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if emerald x20 sounds Gibsony, does x7 sound like a smaller gibson?
have seen several comments that the emerald x20 leans itself to a Gibson sound, I'm assuming somewhat j45ish?. If that is the case, does the x7 also lean itself to more of a Gibson sound, say a l00 or lg2, or does smaller size take it into a different direction completely soundwise into say taylor, etc?
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JDG, my exposure to commentary about Emerald guitars is mostly limited to the AGF (and now defunct MacNichol CF forum). I don't recall ever having read that comparison before. Even if it has been said, personally I can't see it being true enough to make it a point in ordering one. I'd say that Emeralds, like most if not all other CF builders, have their own distinctive tone and should be approached that way when buying. Jmo.
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I have a 67 Gibson J-45, and the Emerald Doubleneck, will play them together. Need to get out my old High School guitar anyway. Haven't played it in a long while.
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I play the Emerald X20 Artisan and a Gibson J-185. With some eq the Emerald can sound Gibsonesque or have tone more like a Charis or Olson with that deeper warmer tone. I am very impressed by my Emerald, not only the playability, but also the varying tones I get from it with varying eq. Of course, i am playing through a Shertler Unico amp which provides great tone if eq'd that way. I am a firm believer that eq settings can sure make or break the tone of any guitar.
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As you can see from my signature, I'm kind of a Gibson guy. My X20 Artisan you can lay into like a Gibson and it just gets louder. Martins and Taylor's, in my opinion, don't hold up to that as well. My X20's tone isn't thin, or middy, or lacking depth like a lot of other guitars, that I'd say, but it doesn't sound like my Gibson's which all do sound more similar to each other than the Artisan. However, I did just order a new custom X20 Artisan, so it's not lacking in tone. Maybe I'd say the Artisan's tone is big like large bodied Gibson's but without having to have a large body?
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Not until I received my Emerald X20 Artisan recently and got some time with it did I realize that it sounds as good as or better than my wooden guitars. Again, it might take some time with the eq process, but thats fun. You don't lose a thing having this guitar compared to a name brand wooden guitar.
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I've had one for a couple months.
Love the tone but I wouldn't call it Gibson-y. To me that means fat trebles and X20 is pretty crisp. I'm struggling with the neck though. Pretty beefy, 1 3/4 - 2 1/4 is limit for my small hands and this neck is *big*. So likely putting mine up soon!
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FWIW, I use a Lemon Aid pedal into a RNP and into my PA or amp for my Artisan. I defy anybody to get a better amplified guitar tone than that. It was a holy crap moment when I stumbled on to that combo.
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2001 Goodall RGCC 2004 Goodall RPC-14 2022 Emerald X20 Hyvibe 2021 Emerald X7 Select 2020 Emerald X10 Woody Select 3-way 2016 Emerald X20 Artisan 2002 Gibson J185EC JJ Cale 2009 Gibson EC-20 1974 Alvarez Dreadnought 2013 Woody Tahitian hybrid Uke 2008 Zager 3/4 Size Some camp fire guitars, classical's, & electric's |