantage that is important to you, I consider these instruments to be wayyyy overpriced.

In my case, I have a condition that causes my fingertips to split and bleed, and I needed the ability to set my action as low as possible without buzzing... with the added assurance that the next rainy day or outdoor gig wouldn't render the setup null and void. I question whether the benefit derived justifies the cost... but I do like the guitar... quite a lot.

A less expensive alternative to buying a solid graphite guitar is to buy a replacement neck made from graphite. They cost around $500 and can be bought from here:
http://mosesgraphite.com/

Another company named Rainsong makes acoustic guitars that are solid carbon fiber: http://www.rainsong.com/

The website for the company that made my guitar is http://www.status-graphite.com/

If you scour the web for reviews, you'll see just about every possible opinion expressed. If you have to ask, my guess is that you haven't identified a compelling reason, in which case you probably don't need one.

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