Worlds Most Versatile Guitar? – Emerald Virtuo Review
Today we take a look at a very versatile carbon fibre guitar. Is it an acoustic? is it an electric? Is it a midi guitar? It’s kind of all of them…
This is the Emerald Virtuo.
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Originally posted by UC9BJuXT406zELAfmEd7zh5w at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loOeVDE-Y8U
I am impressed of this carbon thingy. 😉 Also the combo of pickups and piezzo is interesting beside the "semi acousting" quality. – This instrument by sure gives a wide range of option. – Tks for the review. And tks to Emerald team for the work they put into it. – I think its pefect for travelling (as light weight), and as me – living on a boat with high moisture/humidity content – by sure an alternative knowing not ruining a quality built instrument of wood which might get damaged/bended or even start rottening form inside over the years. I keep looking more into Ukes. Still struggling with 6 strings. With 4 strings my brain overload is gone. Hehe.
frets look huge bro……….I dont know bout this one……….I may break fingers………………..dang…..
Absolutely ridiculous
Hi
It's the second review with a killer guitarist talking about versatility. It sounds great, quality hardware. It's all lightweight and contoured.
I own one of Emerald's guitars. It's not a Virtuo, but it is the finest acoustic guitar I've ever seen in 56 years of playing. These people make WONDERFUL guitars! Sound is up to the individual ear, but I can tell you that they offer lovely instruments of top shelf quality.
if this is carbon based ,how does this sound playing 432hz ?
Do you think this beast is more versatile than a top end telecaster?
I think it's a badass guitar on what it offers, just looks a bit ugly. Other than that, nothing negative to say about how it sounds ????????
Cole Clark has their version of this in an all wood guitar called the True Hybrid. It sounds amazing and is priced in the mid to upper 3k range. This one is very cool and you won’t have to worry about the wood aspect.
Fishman fluence are the best active pickups…. Still too expensive for me.
In the beginning I thought it's going to be a cover of the MacGyver Themen
I want an Emerald Guitar …they are incredible!!!
You can’t take it to a loud stage. It will feedback very easily when overdriven
Nice review. Did it give feedback issues from an amp at stage/rehearsal volumes??
nice playing…. and it is crazily versatile, damn!
I bought one. I’m not very satisfied with the plugged in acoustic sound.
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good for people which play mainly acoustic but need here and there a electric engagemant.
but I go for a electric guitar with proper midiguitar build in and have so also a silent guitar electronic build in …
plus vibrotoability …
acacoustic instrument have ALWAYS a worst feedback habbit then a fullbody …
naturally …
but diy with not sooo many possibkities but still more then enough is full bidy much much cheaper possible …
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I bought the X-20 and fell in love with the sound, playability, the look and feel of that most comfortably-playing guitar ever. Then I bought a Virtuo, which I am every bit as in love with! The carbon fiber construction allows me to leave them out all the time, without worrying at all about temperature and humidity. I was recalibrating my Roland GR55 to work with the Virtuo, and decided it would be a good idea to place the Roland on a music stand. I bumped it accidentally, and the pedal (no light thing!) Fell, landing directly on the Virtuo's body, between the control knobs and the strings. It was a direct hit, and if the Virtuo had been wood, I have no doubt at all that it would have been badly damaged. Thankfully, there's not even a scratch! Well-done Emerald! I've shared this video, and everyone asks the same question: What's the rig he's playing through? Does anyone know?
So, are those electric strings on that guitar or acoustic stings? What gauge? Just trying to understand the sound you got out of it. Acoustically, electric strings won't sound good. But, that seemed to sound ok.
Nice! What gauge strings? Electric or Acoustic strings?
beautiful guitar..great playing.
I remember this one when it came out…Looks amazing and is defo versatile. But I can't stop thinking showing up with this on a Slayer cover band gig…."But my guitar has FLIUENCE pickups!!!"…….
Nice demo! I did a demo of the Virtuo also when it first came out. Amazing guitar, but what makes it even better is that the people at Emerald are great guys. It comes through in their instruments.
Now how About an electric bass or six string electric fret less oh my LEMAY NELSON VANCOUVER WASHINGTON NORTH WEST PACIFIC COAST USA
Is there any guitar gear review one can trust in youtube? – aside of KDH's, that is! <3
Impressive! I'd be curious about feedback in a live situation.
Priced similar to a Les Paul Standard slightly more if you get all the options but still well under the price of a custom framus or even a Gibson or Fender custom shop so not bad at all
I recently bought 2 acoustics from Emerald in the 25% sale, an X10 6 string, and a parlor sized X7 12 string. The 12 string has the lowest action I've even tried and has amazingly tuning stability. I love the 6 string X10, but it is a different sound than wooden acoustics, which definitely inspires me differently. The neck is slim, like an electric, and has 22 frets. The design and ergonomics on these guitars are amazingly comfortable. The bevels, cutaways, curves, and scoops create comfort and accessibility like no other guitar. It really has to be experienced. I'm a fingerstyle acoustic player, so I'll always love wooden guitars, but I absolutely love my 2 Emeralds too. They are really unique experience.
Thank you. I have a Virtuo and am loving it. A quick question … do you have any string preferences? I hear acoustic strings work well on the Virtuo, but I still need to test them.
I personally love the look of their guitars and they clearly put their absolute best into what they do. I don’t think I’d ever buy the electric acoustic hybrid, though.
I can’t personally justify spending $3,500-5,000 on an acoustic guitar but if I were shopping for one in that price range, Emerald would be very high up on my list. I fully see why the prices are what they are. It’s just not a price I’d be able to pay. At least not yet.
Not as expensive as I thought tbh
Sub 4k for such modern versatility seems pretty reasonable imo ????????
Nice one, thx for featuring carbon fibre guitars. Not really new. Played a miller carbon fibre for some time. Graphtech piezos… hh, frets were some black resin harder then steel? Was in 2000. they had a hemp fibre guitar as well. Bit warmer.
I love guitars made out of things made of other materials than wood.
I have come to adore metal of various kinds. They have good sustain, but more importantly the harmonic content changes far less as the notes decay.
They’re not even much brighter than a change of bridge is.
SUPER durable of course, and aren’t affected by humidity changes. Also, recyclable if you run them over with a semi truck or something.
HOWEVER , they do go out of tone with temperature changes. Quite quickly and easily, in fact.
You’ll have to set it on the stage under the lights for 10-15 minutes before you do, then tune it. If you have a Kahler you can just turn the Allen key and it’s back in tune, but otherwise you’re tuning like a normal guitar, but not worrying about the neck moving one bit.
They’re also heavy. At least Les Paul heavy.
There’s also no way to make them sustainably. The ability to recycle is nice, but no matter what one company says, it does have a higher minimum carbon footprint than wood.
Most wood guitars have a very high impact on the environment at the moment due to shipping and the cutting practices, but you can make a guitar out of 100% reclaimed woods, which gives you, potentially, a negative carbon footprint.
Carbon fibre has a very different tone to either wood or metal, which is, of course, a matter of taste, but they’re immune to both temperature AND humidity, and in most ways far more durable. However you can’t really repair damage to them. You can simply buff out or weld-fill deep scratches and a puncture is less likely than a bend if it’s hollow.
They also cannot be recycled. That guitar run over by a loaded semi truck? Straight in the bin. They’re also largely made from petroleum derivatives (resin). I don’t know the exact carbon footprint of either, but you can make a metal guitar 100% recycled
I‘d been flirting with the Virtuo (or the kinda similar X10 Slim) for quite some time, but am now leaning more towards a wooden instrument that does a lot of things similarly (except Midi): the Cole Clark True Hybrid Thinline, either with HSS or SSS pickups and a 3-way acoustic pickup system.
Honestly impressive. First thing that came to mind was an updated ovation guitars concept. Not sold on the fishman pickups.
This company is very near and dear to my heart, solely for the fact that they are based in Donegal – where my grandmother is from.
That intro was insane! Stealing some of that phraseing for sure!
I am very impressed ????
holy f ….. this comes with hyvibe too?
looks like a wooden potato
Plays Souls of Black on an acoustic and it sounds crunchy ????, what is this mysterious new toy ????????
I'm really glad to see you doing a full review of them.
As usual, it was completely open & honest. ????????
Things I can confirm about Emerald guitars:
1) They look GORGEOUS.
2) They are incredibly light
3) The rounded corners & other ergonomic features make them wonderfully comfortable & easier to play for longer periods. (My X20 is the most comfortable acoustic I've ever held)
4) They have absolutely EPIC tuning stability (especially important if you're looking to get one of the well known super string pressure kings like a 12 or a harp guitar)
5) and while my Virtuo doesn't hold the sustain quite as well as my PRS 24-08,
it is, without a doubt, the biggest freaking tone monster in my collection!
(and that's before the GK cable & the SY-1000).
Yes, Emerald guitars are on the pricier side,
but are they worth the $$?
Only you can make that decision.
Take your time…
re-watch KDH's videos
reread the points above.
If it's what you're interested in, contact the reps at Emerald,
Tell Kevin I said hi. ????
I want an Irish builder to be tops! A carbon guitar with a maple veneer is so fraudulent. nope
…dude.
looks like a penis tbh