I bought one a year ago, when it was newly released and before there were any reliable reviews of the instrument. All last summer I kept it in the car in So CA heat to see how well it would hold up, and it's done really quite well. Tuning stability has been remarkable. Aesthetically, it's very pleasing all around, including the packaging. I've seen some complaints that it isn't really carbon fiber, but this is not true. The big difference with other CF guitars is that it's injection molded CF-filled plastic, rather than fabricated via layup methods usually used. After a year, I think the difference is becoming irrelevant. Cost-wise, injection molding allows a product to be mass produced much less expensively, at least after the tooling costs (which can be quite high) are recouped. My biggest criticism is that it's somewhat neck heavy. I don't find it comfortable to hold without a strap. But other than that, It's sound compares well to my Baby Taylor, another travel guitar. They've since released the version with electronics installed, which didn't interest me much, as nifty as it may be. And yes, prices are all over the map on Amazon alone. I don't know what that's all about.
Got one after watching your videos. The only complaints I've heard was with the sound itself, which I find to be no worse than any low-mid range acoustic and for all of the other pluses and the price, it's not an issue. Also, I got lucky and grabbed one in sale from Amazon for 159.00. Thanks for the detailed reviews
Ha! Thanks for the nice comment brother. I'm not trying to sell these babies. I was just curious about them, and danged if they aren't really cool. Take care of mama and the bills first - but if you have 200 laying around, you'll have great fun with one of these! Stay cool.
@@thislisa really? It's on sale again so I started looking them up and found they have a better version(not available in america) on others RUclips videos that are also plug in so I feel kinda ripped off ngl
Neoprene. I bought one 4 months ago. Its my favorite acoustic. Left it in the Texas Sun, In my Car for a month. Still in tune,no damage at all. Mic it up to my acoustic amp. Sounds better than my Baby Taylor.Cant leave the Baby Taylor in my car for any time. Its the best guitar for the apocalypse!🤘🤯👍
Thank you for a great post friend. Mine is on the way from Amazon!! However, I paid just over $600 Aussie dollars. Your studio looks awesome! Cheers from sunny Sydney Australia 🇦🇺😎
That's really neat how the gig bag strap doubles as a guitar strap. That's a cool little guitar Tony! Great guitar to take on vacation, camping, etc. It almost looks like a baritone uke in your hands.
Thank you for a great review with plenty of sound samples. I'm sold! Lightening deal coming up tomorrow on amazon. Keepa notifies ahead of these deals, easy to use on amazon. 🙂🎸🎶
I subscribed loved when you were testing the guitar. Sounds and chords nice. Can you do a tutorial. Thank you my guitar comes in on Friday. Can't wait a beginner.
I too just bought one and i think the reason the tuners are of a better quality is because they save money on labor because it's a molded guitar,the neck,body and the bridge is all one piece
How does it sound when playing compared to how it sounds in the video? I am curious how different it sounds with the top cut out being a bigger opening than the front slots. I love that headstock shape. Looks like a great guitar for sure.
It even sounds better from a player standpoint with the sound hole directing sound towards you. I have had mine for two weeks and love it. That said no more worries about 10% humidity in Minnesota during the winter months. My other guitars will stay in humidified cases until next spring when the humidity becomes decent again.
Something about that case is really appealing. I've heard more people talking about carbon guitars lately, and I'm not sure I understand the perks of one. Is it the weight, durability, and low action, or are there other attributes of carbon guitars? It seemed to play like a pretty normal guitar for you.
For me what's nice is that I don't have to worry about the way temperature or humidity affect the guitar. That and the weight I guess. There's really nothing on the instrument that you can mess up. It's just crazy simple, and sounds really nice. Thanks so much as always for watching and commenting.
They are impervious to the weather. You can stick them in a snowdrift overnight and pick them up and play them. Most importantly you never have to worry about fretboard sharp edges or guitars cracking with them. I live in Minnesota where the humidity in my apartment in the winter hovers around 10%. Now I have a guitar I can hang on the wall (which mine is doing) and leave out all winter. Play it whenever I want to without worrying about low humidity damage.
You maybe right about the sales strategy. I don't mind the idea of a couple of hundred for any guitar, but 8 to 9 hundred for a piece of plastic with strings is a bit ridiculous. There is nothing like the beauty of a living thing such as wood and the unique and different tones that wood produces. Plastic has the same tones and to me it sounds like playing guitar in the bathroom. The tones just never seem full or robust without some type of help from a pedal.
Thanks for the review. It seems with Enya the price point jumps from this to over 700. Wish there was a fuller size carbon guitar somewhere in the middle range, perhaps without all the electronic gimmicks (imo)--there is Ovation, but I don't think they are as good as this Enya seems.
Just ordered one myself on Amazon. Got the non-electric one. The A/E version currently has a 3-5 week lead time before it even ships, plus 110$ shipping. That was one of the reasons I went to the acoustic only version. With 2 day Prime shipping, I can hardly wait to get my hands on it.
Really well. I almost never have to tune it really. Just little micro adjustments. Doesn’t seem to matter if it’s gotten hot out in the car or if it’s in the cool of my office.
Please forward this message to Enya! As a luthier and instrument tech I was very impressed by the basic geometry and quality of this little guitar....BUT... Two issues needed to be addressed before it could be considered "playable": (1) The Zero Fret (nut) height! Why can't manufacturers understand that the "zero fret" (or nut slots) need not be taller than any of the other frets!?! Think about it guys! It's only common sense! In my case the frets measure 0.039" tall off the fretboard but the zero fret is more than 0.063" tall. How stupid is that!?! This makes the action unduly high with special difficulty at the first few frets. The feel of the strings should be inviting...not a struggle! The solution in my case was to simply use my gauged nut files (Stewmac) with a 0.043" (0.004" added for safety margin because going too deep would be tragic!) feeler gauge safety stop pressed flat on the fretboard to very delicately notch the zero fret at each string. Be sure to tape off your other frets so you don't nick them in the process! (2) The saddle (2.78mm thick)was too thin for the bridge slot (3.0mm wide). This in combination with the cheap plastic saddle being much too tall cocked it in the bridge slot at a crazy angle. Between the work needed on the zero fret and this useless saddle, the string factory height made the guitar, straight out of the box, almost totally unplayable.... not really unusual for any new factory built guitar. This is not to disrespect the entire instrument! The basic elements are amazing! The neck/body/ bridge angle, so important for proper setup, is perfect and solid! The saddle slot is absolutely perfectly placed.. now with the simple addition a properly fitted, compensated saddle the intonation is absolutely bang on! After adjusting the effective zero fret height and fitting a proper compensated saddle this little beauty has just stolen my heart! With the truss rod ever so slightly loosened to give the fretboard a touch more relief, she's got a lovely, inviting, light touch action. I'm looking at more than 20 jealous guitars hanging on the walls! I can't put the dang thing down!
what do you think about putting medium gauge, say 12 gauge acoustic flatwounds to get more warmth and body to counteract the smaller size? what gauge does it come with?
I have one of these and love it as well, I contacted Enya and they told me using .013s was ok. Haven't tried that yet but I like the sound with .012's just fine. I play in a bluegrass band and really love 20s-30s jazz, it sounds great on jazz chords. I mostly use it for practice because it's small enough to sit in my chair at the computer and learn and practice with RUclips vids. The sound does degrade if you play real hard but I have louder guitars if I need that.
You're right - but the stability seems to be on par with the full CF guitars. You just can't overheat them. Not quite as satisfying a sound as wood - but darned close, and just awesome playability and functionality.
@@tonyleeglenn I just ordered a Yamaha APXT2 3/4 size guitar. If I have an itch for another acoustic I think I'll get the Enya electronic version of what you've got. I kinda like that non-wood sound for certain stuff.
@@tonyleeglenn I could tell. You trying to hold the guitar case in shot while you described the catch mechanism on the strap was too difficult to watch. Thats when i penned my comment, hit the thumb down and scrolled away.
I bought one a year ago, when it was newly released and before there were any reliable reviews of the instrument. All last summer I kept it in the car in So CA heat to see how well it would hold up, and it's done really quite well. Tuning stability has been remarkable. Aesthetically, it's very pleasing all around, including the packaging.
I've seen some complaints that it isn't really carbon fiber, but this is not true. The big difference with other CF guitars is that it's injection molded CF-filled plastic, rather than fabricated via layup methods usually used. After a year, I think the difference is becoming irrelevant. Cost-wise, injection molding allows a product to be mass produced much less expensively, at least after the tooling costs (which can be quite high) are recouped.
My biggest criticism is that it's somewhat neck heavy. I don't find it comfortable to hold without a strap. But other than that, It's sound compares well to my Baby Taylor, another travel guitar. They've since released the version with electronics installed, which didn't interest me much, as nifty as it may be. And yes, prices are all over the map on Amazon alone. I don't know what that's all about.
Got one after watching your videos. The only complaints I've heard was with the sound itself, which I find to be no worse than any low-mid range acoustic and for all of the other pluses and the price, it's not an issue.
Also, I got lucky and grabbed one in sale from Amazon for 159.00.
Thanks for the detailed reviews
I’m so tempted to order one of these. You make it sound so good. Thanks for bringing it to my attention, Tony!
Ha! Thanks for the nice comment brother. I'm not trying to sell these babies. I was just curious about them, and danged if they aren't really cool. Take care of mama and the bills first - but if you have 200 laying around, you'll have great fun with one of these! Stay cool.
On sale right now. It tempts me too.
@@thislisa really? It's on sale again so I started looking them up and found they have a better version(not available in america) on others RUclips videos that are also plug in so I feel kinda ripped off ngl
Neoprene. I bought one 4 months ago. Its my favorite acoustic. Left it in the Texas Sun, In my Car for a month. Still in tune,no damage at all. Mic it up to my acoustic amp. Sounds better than my Baby Taylor.Cant leave the Baby Taylor in my car for any time. Its the best guitar for the apocalypse!🤘🤯👍
Apocalypse guitar - that is classic. Should be in their marketing materials!
Thank you for a great post friend. Mine is on the way from Amazon!! However, I paid just over $600 Aussie dollars. Your studio looks awesome! Cheers from sunny Sydney Australia 🇦🇺😎
Thanks for watching down there Red. Appreciate your comment. Those are fun guitars. I think you'll like it.
That's really neat how the gig bag strap doubles as a guitar strap. That's a cool little guitar Tony! Great guitar to take on vacation, camping, etc. It almost looks like a baritone uke in your hands.
Thanks so much Lee. Yep - I make this one look pretty small!
I’ve had one for a few months and love it. It sounds very full for what it is and the action is low. Nice Pure Prairie League there 😎
Thanks Good Sir. I shall order mine right now. I cannot wait!
You are a great all around player. Very inspiring!
Many thanks for the kind comment and thank you so much for watching.
God dang there’s something about his accent that makes me believe everything he says
This may be my favorite RUclips comment ever! Ha.
Thank you for a great review with plenty of sound samples. I'm sold! Lightening deal coming up tomorrow on amazon. Keepa notifies ahead of these deals, easy to use on amazon. 🙂🎸🎶
I just compensated the saddle on mine. This little Enya is a sweet little guitar.
Thank you for playing higher up. Hardly anyone does that with acoustics, let alone these littler guitars. 🍒
You got the good one. They don't all come with that nice gig bag and velcro around the neck. Did you buy it from Amazon?
Yes mine was purchased through Amazon
I totally enjoyed your review ! Thanks ✌️😎
Maybe thanks for watching in commenting Jacques!
I subscribed loved when you were testing the guitar. Sounds and chords nice. Can you do a tutorial.
Thank you my guitar comes in on Friday. Can't wait a beginner.
I just got mine. I love the guitar.
Waiting for mine, but I got the one with the electronics in it.
Mine comes Monday
I too just bought one and i think the reason the tuners are of a better quality is because they save money on labor because it's a molded guitar,the neck,body and the bridge is all one piece
Makes sense. You’re probably right.
I love this one, do you know when will they release the Acousticplus version?
Enya Nova Go Acoustic Plus First Impressions - Carbon Fiber Guitar with Built-In Audio Interface!
ruclips.net/video/4IJUiggDvYU/видео.html
I think the actual release date may be November 20.
So many UnBoxing postings on RUclips … I think a review of a product after it’s unboxed is life vital
Thanks so much for this nice comment!
5:54 sounds nice
How does it sound when playing compared to how it sounds in the video? I am curious how different it sounds with the top cut out being a bigger opening than the front slots. I love that headstock shape. Looks like a great guitar for sure.
It even sounds better from a player standpoint with the sound hole directing sound towards you. I have had mine for two weeks and love it. That said no more worries about 10% humidity in Minnesota during the winter months. My other guitars will stay in humidified cases until next spring when the humidity becomes decent again.
I'm tempted to try to put a JourneyTek pickup into it and use it with my IR loader.
Nova go, I want one😻
Something about that case is really appealing. I've heard more people talking about carbon guitars lately, and I'm not sure I understand the perks of one. Is it the weight, durability, and low action, or are there other attributes of carbon guitars? It seemed to play like a pretty normal guitar for you.
For me what's nice is that I don't have to worry about the way temperature or humidity affect the guitar. That and the weight I guess. There's really nothing on the instrument that you can mess up. It's just crazy simple, and sounds really nice. Thanks so much as always for watching and commenting.
They are impervious to the weather. You can stick them in a snowdrift overnight and pick them up and play them. Most importantly you never have to worry about fretboard sharp edges or guitars cracking with them. I live in Minnesota where the humidity in my apartment in the winter hovers around 10%. Now I have a guitar I can hang on the wall (which mine is doing) and leave out all winter. Play it whenever I want to without worrying about low humidity damage.
You maybe right about the sales strategy. I don't mind the idea of a couple of hundred for any guitar, but 8 to 9 hundred for a piece of plastic with strings is a bit ridiculous. There is nothing like the beauty of a living thing such as wood and the unique and different tones that wood produces. Plastic has the same tones and to me it sounds like playing guitar in the bathroom. The tones just never seem full or robust without some type of help from a pedal.
Thanks for the review. It seems with Enya the price point jumps from this to over 700. Wish there was a fuller size carbon guitar somewhere in the middle range, perhaps without all the electronic gimmicks (imo)--there is Ovation, but I don't think they are as good as this Enya seems.
I agree. A full sized version of this one without all the effects, etc (maybe still a good pickup and mic) would be great.
I got a Donner brand carbon fiber for 500. 00 it's a 3/4 size I'm pretty happy with it, so far!
Just ordered one. But now Amazon is charging $100 shipping, so it's no longer under $200.
Just ordered one myself on Amazon. Got the non-electric one. The A/E version currently has a 3-5 week lead time before it even ships, plus 110$ shipping. That was one of the reasons I went to the acoustic only version. With 2 day Prime shipping, I can hardly wait to get my hands on it.
Thank You 🙏🏽 TONY 🙏🏽💥👍🏽
What is the tuning
Another great video.
How's the tuning hold up ?
Really well. I almost never have to tune it really. Just little micro adjustments. Doesn’t seem to matter if it’s gotten hot out in the car or if it’s in the cool of my office.
Can we put a pickup in that?
In Spanish, Nova means, "No go." They did not sell a lot of cars in S. America. So it's a No go go...
I believe they also make a full size guitar for $350
01:22 Well, it's not "Graphite", but we'll let that one pass since it was called "graphite fiber" at one point, and it *is* a polymer of graphite ^^
Please forward this message to Enya!
As a luthier and instrument tech I was very impressed by the basic geometry and quality of this little guitar....BUT... Two issues needed to be addressed before it could be considered "playable":
(1) The Zero Fret (nut) height! Why can't manufacturers understand that the "zero fret" (or nut slots) need not be taller than any of the other frets!?! Think about it guys! It's only common sense! In my case the frets measure 0.039" tall off the fretboard but the zero fret is more than 0.063" tall. How stupid is that!?! This makes the action unduly high with special difficulty at the first few frets. The feel of the strings should be inviting...not a struggle!
The solution in my case was to simply use my gauged nut files (Stewmac) with a 0.043" (0.004" added for safety margin because going too deep would be tragic!) feeler gauge safety stop pressed flat on the fretboard to very delicately notch the zero fret at each string. Be sure to tape off your other frets so you don't nick them in the process!
(2) The saddle (2.78mm thick)was too thin for the bridge slot (3.0mm wide). This in combination with the cheap plastic saddle being much too tall cocked it in the bridge slot at a crazy angle. Between the work needed on the zero fret and this useless saddle, the string factory height made the guitar, straight out of the box, almost totally unplayable.... not really unusual for any new factory built guitar.
This is not to disrespect the entire instrument! The basic elements are amazing! The neck/body/ bridge angle, so important for proper setup, is perfect and solid! The saddle slot is absolutely perfectly placed.. now with the simple addition a properly fitted, compensated saddle the intonation is absolutely bang on!
After adjusting the effective zero fret height and fitting a proper compensated saddle this little beauty has just stolen my heart! With the truss rod ever so slightly loosened to give the fretboard a touch more relief, she's got a lovely, inviting, light touch action. I'm looking at more than 20 jealous guitars hanging on the walls!
I can't put the dang thing down!
I had to work on mine too ! And I thought I was the only one worried about whether my other guitars were jealous or not!
what do you think about putting medium gauge, say 12 gauge acoustic flatwounds to get more warmth and body to counteract the smaller size? what gauge does it come with?
Great question. It comes with D'Addario® EXP16, which are .012 to .053. It would be cool to try flats on it. Might demo that in a future video.
I have one of these and love it as well, I contacted Enya and they told me using .013s was ok. Haven't tried that yet but I like the sound with .012's just fine. I play in a bluegrass band and really love 20s-30s jazz, it sounds great on jazz chords. I mostly use it for practice because it's small enough to sit in my chair at the computer and learn and practice with RUclips vids. The sound does degrade if you play real hard but I have louder guitars if I need that.
You know you have the strap on backwards? The fat end goes over your shoulder.
Is this guitar painted black please?
No.
Thank you!
Dude if I wasn’t broke I’d buy one .
If I didn't buy one I wouldn't be broke.
They're NOT pure carbon fiber... it's a composite with something else... probably keeps the price down.
You're right - but the stability seems to be on par with the full CF guitars. You just can't overheat them. Not quite as satisfying a sound as wood - but darned close, and just awesome playability and functionality.
@@tonyleeglenn I just ordered a Yamaha APXT2 3/4 size guitar. If I have an itch for another acoustic I think I'll get the Enya electronic version of what you've got. I kinda like that non-wood sound for certain stuff.
It’s a gateway guitar. 😂
It would all come off a bit more professional if you had a display table to work on
I’m not about professional.
@@tonyleeglenn I could tell. You trying to hold the guitar case in shot while you described the catch mechanism on the strap was too difficult to watch. Thats when i penned my comment, hit the thumb down and scrolled away.
Thanks so much!@@Winkkin