My New Emerald X-30

[kramster]

A really nice soundin' and playin' critter:

[gitnoob]

Very ... green.



I think you need to update your sig, Kramster. Way out of date, isn't it?

(You are the King of Carbon!)

[kramster]

[Cue Zephyr]

I don't like CF/graphite used in this fashion but congrats. Perhaps I will change my views once I find one to try... but there aren't any here in local shops.

[kramster]

Didn't think I would like CF yrs ago as well. Now they are my stable staple. Still have some woods I like alot too.

[birkenweg42]

I used to have an Emerald Opus x30 (or was it x10? Anyway, it was a 000 size). Loved it! Great couch guitar, very comfy to play and a nice conversation piece.

[Kindness]

I preface this as I am NOT a fan of CF guitars. But Kramster invited me over to play a bunch of the Emerald guitars.

GREAT sounding guitars. The inventor has been working with carbon fiber for years (used to build boats), and has a ton of knowledge. Every bit of the design is thought out.

I have to get to Kramsters again for another test...still undecided on the plain CF top or the woody.

These pack up easily like my Yamaha Silent guitar and easily go in an overhead in an airplane. And of course, no worries about having to humidify. They are very comfy to play, you can take them anywhere, even camping. So, versatility, playability at a very nice price.

[chitz]

Very nice... Enjoy!

[gerardo1000]

I had one of the first Emerald X 30 6/7 years ago, it was similar to the current model but with a different saddle and a different pick-up. The guitar had a great acoustic sound but, for some reason, it required quite an effort on my side to be played, i.e. playability was not excellent. I lowered the saddle, checked the neck relief, i.e. did everything it needed to be done to improve the playability, but still I was never comfortable and ended up selling it in E Bay.
However, I have often missed the great tone of the guitar. Potent warm and clear. In terms of sound, one of the best Emerald guitars.
If the new ones have a 3/4 neck (mine had a 11/16) I would consider it again.

[tbeltrans]

Though I have never played an X30, nor seen one in "real life", I have played the X5 and the X10. Though the acoustic sound was not to my liking, they were quality instruments that played very nicely and the intonation was quite good. I would guess that, due to the larger size of the X30, the acoustic sound would be more to my liking.

By the way, in case I forgot to tell you, Mr K... Congrats, the photos are (as usual) excellent. You have a darn fine collection there.

Tony

[gerardo1000]

Yes I also have a X 10 and although I like its sound I can guarantee you that the tone of the X 30 is WAY better ! The X 30's tone, as I remember it, is possibly one of the best tone of any carbon fiber guitar I have played, and I owned several CAs and Rainsong. The only carbon fiber guitar that can compete is, in my mind, the Rainsong Jumbo.

[Ted @ LA Guitar Sales]

So you're the one who bought "big green". Alistar sent all his NAMM guitars to my store before his US trip so we had a few weeks with this guitar, very nice indeed. Congrats on yet another fine cabon guitar.

[J.R. Rogers]

Congratulations! I played a guitar that looked just like that at the Summer NAMM show in Nashville last month. Very impressed.

JR