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I’m with Evan. Send me emails when you have something to show me. I don’t need one every day or two. I’m not cranky. I do get annoyed every time I go on their site and have to accept their cookie protocols before I can see anything. I have always felt their products were good enough they didn’t need to track me. I always wanted to follow them.
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The cookies statement is something all websites must do by law in the EU, I believe. It's truly annoying, but I don't believe Emerald has a choice. Most of my websites each day have a similar popup that has to be removed before you begin. Thank governments and lawyers for this "consumer protection".
As to the Emerald emails--love them. It's refreshing to receive anything on CF guitars after endless streams of truly meaningless entries pass through my inboxes daily. If I see Emerald in the subject line--I'm happy to give it a glance through--maybe even click on a link if it interests me (especially shipping videos). |
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Alistair has also forgiven Captain Jim for his Fishman Fluence sins(maybe Captain Jim was the inspiration for the new model?). Alistair has even allowed people to play Takamines at Emeraldfest. My question is, will the Virtuo cannibalize X10 sales? And to what degree will having built in pickups affect the acoustic sound? |
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Yeah, I have a set of Fishman Fluence pickups on an SG, and I have to say I really like 'em. On that guitar.
In regards to pickups on the top of an acoustic affecting the sound: I think it has to have some effect. I really like my X10 with the Krivo humbucking pickup and the individual piezos, but I think that guitar is perhaps a bit quieter acoustically as a result. It still has a lovely balanced acoustic sound, though. It is designed to shine at its best when plugged in. What Emerald is doing with slim-body and additional pickup designs will likely offend some "purists," but they are giving players some great options for plugged-in sounds. I've said it before: it's a great time to be a carbon fiber guitar player - so many good options. |
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Well it seems like you guys got the scoop early. Somehow the Virtuo went live on the builder a day early and someone picked up on it just before us.
Watch my launch video tonight and you'll get some further info on the Virtuo but Im happy to fill you guys in a little early as you have all been great supporters on this platform. The Virtuo is something I have been developing for the past 18 months and was actually the birth place of much of the innovation that has already been put out on other models such as the adjustable saddles and the slim body X10 design. in a way the Virtuo is the prequel and the X10 slim was the Sequel but we tend to do things out of order in Emerald land. The X10 Slim is aimed at a true acoustic player where we have done everything to preserve the acoustic tone both plugged and unplugged. The Virtuo is very much aimed as an amplified acoustic guitar where its design and construction have been focused on making the best plugged in experience for both stage and studio. The pickup configuration gives an incredible array of tonal options that Studio guys that have been road testing it have been getting really excited about and for a stage performer that jumps between acoustic and electric it is the ultimate versatile tool. I always wanted to build an electric guitar but with the Virtuo we have achieved that while still staying pure to our acoustic roots. I hope you will be as excited about this guitar as I am, its something really special. Covid has changed our lives in many ways but for me it has been a creative shot in the arm. I hope you will enjoy the results. Oh and for those disappointed its not a Hyvibe guitar perhaps you should have a look at the 3D builder as we have now made Hyvibe an option across our range. If you have any questions please leave them here for me and I will check back later if possible. Thanks for all the support and Inspiration Alistair |
It's pretty cool when a maker keeps an eye on forum responses and weighs in on the conversation. You don't see that very often.
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This new instrument sounds like a fine addition to the Emerald product line - something truly different. Earlier in this thread, I said that big build ups tend to make the actual announcement anti-climatic for me, and I was speaking in general terms rather than specifically about Emerald.
However, this new Virtuo does seem to be something different, possibly in similar market space as Taylor's T5z, though obviously as different as Emerald is from everything else in all their models. Congratulations on another fine product. I think the most tempting Emerald product to me at this time is the Kestrel, though the saddle string spacing at 2" seems a bit narrow. Maybe that is typical for archtops, though I have not measured mine. I do think, though that my guitar buying days are behind me unless I tripped over $4k somewhere unexpectedly. ;) If Alistair is reading this, I don't know if you read the thread I started here recently regarding David Eastman's and my meeting to try each other guitars, but we both were definitely concluded that between it and my Sable, it is pretty much a wash. I am impressed. That is definitely saying something good, since to me, the Sable represents incredible attention to detail in manufacturing and is likely the "keeper" out of my whole collection. I do like the X20's somewhat wider saddle string spacing for fingerstyle. Tony |
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