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What does any of this have to do with the Virtuo? Well, nothing, thanks for asking. But, I did use my X10 on the majority of those videos... partially because it was the guitar I had with me when we were out in our motorhome last year, but it gets used plenty when we're back in Texas. If I didn't already have the X10, I'd be all over that Virtuo. Almost makes me want to put a band together... well, except I'm still pretty much staying away from people.
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Anyone get any actual play time on a new Virtuo?
Curious as to whether the neck is x10 identical, or somehow different. How it compares to the typical Fender or Gibson -esqe (recognizing their necks are all over the place really). I personally find the Emerald necks good, but all mine E get progressively wider as they near the body (string spacing to the fingerboard edge increases slightly), but it does not bother me - don't see this on the typical F or G neck. They seem to be shipping a lot of them. I wish I had the $ maybe |
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Could I ask the difference between Virtuo setting and a normal Emerald X20 with acoustic magnetic pickup (i.e: Sunrise pickup)? So what situation I would like to go with Virtuo instead of an acoustic guitar with magnetic pickup?
Sorry I'm novice in electric guitar. I may ask a stupid question.
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Emerald Virtuo video
Not sure if this has been posted anywhere. Nice exposure for the Virtuo from a well-known youtuber.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tmji6ySBdE |
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You can’t get a conventional soundhole mag pickup into any current Emerald (except maybe a Synergy X7), so that’s not a good point of comparison. Check out the recent shipping videos - I think Mr. Hay had a pretty good explanation of the choice recently.
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Incredible player and a fine example of some of what the Virtuo can do. |
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I have a few electric guitars to sell, and then maybe I’ll look into one of these. Or, I’ll keep an eye on Reverb for any who have tried it and decided against it. My band may be starting again, and this would be a great addition for me.
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How does a Virtuo compare to a Taylor T5 at half the cost? I know the T5 is not CF, I'm referring to tone and versatility.
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I admit, I'm very interested in finding out more about the Virtuo from someone that has one. I had been in the market for a hybrid acoustic/electric guitar that I could travel with, and carbon fiber is certainly easier to travel with than wood.
I bought a T5z Taylor and found that I wasn't crazy about the feel of the guitar. I am sure it is just me, but it felt plasticky and toy-like so I returned it. I had decided to go with a PRS Hollowbody II w/ piezo (core model) and have been scouring eBay and Reverb to find one with a top I like. But now I'm giving the Virtuo some thought. My only hesitation is that I would like to occasionally play some more jazz sounding chord melody stuff and hence the desire for a hollowbody. Every demo I have seen of the Virtuo has been oriented towards rock (as makes sense given it's a solidbody guitar). But I'm hoping to find someone that has one that can use the neck pickup and tone controls to see if I can get a passable jazz tone out of it. But if I had no interest in jazz, I'd be all over one of these. The prices are higher than the Taylor, but a lot less than the core PRS models so it seems reasonable to me now.
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It would be cool if Emerald would showcase the Virtuo’s more mellow side in a video or two.
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Wondering how it compares with the fender acoustasonics.
Is it possible to add a mic type pickup to the piezos? That would really give the acoustic side a huge boost compared to the competition. |
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The build quality will probably be significantly better, but it won’t have the modeled acoustic sound electronics.
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