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Originally Posted by jdinco
I guess I'm the odd man out here, I played them all, a lot. In the WS line up, I preferred the H series with a 12 fret neck. A touch warmer than the others. It's good to be able to have that many models to choose from, and I think that playing style may enter into it a lot too. I don't like bright forward sounding guitars.
Bottom line is that you should play them all before you buy Randy. How far is Colorado Springs and Tejon Street Music from you? Big Rainsong dealer. 
As far as the RS WS sounding better than the X20......ehhhhh to my ears, nope. I know I know...personal taste. Good luck. |
Ha! Tejon Street is about a 9-10 hour drive.
You are right I. Should try them all first. I wish I could get my hands on everything side by side. That would be awesome.
A road trip to Texas is a little easier 3-4 hours maybe.
As far as the X20 goes ... it has a certain quality of sound that I dont care for. How do I describe it? Plastic sounding highs? Nasally? Brittle highs? I am not sure that I am putting the right description of what I am hearing but I dont hear that same quality in the Rainsong or CA or Journey CF guitars. Which makes me sad honestly... I LOVE the look of the X20! I REALLY wanted to love it. But I haven't been won over by the videos. Great players playing them, lovely tunes too, but that plasticy quality that I hear in the videos just put me off. I know a CF guitar will never sound exactly like a good wood guitar, but some are closer than others I suppose. I wish I could get my hands on an X20 to either confirm what I am hearing or lay those perceptions to rest. Some have suggested just buying one and returning it if it doesn't suit me... But shipping to Ireland can't be cheap ha! If I were more on the fence about it, I might have considered that. The Rainsongs I can take a day and drive to Texas to try out a few.
Do you have any sound clips of the X20 played fingerstyle?