Electric Guitar Nova Go Sonic Smart Electric Carbon Fiber Guitarra with 10W Wireless Speaker, Onboard Presets, All-in-One Portable Rig for Street Performers & Home Studios

I bought this because I have one of Enya's travel guitars, which I love. When I saw an online review of the Go Sonic, I immediately ordered one. As with the online review I saw (where the reviewer favorably compared the Go Sonic with his $6,500 guitar), I was amazed that such a great guitar could be purchased for so little money. I expected it to be more expensive because of the tariff situation, but it was just a little over $300. This is what Enya did right with this guitar: * The build quality and attention to detail is better that what you'll find in new Gibsons. There were zero flaws. * The playability is wonderful and easily adjustable. The truss rod is easily accessed and really helps here with action control. I could get this guitar to play exactly as I wanted without having to touch the nut. * It sounds great. (I could write a lot more about this, but, in the interest of brevity, will leave it at "sounds great.) * The fact that it has a built-in speaker that sounds good makes this a wonderful practice guitar (see next item), but the guitar is good enough to gig with. If I ever had to play at a venue with flying beer bottles, the Go Sonic is the guitar I'd take. * The carbon build, for me, carries two huge advantages: 1. I can leave it out permanently and, if my animals knock it over, it is far more resistant to damage than a wood guitar would be, and 2. I can leave it out and it won't be negatively affected by temperature and humidity changes. In fact, it never goes out of tune. The upshot is this: This is my "always out" guitar because I'm secure that nothing bad will happen to it. However, if I was wrong about that and a meteor hit it or something, I'm only out about $300. * The onboard electronics are great, especially if you like a little crunch. (Having said that, the clean tone is good, too, although in onboard speaker struggles to get it loud enough). * It looks cool. The only "con" I can think of: I wish it had a physical tone knob. I don't understand how such a great instrument can be offered at such a low price. It can't just be the lower labor costs in China. I think it's more likely that this is due to some very smart people at Enya making very good decisions.

I’ve owned a few guitars over the years, but the Enya Nova Go Sonic is easily the most innovative piece of gear in my collection. Being made of carbon fiber, it feels incredibly sturdy yet lightweight, and I never have to worry about humidity or temperature warping the neck. It stays in tune perfectly, no matter where I take it. The integrated speaker and smart features are the real game-changers here. Being able to toggle through high-quality built-in effects (delay, reverb, distortion) without plugging into an amp or pedals is incredibly liberating for practicing on the couch or traveling. The clean tones are surprisingly crisp, and the high-gain presets have some serious bite. The playability is top-notch right out of the box. The neck profile is slim and fast, and the zero-fret design makes the action feel consistent across the entire fretboard. Plus, the fact that it doubles as a Bluetooth speaker and has a headphone jack for silent practice makes it the ultimate all-in-one tool for modern players. If you’re looking for a guitar that’s durable, portable, and packed with tech that actually sounds good, this is it. Enya has really raised the bar for what a "smart" guitar can be!

I like this guitar. I find myself going to it when I feel like playing an electric but don't want to break out my amp for a quick 15 minute session. The internal speaker sounds good, and the app gives you a nice range of ways ro make some interesting tones. It looks good, I love the minimalist style. And most importantly, its fun to play. Couple of minor gripes, the zipper didn't last long on the gig bag which was a little irritating, but didn't detract from my enjoyment of this guitar. And I recommend changing the strings, the factory strings weren't that great, but that's kinda par for the course on all new guitars. Luckily I live near an epic little guitar shop that had some premium strings and it sounds great! Good value for the money as well.

This is a great guitar for the price. It feels really nice in my hands and is really easy and fun to play. The built in amp and speaker help me play it everyday as I don’t have to have any cords plugged in. This is a great tool for a beginner or someone that just wants to practice more. You can play from your phone or other device through the built in speaker so it’s great to play backing tracks to noodle over. I thought it would feel light and cheap but it has some weight to it and appears well built. Intonation was a bit off with the factory setup but a shop can fix that for you or you can do it yourself good enough fairly easily. I took a star off because mine makes a loud popping noise every now and then. I live in a very dry climate and it seems to be related to static electricity but I’m not sure and it’s not a big issue. It has never happened when recording through the standard 1/4in output. Also it sounds 1,000 times better than my squire.

Apologies, this is a long one. I would have made it shorter, but I didn't have time. I've owned and played six other carbon fiber and CF composite guitars: two Rainsong acoustics, two Enya acoustics, a Journey Instruments acoustic, and the Composite Acoustics Blade electric guitar. Plus the usual suspects in wood - Les Paul, Strat, Gretsch, Ibanez. Been playing the Blues for some 50 years. Retired and downsized, I play at home now and with friends. I do my own setups, luthier work, and modifications ... I know guitars. I've had the Enya Nova Go Sonic for a few weeks now. It's a fine instrument. It has an extremely confortable neck and body, good pickups, excellent fit and finish. The sustain is seemingly endless - typical of carbon fiber guitars. It stays in tune reasonably well. I play mine wirelessly to a multi-effects unit plugged into the clean channel of a good amp. Dial in whatever sound might move me at the moment. I like the freedom of that - being untehered from the amp. Heck, I can walk all over the house, and never have to step over a cord! Onboard Speaker - I don't use the onboard speaker all the time, but it sure has its place when I go out on the porch and noodle. The feedback IS there, but it's fine - you can eliminate it, tame it, or use it as a new type of distortion. The feedback completely disappears the instant you deaden the string(s). This opens up a new realm of sonic possibilites for accenting individual notes or chords within a song. I see this as an asset, not a problem. When plugged into an amp or headphones, the feedback doesn't occur since the guitar's onboard speaker is bypassed. Some random observations: The frets were a bit rough, so string-bending felt slightly scratchy. After doing a quick fret polish (it's easy, plenty of how-to vids out there), string bends are silky smooth now. The pickup selector knob tip loosened up with use - a dab of blue Loctite thread lock solved that. I lowered the saddle to its lowest setting, and now the action is perfect with no string buzz (I play fingerstyle). Heads-up: if you do adjust the saddle height, wrap the tip of your screwdriver with a small scrap of a single use plastic shopping bag - this prevents marring of the screwhead if the screwdriver's tip should slip. Fret level wasn't needed. Although several frets were marginally high, it's not enough to cause buzzing. Acceptable for me. Pickups were physically higher than I prefer, so I lowered them (use the pair of screws on each pickup, which are there for that purpose) until a volume balance is reached across the two pickups. Caution: do not wipe the guitar with isopropyl alcohol (it removed a bit of the black finish on my new Enya Nova Go acoustic guitar). Lesson learned. Soap and water and clean towel is all I use now on my Enya composite guitars (all of which are painted at the factory, by the way). I added a LP Gibson style pickguard using heavy duty double-sided tape (see photo). Helps support my pinky and looks kinda sharp. And a bit of automotive carbon fiber wrap (photo again) to add a touch of ... elegance. Ha I found, like some other reviewer said, that because the Sonic's composite body is very smooth, it tends to slide aound on your leg when you play sitting down. I solved this by adding a strip of thin adhesive-backed rubber to the bottom curve of the lower bout (see photo) - this keeps the guitar nicely in place and makes me feel more connected to it now, more "one with the guitar" if you will. When all is said and done, I am a believer. I like this guitar. A lot. Let's give it its due: the Enya Nova GO Sonic is the FIRST widely available carbon fiber electric guitar to hit the mass market. The Blade was a good contender in 2008-2009, but less than 200 were ever made. Bottom Line - this axe is extremely comfortable to play, among the finest feeling guitars I've ever owned. And being made of sonically-engineered composite materials, it has a very clear, articulate sound. This makes it a very good platform for playing through pedals and an amp. Plus, you can upgrade the pickups at any time, although the stock ones are more than adequate. With the onboard speaker, this is an indoor-outdoor piece of gear. It's true capability as an outdoors electric guitar is found when you play it through a decent small battery-powered amp like the Boss Katana Mini or one of the Yamaha THR series amps, for example. Sonic heaven. It's also very stable, moving indoors and out, through sun and shade. Stability outdoors fares better than any other electric guitar I can think of. For the price, the Nova GO Sonic is a no-brainer. I can't wait to see what other composite electric guitars Enya and other guitar builders introduce in coming years. When high-tech materials, acoustic engineering, and creative designs come together - like they did here - it's a great time to be alive!

This guitar had the best setup out of the box I've played on any guitar under $1000. Not joking! The action was low, the intonation was nearly perfect, the frets were polished out of the box, the truss rod didn't need adjusting, and the frets have those cute little rounded ends. Since it's composite, the neck doesn't move at all with temperature changes. It stays in tune better than any wooden guitar. I can pick it up after a week and it's still in tune. It's great because you don't have to connect it to anything or have anything with you. You can leave it anywhere, pick it up and play it anywhere, and if it's late you can plug headphones right in and it sounds great. It's not a heavy guitar, and the body is softly contoured and comfortable to play. The gig bag it comes with is nice too, with plenty of padding and a pocket for the truss adjuster, picks, and cables. It's nice to buy something that doesn't make you buy anything else to use it. My main criticism: WHY DOES IT NOT HAVE A TUNER? It's got all this computerized amp modeling, it would be easy to add a tuner. But they didn't, and since the composite neck is so rigid, clip-on headstock tuners often miss the note and I have to plug it in to tune it. I don't have to do this often, but it's still an annoyance. I would also add coil split to the rear pickup. Finally, the last "purple" preset sucks: it sounds too much like the previous high-gain preset, just with extra mud. I would replace it with something ambient and shoegazy with lots of reverb. Of course you can do this with the app, but it deserves better out of the box. Finally, the fact that you can plug a cord in and use it as a completely normal passive guitar is reassuring. If all the fancy electronics break 15 years from now, I still have a good-playing electric guitar.

Replacement sent: I got the replacement today. See the video uploaded. I do not even have to touch the strings for the feedback noise. So it's with the design of the guitar. Having the amplifier and speaker placed right next to the pickups and bridge was probably bad design. I am unable to practice my lessons without constantly muting the strings, particularly the low E string. Furthermore, the replacement was missing the charging kit. I will be returning this guitar. Initial purchase: There are 2 main problems with this guitar that has made me rethink this purchase... 1) In clean mode, the speaker volume is too low. I am learning how to play the guitar using Yousician but unfortunately, 60-70% of my notes are being picked up due to low volume. I am having to position my ipad right next to the speaker so it can pick up the notes but that is very uncomfortable for my neck. 2) There is a loud feedback loop when the guitar when set to distortion or high gain. It is very disruptive. It happens on the 6th string (low string). The closer you are to the 6th string the faster the feedback builds up. After consulting a few peers, it could probably be due to the speaker/amplifier position which is right below the bridge. Any vibration that is picked up is sent back looping onto the upper strings causing feedback. The feedback can be very instantaneous sometimes that it became impossible to practice. Only way was to mute the 6th string but that is not always possible when playing notes. I have requested a replacement hoping that it might just be an isolated case of a defective item and not in all the nova sonic guitars.

Did a ton of research and watched everything on YT before making purchase. I knew I was likely getting a pretty great guitar at a good price (with a small but possible chance of getting a broken one)... Turns out I made a really good choice. If it keeps working well for a few years it will be a great choice! It came well packaged with everything. Physically it is in perfect condition. I did have to tune it. Took a few minutes to figure out the app but all good there too. Only minor feedback I could give to the folks at enya is that I purchased the "ocean blue" and the fade on the guitar body is not well done. It's not horrible, but it's not nearly as well done as the picture shows. I noticed the same thing when watching YT - some of the "ocean blue's" were well painted closer to the nice fade seen in the publicity images however some were like mine - MUCH heavier on the full deep blue. I'm going on a hunch here but the ones they sent out for promo reviews might have received a tiny bit more attention To explain: In the photos (and in some videos) the full deep blue stops around the bridge and slowly blends over a few inches from deep blue into white in a nice straight even way ending just after the first pickup. What I received (and saw others had) was one painted full deep blue up into the first pickup and also ENDING the fade into white before the end of the pickup.... All of a whole approximate 1" band wide fade! A whole inch of actual visible blue. It almost looks like I have a black and white guitar with a narrow blue band. Probably would have been closer to name this paint job "mariana trench blue", lol. What makes it more noticeable is that it's painted in a curve and unevenly blended way across the face . I'm not exaggerating when I say it looks like something I could do with a spray can of white paint against a piece of dark blue poster board by arcing my arm back and forth pretending to airbrush. Oddly, the headstock fade looks great (evenness and straightness). Okay, sorry for the lengthy feedback. It actually looks really great still - even though it's not quite what the marketing photos and sponsored video reviews might have you hoping for so be wary if the look being like the pictures is important to you. A perfect paintjob isn't a must for me. I'm not performing with it. That leads into... I bought it with the intent to use it for learning, practicing and even some song writing. It's perfect for it. Even taking places and playing out and about and not having to have any other equipment or being concerned about temperature / humidity (yay carbon fiber). I wouldn't leave it in a fiery hot car but non extremes wouldn't have any impact. But camping, BBQ's, picnics. It would be perfect. TLDR: I love this thing, It feels great. Plays great/easy. Everything is working well so far. It sounds really good. I'm overall very satisfied and very happy with this purchase. This is an EXCELLENT guitar for an incredible value. I wouldn't be performing with it - i.e. they introduced a pedal as a feature for the new slightly more expensive "Inspire" model to allow switching to (some) effects directly. The "Go Sonic" does not have this pedal available. You are stuck using the button on the guitar going sequentially through them. Would love to see that offered as an optional add on for this guitar too. This guitar so far seems like one of those rare things that come along that's a lot better than anyone would expect. It's built great quality wise. Made of carbon fiber. Feels good. Easy to play. Sounds great. Well designed. Full of awesome features like a zero fret. And if this guitar is intended for a beginner - wow! It's perfect for any beginner who is serious. It would be like getting a new sports car for driver's training! lol Hope this is helpful to someone!