“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

Alex Ryan reviews his new X30

  Alex was looking for a Carbon guitar with a full rich tone with lots of bass yet still wanted comfort and playability so of course we recommended our X30 to him. To make the Aesthetics as special as the tone he chose a beautiful Padauk veneer and we added a subtle curvature to the

Cocobolo Showcase 2018

A Selection Of 2018 Custom Cocobolo Guitars   Emeralds Cocobolo Journey For the last number of years I have been searching the world and building a collection of the finest wood veneers that nature has to offer. We love building carbon guitars but when you combine the strength and stability of carbon with the natural

Alistair discusses the design of the new X10

Johnny Gallagher Insights On The Emerald X10 A luthiers thoughts on the X10 – Alistair Hay It’s no secret that I have a love for the electric guitar, I have been asked many times why Emerald don’t build Electrics. Well in many ways I would love to, but right now I feel we have much

Emerald X20 unboxing and song by Howard

Emerald X20 unboxings and first performances are something we wish we could see all the time.
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Harp guitar is an instrument for special occasions

The harp guitar can add something special to your wedding day, as Jim Olsen has discovered.
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Balor Bass is reviewed by James Blennerhassett

The Balor Bass by Emerald Guitars has been reviewed by one of Ireland's best known session bassists, James Blennerhassett.
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Harp guitar tribute to legendary Canadian rock band Rush

Harp guitar and fingerstyle player Jamie Dupuis has paid tribute to legendary rock band Rush in his latest video featuring his Emerald Guitars Synergy X20.
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Paul Cheese and his X7 travel guitar feature on TEDx Talks

We were so thrilled to hear from a customer whose exciting adventures recently took him onto the world famous TEDx Talks stage to tell his story.