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Now, as for the guitar; It was packaged well in a double box and in the case that is included. It came strung with D'Addario 12s. Out of the box the action was on the high side. First thing I did was adjust the truss rod to bring the action down a bit. It responded well and the action is now on the low side of normal, but no buzzing or intonation problems. It was an easy setup. (I’ve posted a video walk-thru of this one as well.)
The build quality on this X3 is nothing short of sublime. It is perfect in every way. From smooth fret ends (a constant irritation on many Chinese guitars) to a fit and finish that only robotics and CNC technology can deliver at that price. To put it in perspective, when I started playing guitar in 1969 my first guitar was a Univox that I paid $40 dollars for. It was beat to hell; the action was a mile off the fretboard, and it was plywood, but it was what I could afford. In 1969 dollars this Enya would have retailed for $48 ($399 in today’s money). That’s about the same price as my beat to crap Univox. Many things are better and cheaper these days and I’m thankful that “they don’t build them like they used to.”
As I said in an earlier post; This is a traditional 41” dreadnought carbon fiber guitar. It is a great example of reverse engineering of several carbon fiber guitars taking the best features of them and incorporating them in this design. The floating neck design comes from McPherson, the body elements are like the now defunct RainSong and some design elements mirror Emerald.
The electronics are the same type employed by Tonewood. The guitar can generate effects plugged or unplugged. It comes with a built-in lithium battery that is recharged via a USB C port. That is all very handy. The guitar can generate reverb, delay, flange and wah plugged or unplugged. I think some of the effects boarder on cheesy, but this preamp is solid and gets the job done. The X4 which is one step up, features a more sophisticated preamp with lots of toys if that’s important to you.
The guitar is very easy to play with a neck that is nicely sculpted and more akin to a Martin from a girth standpoint. It plays well up and down the fretboard and with a cutout design you can get way up there. I was able to get the action very low with no buzz. Unplugged, it is a great sounding guitar. For the money it’s jaw-dropping good. Plugged in it sounds like a cannon. It’s bright as most carbon guitars are, but not shrill at all. It can also withstand Arizona heat in the car that would destroy a wood guitar in the time you could play Wagon Wheel.
A guitar of this quality at that price is a marvel of modern manufacturing. Rock on cheaply my friends!