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Today is my birthday, so I have the "official" OK to talk about it...
It's the one Alistair is holding here... I am very excited... but, we are out in our motorhome right now, and I don't have an amp or any recording equipment with me (we agreed to "travel light" this trip out). For the record, my wife said to me, "I know you really like all the guitars you have, but what would be your dream guitar if you were to add another one?" She saw the notice of the big sale before I did. Then she told me that she saw Emerald was having a 25% off sale to celebrate their 25 years of making guitars. I told her a Virtuo would be my choice. She said, "Pick a favorite, then a back-up." She did the same. We picked the same "favorite." Then she said, "Let's order it. You have some money set aside from the guitars and stuff you sold when we were in Arizona - I'll make up the rest." "Really?" "Yes, really. This is a big birthday and you should have something special." We're moving to Arizona later this year - I'm the one who said, "No buying more stuff until we get moved into the new house. -------- Joan did some digging around on Emerald's site and found this glamour shot of the guitar...
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Some CF, some wood. Last edited by Captain Jim; 07-18-2023 at 12:53 PM. |
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I see your "home port" is an island in the Salish Sea. Gulf Islands area? We were on San Juan Island on the US side for the last 5 years of my commercial boat driving. The Salish Sea is a truly beautiful area; we enjoyed cruising all over that area on our own boat. (The X7 was a perfect boat guitar.)
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Happy Birthday Captain Jim. You got a winner there and I don’t mean the Virtuo by itself.
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I am a fortunate guy. And she thanks me when I play guitar for her. OK, something beyond fortunate.
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Yes, San Juan Island is beautiful. I'm on Salt Spring Island (and have friends with boats).
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I’m going to be very interested in your thoughts on the Virtuo when it’s in your hands. From everything I’ve read and seen, it really does seem to be an extremely well executed hybrid.
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The same thought had crossed my mind…
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What an awesome birthday gift from your wife!!
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I received the shipping notification from my purchase on Saturday, but it didn't have a UPS Tracking Number of 1Z.... even though I opted for expedited shipping.
Has anyone else experienced the same thing? I know they are swamped, but I sure hope it hasn't inadvertently been sorted for standard shipping. |
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Regarding the Virtuo: I appreciate a guitar that can be considered a hybrid. Joan bought a T5 (for me) many years ago, and it is a great guitar. I feel the same way about my X10: so many tone options. The Virtuo seems like the next evolution, but leaning even more to the electric side - I already know I like the Fishman Fluence pickups. Now, as far as "needing another guitar"... I also feel fortunate about that situation. Joan is already planning how we'll hang guitars in the music room in the new house. It makes my heart happy when I take a guitar off the wall and start playing... and she can identify which guitar it is without looking. She is invested in this passion of mine, too.
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