Alex Ryan - Emerald X20 Carbon Fiber Acoustic Guitar Deep Dive Review and Sound Comparison
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2023
- Join Alex Ryan for an advanced, deep dive review of the signature acoustic X20 Emerald Guitar. Covering all angles from ergonomics to playability, Alex covers all you need to know about the most popular model of our carbon fibre acoustics. Enjoy!
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Excellent video and review! You are incredibly well-spoken and concise in your dialogue. Those are traits rarely found in review videos.
Ryan's OG vids were the reason I hunted down an Emerald to play.
5 deep now.
This review is perfect, hits every point a customer would want to know.
You did a lot of hard work on this one, and it's very much appreciated. It's answered some questions I didn't even know to ask.
Beautifully produced and informative. Alex, thanks so much for taking the time to do this! I'm playing with the 3D builder right now!! Actually, I'd love to order one., then go to their annual owners party to pick it up!!
Glad it was helpful! You can email sales@emeraldguitars.com for help with custom orders or any other queries. You should also check out our Emerald Tours this year in both May and September here emeraldguitars.com/emerald-music-tours/
Very nicely done! I really enjoyed your review style, and can honestly say I watched it to the end. Thanks
Awesome, thank you!
By far the best review I have ever watched and listened to. Thanks for the effort that went into producing this.
Glad it was helpful!
Holy heckers that was the best review I’ve ever seen. So thorough and I love your analysis and approach 👌 I hope Emerald has sent you another model for such a great promo!
Thanks for watching! Stay tuned for more!
What a great review... If I ever hit the lotto I will grab one of those immediately...
What an absolutely amazing review! Just wow! I was completely sold up until seeing how much of a pain the string changes appear to be on these!
Hi Ben,
I did a review yesterday and mentioned the string replacement.
Emerald came back to me with a short video, it's so simple, just stick a plastic golf tee in the hole to stop the ball end jumping out, or maybe even a match stick?
If you look at my review (click on latest, it was only last night) they have replied with the video link.
Hope that will put you back on the right path : )
Played a friend's X20. Very impressive. Stays in tune really well. Sounds great... as good as if not better than a wood acoustic guitar. The neck action was almost as good as an electric guitar making tougher chords and bends pleasant. Yes, the contouring of the body made it feel really comfortable. Very nice product. I'll consider ordering one.
Your reviews are the benchmark reference gold standard! Incredibly well done! Love that Koa top. So 3-dimensional!
Thank you kindly!
you make great videos. The comparisons are the best I have seen on RUclips
Thanks for watching! 👍
Great review!
Glad you think so! Stay tuned for more and don't forget to subscribe!
There probably is no better format for reviews available on YT. The Emerald design and construction are excellent and I would congratulate the company on their product. I have watched the Emerald guitar factory tour which shows a unique business model and product range like no other guitar company I know of. The guitar demo'd here does sound however much more subtle and reserved at the lower end of the sound spectrum. Maybe the sound hole placement did not project well to the mike placement and appear bass reduced ( not so to the player as the bass was projected 'up' as well as 'out . If you want a guitar with less projection, less bass in the mix then it may be for you. I personally if spending £2000 plus on a guitar I would want a singing and dancing sound as well as a virtually indestructable construction. Emerald guitars do a huge range of models and designs as seen in their excellent website, this one as their entry level for my ears would be the 3rd choice out of these three. I remember when Ovation guitars came out at first and they had their 'own' sound. Many didn't rate them as all rounders in sound spectrum but they found a place and are still highly revered by many players. I reckon Emerald will have a similar future. Best of luck to them.
In the comparison of the 3 guitars, the Emerald did project out a little less and a more string clicky sounding on the strumming compared to the Martin. However, I personally like it. I played the X20 and I liked strumming it and getting nice percussive string sound which helps me get the party started when performing.
well done to get a good impression
18:33 If I close my eyes I can't tell the difference or notice the transition between the Taylor, Emerald and Martin in this recording - they all sound like high end acoustic guitars on my audiophile headphones! The Emerald has the added benefit of comfort, low maintenance and durability. This video has really opened my mind as to why one should adopt evolving technology over tradition especially when it comes to musical instruments. Even the classic Martin D-28 model would have been considered as evolving technology back then when it was first produced.
Thanks for the great Comment Michael! You're right, these guitars have all been innovative in their own areas, it's great to be part of the next steps of guitar evolution.
I suppose that it should be pointed out that this review was first published 2 years ago on Alex Ryan's own channel.
Your videos are amazing
Glad you like them!
One of the finest well produced videos I’ve seen. Well done and thank you! Here’s a trick for restringing that I use with my Bigsby tremolo that should work with the pinless bridge. Set the string in the bridge as shown then pull tension on the string and apply the capo at the twelve fret to hold the string in place. That will leave both hands free to wrap and wind the string. Wind the string until you have adequate tension on the full string to hold it in place at the bridge then remove the capo. Repeat the process with each additional string. Now it’s off to the Emerald site to figure out how I can get my hands on an X20 : )
Thanks Todd, yeah the capo trick works a treat if you have difficulty with the pinless bridge string change! 😁 You can get in touch with us via email to sales@emeraldguitars.com for any more info
I love my X20! I have three guitars in rotation, the X20, a Rainsong, and a Heritage 575. These three guitars are all great, but if I had to choose just one, it would be the X20.
Thank you for sharing :D
This is a fantastic review, I love the look and design of Emerald guitars. It’s great to have the Taylor and Martin for reference, sound wise for me the Taylor significantly wins out but so it should, it’s more than twice the price of the Emerald which is also cheaper than the Martin D28. I love carbon fibre guitars and own and play Ovation’s so I would interested to play an Emerald to see how it sounds and feels.
Thanks for watching. You can check our Ambassador program to find an Emerald near you to try out emeraldguitars.com/ambassador-program/
I own both a Taylor and an Emerald, I prefer the Emerald in every way other than sound, I think the Taylor sounds more "natural". Emerald has more mid-tones
That makes sense. Which model of Taylor? The attractive thing about the Emerald is not having to worry so much about my investment with the desert climate where I live.
Yes, great review.
With decent ear buds in was an interesting sound comparison between the 3 guitars.
All 3 sounded different and in my opinion, all 3 sounded great, after 5 minutes of playing and getting used to whichever one you had, you would be in Heaven sound wise.
So it obviously comes down to the other factors.
With the X20 you've got amazing comfort, it's forever in tune, it has forever stainless steel frets and the finish is on another level.
They are just beautiful and the fretboard has an amazing well oiled feeling to the touch which you notice straight away (but it isn't actually oily), the carbon fibre is so silky smooth.
Plugged in it is awesome and the pickups on offer from Emerald are obviously well thought out and chosen to get the best sound from the totally different carbon fibre dynamics (I got Ghost Piezo + K&K).
As the review points out everything is so well and intelligently thought out, the build process is precision and the material is uniform, these are definitely the future.
Have only had mine a couple of weeks and straight out the box it was amazing, just perfection (as was the packaging).
Not sure about the string replacement, how difficult can it be, they thought of everything else?
But will order up one of those electric winders now : )
Thanks for the great comment David, well said! Heres the link to the video for changing strings if you need help ruclips.net/video/0VKQ1IzGhIs/видео.html 😁
This was amazing and honestly stopped me from purchasing an Emerald. Which Taylor is that? It sounded best to my ear in most situations. Thanks and great work!
Theres a guitar for everyone over at our site and you can check out a range of other content with in depth sound demos too.
This is one beautiful guitar. Can you please tell me that is the nut width on this model wider than the Martin and Taylor used in the video? I prefer a thinner nut width like the ones on an ovation. Thank you so very much
Our X20 model can come in a variety of nut widths from 43.5mm to 48mm.
Great video! How did you get your head apart the body? Great job!!
😂😂😂
Love your detailed review!
Great stuff here from Alex! You can find the full x20 range along with our 3D builder to design your own at emeraldguitars.com
Great review! But, in my estimation of this showdown, the Taylor sounded the best, and I’m not necessarily a Taylor fan. The Emerald sounded a little dull and slightly muted. Of course, this was determined from a RUclips video, so a live listening would be mandatory. But, the best looking is the Emerald, hands down (sorry for the pun)!
Thanks for watching! Maybe see if you can try one out in person and see what you think then, here's the link for our ambassador program where you can find one near you. emeraldguitars.com/ambassador-program/
This may be a dumb question but I was wondering if you can put nylon strings on a carbon fiber guitar?
Yes, it works great.
Check out our signature nylon guitar - X20
emeraldguitars.com/models/x20-nylon-elegance-clarity-power/
How do you like it compared to the x30? Edit: maybe you answer this, I asked before watching
Is there a lefty version?
emeraldguitars.com/models/x20-lefty/
Did you receive any benefit for doing this video? I do like the stainless frets. Mcpherson has evo's...they wear more then stainless. The martin sounds better. More of a vintage open sound.
I’m surprised I thought I’d like the Martin best of the 3 and the Taylor was the best all round to my ear. With the caveat that even with great headphones RUclips sucks for comparative listening
Thanks for watching, you can check out more tone samples in our channel for individual models along with performance videos.
Great review though sadly I think the tone would struggle to give me the same pleasure as my Atkin D37 gives. In all other respects it looks a lovely guitar though 👍
Thanks for watching Mike, have heard great things about the Atkin models, enjoy your D37 but give an emerald a try if you can or find an ambassador near you here
emeraldguitars.com/ambassador-program/
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@@emeraldguitars I will have to give it serious consideration as they look like very fine and beautiful instruments. Funnily enough I started looking as my daughter who lives in Cambodia was saying how her wooden guitar just never stays in tune. I think an Emerald carbon fibre guitar would solve that problem 👍 I use my guitars for my recordings and chose each for its particular tone. There again a carbon fibre guitar would bring something new. 👍
No, I mean it doesn't sound like a Martin. It sounds closer to the Taylor. It might make a very nice electric/acoustic, or have a unique fingerpicking sound. It would also sound fine in a band - as the differences are not that much.
Thanks for watching, hope you found this comparison helpful.
Very cool guitar but can't beat acoustic guitar tone to my ears.
Love the practical design elements but it just doesn’t sound anywhere near as good as the others.
Theres a guitar for everyone over at our site and you can check out a range of other content with in depth sound demos too.
tthe review was good but put me off buying one the x 20 was the worst of the 3
Try one out for yourself if you can, it might change your mind!
i will next time im in ireland@@emeraldguitars
same
There’s another video on RUclips comparing the different emerald body shapes. The x10 sounds the best to my ears. I own an x7 and it sounds amazing. I owned an x20 first and it wasn’t my favorite sound.
The Martin sounded the best
No sound of it plugged in
You can check out other videos on our page, especially in the x20 playlist where we have live videos where the guitars are plugged in.