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Emerald, Ted and just about every other dealer has a return policy I think. Consider the return shipping a rental fee.
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I will ask around for you, of course. For those who purchase a guitar directly from Emerald Guitars we know it's important that you have the confidence in knowing that if you find the instrument does not suit you that you aren't stuck with it. We offer the option to return any standard guitar to us within 10 days of receiving it for any reason and we will refund the entire sale price. Best Wishes, Sean |
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Sean was superb coordinating my Custom Cocobolo X20. I acquired my CH-WS from Ted (LA Guitar Sales) and his knowledge and experience with CF guitars was second to none. I wish I could help but my CH-WS is currently at my folks in tropical humid Malaysia. That was the purpose of that guitar, basic, good sounding, no pickups, withstand humidity so when I travel to visit my folks, I didn't have to carry a guitar with me and my folks didn't have to worry looking after it. May I suggest: 1) Contact Ted as he carries the CH-WS and the CO-WS. He also has a current X20 model (not for sale) and I'm sure he'd be happy to play them side by side on the phone with you. If Rainsong is the way to go, he is the man for it. (Sorry to Ted, put put you on the spot) 2) Like others have said, take advantage of the return policy on both the Rainsong and Emerald, a small price to pay to ensure you get the right instrument. I would like to add also is that the X20 really embraces the carbon tone, is rich and deep sounding. Both the CH-WS and CO-WS to me sounded more wood-like. Last edited by pandaroo; 10-25-2017 at 07:18 PM. |
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Since you owned both guitars that I am considering the X20 and the CO-WS what do you think? Do you notice any plastic sounding qualities in the highs? I think I previously described it as “boxy” But perhaps “plastic” or “nasally” sounding is what my ear is hearing. Thoughts?
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never mind... found it.
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You can log on to UPS.com, USPS.com, or FedEx.com and get an estimate. The box size is 49x21x9 I believe, and you can use the weight of 25 pounds.
Good, because you can indeed have the Rainsong Jumbo with a unidirectional carbon fiber, "CO" top. The CO-JM1000N2 would be the 14-fret standard long scale version with electronics, the CO-JM1100N2 would be acoustic only, and if the model number ends with NS instead of N2, than it's a 12-fret short scale. |
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I really dont like Piezo UST pickups , I think I would llike either a SBT like Dazzo, or Trance Amulet or PUTW style SBTs or an interal mic or a dual source with both. I havent decided on N2 or NS yet I would need some hands on playing on a RS to determine that.
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[QUOTE=Ted @ LA Guitar Sales;5535880]You can log on to UPS.com, USPS.com, or FedEx.com and get an estimate. The box size is 49x21x9 I believe, and you can use the weight of 25 pounds.
I checked FedEx and UPS and according to those parameters... it would be between $640 and $870 to ship an Emerald Guitar back to Ireland (unless I am missing something.... that is not an option for me. wow.
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$90 last April.
I took a leap of faith and ordered the March 2017 special edition green Chimaera double-neck, having never seen an Emerald in person. After a week of test driving, it did not quite work for me finger style (due to a unique shoulder injury and hand position issues and the relative angle of the two necks). I mailed it back to Donegal for $90 using the US Snail, taking it directly to the local Post Office. Shipping was one week getting here, and eight days going back to Ireland. Emerald was superb to work with and very gracious at handling the return, so there is little real risk. I eventually convinced them -- by insisting -- to also deduct their original $90 shipping charge to me from the credit card refund. Since I returned the guitar, it just didn't feel right leaving them on the hook for the original shipping cost, but that is me and how I do business. They would gladly have refunded the entire purchase price. I was very happy with the relationship and the quality of that Chimaera. So about two months later I ordered a custom green X20-12, basically the twelve string side of Chimaera. It arrived just this week. My initial impressions are very favorable, but I have had very limited time this week for bonding. (I am actually posting now while the computer works in the background running a big engineering model). Stand by for reviews..... If you buy an X20 Opus from stock, it can ship quickly and can be returned if you just don't bond with it. The lead time for a built-to-order Artisan was exactly four months as Sean quoted. I am impressed by Emerald, and can say that as the owner of two Rainsongs, a Blackbird Lucky 13, having extensively played a Blackbird El Capitan in Ekoa, and owning a CA Cargo. Yes they are all different, but all very nice indeed. It would be hard to choose which is "best" for me, and your choice would likely be different, so I won't go there. |
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I checked out the price of cruise for an Emerald, from here to there. It's less than $100. Never had to do it.
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