Enya Acoustic-Electric Guitar X3 Pro Mini Carbon Fiber Travel Guitar - 36" 3/4 Size with Built-in Effects & Wireless Speaker, Includes Gig Bag & Cables - Ideal for Professional & Stage Performance

I have been playing this guitar for several months and it has lived up to all expectations. I was unsure what to expect from the tone since I have never played a carbon fiber, but I am very happy with the sound. The built in effects are very easy to use and sound amazing. The built in speaker to play along with songs was not very useful. It is not loud enough to be heard well even on full volume. The neck is very smooth with no sharp fret ends or buzzing. Excellent price for a carbon fiber of this caliber.

This is a great guitar with a unique/characteristic and wonderful sound in pure acoustic without any effects - it’s surprising really. It’s not a wood guitar, but it will add wonderful depth and a different sound to your guitarsenal. The effects are not as “wow” as some would have you believe. It’s not a shredder. That said, it makes me write and play in a different way. In other words, it gets me out of my familiar and lazy comfort zone and into trying new things. I think guitars are a personal choice and you just find one that fits. I have a cheaper $200 guitar that I would not trade for a $3000 Martin. It is my own “Trigger.” This Enya guitar may not be a soul mate. It is, however, a very high quality technically excellent instrument; more of a predictable quality tool than something organic with a soul. That is actually a good thing, I suspect every one of these will sound very similar and very good. I recommend it. Wonderful bang for the buck.

I met a guy who had two Emerald carbon fiber acoustics and I was blown away. First by the sound and then by the price. So I started my research and came across the Enya X4 pro. I'm not a fan of the gold hardware and the offset sound hole. So I was very happy to see they make the X3 pro and I snapped one up the X3 has the same electronics as the Nova Go but is full sized and sounds better "unplugged". The front is the traditional carbon fiber weave look that we've all seen on racecar hoods and spoilers. The back and sides appear to be glass reinforced plastic. It is matte and looks very clean. I like the rounded edges around the back. It makes it more comfortable to play. Out of the box, the X3 pro is heavier than you expect an acoustic to be. I presume that's due to the actuator and battery inside the body. The electronics work well, but mine seemed quieter than I would have liked. I discovered in the app that you can adjust the output level of the signal, but when you crank it up, the guitar becomes very buzzy and maybe even a little distorted. Once you find the sweet spot though, it sounds acceptable. I have the acoustic setting (green) dialed so that it only has some compression. I want at least one of the presets to be as close to true as possible. I have plans to verify that there aren't any loose plastic parts rattling on the inside of the guitar when I make the first string change. On that note; I usually change the stock strings on every guitar I buy on day one, but these sound good, so I left them. I think I read somewhere that the x3's comes with D'Addarios on them.Out of the box, the guitar played horribly. The action was ridiculous and I spent an hour that first day adjusting the truss rod. Then a couple of tweaks the next day and it played like a different guitar. After I got the truss rod where I thought it was perfect, I trimmed the saddle down about 1mm. I don't recommend doing that if you don't have experience with it. The truss rod adjustment alone was enough, but I'm pretty picky about my setup. You should take any new guitar to a luthier for adjusting as the techs at the factory have to do so may that they don't have time (or patience) to make every one perfect. The neck is the same matte black glass reinforced plastic at the back and sides and plays smoothly without being sticky. I wonder if it's going to start to polish where I play the most like my wood guitars have. Time will tell.All in all, this guitar is really good. I didn't buy it for the effects, I bought it for it durability and price. For anyone who can't, or won't, pay the painful prices for the bigger named guitars this one will work just fine. I give it four stars because of the rattle at high output levels. You would think that the manufacturer would plan for that. However, it has a bright ringy tone that wooden guitars don't have. As such, it's a welcome addition to my collection. And it will stand up to outdoor use and travel better than the wooden guitars will. I often go from places with high humidity to low humidity with widely varied temperatures and I've always worried about my wood guitars in those situations. I don't have to worry with this one. If you're looking to tryout a CFRP guitar and you don't want to break the bank, this is probably the guitar for you. Happy picking.

The media could not be loaded. On the bench today is that Enya X3 Pro carbon fiber guitar that I ordered from Amazon on Prime Day for $399.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!