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Chimaera Seen
HI All,
I was at a retreat last week and one of the young fellows who attended came with his Emerald Chimaera . It was quite a beautiful woody although I am not sure which veneer it had. The guitar sounded lovely. The top neck was a baritone and the bottom neck was a normal six string neck. It was nice to see the Chimaera out in the wild. Barb |
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Cool! I assume the owner isn't a member here?
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Tom,
I didn't ask Chris if he is an AGF member. Oopse:-) Barb |
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No matter, Barb. There aren't many Chimaera owners here let alone in Chris' configuration, so I just thought it would've been cool to know his impressions and how he uses the guitar, including both necks within given songs. Maybe he'll find us somehow one day.
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Was it this one, by any chance? Best Wishes, Sean Chimaera Woody (Slotted HS, 6&6Bari_Stand,Arm Bevel,) (Flamed Maple-N)(Toggle Ele) CS_MG_6138 as Smart Object-1 by Alistair Hay, on Flickr |
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Wow, that looks awesome, Sean. Slotted headstocks, bevel...cool. Just curious, has Emerald done a 12 string slotted headstock? I've seen 6/6 necks before, but iirc, the bridges were still offset, so is this a custom bridge and if so, why was this one done this way and what is the benefit, if any?
Edit: Sean, there appears to be a number of controls flush mounted at the bottom of the upper soundhole. What electronics are installed in this guitar?
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Hi Sean,
Yes that was the one! It is beautiful! Barb |
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Did you notice the placement of the hound?
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Yep, neat. Though I've been thinking to myself that if I was to opt for something like that, I think I'd prefer the logo rotated so the hound is horizontal, or another placement altogether, though not sure where...maybe one on each neck at the 12 fret or another fret if more space is needed to accommodate it.
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Yep, that would work...the hound should be horizontal, me thinks.
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WANT!!! What a beautiful instrument. WANT!!!! Now all I've got to do is convince SWMBO that I NEEEEED one, and then, find the money!!
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WOW... and look were they placed the celtic hound... amazing!!! |
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The other thing I took into consideration was with the slotted headstock you lose a place to show off the incredible veneer. Yet another option/challenge Emerald wasn't quite ready for at the time of mine was....using the veneer for the neck as well. I thought this would be way cool and probably would have paid $250-300 more for that option if they could do it. These were unavailable at the point in time my order was being worked, but maybe could be offered at some point. Cheers... Todd in Chicago Cheers... Todd in Chicago Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Last edited by TheChicagoTodd; 06-10-2017 at 07:53 AM. |