I Tried The Cheapest “Carbon Fiber” Electric Guitar..

[@TaylorDanley]

You can learn more about them here: www.amazon.com/enya?maas=maas_adg_39D66D6288518772126229FA0A7365A9_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas

[@myhapylife]

The fact that guitar has amp, speaker, battery and processing unit built in, and still is that light weight is impressive.

[@mysfit9781]

@@myhapylife KARBO' FAIBA

[@jaminjim44]

Man I got mine a couple weeks ago, love it!! Plays fantastic! Stays in tune and is just an awesome little cheap guitar! Great video!

[@say1033]

I need one. If i can sit on my couch and play with headphones whenever i want and not need to drag an amp out. That's worth $400. New guitar with new perks. That's a win for me.

[@IronClan2024]

😊 there is a way for less money with your current guitar. a litle devise that comes packed with presets that can be eddited or, you go Tonocracy : if you have a small laptop or notebook or ibook or what is that applething called, you do not need this guitar ut only your notebook and tonocracy ( free to download ). Now it has a whole lot of presets and you can also make your own within the vst which can run as a stand alone aswell. I use this vst all time with my Guitar.

[@capoman1]

It does pretty well with the speaker too. So you could easily jam on the porch or wherever without any wires.

[@Altronn]

@@say1033 If you’ve already got a guitar you can get a Fender Mustang Micro. Does the same thing for any electric guitar and it’s about $100

[@JSession]

@@Altronn true until the wife asks you to get up or do something then you have to unplug everything, my current problem 😅

[@borneotribe575]

@@JSession 😅😅😅

[@BataraKado]

taylor so glad you chucked this guitar through an amp, most people just review it with the speaker built in, ive been waiting for someone to chuck it into a decent tube head... great man taylor thank you lol!

[@JamieSlays]

sick video. also have to always remind myself that when i see your thumbnails. it isnt a photo of me haha

[@TaylorDanley]

OR IS IT??

[@derekkesek]

At 13:16 in video, the guitar sounds amazing, we have developed hemp composites for aircraft, and I think they might work for this type of guitar, so cool, thanks for sharing the demo!🤘🤘

[@thetroubledmonk]

I picked this guitar 2 weeks ago and I CANNOT put it down. I have owned Les Paul's, Yamaha's, Fender's, and some others (even a Vantage) and this guitar stands shoulder to shoulder with them all when it comes to comfort, sound, quality, and just how much fun it is to play. The price is ridiculous and no dount Enya is losing money on their end to bring all of this to us and gain that sweet sweet marketing. If you are on the fence, just buy it, before Enya is a household name and they decide not to lose money on this guitar any more. I have used the drum machine in the app to play along with, streamed Spotify to my guitar to play with a song, and have had so much fun playing with all the amp and effects. You can look for a negative review, but I promise that you will have to dive into an ocean of positive reviews first.

[@DoofAlmighty]

I have had so many arguments with guitar purists over tone wood. It makes a difference in acoustic tones only and they insist otherwise. Id happily have that guitar in my collection.

[@TaylorDanley]

I don't think it matters, unless it matters to you. Like for example, if you really want some beautiful flamed maple top, then yeah.. it matters. But if you want mahogany because tone, probably not so much.

[@DoofAlmighty]

@@TaylorDanley I have 2 strats, one made of ash and another made out of basswood. With my amp set up, they sound pretty much the same so I agree with you.

[@cliftongardner4367]

In the future, when we’re all playing carbon fiber guitars, we’ll just argue about tone weave and tone layers

[@Durkhead]

I think it makes a difference in sustain, you can hear it when you switch guitars. I think it actually makes the palm mutes sound better but when you hit the open chord it sounds kinda thin like it fades out quik

[@ol48spring]

Billy Gibbons plays 6 lb custom teles with banjo strings. Tone wood my ass. It’s how you play fellas…

[@I.M.Guitar-Nerd]

I have their little 1/2 size acoustic and it is brilliant!

[@KillaFXZ]

You want to really impress me, play Enya on that guitar! 🤣

[@ChakraOver9k]

Nobody wants to impress you though 🤷‍♂️

[@TaylorDanley]

Damn, I can't believe I didn't think to do that lol.

[@KillaFXZ]

@ChakraOver9k only loser 💩 like this comment. You guys mom impressed me! 🤣👉👌

[@KillaFXZ]

@@ChakraOver9k 💩🤡

[@hectorcastro6926]

@@TaylorDanley THANK YOU!

[@wanderergrim]

I imagine it has quite a thick guitar tone for being so light is because wood can have air pockets which may lead to it sounding less thick depending on the wood. Since this guitar is made from carbon fibre is does not have air pockets I would assume. This is just me guessing from the surface level information I know.

[@Vadim_Andr.]

you have a good idea. it's one solid piece of plastic

[@guitarjam7129]

This is a great guitar! My Gibson SG and Fender Strat have been parked in their cases since this arrived.

[@gustavojsierra6321]

Actually I got the acoustic one first and I was so impressed with it that I got this baby without hesitation. My PRS, Strat, Tele, Ibanez are in their cases as well.

[@fbblusher]

Same😊

[@jeremywayne5665]

I've had mine now for about 4 months. And I love it , I have The black one. I did change the tuner's to D'Addario locking trim tuner machines which are very awesome. This guitar is just perfect and even playing without an amp or even turned off it plays good like an acoustic. It resonates very well.

[@kurtsinsane]

Such an awesome guitar. Just got mine this week!

[@CrushingAxes]

Cool man, sounds interesting! This VHT is cool! I've been using a carbon fiber pick, jazz III dunlop maxgrip, I'll definitely try one of those guitars!

[@TaylorDanley]

I love the VHT deliverance!

[@RiverSongMusic]

Great job! I do believe giving your opinion is where the value of a video like this is. Those guitars are nice.

[@christianramirez6718]

The Enya Guitar Alnico pickups go side-by-side to the Seymour Duncan JBs. Whoa!😮 I want one!🤘😎🎸

[@ancientalien815]

1. GET RID OF THE SPEAKER AND OR ELECTRONICS 2. PUT IN GOOD PICKUPS 3. STAINLESS STEEL FRETS 4. LOCKING TUNERS 5. PRICE AT $499 6. SELL LIKE HOT CAKES My work is done here.

[@TaylorDanley]

I agree with the speaker, it's a weird choice to me but I think that's their brand model based off the acoustics they make. I thought the pickups were pretty good though.

[@ancientalien815]

@@TaylorDanley Yeah I thought the guitar sounded great actually.

[@sogron007]

@@ancientalien815 just got one; the pick ups are actually pretty good, concerning the speaker just don’t use it. Also, you can plug guitar directly into your computer with an USB cable and record a background track or loop.

[@derekkesek]

EMG Pickups, Floyd Rose, or Kahler etc

[@pierrefitch]

I’m wondering about the battery life . Will the battery life be the same after months of owning it can it be replaced? That’s the big question

[@ivanzivanovic4013]

What is the riff from that you’re playing around 14:30?

[@turov2661]

Aw man if they only placed the speaker, I don't know, maybe on top, so it doesn't ruing the looks and also points where it should, at your face, I would instantly buy this.

[@relativeparadox9567]

Looks perfect for busking.

[@TaylorDanley]

sounds kinky

[@GregMerritt-ws8tq]

They added 50 bucks to the price tag recently. Still a solid deal though.

[@justynodowd4267]

I have an Enya acoustic without the electronics and it kicks ass. Not the warmest of bass compared to a dreadnought but it sounds great for "carbon"

[@STUTT3RRR]

anyone know what tuning he played in?

[@capoman1]

I wonder, can it work as a bluetooth speaker to jam along to?

[@nolerx]

Yes it can!

[@tobins6800]

What i noticed was a weird top end. A plasticy, brittle crunch, like if you dump a bag of fritos out and grind them with your feet or a plastic box.

[@briancampbell5243]

I may have missed it, but does it need to charged to play through an amp?

[@Vadim_Andr.]

no.

[@SchmittycocoPop]

Ok just bought one. Now how to get it in the house with our wifey noticing:)

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

I'd still love if you some Medusa tones for ToneX.

[@TaylorDanley]

I just did one, the only issue is it takes way too long to process them. I just don't have the time to invest a whole day into making 5-10 tone models.

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

@@TaylorDanley Did you upload it? If so, what's the tone called? Cause I can't find it.

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

How do the on board effects stack up against a Mooer gtrs intelligent guitar.

[@TaylorDanley]

There's only a couple effects. The fidelity is comparable, but there just aren't many options.

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

@@TaylorDanley Appreciate the info

[@JuanCarrillojakeduel]

Great review. The only thing for me that I would expect from a Smart Guitar is the midi option it would be great that this guitar had incorporated I guess is just matter of time the will have the option. Now since you are a guitar guru can you point me into the right direction of what are the top 5 midi/electric guitars?

[@christopherward4671]

Did the pickups seem a little low output? I think it actually sounds great, might even be a better candidate for higher output pickups.

[@666voyager666]

Damn i want your personal opinions on this one bud. Ive really been eyeing some of these new fangled composite guitars that go for a pretty penny....

[@666voyager666]

Mainly RUF guitars !

[@TaylorDanley]

I really appreciate that. I've been thinking a lot about this lately, and I just want to be ethical as possible. I was considering doing something like a follow up series where I give my updated opinions, but I'm still not sure how I'm going to do it yet.

[@88LmAn]

3 of my ukuleles are enya, one of those is their carbon fibre nova Ukulele. And for the ukes at least they are really nice to play.

[@rafaelgutierrez6275]

It's an amazing guitar but honestly the company could, and should, also do a simple non-gimmicky version just for the people that like modding (or adding more knobs)

[@zman24007]

I do like the headphone jack..but i would like to try a solid one with a set of sd’s and no speaker in it and see what it sounds like.

[@therileyobrien]

Looks like they took a ton of material off of the frets to level them and from what I can see the upper frets don't look crowned.🤔

[@TaylorDanley]

Nothing about the frets seemed unusual or felt unnatural. But I have no idea what they did 🤷‍♂️

[@JoviMusicAndCars]

I want it love the video too great job

[@CryptToneMusic]

I would totally be into this thing if it didn't have the built in amp and effects. I get why they're there but that's just personal preference. It would be cool if they did a version without that stuff and just the standard pickups. It would definitely be a cool budget gigging guitar if it was more stripped down and if I wanted effects on the go I'd just use any of the new pocket sized modellers like the Mooer prime p2

[@ShaneSaiyan]

Are the pickups part of the active circuit or do you still get output with a dead battery? Theoretically the guitar itself is going to far outlast the battery's ability to hold a charge, and who knows what sourcing a replacement will be like when that happens

[@Vadim_Andr.]

inside 2 regular 18650 batteries . just need to solder

[@cb-ez7pz]

What is your opinion of it as just a guitar,? Putting aside the speaker and effects.

[@bassgoul]

cool guitar... but that battery will only last a few years. do they sell replacements and can you get to it to remove/replace it?

[@iridios6127]

Skilled technician do this without any efforts.

[@andrefcnc]

That was one of my concerns but I have seen another youtuber remove the backplate and the battery is very easily accessible. Just disconnect the connector, take the old one out, throw the new one in and screw the back plate back in place. Seems like it doesn't require a lot of skill or knowledge to pull it off.

[@Vadim_Andr.]

2 x 18650 batteries .

[@gabbjohnn]

Curious, does it come with an amplifier or do you need your own ? (like buy it separately etc.)

[@duquefranklintrouble6635]

Yes, you need to buy it separately

[@chupiconverge6034]

Good video. Great review

[@heavybrett-al4082]

See this I find interesting, will we see other guitar related products being made of alternative materials? Could cabinets be made of carbon fibre?

[@Yohahn]

Do they make one without the app and speaker?

[@ericdpeerik3928]

"You don't care about the gig bag" I actually do. Each of my instruments has a matching branded gig bag, whether it was included or I had to pay extra. 😂 I'm a gig bag nerd

[@thebayandurpoghosyanshow]

Well, the multi-effects and speaker already make it a hard "nope" for me, I don't need a guitar I can't service.

[@clotban]

Thank`s 👋🤛

[@jamessigmon4765]

I'd buy one in a heartbeat if there was an option for one without the speaker and modeler. Just two humbuckers and LP style controls, please!

[@Andrlz_]

I mean, why not take it while seeing those things as sort of "bonus" features? Better to have more than less, right?

[@brownsparlour9813]

Love ur videos man always sound great but this thing i just dont know man lol

[@TaylorDanley]

They're not for everyone for sure!

[@brownsparlour9813]

@@TaylorDanley yeh i get that and thats the beauty of these reviews my brother!!

[@crow468]

I'm kinda not going to lie. That guitar has some pretty tasty tonal characteristics.

[@capoman1]

I imagine it's actually plastic. Gonna take someone cutting one apart to find out. Or perhaps you could remove the neck and get a glimpse from sanding the neck joint a bit.

[@borky1987]

You can't remove the neck... it's all just one piece

[@PapaBebe]

Wish i have it 😮

[@dylan.1776]

Honestly crazy value. Shame about the Les Paul style

[@TaylorDanley]

For a composite guitar, yeah, I couldn't find an electric that was comparable.

[@Durkhead]

You can tell a difference in the sustain esp when compared to the jackson

[@djcuriosity6670]

This guitar’s perfect for Chuck Berry’s descendants, but if you're into smooth jazz or R&B, keep moving.

[@DJLOSERMIND]

Seems like a cool guitar to play on stage sice is 6 pounds it's no issue to jump around and go full mike smith with it. The tone is awesome too.. I would love to get my hands one one. Taken how i dont stand still playing. XD

[@fatherno5721]

holy shit! Future is now!

[@jaminjim44]

Carbon fiber/Polycarbonate if it were all carbon fiber it would be a LOT more 😉

[@johnmclaughlin763]

This is a 1,000 dollar guitar. And it will be soon. Notice the price point in other countries. They are “dumping” to buy market share. (See Honda and Toyota in the 70s/80s.) that said, I’m going to buy one. A great practice guitar. I’m sitting on my back porch with a strat, a cord and an amp. That would get rid of the junk on my porch when just practicing anyway

[@Otero3D]

It sounds sick, for a carbon fiber guitar, and even more for a 400 guitar

[@michaelj.anderson1116]

Sounds surprisingly good. Idk but I kinda want one.

[@davidmeek8038]

The zero fret is literally .020 TOO HIGH with .012 neck relief tuned to E standard

[@wanderergrim]

Might be a good guitar for busking

[@mishmashmedley]

except it is not the cheapest of the CF Enya guitars (it's the most expensive in their line last time i checked)

[@toddjones1480]

They have cheaper CF guitars, but the cheaper ones are all acoustic. The video title specifies electric.

[@rajakhairiyah533]

In Malaysia Its so expensive that price 1300+ my one month salaryy arghh😭😭😭😭

[@Andrlz_]

I mean, if it even came to country I would probably have to work 3-4 months straight without expending anything just to be able to afford it. Yeah, third world countries suck.

[@louis-jeanbraye9834]

great!

[@Uncle_Buzz]

Cool.

[@jessehutchings]

IDK man maybe it's just the effects settings but it doesn't sound that thick to me. Kind of tinny sounding. Especially noticeable when letting a chord ring out; the musical resonance simply isn't there. The musical dynamic of letting a 6 string chord ring out says a lot about the guitar.

[@coobanez777]

Agreed. The Jackson sounded way thicker and better overall in the A/B.

[@Vadim_Andr.]

because this guitar is just out of the box. and it costs $400. What kind of Jackson can produce the same sound for 400?

[@spongebob6664]

The zero fret seems very promising

[@leantruts]

You're a lucky guy. Brazilian people needs to pay more than 10 times of this price. R$ 4.000,00. Just to understand better, the basic salary here is R$ 1.450,00. For explain better than this, this salary don't pay the basic necessities.

[@clintwilson6380]

I got a deck of Texas Chainsaw Massacre playing cards too...

[@kenbreetz]

Too much distortion and crunch while reviewing. I would rather see several styles of playing to get a well rounded view of the tone.

[@todoelmundoapesta]

Nobody will be playing clean or blues on one of those so it's pointless

[@billyfields7722]

Guitar like this are the future. Maybe 20 to 50 years down the road. Less maintenance and work that's needed to play guitar.

[@TaylorDanley]

Carbon fiber or built in multieffects? I agree on carbon fiber or some other composite materials. You're already seeing that with richlite, etc. Idk about the built in effects and speaker catching on.

[@hatempire]

@@TaylorDanley I guess it was about carbon fiber. Way less worry, especially for tours on different hemispheres, which cause massive temperature changes that affect the guitar

[@aleksandarnevski8122]

That built in speaker ...is mega giga pure shit

[@robertnitschke89]

Why did you review a travel guitar with a speaker plugged in to an amp?

[@ol48spring]

Hail tech 🤘🏻

[@Dezmond2inbox]

"I Think I’m Over Mesa Cabs"

[@SenseiKreese]

It's probably not really carbon fibre which is why it's cheap. The other cheap carbon fibre guitars on the market are basically a plastic and they're fake. Carbon fibre is not cheap or easy to produce. So I am highly doubting it is actually carbon fibre.

[@capoman1]

That was my guess too.

[@Ghragle-]

I think when chinas behind it with slave labor it can be cheap. It’s not actually cheap anywhere else. Also we arbitrarily make things expensive in America. I order all my son’s prescription drugs from Canada. Doing that saves us 100s. Some industry person inflated the price. Go to other countries and you can get materials that are expensive here for literally 50% or more off the purchase price in the west.

[@tluangteapachuau732]

And you probably are not a Sensei😂

[@SenseiKreese]

@@tluangteapachuau732 Playing Ibanez guitars for decades makes you a sensei, didn't you know?

[@flatroc1]

I would be very interested in this if they made a dumb model. Just basic electric guitar guts.

[@jamesrogers9949]

It sounds woofy...hollow...tinny... And not just your video...but others too.

[@Peter-by3ox]

looks and sounds like shite. I want one

[@pptemplar5840]

"WTF is carbon Fiber" Plastic with marketing grease.

[@-cobainism-]

but.... but... but i wanna hear *your* conclusions😔

[@bigred6137]

Definitely not real carbon fiber. That shit is stupid expensive.

[@PedroHenriquePeagaH]

CADÊ os sommeliers de pau!? Pra falar que madeira é essa... Kkkkk tem que ser muito trouxa pra pagar mais caro por causa de madeira que não muda som nenhum!

[@georgemeller4074]

Nah, fam. Played that weird Nova Go, I highly doubt that their design language allows them to make a guitar that is genuinely good. I might change my mind if I get to try a Sonic, but I'mma plaster BS on this one. Also, extremely doubtful that the instrument is actually carbon fiber. It would have a much, much higher pricepoint. For the price of the guitar, you'd be lucky to pay for the resin you'd be using to construct it, much less the weave.

[@philipandersen4406]

Hahaha *Make sounds out of this hole. 😅😅😅😅😅

[@marknorman706]

HORRIBLE MULTIEFFECTS SOUND AND EXTREME FEEDBACK ISSUES WHEN USING ANY DISTORTION, GREAT BODY/NECK THOUGH, 10 WATTS MY ASS, 1/2 WATT RMS! I'M RETURNING IT BECAUSE SOUND SUCKS

[@kcrich1310]

What I don't understand is they make a carbon fiber guitar without putting any thought into the guitar part itself. Simple things can be done like 24 frets instead of 22. Is it designed for easy upper fret access? Doesn't look like it. Locking tuners? Why not? I'd rather have locking tuners than that cheap ass speaker next to the pickups. You don't need that speaker. Hire someone like Rusty Cooley to design a guitar and then make it carbon fiber. You'll get a great playing guitar instead of some gimmicky piece of junk and still be able to do it at a decent price. You'll sell a lot more of them.......

[@Vadim_Andr.]

tell me why I have to pay at least twice for pedals and an amplifier? if I don't play often. and I'm not comfortable playing on a long neck with 24 frets.

[@Scourgeofmadness]

Hi , ahh never and one more time never for that kind of technology , That sound is fuuuuu.... I love your videos but I believe that non of serious guitarist will buy this type of guitar haha

[@MnMSounds]

Bruh....LMAO @BaenaCarcosa 5:11

[@thiagomessiahsousa4416]

Gift for me this guitar, im from brasil, ai dont jave money =( my dream a guitar good =(