Carbon fibre electrics

[VH4_BigRig]

hey guys, I haven't seen anything about carbon fibre in guitars discussed in a while. Rain Song guitars and a few other companies make acoustics out of them, but I have yet to really see anything produced electric guitar wise. I've always been curious how much more stable a carbon fibre neck would be over a wooden one, and whether there is a distinct tone to to it (very bright? dull?). Googling didn't turn up much, do you guys have any knowledge or experience with carbon fibre guitars?

I want to get a custom guitar built at some point, but since the weather here constantly f**ks up my instruments, I don't see the point in investing that kind of coin right now. Hell, I haven't even bought any new lower end guitars because of it. But with the Evertune bridge out now, I'm super curious whether a guitar with that bridge, a wooden body, carbon fibre neck, and wooden fretboard might actually hold up. I don't even know if it's even possible though. Thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

 

[thisguy]

I had one of the original Parker Niteflys. The piezo acoustic pickup sounded great. I thought the magnetic pickups/electric guitar part sounded kind of like an acoustic run through an amp. Not completely, but some of that sound mixed in. I had two friends with regular Parkers and they ended up saying the same thing about theirs.

 

[rsm]

I've been looking for non-wood guitars for awhile. XoX made the Handle model, but I think they either stopped or went out of business (all carbon fiber

I had original Steinbergers back in the day, and have Synapse models now (hard maple).

I picked up a new Gittler a couple of years ago, it's all titanium.

With CITES, I'd like to see more guitars being made of non-traditional materials, and in non-traditional shapes. However, I think it's a losing business model since most guitarists are ultra traditional when it comes to guitars, and amps. It's also why many millennials aren't interested in guitar/guitar based music..it's the instrument/music of their parents, grandparents, etc. where most are looking backwards to gear and recreating sounds of the past.

IMO

 

[rokket2005]

I had a Parker PM60 which was the only guitar in the PM line made in the US, essentially a Fly Singlecut. I loved how it played and it sounded alright but it came to me with fret issues and no one would work on it. At one point I emailed parker and asked them what it would cost to ship it to them and have the issues with it ironed out, and they basically told me to take take it to one of the authorized Parker dealers to have it serviced. The thing is, I bought it from GC, them being the only Parker dealer around, and gc refused to work on it. So fuck me, right?

The other carbon fiber experience I have is with my Vigier Excalibur which has carbon fiber in place of a truss rod. It's fine, but I never play it anymore cause I like how my PRS' and G&L's sound more.

 

[thisguy]

You know something else that bugged me about my Parker? When I was beginning to seriously question whether or not I liked the guitar I did an internet search to see what famous guitar players were using them. Reeves Gabrels was the only one I could find. I took that as a bad sign.

Also, the back of the neck was sticky and so my thumb was constantly dragging on it.

 

[Hey_bert_whtcha_doin_bert]

Try an Aristides

 

[paulyc]

You know something else that bugged me about my Parker? When I was beginning to seriously question whether or not I liked the guitar I did an internet search to see what famous guitar players were using them. Reeves Gabrels was the only one I could find. I took that as a bad sign.

Also, the back of the neck was sticky and so my thumb was constantly dragging on it.

Amir from Orgy used them too...

 

[rokket2005]

Adrian Belew was the biggest endorser, the only other guy I knew was Adam D. The last thing I care about when looking at guitars is who endorses them though. People change companies all them time because it's just business for a lot of them and putting stock in who is getting a better deal to play something other then they used to is playing right into these companies hands.

 

[dirtyfunkg]

Dave Navarro used them, as did Vernon Reid. I loved my Fly Deluxe but disliked the pickups. I didn't want to go through the hassle to switch them out.

I loved the weight, neck, and acoustic sounds, and it sounded/felt great unplugged.

 

[thisguy]

Dave Navarro used them, as did Vernon Reid. I loved my Fly Deluxe but disliked the pickups. I didn't want to go through the hassle to switch them out.

I loved the weight, neck, and acoustic sounds, and it sounded/felt great unplugged.

Yeah, the acoustic sound was great! I played it at church for a while and I'll never forget the mediocre guitar player with the super expensive Taylor (because EVERYBODY played Taylors) who got totally ticked off when my Parker sounded better. To be fair, I was a lot better at setting the eq than he was.

 

[Valtyr]

I have a Parker Fly, and a Composite Acoustic. They are the most stable guitars I have ever encountered. I have never had to adjust the neck on the Parker and I don't think the CA guitar even has a truss rod. Both guitars sound fine.

I know Composite Acoustics did make an electric guitar called the Blade but I have never seen one in person. Regarding Parkers, I think the USA production stopped a couple years ago so if you ever wanted one then do it now because they'll only get more scarce from here on out.

 

[stratjacket]

Try an Aristides

First thing that came to my mind too. What are they made of though? I looked through their site a while back but I couldn't find anything about the material. Is it some kind of polycarbonated pupilpropaline? They look amazing and definitely want to get my hands on one to try it.

 

[rokket2005]

^Yeah, it's some material they call arium. I think they developed/have the patent on it.