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09-30-2013, 10:31 AM
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Emerald short-scale 12 string
I got a chance to play with the Emerald short-scale 12 string this weekend at an informal gig. The instrument is a lot of fun. It takes a little getting used to, but I think that in a month or so one could have some pretty convincing mandolin-like riffs worked up or it can be played just like a regular 12 string. Very nice.
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10-02-2013, 07:09 PM
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Emerald is cool stuff
Hey Whiskey,
I'm more of a traditionalist when it comes to guitars and much of Emerald's designs are pretty far reaching for me. However, after browsing their website for the first time the other day I was blown away by the harp guitar they make. It looks like a dragon from some mystical fairytale- a GREAT example of art meets function. Are you pretty familiar with the brand?
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10-02-2013, 11:45 PM
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Oops... Posted in wrong thread somehow.
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10-03-2013, 10:14 AM
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I get the Emerald Mando-guitar this week. Really looking forward to it. I bought a Deering 6 string banjo and have had a blast with it. Now to have a chance to play mandolin with guitar chords should be equally as fun. The banjo took some time cause you need to play it like a banjo not a guitar. It will be interesting to see if the same is true for this instrument.
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10-03-2013, 10:15 AM
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10-03-2013, 11:55 AM
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I looked it up. Interesting.
I always regret not getting one of the Tacoma 12 string Papooses (Papoosi?). This seems similar. The biggest difference I see is that it is tuned to D (rather than A) and the the courses are all unison. I've got a 5 course Cittern that I started out with octaves on the 4/5 courses. I've gone to unison. My take is that for picking the unison are definitely the better choice. For strumming, I 'might' prefer the octaves a little more. Look forward to hearing you record with it. Jack
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10-03-2013, 07:42 PM
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Here's a video of me using (poorly) this cool guitar.
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10-03-2013, 09:37 PM
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10-04-2013, 06:03 AM
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The recording you posted may have a slight ukulele quality to the sound--but I think that is only because of the distance the camera mic is away from your playing.
A close up of the sound can be heard in the links below and from those videos it doesn't sound remotely like a ukulele to me. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=475229525863455 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVmx7zNXcoo Last edited by ac; 10-04-2013 at 07:17 AM.
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10-04-2013, 06:13 AM
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10-04-2013, 07:30 AM
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Edit: to alleviate confusion, I thought I'd point out in this post that I'm talking about the Harp guitar here. Last edited by mchalebk; 10-04-2013 at 01:05 PM.
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10-04-2013, 09:01 AM
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10-04-2013, 09:22 AM
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$2000? Really? This is the X5-OS which retails for $800, $900 with electronics. Shorter neck and different headstock. I was hoping $1000-$1200 max, without electronics.
At $2000, not interested. Even the X5-OS 12 string which was custom made and has a shorter headstock--I don't think would be that much. I'd do that first and use a capo. :-(
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