Playing the New LAVA ME 4! - SPRUCE vs CARBON FIBER!

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Ever wonder what the difference is between wood and carbon fiber? Lets find out!
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@madsl88 7 месяцев назад

The spruce brings that wood warm feeling and sound. Personally sounds way better to me. Both are beautiful.

@TengsuangFaith 7 месяцев назад

I agree ... The treble and bass are far more balanced on the Spruce..

@jacobcarrizales427 7 месяцев назад

They both have EQ control; and if you’re planning on playing purely unplugged there are better guitars at both price points. I personally prefer the brightness of carbon fiber. The carbon also has a better audio processing chip. This is a guitar you purchase to have fully customizable sound.

@RobertEMason 6 месяцев назад

I'm favoring the carbon fiber. The spruce lacked low end

@7hird3ye 5 месяцев назад

I absolutely adore the full sounds of the spruce. Sounds exactly like an acoustic should but buffed by the tech. The CF sounds like something space age which is what I hope from a guitar like this.

@josephbrewer7026 7 месяцев назад

I preferred the tones of the spruce, but was surprised by the deep, throaty tones from the carbon fibre version. The sustain ringing out of both models on that final chord was amazing.

@lestermobley1551 7 месяцев назад

Which one sounds the best? It's not a question of which one sounds the best. To me they both have their own unique sound. The spruce sounds fuller seemingly having more depth, whilst the carbon fiber sounds almost "resonator-like" but brighter, which to me is not a bad thing. As always... great review Darrell!

@rodgerbell810 7 месяцев назад

Hi Darrell, to my ear, the spruce Lava sounded more vintage-like, whereas, the carbon fibre (purple) one sounded softer as if a high end filter had been applied. Both sounded great though. I enjoyed this review immensely. Cheers ✌️🎸

@WearyBear 7 месяцев назад

The wooden guitar sounds hugely better. Also, I love the wood on the back of that guitar. I wish it was up front too.

@jacobcarrizales427 7 месяцев назад

The wood on the back of the spruce is just basic HPL

@HighfiveBrodie 2 месяца назад

@@jacobcarrizales427 hpl?

@gillesthibodeau7078 7 месяцев назад

The spruce sounded more natural. The carbon felt muted and thinner as if you were playing behind a cloth. Love your playing!

@jamesforrest7637 7 месяцев назад

Very helpful video. I preferred the sound of the spruce one. I appreciate your thoughtful work. Subscribed!

@SimzNic 6 месяцев назад

I’m in the process of purchasing one and this review was excellent! I like the way both sound, but the Spruce sounds more fuller. I wish the Spruce came in more colours though.

@rondelio8562 7 месяцев назад

Good video, Darrell! As to preferences, I thought the spruce had a fuller sound where the carbon fiber model had clear mids and highs, but not so much bass. It reminded me of the sound I get from my own Washburn AE-20 - a mini jumbo with all maple body, spruce top.

@anthurestaos647 22 дня назад

Just learned nearly by accident about this kind of Guitar...really love it ❤

@wmralder 7 месяцев назад

The Spruce sounds nice and warm. The Carbon-Fibre sounds hollow side by side. I imagine the CF will last longer and stay playable over a wide climate range but I think the Spruce just sounds nicer.

@bldallas 7 месяцев назад

Spruce. Now, if they would only move the sound hole over to the CL of the strings and make it round and…never mind, not my style, but I’m sure some love it.

@jacobcarrizales427 7 месяцев назад

@@bldallassound hole placement doesn’t matter as long as the bracing compliments it, as it does in these models. It’s not the first and won’t be the last guitar with a non traditional sound hole placement. The sound hole isn’t traditionally beneath the strings for any actual tonal reason.

@bldallas 7 месяцев назад

@@jacobcarrizales427 you obviously missed the intended sarcasm in my remark.

@glendoggett9670 6 месяцев назад

That purple carbon guitar would look cool with some of those neon strings! nice review.

@DamianS1893 7 месяцев назад

They both sound excellent...

@RRW276 7 месяцев назад

They do?

@DamianS1893 7 месяцев назад

@@RRW276 I am sticking with my opinion

@Stratocus 7 месяцев назад

The wood definitely sounded more like I would expect an acoustic guitar to sound. The carbon fibre seemed flatter, more muted by comparison.

@chrisggoodwin777 7 месяцев назад

To me, the wood version sounds better. More articulate, fuller, louder. That said, the carbon fiber version is appealing because of the durability. If I needed something durable, I would look at the carbon fiber. But if I were forced to pick one, I'd pick the wood model

@dickevans6601 7 месяцев назад

I gotta go with the wood for sound. I'll take the CF for everything else.

@jamesmccarthy3198 7 месяцев назад

Spruce wins hands down The tone is so much brighter and clearer. In comparison, the carbon fiber sounds muted and muddy.

@FinalConsensus 3 месяца назад

And kind of tin-ey

@DarrellBraunGuitar 7 месяцев назад

Time for a tone test! Which guitar did you think sounded the best? Crisp and clear carbon fiber or traditional wood? Let me know! Guitar info/link - shence.lavamusic.com/t/32 Enjoy :)

@hotlov72 7 месяцев назад

Wood wins

@gregholmberg2 7 месяцев назад

Just to be clear--none of these sound samples were purely acoustic, right? They all used the internal amp and effects?

@michaeld.mcclish 6 месяцев назад

The Carbon fibre one is too bassy and sounds "muffled". The wood was more balanced.

@sandeepsamuel5649 3 месяца назад

hii im not getting the live drums pedal

@ludoFernandes 7 месяцев назад

Great guitars, great👌 chnl & great playing 👍

@dandial3733 7 месяцев назад

Hey Darryl, I have an Emerald X-20 carbon fiber guitar. I love this guitar. You should do a review on one.

@mikestroud9969 7 месяцев назад

Both sound good. Id still prefer a Martin or Takamine though. Good video as usual. DB 👍✌️🎸🎸

@phattdaddy 7 месяцев назад

I like the spruce better! It has a brighter tone and you can hear the overtones better!

@Fenesh 6 месяцев назад

Great Video! How would you compare the Spruce against the Play?

@junk3386 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for the detailed video! So how do you replace the battery?

@timothyoneal4006 7 месяцев назад

8:10 I much preferred the spruce to the carbon fiber. The CF seemed to swallow the tone while the spruce let it all ring out.

@Whatsamattau2 7 месяцев назад

Thx for the brief update. Had a model 3. The Software interface was a confusing, buggy mess & Bluetooth buggy. Perhaps the updated software solved those issues. Finally it’s a carbon fiber COMPOSITE not true carbon fiber like a Rainsong, the difference being the weight, with the lava being heavier.

@jimappelbaum6676 7 месяцев назад

I really like the tunes you played on each guitar. Are they real songs or just something you threw together? It sounds like they are in a non-standard tuning.

@rayschoch5882 7 месяцев назад

Very interesting. I bought a LavaMe 2 a few years back and didn't like it. Nothing was adjustable, the intonation was slightly off, and there was zero tech support. With no way to adjust individual strings/saddles, it seemed a dead end, so I sold it to a guy who wanted a travel guitar, and wasn't that picky about intonation. Lava has obviously made some significant changes in recent years. The carbon fiber still seems the more durable of the two, but I like the tone better from the new wood example.

@laurafleming9326 7 месяцев назад

I think the spruce lava sounded warmer and brighter. The carbon lava sounded hollow and didn’t have the depth that the spruce guitar did. I would really enjoy hearing is your take on the Enya nova go SP1. It is a travel size guitar carbon fibre under $400 Canadian. I’d like to hear an unbiassed review because most reviews that I’ve been seeing the reviewer has had the guitar sent to them by the company. I’ve been following your reviews for a long while and I agree with almost everything you’ve said about the guitars you review. I am thinking of buying it for myself for camp and travelling.

@ianrose5505 7 месяцев назад

Enjoyed the playing, spruce I thought was warmer, carbon was brighter but Enjoyed both, carbon is modern

@mica_micasa 7 месяцев назад

Personally i don't like carbon fibre. I like wood. Personally i like beautiful guitars. Personally i hate the shape of that thing that doesn't even look like a guitar. But that's just my personally opinion.

@_JustinCase_ 7 месяцев назад

Lookin' good!

@groover5863 7 месяцев назад

The spruce sounds warmer and more natural but the fibre has it's advantages .

@rongrape2939 7 месяцев назад

I like the sound of the spruce, but I really like the carbon fibre. Are the Lava Drops still available? I would love to have one of those.

@nicknackdaddyack 7 месяцев назад

I like the spruce better...not as shrill or sharp. But both are amazing!

@georgealty9009 Месяц назад

Liked both, they sounded amazing. But different.

@thedroneguy123 5 месяцев назад

Are the standard strings ok ? As I used to import acoustics from China and the first thing I had to do was change them Is the action acceptable Cheers

@Kmn55650 5 месяцев назад

I think the wood guitar is more balanced and not so boomy on the bottom end. Has more clarity. If I bought one (which I might), it'd be the Spruce.

@lasserusi7099 7 месяцев назад

Hey! Can you tell which one sounds more natural and nicer, Lava me 4 spruce or Blue original Freeboost?

@ralee56 7 месяцев назад

The Spruce definitely sounds better. The Carbon sounds inferrior to the Spruce. Your playing is awesome on both!!!

@martinkrauser4029 7 месяцев назад

Can't say I care much for the spruce top. The carbon top has much, much better bass and treble separation and string clarity, something I very much look for when I need to walk the bass under a chord melody arrangement.

@chasedefox6938 7 месяцев назад

Yep, I gotta say the Spruce sounds way nicer too.. 👍

@user-co6fw6ql7h 7 месяцев назад

Oh!!!! It comes with its own 🚽🪠 toilet!!!!😂😂

@Balin_James 7 месяцев назад

Definitely prefer the sound of the spruce, but man would it be hard to deny the utility of carbon fiber when it still sounds that good

@joesutherland225 6 месяцев назад

Well it would depend the carbon fiber seems to voice each string more but the spruce seems more responsive in chord voicing better blended if you like

@rpitre001183 7 месяцев назад

Spruce one with the top software will make it absolutely the best!

@stuartcarter7053 7 месяцев назад

Let's be honest Darrell could play a section of barbed wire wrapped around a rotted fencepost and it would still sound amazing. But for me the Spruce sounded better

@scottblair8625 7 месяцев назад

I prefer the spruce. It has a much more warm inviting tone! The carbon sounds good but a little mechanical and cold. Not enough soul in carbon sound. For my ear anyway. But both are great sounding.

@wavyxx 2 месяца назад

Any thoughts on size for the spruce? 36 vs 41?

@tufif 3 месяца назад

The spruce sounds more like an acoustic guitar, the carbon fiber sounds like something new, so it depends on if you want to sound more traditional or more unique

@codebluecrazy888 7 месяцев назад

Spruce is more resonant - that’s the word I was looking for

@ELIAHOficial 3 месяца назад

I've been trying to buy a Lava 4 for three days but I'm unsure about the size as this isn't the kind of thing you can find in a physical store so you can test it before buying, I haven't found a video showing differences in size. sizes, just everyone playing sitting down and talking about the same things. So here's a tip: do this because I have the impression that I'm not the only one who has this doubt. Thanks bro

@kuya_ed78 6 месяцев назад

Hello idol merrychristmass

@adamw1285 6 месяцев назад

pretty sure these are on sale at best buy for 999$ cad ATM! along with most the other lava gear!

@notSuhasFR 5 месяцев назад

Do you have to buy the charging station separately?

@MarcCoteMusic 7 месяцев назад

Acoustically, the spruce sounded better though the carbon was quite nice... with the reverb. I didn't like what the chorus was doing to the sound of either guitar, despite the fact that I usually have a bit of chorus on my acoustic guitar. It was strange... there was a metallic-y ring to it and the bottom end just went away with the chorus applied, almost as though there was phase cancellation rather than a chorus added to the dry sound. Very odd. Not very pleasant. Still, the features these guitars offer are interesting and I could see why they would appeal to someone who wants all those learning tools as well as an effected sound without the need for pedals.

@evgoumiz4470 2 месяца назад

my concern is what are you going to do after the lithium battery dies

@JamesDierken 7 месяцев назад

Each sound good in their own way. The carbon fiber guitar sounds brighter and more mid-scooped than the spruce which has a little more balanced frequency range. I'm sure the two could compliment each other very well if played together.

@caffeinalized5575 7 месяцев назад

agreed, Darrell should totally add in a track with both guitars playing at the same time. One pan full left and the other pan full right.

@lutherking1370 7 месяцев назад

Much more into the sound of the spruce sound.

@David-lq5us 7 месяцев назад

I like both that carbon fiber rocks

@paolocortezmusic 21 день назад

Spruce all the way. Im just curious about the stability of that guitar compared to the carbon fiber one. Originally, I was thinking about getting the carbon fiber guitar for more stability and less maintenance. I always find myself tweaking intonation at a traditional guitar so Im really thinking hard about getting the carbon fiber one

@scottrussell7659 7 месяцев назад

Wonderful

@ronaldbrown1852 7 месяцев назад

Spruce = Bright Carbon fiber = Mellow. I own an original Lava Me, its my go to guitar, I love it.

@aamalik07 6 месяцев назад

Love the sound of the spruce, somehow it sounds more natural…

@indra4fingers 5 месяцев назад

I like a spruce sound❤

@mark.guitar 7 месяцев назад

The spruce sounds way better on my studio headphones. I guess you trade some tone for the ability to use the carbon one as a cricket bat...

@mrman846 6 месяцев назад

I could be wrong observing from behind a monitor only, but those guitars sure look like "Printed HPL" ?? Are they ??

@earlsnotch 3 месяца назад

Which size lava me 4 were you using?

@Yestopeace365 5 месяцев назад

How does it compare to an Ovation guitar?

@gregholmberg2 7 месяцев назад

Just to be clear--none of these sound samples were purely acoustic, right? They all used the internal amp and effects?

@brianb115 7 месяцев назад

I didn’t think I would be able to even tell the difference but I prefer the spruce.

@Rossdink 7 месяцев назад

I played a $3500 rain song And the sound phucken blew me away. Unlike wood the sound seems to be like it’s plugged in already. It some ways sounds better than an hd28. I couldn’t believe it

@mateos4685 6 месяцев назад

I love your channel! regarding the guitar it sounds really good but it doesn't look nice at all ! they need to work more on the design!

@SeekerGoOn2013 7 месяцев назад

What does the shape feel like to play?

@naeemimrit5460 6 месяцев назад

The spruce takes the win for me 😍😍

@blahblahsen1142 7 месяцев назад

I hate to even say it, but the wood sounded nicer. There was a slight echo in the carbon fiber, less clear in the low warm register. I know it sounds stupid and cliche, but the carbon sounded "plastic" and the spruce sounded "woody"

@ludoFernandes 7 месяцев назад

Wud hv been batter with a Musicman type headstock with tuners slanted to avoid string bend angle at nut Both sound great especially in yr hands 😊

@ludoFernandes 7 месяцев назад

Better

@hiufaijei 5 месяцев назад

What size is the Spruce in demo? 36? 41?

@moyrios1172 5 месяцев назад

Spruce sounds better and warm to the ear. The CF is more bright and punchy. I prefer the wood.

@GopherM 7 месяцев назад

The spruce is much warmer and resonant. If I could still play and had to make a choice, I would go with the spruce. The carbon almost sounds metallic.

@snowsheldon77 6 месяцев назад

What size are those? They have 2 different sizes I see

@codebluecrazy888 7 месяцев назад

Spruce sounds more harmonious and detailed

@briannelms158 7 месяцев назад

Spruce definitely a lot warmer.

@onesource9527 4 месяца назад

I agree with others the spruce sounds much better. It's wimpy looks don't appeal to me but the tech does. Like a smart phone, you need access wi-fi to use many of the features, but if you don't want 5-G in your living space, that could be a downvote. Wait a little longer. When the big guys start moving in this direction you can bet that more innovation will follow. All those functions, for example can be self contained by using more memory, and memory these days is cheap! I'd like to load my own backing tracks, sound samples, and IR's. Let's consider Yamaha for a second. Yamaha Trans Acoustic guitars, and SRT-Powered pickup systems sound far better than Lava guitars. What if Yamaha decided to make a whole line of feature packed smart interfaces for entry/intermediate level players? They have a strong representation in that space already just ripe for innovation. Once a major guitar company gets into this space, look out.