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Your Emerald guitar is built to last — and you can rest assured it travels in a case designed with the same mindset. What About Stock Guitars? Some guitars purchased...

Final Chance to Order! Why These Models Are Retiring As Emerald prepares for the next stage of product development in 2026, we’re streamlining our range to focus on the guitars...

Why Choose an Emerald Acoustic Guitar with an extended range? Extended-range guitars open up entirely new musical territory. Whether tuned lower than standard or featuring additional strings, these instruments allow...

As Emerald Guitars looks ahead to an exciting new chapter, we are refreshing our lineup in 2026 to make room for future innovations and a more streamlined range. Part of...

We’re excited to announce the latest addition to the Emerald Black Opus Series — the Limited Edition Black Opus Amicus. Following the success of the Black Opus X7 and X20...

We had another amazing week with our guests on our September 2025 Emerald Music Tour.  Over 5 jam-packed days, we explored some of our favourite locations with the most amazing...

We recently had another momentous day at Emerald as we presented guitar number 10,000 to its lucky new owner. A landmark, one-of-a-kind instrument that celebrates not only where Emerald are...

Four years ago, Emerald Guitars introduced the Virtuo, our flagship hybrid acoustic-electric guitar designed to have the best of both worlds in the ultimate gigging guitar. Built with Emerald’s signature one-piece...

Are Guitars With MIDI Still Relevant? The Emerald Virtuo Shows Why the Answer is Yes MIDI guitars have been around for decades, but in 2025 the technology is more powerful...

For more than 25 years, Emerald Guitars has been crafting world-class carbon fiber guitars from our home in Donegal, Ireland. In 2024, we opened a brand-new factory and gallery in...

Carbon Fiber Innovation Since placing the order for his custom Emerald X30 a year ago, YouTuber Jeremy Sheppard has had the chance to test his Emerald in the extreme climates...

Ever wondered what the differences are between our range of acoustic guitars? From the compact X7 to the jumbo X30, we have an acoustic guitar for every player. Which one...

Guitar sensation Sophie Burrell puts the Emerald Virtuo through its paces in this video, exploring the wide range of acoustic and electric tones available from our flagship hybrid guitar. The...

Unless you’re a guitarist who’s been in digital exile or living under a rock for the past few years, you’ve probably come across the phenomenal playing of Nathaniel Murphy online....

The Limited edition Black Opus range provides the same great Emerald tone and quality at a more accessible price point for anyone looking for their first Emerald or those adding...

From the studio to the stage If you love the playability of your favourite electric and find it hard to get that same experience from an acoustic, then we have...

What a Week! There are some experiences that are hard to describe to anyone who wasn’t there— where amazing music, incredible scenery, and blossoming new friendships blend together into something...

Carbon Fiber Innovation It’s a 12-string guitar, but not like one you’ve ever played! It might sound a bit like a mandolin/ mandola, but… it’s not! If you haven’t played...

We’re excited to welcome our guests for another two incredible Emerald Music Tours in 2025! With just over a month to go until our May Music Tour, we’re putting the...

Carbon Fiber Innovation Jeremy Sheppard sits down with Emerald’s Alistair Hay, to explore his journey in crafting innovative carbon fiber instruments. For 27 years, Alistair has been breaking new ground...

Introducing the HiFi Duet – the ultimate high-fidelity pickup and microphone system, now available with Emerald Guitars. Combining LR Baggs’ award-winning HiFi pickups with the revolutionary Silo Microphone, this multi-source...

Emerald Guitars Virtuo | Unique Acoustic Electric Guitar Tired of having to bring multiple guitars to a gig to cover all the acoustic and electric tones you need? Combining our...

Phillip McKnight ‘Know Your Gear’ reviews the Emerald X10 If there’s one thing Phillip knows, it’s guitars. His ‘Know Your Gear’ channel on YouTube is well known for putting guitars...

Emerald Guitars X20 ‘The dreadnought, re-imagined’, that’s how we describe our X20 acoustic. When someone asks you to picture an acoustic guitar, chances are that the dreadnought acoustic is what...

Join Jimmy Franklin as he takes us through the process of designing his ultimate dream guitar using the Emerald 3D builder! With 25 models and countless options available, we have...

Can a guitar stay in tune after travelling over 4000+ miles, over oceans and crossing continents in all kinds of weather? That’s the question Jeremy ‘The Guitar Hunter’ Shephard answers...

Join Jazz Virtuoso Joscho Stephan as he demos the Emerald Kestrel Archtop and shows off all the tones available. Combining tradition and innovation for the ultimate archtop guitar, the Kestrel...

A very special part of Emerald Guitars history returns home in the form of the ‘Alien’ guitar.  After seeing Steve Vai’s ‘Ultra’ Guitar, the ‘Alien’ was originally commissioned as a...

Check out Andre Fludd‘s great review of the Emerald Virtuo, in which he explains all the features and benefits of our flagship Hybrid guitar! With a range of voices in...

Can one guitar really do it all? Paul Drew from The Studio Rats knows a thing or two about great guitars to have in the studio, having played on countless...