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We broke tradition to embrace tone.
Emerald’s signature dreadnought guitar, the X20, delivers a remarkably rich and full acoustic sound. Its carbon fiber body is ergonomically shaped to fit your form, ensuring unmatched comfort.
Comfort in ergonomics.
The X20 – our most popular model – is another example of Emerald’s tradition of breaking tradition. This guitar has outstanding ergonomics. The extended-access neck design and the subtle rib bevel deliver a feel that’s second to none. The contoured fretboard end and redesigned pinless bridge ensure untold playability.
X20 Nylon Specifications
1. Gotoh 510 tuners 18:1 ratio or Schertler tuners 2. Graphtech low-friction nut 3. 24 medium stainless steel frets 4. Innovative neck design 5. Offset acoustic soundhole 6. Graphtech low-friction saddle 7. Ergonomic body.
Default Specs
Nut Width
1 ²⁹⁄₃₂″, 48.5mm
Fretboard Radius
16″, 406.4 mm
Scale length
25⅝″, 650mm
Bridge Spacing
2 ¼", 57mm
Fretboard Depth
1st Fret Neck Depth
12th Fret Neck Depth
Fretboard Width at 12th Fret
2 ¹³⁄₃₂″, 61mm
Strings
High Tension Optima Gold No.6 (26, 28, 34, 29, 37, 43)
String Action
(Top of the 12th Fret)
String Height Bass Side ⅛″ | 3mm
String Height Treble Side ⁵⁄₆₄″| 2mm
String Spacing
Nut String Spacing
Bridge String Spacing
Measurements
Max Body Width
390mm (15 ¼″)
Max Body Depth
120mm (4 ¾″)
Max Body Length
480mm (19″)
Overall Length
1035mm (40 ¾″)
Accessories
Emerald gigbag included
X20 Nylon's Voices
Classical (Mics)
Audio Sample
Classical (DI)
PICKUP CONTROL GUIDE
Click a pickup option below to view the control guide
FEATURES & BENEFITS
Offset Soundhole
Our unique soundhole design brings a whole new listening experience by projecting the sound more directly towards the player while still providing great forward projection to the audience
Plek'd to Perfection
Every guitar goes through the cutting edge Plek process which scans the frets of the guitar and machines them to perfection taking into account radius, relief,action height and string gauge. This process guarantees ultimate accuracy and playability
Neck Design
Our carbon fiber necks provide strength stability and accuracy. Featuring a double action truss rod for perfect adjustability and stainless steel frets giving ultra smooth feel and wear resistance
Ergonomic Body Design
Our Moulding technology provides us the freedom to create a wonderfully ergonomic body design featuring the extended neck access, asymmetric side design, rib and forearm bevels which all combined give unprecedented comfort to the player
Tuners
We use the highest quality Gotoh 510 tuners across our range with 18:1 ratio and unsurpassed build quality
Carbon Fiber Bridge
We machine our unique bridges from a solid billet of carbon fibre creating a beautiful aesthetic design that transfers the string energy efficiently into the soundboard
FEATURES & BENEFITS
Hi-Tech Carbon
Carbon fiber is now used in all the most high tech industries from Aerospace to Formula one Racing where strength and weight is paramount. In fact it was in Formula One Power Boat racing that we discovered that the properties of carbon fiber are also perfectly suited to guitar making creating a lightweight structure that holds up under the tension of the strings while resonating freely with the lightest touch.
Weather Resistant
If you have ever traveled with a guitar you will know just how much temperature and humidity changes can effect the structure, tuning stability and tone of a guitar. This is where carbon fibre construction really excells. Now you can take your guitar from a cold car to a warm stage without worrying that your going to go out of tune after the first strum.
Unique Manufacturing Process
Intricacy is our excellence. Our signature one-piece moulding process delivers a guitar that is both incredibly strong and stable, resulting in fewer trips to your local luthier. The entire neck and body of Emerald Guitars are moulded together resulting in no joints becoming weak or failing over time whilst delivering impeccable resonance and sustain.
X20 Nylon - X20-Nylon is perfect
The detail and finish of this X20-Nylon is perfect… haven’t seen a single place on the guitar that shows any carbon-fiber fabric edges, stray fibers, gaps or flaws in the top coat. The action & playability of the next is excellent, as is the tone of each string. The sustain of the strings is far better than I imagined possible for a nylon-stringed guitar. The tone of the two pickups when plugged in sound excellent, and complement each other well. Thanks, Emerald!! Love it!! I had high expectations because of the X20-7 I purchased a year ago, and this X20-Nylon easily et or exceeded every expectation !
- By Corbet Campbell
