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Emerald Officially Releases Its New Archtop —The Kestrel

“What I wanted to do is show the versatility of carbon fiber and the beauty of it. We can make some beautiful shapes, we can make some beautiful sounding instruments, and I think the archtop guitar is something that really portrays that.” –Alistair Hay One year ago this month, Alistair Hay unveiled Emerald’s new archtop

Chris Dignam’s New Album, “Amaris,” Features Stunning Collection of Unique Custom Emerald Guitars

“These instruments empowered and provided me with endless possibilities and I have used Emerald Guitars exclusively ever since.” –Chris Dignam Chris Dignam, guitarist, songwriter, and producer from Chicago, was first in touch with Emerald Guitars in 2012. Over the years, Chris, Alistair, and the Emerald team have worked closely together to design a wide variety

Greg’s Custom 6-String Balor Bass Featuring Spalted Chen Chen Wood Veneer

This bass is more than awesome!!! — Greg Farber Raising the standard of acoustic basses, the Balor is one of the most acoustically powerful, lightweight, and comfortable basses ever made. Extensive ergonomic contouring allows the Balor to feel like an instrument half its size. With an arm bevel, rib bevel, angled side and a heel-less

Don Alder, Canadian Fingerstyle Guitarist, Performs in Ireland and Visits Emerald Guitars

Don Alder, international touring artist, Canadian fingerstyle guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, and winner of several international guitar competitions, has been a great supporter of Emerald Guitars over the years, and we here at Emerald love getting to support Don, his beautiful musical compositions, and innovative playing style. I met Alistair at NAMM a few years

Erisa, 10-year-old Musician, Loves Her X30 Emerald Guitar

“It’s the best thing that has ever happened to me!” –Erisa   Erisa is a talented 10-year-old musician who plays acoustic guitar. She is known in Yorktown, New York  USA as “the young girl with the big guitar.” Erisa began her love of music when she was 7-years-old. She had one lesson and hasn’t stopped

Tour the Emerald Guitars Stock Room with Alistair Hay

Alistair brings you up to the Emerald Guitars stock room for a tour of the wide variety of instruments currently in stock and available for immediate shipping. Browse the selection of available guitars in the videos below, organized by model. To learn more about Emerald’s current stock, visit our current stock page. If you have

Marking a Milestone: Emerald’s 5000th Guitar

5000 guitars! That’s right! Guitar number 5000 was the momentous milestone reached at the Emerald Guitars factory on February 27th, 2019. Last year, Emerald Guitars celebrated 20 years since Alistair Hay built his very first Emerald guitar. That was a significant landmark in Emerald’s history — 20 years of dedication to perfecting the art form

Nate Lopez’s X20 8-String with Quilted Maple Vintage Amber

Nate Lopez, professional musician and extended range guitarist, has been playing his Novax 8-string electric hybrid guitar/bass for many years, but he was looking for an acoustic guitar to bring a new dimension to his performance and sound. Nate had a strong idea of what he wanted in terms of scale length and neck dimensions

“Rosie the Riveter” Synergy X20 harp guitar

John, a retired USAF aircraft structural technician (of 15 years), is no stranger to the Emerald Guitars Custom Shop. “Rosie is my 4th Emerald guitar. My guitars are way fancier than my playing.” John’s first Emerald guitar was a custom Chimaera: red, blue, and silver with a standard 6-string and baritone 6-string fanned fret. His

Jeffs Flaming Ruby Emerald X30!

“Every now and then we find a piece of veneer that is extra special and so was the case when we opened our delivery of Ziricote. There were 2 pieces that had very unusual heart wood formations that when book matched created a cross or to my eyes a flaming sword.I set it aside knowing
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