NGD: Emerald Coco Chimaera 6/12 Doubleneck

[ac]

A stunning guitar

A marvelous story of a customer/builder relationship that goes far beyond ordinary customer service.

Thanks much for sharing in detail.

[Frettingflyer]

We have come to expect such service from Emerald, but the condition of the box after shipping would have me so worried, CF or not.
Glad the boxes did the job and nothing was damaged.
Congrats, and thanks for sharing your story.

[bsman]

A Chimaera will be my next guitar purchase. All of my soccer refereeing money (by agreement with Mrs. bsman, that is my discretionary guitar fund!) is going toward it -- should be able to order after this HS season (Dec-Mar in NorCal).

I am interested in the OP's observation: "It was a beautiful guitar, very lightweight and well-balanced especially since Alistair had just began using the new Gotoh Stealth tuning machines at only 11.4g each. Although I loved the tone and playability of the guitar, because of the hollow necks and perhaps a result of my own barefinger playing style, in my hands the guitar produced an unusual "thwack" sound under strumming (like the sound of a snapped heavy rubber band) that really bugged me. I shared this with Alistair and perhaps because some other Chimaera owners were experiencing something similar (Steve didn't, though being a player who uses picks, maybe this is why it wasn't noticeable to him), since he was in the process of changing the neck approach on all Emerald guitars to solid necks with truss rods, Alistair offered to allow me to return it and he would build me a new one."

I noticed something similar when I got my 2010 X7 (again - unreinforced neck), but found that when I use either medium or heavy strings, the problem disappeared. It only arises when I try and use light-weight strings on it.

[Song]

The most beautiful sapwood I've ever seen!
The center looks like the lidless Eye of Sauron,
the flames of Mount Doom,
and turn it upside down
what the?!?!

[Acousticado]

Originally Posted by Song

The most beautiful sapwood I've ever seen!
The center looks like the lidless Eye of Sauron,
the flames of Mount Doom,
and turn it upside down
what the?!?!

Haha Song, I love what you're seeing and the way you think. Cool!

[Jimmy Koh]

The "eyes" things seems to be the design theme of late, coincidental or not. these really render the guitars some life with addition of these "windows" of the spirit.

Sorry Tom, you meant the first two chimaera were back to Emerald? Pardon me if I didn't get you.

[Acousticado]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Koh

The "eyes" things seems to be the design theme of late, coincidental or not. these really render the guitars some life with addition of these "windows" of the spirit.

Sorry Tom, you meant the first two chimaera were back to Emerald? Pardon me if I didn't get you.

That's right, Jimmy.

[Barb1]

Congratulations, Tom. It is a beautiful guitar.
Barb

[Acousticado]

Originally Posted by Ted @ LA Guitar Sales

Congrats, Tom, use it in good health. .

And BTW, I love that you posted an NGD in General section as well.

Thanks Ted. I posted about it in the General forum as well because I thought the strictly wood players might appreciate seeing a nice piece of coco. Otherwise, I wouldn't have. That said, your post causes me to wonder if we CF owners should also be posting a brief NGD thread about any CF guitar in the General section for the benefit of players who may otherwise be unaware of the virtues and quality of CF. In so doing, I'd hope that it wouldn't encourage the cheap-shot naysayers.

[Long Jon]

Nice one Tom ! Congratulations.

YES of course you were perfectly correct to post it in the general section, it is an acoustic guitar isn't it ?
This isn't the Wooden Guitar Forum.

Let the ignorati post what they like,
I don't think any player with half a brain could be anything other than curious about how they feel and how they sound.

[Earl49]

I would second posting in the general room too. Those backwards, hide-bound wooden folks have to see that CF guitars are here to stay.

I sort of like it the way it is. It would be nice to spread the word, but then again I would not want to open up this CF forum to all new wooden instruments just because they are guitars.

[Captain Jim]

Originally Posted by Earl49

I would second posting in the general room too. Those backwards, hide-bound wooden folks have to see that CF guitars are here to stay.

Nothing in that statement that would incite.

[Ted @ LA Guitar Sales]

Originally Posted by Acousticado

Thanks Ted. I posted about it in the General forum as well because I thought the strictly wood players might appreciate seeing a nice piece of coco. Otherwise, I wouldn't have. That said, your post causes me to wonder if we CF owners should also be posting a brief NGD thread about any CF guitar in the General section for the benefit of players who may otherwise be unaware of the virtues and quality of CF. In so doing, I'd hope that it wouldn't encourage the cheap-shot naysayers.

Honestly, I was surprised the mods didn't move it, but pleasantly so. Truth is I have at least a hundred clients who've bought CF guitars who never come here, so it's nice to see a CF thread in the General section. Hopefully others will do the same and post their NGD threads in both sections.

As to the potential for cheap shots, that's a possibility with any guitar, that's what we have mods for.

[jdinco]

Seems like they moved the last one if my memory serves me right. Not sure why....we talk about wood guitars in the CF forums.