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Steel you're a funny guy that made me laugh. There certainly won't be an X7 in my future but X10 does sound intriguing. Who knows what the future holds.
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The X20 and X30 are both really awesome guitars. I haven't had much time with the X20 so far, and I don't want the new guitar fever to disrupt my judgment, but so far, without going into too much detail I think the X20 is the safer play for an all arounder.
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Yes I agree it does seem odd. It's quite noticeable though so I'm glad I wasn't imagining it. I do have my X30 currently reverted to stock except the bigger strings. I also put the full anthem back in (temporarily it won't be staying) and that most definitely affects the sound. Even still though the X30 has a much deeper body I would expect to be louder despite these things. There's going to be more to come on this. |
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He sent me this one too...does this also look familiar? Not as exciting a grain pattern.
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No I haven't seen that one before. Kevin did warn me that the spalted beech is more delicate than their other veneers but I liked it and nobody seems to pick it so I decided to take a chance. They did a nice job with it anyways I don't see any flaws in it.
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Guitars with electronics are rated differently. You ordered this one sans pick-up so that might be the difference. I'm waiting on Emerald to finish my Chimaera, which Kevin says is done except for fitting the pickups. Given how much it already cost me, paying any import duty (if required) is going to suck.
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Honestly I'm more confused than ever.
From Emerald's FAQ; Guitars are Zero Rated: https://emeraldguitars.com/faq/ I thought the Harmonized tariff schedule had a different rate for amplified guitars, but I just tried looking through it and my brain hurts now. The Tariff schedule seems to say that guitars under over $100 are 8.7% (amplified or not)
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As far as I know I did not have to pay anything for my Emerald X20 - 12 which has a pickup system in it. I live in the United States in Chicago.
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I took a pic of the delivery notice that they left on my door that day. I just looked at it again and nearly cried. They nailed me for more than $400 On that slip next to the amount someone wrote the word "customs" in pen. I have the box that my X30 came in stored away in my attic. I'll have a look at it tomorrow as the slip on that box might have better detail on what the actual charges are for. I'm currently leaning more toward GST than customs fees. Either way I got raped by someone and it wasn't enjoyable!
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I recently bought an electric guitar out of Canada. The seller--a dealer in Vancouver--told me that there's no duty under $800. This was less, and no duty. May be different from Ireland....
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I live in Canada and I just read a little blog on how they calculate customs/duties it can get confusing. It looks like the price can vary depending on what province it's going to as well. Oh well at least I escaped this time.
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Hmmm. I've bought two Emeralds from Ireland, a guitar from Canada, and a guitar from Japan all new and I was never charged import duty/tax. (And now that I've said that, it's going to happen with my incoming X20. Doh!)
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