@@8MinuteAxe Enya’s guitars are creating their own category. Compact, versatile, extremely durable take anywhere guitars, that you didn’t know you needed, but could really put to good use.
I love the guitar and I wanted people to know how I feel about it without any kind of benefit. Hopefully, they will keep sending them and I will keeping giving them away but always have one around for a short time. LOL.
Hey Toni. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. There's a serious medical issue in the family and I've been out of the loop for a while. I do appreciate the kind words and for your support of the channel. I wish you luck in the contest and I hope you enjoy the rest of your week. Please take care and stay safe. Mark
Hey Ross. It really was a fun video to make. I'm right in the middle of trying to manage an awful family medical crisis and I have to go back to NY again in a couple of days. I think the guitar will make the trip this time. I realized last week that I don't need a suitcase full of clothes to sit at the hospital. I hope you're well and as always I sincerely appreciate your long time support of the channel. Please take care. Mark
I bought one of these a couple days ago I just got it yesterday haven't really got to mess with it yet but I do have a positive grid spark 40 and I'm also planning on running it through my Roland AC 90 as for I am a street busker and have been using acoustic electric wirelessly and my vocals are also wireless can't wait to try this out going to probably on Sunday at Westgate West Mall in San Jose have a nice day
When you kicked on the onboard distortion, I was like "please play something fingerpicked, because that would be..." and then you went into Money For Nothing and it was perfection. Playing my graphite-neck Steinberger while I'm watching this, so I would love it and work it hard.
Hey Cletus. Several years ago I remember reading about how the riff is very tricky to play note for note. Paul Davids did a video breakdown a few years ago and it was in my suggested videos and I thought, how hard can it be. It definitely took some work to get it 85%. I'm not sure if it's worth putting the time in to get it down perfectly. I play mostly fingerstyle these days and I'd rather woodshed Cannonball Rag or at least a Steely Dan solo! Thanks so much for checking out the video. I sincerely appreciate it. Mark
Great for the road and if you're like me and you've done enough gigs where you've learned that less is more and almost none is even better (I've even shown up for gigs in which I knew several bands were on the bill banking on using an amp on stage already). This is the perfect backup but the pickups are good enough to play a gig and sound good (I said great at first but since I'm not a great player, I doubt they'd sound great. LOL). Mark
I just want to add that I didn't get paid for the ad and the links in the description are not affiliate links. My point being that my opinion is 100% real, uninfluenced, unbiased as much as a human can be. :)
Hey Maryann. Sorry for the delayed reply. Family crisis. I appreciate your kind words and your time. Please enjoy the rest of your week and stay safe. Mark
Hey Frank. I apologize for the delay in getting back to you. It wasn't intentional. I've been taking care of a family member. I wish you luck in the contest. Take care and stay safe. Mark
Really cool guitar! Lots of features! I would say the only thing negative is that there are no fret markers. With the price and features, it seems more geared for beginners that would benefit from those as well. Rock on Mark!!
Hey Andy. Good catch. I seem to collect guitars without markers (unintentional). It seems like I always grab one right before an online lesson and then I have to grab another and tune it when my student reminds me. LOL. I'm sorry it took so long to get back to you and that I haven't been in touch lately. My brother had a major stroke a couple of weeks ago and I've been flying up to NY and it's just a tough situation all around. It's going to be a long recovery and the word recovery is very relative. I hope you and the family are well. I'll catch up with you soon. Please take care and stay safe. Mark
Hey Sandra. It makes me so happy that you and Blake were able to connect. I knew there was a reason I started this channel. Finally, it has purpose. I'm not sure if Blake mentioned my family crisis. It hasn't gotten any better. Heading back to NY soon. Please take care and be well. Mark
@@8MinuteAxe Hi Mark, it was great to meet up with Blake and he gave me a pair of your Rok Loks 🙂 He did tell me about your situation and l was sorry to hear it but l hope that things start to improve quickly and that everything works out OK in the end
Sorry I missed the actual premiere time, Mark, but I was just blown away by this review! I have been looking at a few carbon fiber acoustics, but didn't realize that Enya had an electric! This one could solve a lot of problems for me. I may seriously look into getting one. (Or winning one? :) ) As always, Mark, love your channel and your playing.
Hey James. Sorry for the delay. My brother had a massive stroke. I'm trying to take care of him and take care of a complex situation with everything around it. The guitar is first rate and I highly recommend it. Good luck in the contest. I'll be in touch and life will return to some level of normalcy at some point. Family first right. I hope you and yours are well. Please take care. Mark
Hey Charles. I finished the video and I was about to upload and the first wave of big youtubers (Darrell Braun, Tyler, Sean Daniel) all put out videos and I thought, ah, I'll wait a couple of days. The difference between me and them, I didn't get compensated (I was offered but I love the guitar and I wanted to let people know without anybody thinking I'm biased). That's not a dig on those guys. They work their asses off and deserve compensation for sure. Mark
@@8MinuteAxe That's is one reason why I like your videos you keep it real and honest. Not that the others don't, it just come across different for me. I was like after watching it, was like, I hope Mark does a review. And sure enough you gave a great one at that! Keep up the Great work Mark!
Hey Richard. Sorry it took so long to get back to you. My brother had a stroke and I've been going back and forth to NY and I'm heading back again in a couple of days. The emails and comments are piling up. I hope you're well. When things are back to some level of normalcy I will definitely reach out to you. I do get the notifications for your videos and I watch most of them. You put out five for every one of mine. I need to be more efficient. Please take care and stay safe. Mark
@@8MinuteAxe oh wow Mark, I'm so sorry to hear about your brother. Family and health are much more important than guitar videos. Please don't worry about me. Take care and best wishes for your brother.
Hey Gary. Unfortunately, I've gotten to test the travel aspect of it first hand. My brother had a stroke and I'm back and forth to NY for the foreseeable future. It is in fact the PERFECT travel guitar. Thanks so much for checking out the video. Mark
Hey brother. Sorry for the late reply. I was in NY taking care of my brother. Heading back in a couple of days. I really appreciate all of your hard work and everything you're doing for Rok-Lok. I look forward to catching up soon. Mark
I like how easily you can get a good neck angle while seated. It will be interesting to see what future body styles become available in carbon, the more ergonomic the better! What is your opinion on sustain for the carbon body guitars you have examined?
The acoustic CF guitars have AMAZING resonance. Anybody that says they can't compare to wood isn't listening. I would say short of a high end acoustic, they ring truer than anything. As far as an electric is concerned, I'm not a tone wood guy. I've seen too many guys make guitars out of a sink with nice pickups bridge nut and frets and make it sound amazing. The feedback on this guy can be hard to control at times (only with the speaker). The pickups punch well above the price in my opinion. Mark
Carl. Lately, my OCD seems to be getting worse. I've been playing quite a lot of broom lately. The garage went from fitting 0 cars to fitting both cars to fitting both cars and having room to run laps (and the garage isn't that big). The kitchen cabinets are also getting cleaned these days. Thats how bad it's getting! Mark
I was looking into learning how to play so I was looking into an learner electric guitar , I happen to stumbled around an found this Guitar on Amazon. I found you through going pass some reviews. My honest opinion one of the most descriptive and sold me🤞🏾 definitely saving for this.
Hey Judah. I would have to say that this would be an excellent first guitar. It's small, easy to play, stays in tune well, and you don't need to buy an amp. Thanks so much for watching the video. I really do appreciate the support. Take care. Mark
Good review Mark! I can honestly say the only thing that would prevent me from purchasing this guitar is the lack of fret markers on the face of the neck.
I personally have no issues with my Harley Benton V that has no fretboard markers, though I'd understand being worried about that before buying. I'd suggest just going for it if that's the only problem
Hey Charles. My students can attest to the fact that I never notice that. For the first 15 years of playing I tended to always be looking at the neck. I put the guitar down for about 4 years from 2008 to 2012. When I reemerged and started really practicing harder than ever, I never looked at the neck at all and I've developed my current technique that way. It's definitely much better for singing. It wasn't conscious. I apologize for the delay in getting back to you. My brother had a massive stroke and I've been trying to take care of him. I'm flying back to NY in a couple of days. I hope you and your family are well. mark
@@8MinuteAxe I guess I fall under the category of "Old Dogs" and am just used to seeing the markers, LOL! I have a lap steel on the way from Rondo Music, so that will be a new thing. Sorry to hear about your brother, I hope he will recover from that stroke. I am still recovering from a TURP procedure I had done over 6 weeks ago. Such is life. Best to 'ya!
Hey Robert. No worries at all. My brother had a massive stroke. I'm trying to manage a complicated situation that isn't getting much better...yet at least. Talk soon. Mark
Hey T. Sorry for the delayed reply. My brother had a stroke. I just got back into down and I'm heading back to NY in a couple of days. The guitar is great. I'm bringing it with when I head back up. I hope you're well. Mark
Tank you for this reviev. Ordered the guitar in white and will get it next days. I am looking forward very much. I am a bassist and want to improve my guitar playing. I already have since last summer a simple, but unbreakable accoustic nova go and I love it. So, I am sure I did the right thing, ordering this guitar. In any case, it looks sooo great, beautiful, for me its a must have.
i had to make another post about this Enya guitar. that it has a speaker is cool. i'm impressed by how good it sounds. talk about a great travel guitar. this is it. and then it has effects on top of that. like having a pedalboard built in. i've got to win this guitar. i'm headed over to X to make a post.
Sorry for the delayed response. My brother had a stroke. A massive one. I've been in NY and I'm heading back soon. The flat black is nice. I wanted a red one but they had some production issues with the first run so it was like Henry Ford and the model T. You can get it in any color, as long as it's black. :)
Thank you! Has good pickups. Light for my old back and shoulder. Temperature and humidity resistant for snowbird travels. Asymetrical neck for my surgically repaired wrist...very cool video, Sir
Sweet guitar! Thanks for the fantastic review. I have 3 Enya guitars (Nova Go, Nova Go SP1, X3 Pro Mini) and this will be my 4th. My Gibson, Fender and RainSong are spending most of their time in their cases...
Hey brother. No sweat. My brother had a massive stroke and I've been in NY and I'm heading back soon. Bad situation all around. It's nice to answer a few comments though. I do appreciate the support. Mark
Vangoa offered it and I said I think you have the wrong guy. I deserve a punch in the head before I deserve a guitar with my name on it (unless I'm writing my name on the tag so it doesn't get mixed in with the other kids' guitars. :)
Wow Mark. I just got the notice you had done this video. That Guitar is a dream come true for easy practice and travel. I can't believe how good they make Guitars these days that are very affordable, I needed this quality gear 45 years ago when I started out., I have been downsizing my collection. This is looking like a possible addition. I hope you got a Rok Lok boost out of Namm
Thanks so much for the kind words and sorry for the delayed reply. Major family crisis. I do appreciate you checking out the video and I wish you luck in the contest. Take care. Mark
I'm heading back to NY in a couple of days and then I'll probably have to go back again in a couple of weeks. He's making great progress but it's relative. Things are never going to be the same. Text me when you can and let me know your timeline as far as moving. I figured you'd want to get the move taken care of before resuming but I can always make myself available. Talk soon. Mark
The 2024 NAMM show also helped sell this guitar. Why? Because ENYA WAS SHUNNED. I never heard of this till watching you. Great Demo. Just ordered this($430-). It's my 4th ENYA. I threw one away that had tuning machine problems (the $99 micro sized one) . But Also had problems with their original electric acoustic- so I tore out the electrics insides and use it as an excellent acoustic. But mostly I love it's silver glitter finish. NAMM should give ENYA more respect. ENYA's slogan should be; 'Not happy with your guitar? With ENYA you can afford to own the best out of two'! who else could say that?
What a great comment. I appreciate your honesty and your enthusiasm. I can add to your commentary that they were the nicest people I met at the show. Their poor videographer lost all of his equipment the first day and they could have been down for the count. Then the supply that they brought with them had some electronics issues. They remained classy, generous, supremely nice, and obviously genuine. I can't say enough nice things about them. And I haven't taken a dime from them. I bought one of the four guitars of theirs that I own. I gave one away. I'm giving another one away on June 1. And as soon as I can backfill I am giving the x-3 pro away as well. My review is as unbiased as I can do. Not unbiased but not pushing their product because I'm benefitting. Mark
Hey Tom. Thanks so much for checking out the video. I'm sorry for the delayed reply. I'm trying to manage a family medical crisis and things aren't good. Please email me at markaranalli@gmail.com and let me know what you think of the guitar once you get it. FYI, I didn't get paid and those links aren't affiliate. I genuinely love this little guitar. I hope you do too. Mark
@@8MinuteAxe hi thanks for reply I have now got it and love it, but I cant get a backing track or drums to play though the guitar speaker. But the app works for me to change the settings and stuff. Can this be done say getting music from your phone to play though the guitar. Thanks in advance for your help with this.
Hey Bob. Sorry for the delay. Only the Spark. The guitar sounds great and the pickups definitely punch above the price point. Thanks so much for the support. I do appreciate it. Mark
This guitar is proof of technological developments, this guitar will change the world of music, it will be easy for users to play, it's not complicated and is suitable for traveling, so it can be used anywhere, I hope I can have you NOVA GO SONIC❤ #Enyagosoniccontest
@@8MinuteAxe Yes, the world of guitars will definitely continue to develop, I always try to save to buy my first electric guitar, but never succeed because the savings are definitely used for other more important things, and I try to participate in this giveaway, I hope to be lucky
Hey, @8minuteaxe I would love to win that guitar! #EnyaGoSonicContest As I mentioned, I am currently learning to play ukulele, and a couple of my friends who are the ones getting me into the instrument both bought Enya made carbon fibre ukuleles. Both love their instruments. They play well, and they can bring them to the many outdoor festivals in our community and not have any problems keeping them in tune around the campfires. It is nice to see real innovation in instruments that are affordable for the average musician.
Hey Farrell. Thanks for always supporting the channel and I apologize for the delayed reply. Unfortunately, my brother had a stroke and I'm back and forth from home in ATL to my real home NY/CT a lot for the foreseeable future. I wish you luck in the contest. Please take care and be well. Mark
Hi Mark, I’m Mark. I think I would love this guitar as I have a children’s cartoon all about music and record all the music at home and have been looking for a very nice unique guitar. I would love to win this guitar.
Hey Mark. That's really cool. Would you mind sending me a link to it at markaranalli@gmail.com. I'd like to check it out. Please take care and have a great evening. Mark
They are the nicest people (I met many of them at NAMM) and they were open to all kinds of suggestions. If you're a bigger guy then it may be a bit small in your hands. The scale is full size (24.75) but the footprint is about the size of the GS mini. I hope that helps. Mark
That's a great observation. I'm a big positive grid fan too! and you're so right. Thanks so much for checking out the video and for the excellent comment! Mark
I like that reasoning. One thing I always tell people that like to buy a lot of guitars is that if you can afford it and it inspires you, there's nothing wrong with it. Thanks so much for checking out the video. I appreciate it. Mark
What did you day? $349? Dammit. Do they make a 12st? I fell into the vortex and parted with $4000+ (AUD) for a 12st Emerald c fbr with factory fitted HyVibe. Did you weight it? That looks perfect for the dust bowl where I live. Sealed hollow body?
How are you? I emailed you a few months ago just to see how you're doing. You're the third person I know that owns an Emerald. They're nice and I know exactly what you mean by the vortex. I finally broke down and bought a nice 12 string. Taylor 562. Dust bowl!!! I remember when you were trapped on an island. The body is sealed. Even the string through body has a rubber gasket like stopper. If you did email me back and I didn't see it, my apologies. My brother had a major stroke and it's taken up all of my time over the past 10 days and I'm flying back up to NY for another 4 days..and I just got back. Please take care. Mark
@8MinuteAxe hey Mark. Sorry to hear about yr brother. I had an ischaemic stroke during heart surgery in 2017. Docs said it would heal over time and they were pretty correct. I had issues left side, lower leg, left hand and left eye. Leg has occasional issues, left hand now ok apart from numb fingertips, (I can play longer now) but left eye is still bung. Blind spot about 10%, but I can work around it, though if I'm driving it can be a hassle at intersections and I sometimes miss seeing an approaching vehicle. I got your email, but I was in a remotish part of the Philippines, and had lost all comms when I tried to reply. I have a friend who's house was destroyed when the Mayon volcano 🌋 popped its cork and had a biggish grumble. I was in Japan, third trip to finish buying a house there so I can avoid winter altogether. I'll fly north when it starts getting cold here, and come back when it starts to get cold there. It's on an island in the Korean Strait, out from Nagasaki. Beautiful place. Iki is the name of the island. I bought an Akiya - empty house - for $750 USD plus $2500 fees and charges. It was in good shape. Needed some glass, a little plumbing and some paint. Now have a nice holiday house for just under $9k. On the way back I stopped in the Philippines and moved my friend away from Mayon, and built a respectable house by welding 3 shipping containers together. Fitted windows, doors, plumbing, air com, wiring etc. There was a chap built a nice home from containers on the island where I used to live, and that gave me the idea. Still have some things to do there so I'll head back soon to finish it off, then continue on to Japan for the Northern summer. There was a major quake in Japan during my second trip there, and a Tsunami warning was issued for Iki, but one wave came ashore, only 3' high, and well downhill from my house. Japan, now a highly urbanised country has a problem with empty houses. Kids move to the cities, and the older folks stay in the rural towns, and on farms. When the older folks die, their kids don't want the houses because of the crippling death taxes, so they just stay empty.It's a huge problem, and Japan has 8 million Akiya that nobody wants. City administrations can't get rid of them, and can't collect taxes on them. Iki is a reasonably large island and has 140 odd Akiya. There are over 2000 in the Nagasaki admin area alone. I've given up trying to avoid the vortex. I'm on the Reverb mailing list and my friendly luthier always calls me up when he has one for sale, and I always decline, but next day I always find an excuse to drop in and almost always get 'sucked down'. The Emerald is in Customs now. I have to go pay the taxes, and collect it, but that's a 1000km round trip. Emerald have a 6/12 double neck I'm considering, but I'm keen to buy an Eastwood Classic 12 first. I heard RJ Ronquillo, the factory test pilot, giving one a workout and it sounded huge.
I bought the nova go travel guitar 1 year ago, and my guitar teacher said I should have buy a true wood guitar for my first guitar. He said that because of the size (even though I'm 4'11 ) . Im thinking about buying this guitar, since i want to play eletric..I think the size is similar so im not sure. What do you think, this guitar is okkay for a beginner and as a first eletic guitar? Thank you
If you're 4 11, I can't think of a better guitar. FYI, I don't make a cent if you buy one. The links in the description go to the Enya website and I have no arrangement with them. If you have really tiny hands (mine are small but not tiny) the next profile might be a tad chunky. Size wise though, perfect. I hope that helps. Please take care and enjoy the rest of your week. Mark
Very Nice Mark, I am subscribed to your channel now, looking forward to another give-away competition. Hope I can win it from India :) with all the shipping charges from my end.
How thick is the neck?? This is a huge factor in determining whether it's right for my average size hands. Unfortunately Enya's website doesn't tell us the measurements. It only says "asymmetric profile" instead of telling us the actual measurements. So is it moderately thin like PRS's Pattern Thin neck? Is it amazingly thin like an Ibanez Wizard neck? Or is it frustratingly thick like a typical Gibson (too thick for most people.)
Great questions. I have an american made PRS with the pattern thin neck and it's nowhere near as thin as that. And it's not flat like the Ibanez. I used to love the PRS neck as I have small hands. Lately I've been gravitating more to the modern C strat neck. The neck is similar to the modern D thin neck on the Epiphone "inspired by Gibson LPs and 335s. Normally that would be a tad too much for my liking but because the body is so small and the fact that it does have a little bit asymmetry to it, it's actually very comfortable. Usually the thicker necks bother me on the lower frets but this guitar is so small that unless you're a few inches shorter than me (I'm 5 6) I don't think it will be a deal breaker. I hope that helps. If you have additional questions please email me at markaranalli@gmail.com. Follow ups in the thread don't initiate notifications and they get unnoticed too often (not intentionally but I get a ton of comments everyday...at least for somebody that attempts to answer ALL of them). Mark
This may seem trivial, but I'm curious: what string gauges does the guitar come with? I ask because some guitars retain tuning better with thicker gauges, but those gauges make it harder to stretch the strings.
I'm so out of touch...just started playing in the past year after years of kind of not paying attention. When I started watching this the "smart guitar" engendered a "WTF? Why?" but...well, watching the review, it seems pretty awesome.
The ONLY thing that I feel is a deal breaker for me, no looping. This guitar is perfect otherwise, thank you for your video, I think I'm about to buy my happy a** another guitar
Hey Scott. I can't give you a definitive answer but I will say this much. I met many of the people from Enya at NAMM in January and they were some of the nicest and most genuine people there. I don't endorse many products and one of the things I "demand" (maybe not the best choice of words) from any company that I recommend is that they have over the top customer service. If that ever happened to you I would say please let me know asap. Thanks. Mark
In the thumbnail your hand placement with the light the background was a little stinky choice. Looks like the top cutaway is different at first glance.
