Composite Acoustics GX

I bought the GX player series model which doesn't have all the bells and whistles of the performer series - I purchased it on Ebay from a music store in Boston that gave me the best price around - I already had experience with a carbon guitar as i also own an Emerald X5 travel guitar - EVERLONG I have waited to buy a full sized carbon guitar and then I discovered the Composite Acoustics company out of Louisiana - Their first premier guitar was the X Performer and then the GX Performer - as I said mine is a GX Player series - MY LOVE FOR this guitar cannot be measured - I believe the bracing may different in the two series and the performer is supposed to be superior to the player - the body and neck are all one piece made of carbon composite - came with a hard case which seems very durable, but a bit heavy to carry around - YOU can't get a lighter guitar though - the body shape makes it very comfortable to hug and play either standing with a strap or sitting - it IS black in color with a glossy finish - the body style is of auditorium - it is thicher and deeper than the x model giving it louder sound - the electronics on this model are basic, but do work well the guitar sounds as good plugged in as it does unplugged - the neck feels like that of any acoustic guitar - not too thin like an electric and not too thick so it is uncomfortable to play - it actually feels as good to play as it sounds - this is a fun guitar - LR Baggs electronics - sperzel tuners - The most wonderful thing about this guitar and the reason I bought it is the composite material. The action on this guitar is FOREVER AND VEVER WILL CHANGE - perfect action right out of the box - weather cannot and will not effect this guitar's playability - perfect for gigging or just sitting by the campfire. My rating for this guitar does not relfect any negativity what so ever - the guitar is simply a basic version of the Performer series.

YOU could call me a novist player - I play out a little and play for music therapy groups at work - I play mostly alternative rock and some of the classic stuff and strum with a pick mostly - WILL sometimes do some finger picking and this guitar is loud with a rich full sound and brilliant ring - I like everything about this guitar - it ALWAYS performs for me and plays my favorite songs like: I'll BE and MY very favorite Your Song - I call the guitar SWEETIE!

As I have already stated, the guitar came out of the box with perfect action - very low, but no buzz and that will never change - NOTHING NEGATIVE TO SAY - my only complaint is that the back scratched easily when a coworker picked it up with keys hanging on his belt - if YOU are looking to get a great guitar from a great company - this is the guitar for you - NEED a guitar that never changes action and stays in tune forever - TO find out for sure GIVE US (this guitar) A CHANCE

Carbon Fiber - MY racing bike is made of carbon fiber - the HEART of technology - it IS the most logical choice material for a guitar - some say you can't beat the sound of well aged solid wood guitar - they haven't heard or played a Carbon Acoustics guitar - my BROKEN Martin is what inspired me to go this way - and though I mentioned scratches from keys on the back - after 6 months no pick scratches on the top at all and there is no guard.

Before I bought the guitar - I had EMAILed the company several times with questions - they always got right back to me - transferable warrantee - good company to deal with and they are here in America - I have had no need to get repairs or to have work done, but I get the sense that this company would want tokeep me a happy customer - I would buy from them again amd I am sure they would not disapoint ME

I have been playing about 6 years now - only WISH I had more money for the performer series - YOU could go out and spend alot more and get alot less - this is worth every penny and probably the last guitar you need to buy - if it were lost or stolen I would definately replace it - it feels like it was made for me it is MINE - I wish EVERLONG playing to all - II LOVE the guitar - YOU will love yours too.

First, the GX looks gorgeous. It has a very modern design,and the"sunburst" black finish is really a beauty. Its shape reminds me a bit of some Breedlove guitars, like the Focus. It is ,basically, a X with a deeper body.
More over, the back and the sides are shaped in a way to be very comfortabe when you play it. The guitar feels like a thin body while instead it is almost a grand auditorium.
The neck is 1,75 inches wide at the nut, and the string spacing at the bridge is quite wide. Perfect for fingerpicking, and I play mostly fingerstyle.
Another plus of th advanced design of the GX (as well as the X) is the possibility to play up to the highest frets with no effort, like if you are playing an electric guitar. This is very remarkable for an acoustic guitar.

You know, I really loved the sound of the X (the thin body version) and I found it very balanced, natural and mellow. But because I play mostly unplugged, with my bare fingers (no thumb pick, no nails) I decided that a deeper body could better fit my needs.
So I ordered the GX, but I was intimately a bit concerned that, with a deeper body, I could gain more volume but lose some balance, i.e.: to have the basses overwhelming the trebles.
To my suprise, the sound of the GX is instead incredibly balanced: all the strings ring distinctively, and basses, mids and trebles work together in a very harmonic way, which should make the happiness of every fingerstyle player.
The tone is clear,no muddiness at all, and at the same time warm, natural. The "natural" tone is a signature feature of CA guitars, in my experience. (As the "ringing trebles" are a signature of Rainsong guitars)
The guitar responds very well to the touch: it could sound
delicate and sweet, or punchy and aggressive.
I am not a flatpicker, but to my ears the GX sound very well also when strummed, very musical with chords that jump out of the soundhole with impeccable balance.
Yesterday my son's guitar teacher, who is a great and renowned player, was at our house and I asked him to try the GX. He put down his marvellous Martin OM-28 V and started playing the GX.
My son and I were amazed: the guitar, in his hands, sounded like a multithousand dollars Martin !
Now, the plugged in sound. Here, I believe, all the new CA guitars are almost unbeatable. The Baggs i-mix, which mixes an Element undersaddle pick-up and an i-beam soundboard transducer, is probably one of the best electronic package in the market. Played through my (modest, but I love it) Acoustasonic 30, the GX sounds so natural. It is like the pure acoustic sound, just with more volume.
The GX is not as loud as my former Rainsong Jumbo (the loudest guitar I ever had) but its volume is respectable and it is comparable to the volume of any grand auditorium, and almost as high as the volume of the CA dreadnoughts that I had in the past. It is louder than the X (even if the X packs a LOT of volume for its size).

Finish is superb, action is low, no strings buzz. The neck of my GX has, in my mind, a bit too much relief compared to the other Composite Acoustic guitars that I had in the past (Ihad four). But this is not an issue (see: Customer Support)

It is a Carbon Fiber guitar, It will last forever. I can always leave it on its stand, winter and summer, without worrying about humidity or the lack of it.

The neck of the guitar that I received, in my opinion, has too much relief. I am very picky with the neck of my guitars, and I had in the past several CA guitars and none of them had a neck that was less than perfect, therefore I am entitled to say that CA spoiled me with the quality of its craftmanship.
But the issue is already solved thanks to the oustanding CA customer service.
They are sending me a new GX next week, and I will return to them the one that I have now. All this, with no expenses on my side.
Their customer service is proving once again to be unbeatable.

I compared it to my other guitars (a Emerald Opus X-10, a Seagull Folk) and to other guitars that I had in the past (a Martin OM-21, a Taylor 314, a Rainsong JM-1000, a couple of CA Legacy, a CA Bluegrass Performer,a recent Composite Acoustic X and Rainsong WS-1000, yes, I am a fan of composite guitars, almost a collector).
You know, perhaps I am biased by my love and interest for composite guitars, I have posted positive reviews in the past (for my Rainsong Jumbo and my CA X, for example) but I really believe that once you get used to the clarity of a graphite guitar,it is difficult to go back.
And I personally rate the GX among the best composite guitars that I have owned