Enya Nova Go Sonic 39" Carbon Smart Electric Guitar, Built-in 10W Speaker

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 bought two versions of this. I bought myself the JT signature model. I decided to get that model because I liked the fact that it had pick up covers. I liked the pick ups that it had in it better I liked that it had the face switching push pole knob and that it was also compatible with their wireless pedal. My wife and I have both been professional musicians most of our lives. We both predominantly play Gibsons. The thing that interested us, and these was the fact that you can toss them in your car and not worry about the heat getting to them or the cold. I’d seen other players compare these with Gibsons, but I didn’t really take it too seriously. Enya Sonic JT review: I’m shocked at how well it holds tune and how low the action is. The built-in effects sound great in the app is really easy to modify them with. I had no problems with the app. I don’t understand why it doesn’t have a better review on the App Store, but it works great and has way more features than what I’d even realized. The tone of the guitar is compressed, but in a good way, I was actually shocked how clear it sounded when recording with it. He’s really aren’t your standard pick ups. It’s very easy to pick out the individual notes. It’s got a very clear crisp sound to it. The tone switch adds depth, but not muddiness to the Guitar. It’s much lighter than my Gibsons and I love the shape and feel of the neck. It feels very smooth to play. The volume of the built-in speaker is more than adequate to be able to practice and sing-along. The aesthetic of the Guitar in person is very much like if APPLE came up with an iPhone Guitar. It’s very sleek and luxurious looking. It has a different feel to it and more residence than any Guitar I’ve ever played actually, which really surprised me. The tuning stability. It’s kind of mind blowing. I guess. I never really noticed how much I had to tune my guitars until I had one that I virtually never have to tune. I play a lot of different genres as a studio musician. Everything from pop to blues to metal in this Guitar is more than capable of doing it. It works great for studio use and practice, but I wouldn’t really recommend it for stage use. The reason being is that the mixture of the insane amount of residence that the Guitar has and the pick ups can kind of cause a feedback if you’re moving into distortion. It works great for clean live. The quality of the build and everything is so good that I’ve actually thought about getting another one just to tear the electronics out of so I could put some pick ups that are a little more distortion friendly into just to see what happens. 10 out of 10 I highly recommend this Guitar. The white Enya Sonic review: I bought this one for my wife. I can’t really tell the volume difference between the 10 W on this one and the 15 W amp on the JT model. Play ability feels the same. It also has the push pole knob, which I believe change his phase for the pick ups as well. It doesn’t have a tone knob and the pre-loaded effects don’t sound as fancy as the JT model. The color of white that it is is beautiful though it’s very ever so slightly sparkly. Again, I would highly recommend this Guitar to anyone, and so would she. Both guitars are very comparable and feel except the next fuel a little different. The white one feels a little more like a standard shape whereas the JT model has more of a V shaped neck by the head stock, but both of the necks are very slim and comfortable. We love them because it’s so easy just to flip them on and play right there without having to hook anything up. it’s great to be able to leave them in the car and not worry about the neck warping. I guess the only thing left now to do is to get sponsored by these cats. Lol Cheers!

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!

Fun novelty guitar. Good action. The speaker does not put out very loud sound but in a quiet room it is functional. Stays in tune.

This Guitar is pretty amazing. It's a guitar, Its an amp, It's effects, and you can use the BT for back tracks. Also you can plug it into amp. It all works well. And sounds good. As far as the guitar itself, It plays great and stays in tune. It's well balanced. And seems very durable. Well it's carbon fiber. But wait there's more. Great price. It would be a good guitar for beginners. Easy to carry around. Kind of an all and one thing. I'm in the category of dinosaur guitar players. I know a good guitar when I see it. I would definitely recommend it!!!

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.

Enya Electric Guitar Nova Go review by Charles Parkerson 9/30/2024 This is an amazing guitar for the right person. In short, I feel that it is entry level in nature but crafted like a guitar costing much much more. It is very refreshing to see this kind of instrument available. I am a 72 year old and have been playing guitar since 1964. This is my third purchase from Enya. I have a substantial collection of guitars and amps accumulated during my years of playing both personally and professionally. • The neck is perfect, the frets are flawless, better than Squier Affinity ($250.00) and Gibson! • The pickups are adequate for the guitars price point. The split coil function is great! • All switches and pots are apparently high quality and are very smooth and solid feeling. • I have yet to plug into an amp because I feel that would defeat the purpose. • The tuning keys are better than most Asian guitars. I am very happy with them. • The sounds are impressive for players in the beginning and semi-intermediate stages. • I got it in white and it is beautiful. My wife wants to hang it on the wall in the den. As you know, your main sonic competition are the Fender modelling amps with their internet support. I know that you will continually seek to improve and expand your target market to include seasoned players. In short, I think every beginner should have this model and I intend to recommend it to every beginner I encounter and to anyone who asks. Hopefully there will be an upgraded (understandably more expensive) version to offer to skilled players. I will tell others that this guitar should not be “left in the car” as many reviewers have stated. A beginner may not understand that sensitive electronics are susceptible to heat damage much like cell phones. I will have to return the guitar because I probably will not use it much only because of my background, This does not in any case reflect the quality of this instrument. I will probably end up with one of your acoustic guitars (which you CAN leave in the car). Recommendations: • Consider a joint venture with Bose. The sound difference would be immense. I’m sure the price would skyrocket. • The gig bag is great but not as good as the ½ size acoustic I got from you, but it’s fine. • Continue to improve on website for tone changes. This generation is adept with all things internet, but these are guitar players! The most beautifully irresponsible group bless them. Thank You, Charles Parkerson

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.

Just want to say this thing is amazing. My fingers hurt because i cant put it down. Its light and all around feels very good to play. I have a few nice guitars, multi fx pedal and a marshal half stack and find im playing this guitar more then any one of them. I had some string buzz, contacted the manufacturer and they walked me through fixing it. I highly recomend this brand and company. They really do love their product and stand behind it 100%. The speakers sound pretty good. If you get feedback, in the app that pairs to the guitar there is a mixer option that lets u increase or decrease the volume that will fix the feed back. The app itself is pretty straight forward and ive made some pretty good metal tones from it. Only thing i can say about the app is id like more options for cabinets, pedals etc. But for it being a free app. I cant complain at all since i have come up with some pretty cool tones. 1 of my favorite things is you can save tones to the button in certain orders. When i play bucketheads soothsayer i start with a cleanish tone for the start, slap the button to a metal tone and slay the next part in distortion. I 100% prefer it to stomping a foot pedal. You can play backing tracks from spotify thru the speakers and play along with songs. I dont do this often but when i did it was actually a blast. Ive hung mine above my couch. Might have been a mistake because i cant keep my hands off it but it really is the perfect little lay back and jam couch guitar with no cords or mess. Just pick up and play. Almost forgot to mention plugging headphones into this is insane. Sounds sooo good. I got a cheap pair of over ear headphones and am still in shock at just how good it sounds through them. Overall this product is great! I do feel sorry for my poor little fingers as i cant put this guitar down but If you are on the fence about getting 1 of these, i promise it is worth it and more. Even without the fancy gimmicks that sold me on this. If it had no speaker, if it had no built in multi fx and stayed this price. I would still be rocking this thing thru my pedals and amp over my other guitars because it just feels that good.

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Die Gitarre hat all meine Erwartungen übertroffen. Due Saitenlage ist gut die Verarbeitung hochwertig und die Sounds sind so gut das man sie auf der Bühne benutzen kann. Die Pickups sind die selben wie in einer teuren Paula und der Klang ebenfalls. Durch das Splitten der Pickups geht es auch Richtung Fender. Der Fußschalter ist ein muss für die Probe und Bühne. Ganz toll ist das man Backingtracks abspielen kann und dazu spielen kann und ss überall ohne Verstärker und Kabelgewirr. Die App istauch super und die Bedienung einfach.

Amazing product

Excelente guitarra, muy buenos materiales, funciona a la perfección. Muy recomendable.