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Originally Posted by kramster
Going for a bit more of an electric guitar cross over sorta thing I'm guessin'.
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That's my thought, as well. I was surprised by that 1 11/16" nut width, then sat down and played my Taylor T5 for a while... that is a comfortable neck. The X10 is supposed to have a thinner neck profile as well. That would work well with the slightly narrower nut width.
With all the chit-chat before the unveiling, I was expecting an X10; thought it would simply be between the X7 and X20 in size. Then, the X7 grew a bit, and this X10 appeared... with size specs that are close to the X7, other than the neck. I think this guitar will be a different animal from the other two. I'm anticipating a great sounding acoustic that plays more like an electric... with some interesting plugged in options.
It will likely be controversial, considering that humbucker pickup for the second level pickup option. I am assuming there will be some way of blending the two pickups (from the info on Emerald's site).
A definite departure from the T5 (one of my favorite electrics, btw), with the 5 position switch; it looks like the X10 is a
true acoustic that will allow some interesting electric tones... thus that "controversial" comment above. There are acoustic players that scorn the use of
any pickup - this guitar looks to be one that embraces the plugged in sound.
I have mentioned here how much I enjoy the X7 plugged in. The X10... in the words of the philosophers The Pointer Sisters: "I'm so excited..."
I like how Alistair doesn't give us "what we expect."