Post by Greg adkins on Nov 1, 2005 23:34:14 GMT -5
Well, after much deliberation, and selling some gear on ebay, I finally decided on a guitar. The winner is:
A Rainsong AWS-1000.
I bought it at my favorite little music shop up in Townsend, TN... good mountain people... I love supporting them. I got a pretty good deal on it though. Regular price of $1500 and I traded in a lap dulcimer and walked out with the guitar for $1000.
The Rainsong guitars are unique in that they're not made of wood.. there's no wood on this thing at all. It's made of graphite. It doesn't look like any guitar you've ever played... but man, it sounds fantastic. Acoustic it sounds great... plugged in even better. The great thing about it being graphite is that humidity and temperature won't have any effect on this guitar at all.
One of the problems I've dealt with a lot on stage (especially at New City) with my Taylor is that as the stage lights get hotter, they tend to knock my guitar out of tune every couple of songs. A graphite guitar doesn't have this problem... you can leave it in 100 degree heat in the trunk of your car, then take it out to play a concert in an igloo and it will be in exactly the same tuning you left it in.
For a second guitar that I'm going to be traveling with, that is a great selling point. Not to mention that the guitar has really nice, low action for my small little hands, and also a sweet Fishman prefix-plus pickup system with built in tuner... it's a great deal all around.
I first heard of these guitars about six years ago and my response was probably like a lot of you... "a graphite guitar? Guitars are made of wood... that's dumb." But i had to admit, the one I heard back then sounded phenomenal, and even though I didn't know how to play guitar then (I've only been playing since 2002... isn't that obvious) I knew that it felt pretty good too.
After that, I forgot about them, and kind of got my heart set on getting a Lowden (which I'd still like, but don't have $2500 to afford one right now) but then, about a month ago, I saw David Wilcox at New City here in Knoxville... and what was he playing? A Rainsong...
I figured at that point, if it's good enough for David Wilcox, it's good enough for me. Of course, I'm about 1% the player he is, but still...
Anyway, if you want to check it out, you can find out more about rainsong guitars here:
www.rainsong.com/models/aws1000.asp
Mine is black... not red like the one in the picture.
- Greg
A Rainsong AWS-1000.
I bought it at my favorite little music shop up in Townsend, TN... good mountain people... I love supporting them. I got a pretty good deal on it though. Regular price of $1500 and I traded in a lap dulcimer and walked out with the guitar for $1000.
The Rainsong guitars are unique in that they're not made of wood.. there's no wood on this thing at all. It's made of graphite. It doesn't look like any guitar you've ever played... but man, it sounds fantastic. Acoustic it sounds great... plugged in even better. The great thing about it being graphite is that humidity and temperature won't have any effect on this guitar at all.
One of the problems I've dealt with a lot on stage (especially at New City) with my Taylor is that as the stage lights get hotter, they tend to knock my guitar out of tune every couple of songs. A graphite guitar doesn't have this problem... you can leave it in 100 degree heat in the trunk of your car, then take it out to play a concert in an igloo and it will be in exactly the same tuning you left it in.
For a second guitar that I'm going to be traveling with, that is a great selling point. Not to mention that the guitar has really nice, low action for my small little hands, and also a sweet Fishman prefix-plus pickup system with built in tuner... it's a great deal all around.
I first heard of these guitars about six years ago and my response was probably like a lot of you... "a graphite guitar? Guitars are made of wood... that's dumb." But i had to admit, the one I heard back then sounded phenomenal, and even though I didn't know how to play guitar then (I've only been playing since 2002... isn't that obvious) I knew that it felt pretty good too.
After that, I forgot about them, and kind of got my heart set on getting a Lowden (which I'd still like, but don't have $2500 to afford one right now) but then, about a month ago, I saw David Wilcox at New City here in Knoxville... and what was he playing? A Rainsong...
I figured at that point, if it's good enough for David Wilcox, it's good enough for me. Of course, I'm about 1% the player he is, but still...
Anyway, if you want to check it out, you can find out more about rainsong guitars here:
www.rainsong.com/models/aws1000.asp
Mine is black... not red like the one in the picture.
- Greg
