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Just for clarification, I emailed Chloe again, this time asking about the story on upgrading to fretboard dot markers on an already in stock Emerald. The upshot is that my X30, though listed as in stock, had not actually been fully completed, i.e., the frets had yet to be put on. Once the frets are in, adding fretboard dots are a no go. I don’t know how common it is for Emerald to post not yet fully completed instruments as in stock and for sale. I do, however, recall at least an instance of Alistair, in a recent video highlighting in stock X10’s, showing one X10 that was still waiting for the Krivo humbucker to be installed.
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I haven't tried an X30, but I love my Sable.
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It's easy to forget the Sable is a smaller guitar, but I'd say it's plenty loud for its size, and understandably softer in volume than the X30. Volume wise it probably matches my old wood OM, with a bit more fundamental focus. The wood OM sounds more "open" but I think this is characteristic of CF guitars. It really shines in the tone department, to my ears more pleasing than the X30 but that's a personal preference. And I'll agree with the comment above that the volume difference is probably not very significant. My X30 ownership experience wasn't exactly great ("wolf tone" issues with B), but I'd say it's a very comfortable guitar for a jumbo sized guitar. You really won't feel the size of the guitar when playing it. And upper fret access if you need that is great. Pity I didn't get the right one, and couldn't muster up the courage to order another one for fear of going through the same ordeal again. It's great that they would do fretboard markers now, previously it wasn't even an option. Last comment from me is that I tried the previous incarnation of the Sable at my dealer, that was branded Kevin Michael on the headstock. There were major changes made to the current Sable model (from 2018 on), and these are real improvements. The Kevin Michael I tried felt choked, and I wouldn't have ordered one based on what I was hearing. Thanks to all the helpful posts shared here, I took a leap of faith and ordered the current version blind, and I'm very happy with the guitar. In case you're wondering, McPherson said all Sables branded McPherson are based on the new design, so no need to worry about version issues and new old stock. Hope this helps. Last edited by L3stat; 07-10-2020 at 05:52 AM. Reason: Typo |
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Please correct me if I’m misreading your post. Are you saying that your X30 had a wolf note for B, while GuitarLava experienced a wolf note for D/D+ ? Did you not have the wolf note for D/D+ ? I’m not doubting what your ears have told you, rather, I’m trying to understand if/why two different X30’s might have wolf notes at different frequencies given that the guitar body is, if anything, even more standardized for an instrument that consistently comes out of the same CF mold. Alternatively, is it possible for a musical instrument to have more than one wolf note frequency?
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AFAIK a wolf tone is usually an overtone. The resonance around D occurs in the lower register. At least it does on my X30. It is the tone you hear when you knock on the body.
From what I can tell this low resonance is what gives the X30 its deep voice. So I don't think this can be easily "fixed". A more neutral low resonance would be nice though. I don't have the B wolf tone on my X30 by the way.
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The 2 X30's I have/had were both royal ebony veneers. My current one has a Barbera Soloist pickup which replaces the saddle, my previous X30 had the stock tusq saddle but I also tried bone. Other than that everything else was stock. I sent a PM to Alan Caruth before replying to this post as it would sure be nice to have an expert on the topic chime in as I'm certainly no expert. |
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That Barbera Soloist pickup saddle replacement is said to be a VERY nice pickup system. How is it working for you? Tony
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I currently have the Barbera paired with the Anthem preamp and mic that I took out of my Godin Metropolis and I do like it in that setup. I think the pickup is good overall, it has some really good features and only one that I don't like, which would be a blessing to some. It doesn't make the soundboard 'hot' so it won't pick up percussive sounds so I needed to pair it with a mic to get that capability. That feature would certainly be a blessing to some. It doesn't amplify string squeaks which is a really nice feature. It has great feedback rejection, string separation (probably the best I heard), and would be the least invasive if you installed it passively. Because of the design it might not be aesthetically pleasing in some guitars but it does look good in my X30. For strummers it still exhibits the typical piezo quack that UST's are famous for but pure finger stylists love it. It's not cheap so I personally won't be buying another one and I still prefer the Schatten HFN SBT as that pickup is relatively cheap and sounds close to a mic. Doug Young, who is probably the biggest pickup guru on the AGF, loves the Barbera but he's a pure fingerstyle player. For people who use a pick to play I generally would recommend something else, unless they like piezo quack which, believe it or not, some people actually do!
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I've unsuccessfully tried to detect B along with D/D+ wolf notes on my X30, but I only tried picking (with a 1.00mm pick) the B, D and D# notes, from soft to hard. I'll report back if I eventually find a different frequency wolf note. Last edited by 121; 07-10-2020 at 06:19 PM. |
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Try those notes on the 'A' string that's where they're the worst. I don't have a wolf on B, mine is worse on D# on the 'A' string, D note on the 'A' string isn't far behind.
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