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Jeremy Sheppard Interviews Alistair Hay: The Vision Behind Emerald Guitars
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

HiFi Duet High-Fidelity Pickup + Microphone Mixing System
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

R.J. Ronquillo checks out the ultimate do-it-all guitar!
Emerald Guitars Virtuo | Unique Acoustic Electric Guitar Tired of having to bring multiple guitars to a gig to cover all the acoustic and electric

Phillip McKnight -The most impressed I’ve been with a guitar!
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

Mike Bradley – This Carbon Fibre Guitar Is AMAZING
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

Jimmy Franklin – Building a Perfect Emerald Guitar!!!
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
Updates, Insights & Product News

HiFi Duet High-Fidelity Pickup + Microphone Mixing System
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

The Alien Returns?
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’

Discover the Emerald Kestrel
When it comes to traditional archtop guitars, the classic designs harken back to the golden days of jazz, with big bodies and a range of
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Breaking The Mould Podcast

Breaking The Mould #10 – Alex Ryan
In this episode Alistair talks to Alex Ryan, who recently published a brilliant comparison video between an Emerald, a Martin and a Taylor guitar. It

Breaking The Mould 9 – Nate Lopez
Alistair has a conversation with 8 string guitar/bass player Nate Lopez talking all things music and extended range guitars. Alistair also brings us up to

Breaking The Mould 8
Alistair and Mark return for the Breaking The Mould Show after a few months break. They catch up on the recent ST Patricks Day Live
Videos

Tanya McCole Unveils A ‘Big Red’ X30
Emerald Artist: Tanya McCole Unveils A ‘Big Red’ X30 2023 marks 25 years of Emerald Guitars crafting custom carbon fiber instruments. Forever pushing the envelope

Emerald Guitars Presents Harvest Music Festival at Oakfield Park
On sale NOW, Emerald Guitars in association with Oakfield Park is hosting a Harvest Music Festival Event on Bank Holiday Sunday 24th of October. Fancy

In The Shipping Room – Virtuo Special
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCt4Xnq-IQc Alistair has the blues! We join Alistair in the Shipping Room as he walks us through the latest selection of guitars leaving the factory

Plek Machine
All Emerald Guitars are now receiving the revolutionary Plek Process. The plek machine scans the guitar’s fingerboard and frets, evaluating the string positions and heights
Customer Profiles

George Hall – What a Life
I started playing music as soon as I could sit up to the piano. I was pretty young but was told I was 4. I

Meet Staci Blevins
To understand why this guitar matters so much to me, you have to understand Kauai and its importance to me. Kauai is a small island

Bill shares his passion for Custom Guitars
Ever since I was a young child I was always drawn towards music. Tried drums and the clarinet while in grammar school and eventually gravitated towards

Dan finds the Holy Grail in his X20 Lefty
I think many guitar players can attest that finding the right guitar for your needs is a lifelong search, with many days spent on forums,