Members EJStrat2Tone Posted March 5, 2010 Members Share Posted March 5, 2010 I read a thread on the Acoustic Guitar Forum and it seems they are out of business. The website is in maintanence mode as well. Can anyone confirm and give more details? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Queequeg Posted March 5, 2010 Members Share Posted March 5, 2010 My understanding is that they are done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seagullplayer77 Posted March 5, 2010 Members Share Posted March 5, 2010 Nope. They're out of business. Check out this thread: http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=2575675 It's a pretty recent development, from what I gather. I suppose there's a chance that they were gobbled up in a merger that hasn't been announced yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gitnoob Posted March 5, 2010 Members Share Posted March 5, 2010 Dead. Some dealers have started to jack up their prices on their remaining inventory, but there are still a few good deals out there. http://www.acousticpromusician.com/inv_ca.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarVlog Posted March 5, 2010 Members Share Posted March 5, 2010 Gone. So much for any lifetime warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gitnoob Posted March 5, 2010 Members Share Posted March 5, 2010 So much for any lifetime warranty. I gotta say that if there is one guitar that I wouldn't worry about a lifetime warranty, it'd be a Composite Acoustics. I'd worry more that they'll still be around in 1000 years, and people will have to bury them since they won't decompose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Queequeg Posted March 5, 2010 Members Share Posted March 5, 2010 I gotta say that if there is one guitar that I wouldn't worry about a lifetime warranty, it'd be a Composite Acoustics. that's pretty funny, because it's so true, and I hadn't thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EJStrat2Tone Posted March 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 5, 2010 Great info everyone. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bigskybound Posted March 9, 2010 Members Share Posted March 9, 2010 I am now very glad I bought a Rainsong instead of CA but I don't know how strong they are. It is a very small company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wooglins Posted March 9, 2010 Members Share Posted March 9, 2010 I am now very glad I bought a Rainsong instead of CA but I don't know how strong they are. It is a very small company. Small can be good when there is no debt load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yamaneck Posted March 10, 2010 Members Share Posted March 10, 2010 I am now very glad I bought a Rainsong instead of CA but I don't know how strong they are. It is a very small company. They've been around since before CA, and now, after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Queequeg Posted March 10, 2010 Members Share Posted March 10, 2010 I am now very glad I bought a Rainsong instead of CA but I don't know how strong they are. It is a very small company. Glad I got the CA while they were still available. (I prefer them to Rainsong.) The company may be gone, but the guitar is still here, good as ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EJStrat2Tone Posted March 10, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 10, 2010 I heard CA's don't have a truss rod but Rainsong's do. Doesn't this pose a problem if you want to adjust the action on the guitar? Played a Rainsong recently, sounded really nice. So will it just be totally unaffected by the weather? The price was pretty steep, you could buy a nice Martin HD-28 for the price and it seems the Martin would be an easier sell than Rainsong if you need the cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Queequeg Posted March 10, 2010 Members Share Posted March 10, 2010 The price was pretty steep, you could buy a nice Martin HD-28 for the price and it seems the Martin would be an easier sell than Rainsong if you need the cash. I have an HD28. Neither the Martin nor the CA is for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crashclc Posted March 10, 2010 Members Share Posted March 10, 2010 None of the classic series Rainsongs have truss rods, but their other model lines do have truss rods. Carbon fiber is pretty much bullet proof if it is laid up properly. From what I have seen of them you could hold up a building with a Rainsong neck so the lack of a truss rod would not really bother me much. They do seem to be utterly indifferent to weather, temperature, humidty.... Street prices for most new Rainsong models (e.g. WS1000) are typically a bit lower than a new HD-28, but not by a lot. There are exceptions too, their concert and hybrid models are pretty stoutly priced. But if you're looking for the Martin D-28 sound you may not like the Rainsong sound and vice versa. They have very different tonal characteristics. The Rainsongs tend to feel and play more like electric guitars. Personally, I like them both, but I own a Martin and not a Rainsong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarVlog Posted March 10, 2010 Members Share Posted March 10, 2010 Came across a thread this morning that they may have found a buyer for their business. Wait for a while. We might see CA Ver 2.0 released soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Queequeg Posted March 10, 2010 Members Share Posted March 10, 2010 Came across a thread this morning that they may have found a buyer for their business. Wait for a while. We might see CA Ver 2.0 released soon. as long as it isn't Gibson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members epi56ebony Posted February 11, 2012 Members Share Posted February 11, 2012 Did Peavey buy the Composite Acoustics name and are they putting out carbon fiber guitars now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hrafnkel Posted February 11, 2012 Members Share Posted February 11, 2012 Did Peavey buy the Composite Acoustics name and are they putting out carbon fiber guitars now? http://peavey.com/divisions/ Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gitnoob Posted February 12, 2012 Members Share Posted February 12, 2012 Not just the name. They bought the assets, moved the company, and hired the old CEO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deanmass Posted February 12, 2012 Members Share Posted February 12, 2012 Peavey is smart. I think it is a great match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seagullplayer77 Posted February 12, 2012 Members Share Posted February 12, 2012 Everyone does realize this thread is almost two years old, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ESteven Posted November 16, 2020 Members Share Posted November 16, 2020 I have an OX. For more than 10 years, I think. Bought it used. Rarely play anything else. It's even gone through airline baggage handling in and SKB semi soft case and arrived virtually in tune. Can't imagine life without it The only instrument I've ever had that I'd replace if I lost it or had stolen. Have a Cargo as well, beautiful and sweet, but expect to sell it because I don't need two CA's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted November 19, 2020 Moderators Share Posted November 19, 2020 On 2/11/2012 at 9:59 PM, seagullplayer77 said: Everyone does realize this thread is almost two years old, right? Apparently not, as we have a new reply after 8 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kevmac Posted March 12, 2023 Members Share Posted March 12, 2023 I've played all 4 and to me, CA is to Rainsong as Martin is to Taylor. CA has top bracing and Rainsong (the one that I played) didn't. I own a Martin OM and a CA OX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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