Such a relief to have an interviewer who doesn't put themselves before the subject. No interruptions, vitually no comments, just letting Alistair talk. I am seriously impressed.

Putting the guitars aside for a moment, that's an impressive building. Lots of natural light.

@MartinvonBargen

Жыл бұрын

It reminded me of a very good art studio at times. Let the light in I say. 🤘🤘

@rigorhead01

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. The lighting in the sanding room is impressive. It's probably the same throughout

@secallen

Жыл бұрын

@@rigorhead01 Natural interior light is a big thing in Ireland.

@ericdpeerik3928

Жыл бұрын

I was focused on the guitars, but now you mention it.... Yeah, that's alot of light. l

@gregmumbai333

5 ай бұрын

@@secallen Can't rely on the windows though. I know you made this comment in summer but honestly there is bugger all sun during the winter months.

OUTSTANDING!!! The Absolute BEST guitar manufacturing walkthrough EVAH! Why? 1. I could actually HEAR and Understand the CEO/person giving tour 2. You did not constantly interject or override the interviewee to demonstrate how knowledgeable or cool you are. 3. Not one "That's Awesome!" was uttered! 4. Great Camera Work! Thank You so much for a great effort and Best Regards and Best Wishes!

@KumoGoesFast

Жыл бұрын

@@blasvasco I came here from the most recent video of him reviewing one of their electric acoustics! it absolutely blew me away how versatile that instrument is. its crazy expensive but I can understand the asking price. I would never get one but I sure as heck wouldnt turn one down!

@injuredtabletennisplayer1474

7 ай бұрын

It’s because Alastair really believes in his product. I’ve spoken to him a few times. Great genuine guy.

I fear I'm gonna want to buy one after this video

@jiantjingerjohn

Жыл бұрын

First :P

@ryothalka373

Жыл бұрын

Well did you?

@Lupine.

Жыл бұрын

Got about $3,500 burning a hole in your pocket?

@sixstringtv1

Жыл бұрын

@@Lupine. Lmao I did say *want* to buy one, it's unlikely that I will 🤣 But it sure did make me want to

@mikehunt5542

Жыл бұрын

ikr those verneers look so sick

You are a fantastic interviewer, no constant interrupting or self inserting.

Incredible guitars, never heard of them before but they certainly know what they're doing. Pretty impressive factory setup for a small shop.

@invizoman

Жыл бұрын

Mate ! Only the Irish !!!! God bless them !!!!😊

I hear you're an Emerald Guitars player now, Father!

@zedudli

Жыл бұрын

😂😂 good for you father! Good for you!

@peejay6930

Жыл бұрын

"Should we all be playing Emerald guitars now father"

@stephencarter8625

Жыл бұрын

No, that was a bass but it’s farther away!

Always loved these guitars but love them even more after this video. Loving this content so much more interesting than other guitar content at the moment. Keep it up!

I love my Emerald. The workmanship is impeccable. Very cool to see its 'womb'.

I bought an x30 last year. Best purchase ever. It plays and sounds fantastic, and it is stunning. Every time I play it out, people come up and want to see it up close

I have one of their guitars, the Virtuo model. I just Love it. One of the best guitars I have ever played. The build quality amazes me. I'm a 77 yr old player and believe me i've played some top end guitars in my life, but my Virtuo takes some beating.

I have now bought two guitars from Alister. They are finished to the last detail and I regard them as being like the love children of a Steinway grand and a Faberge egg ; solid as Gibraltar and sparkling like jewelery. Temperature change and humidity bounces right off my Emeralds and they hold tune no matter what. Soon I'll be taking them to SE Asia without worry. Thanks again , Alister! Uncle Buck ;)

Thanks for making this video! I recently bought 2 Emerald X20 guitars and couldn’t be happier with them. They’re fantastic!

Whoa, whoa whoa, who wants consistency… What makes a guitar so special is the variance. One could be a gem and the other could be a lemon 😂

Those Guitars look Amazing! What a Great Video! 💯🙂👍

Fantastic interview and look into the Emerald factory and build process. This is the video a lot of us Emerald owners have been hoping for. Very thorough and provided a lot of insight into the builds and factory setup! Thank you for doing this for us!

Never heard of this brand. Thank you for bringing attention to these amazing instruments! Now I want one so bad! Wife is gonna be mad 🤣

@MAPIOH

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

There was a story about the early Fender prototypes not having a truss rod. To demonstrate that it didn’t need one, Leo Fender put a neck between two milk crates and stood on it. They had to explain to him that it wasn’t about the strength but the effects of changing temperatures and humidity when bands were touring all over the US and Canada. Leo relented when it was explained to him and started to fit truss rods. Not being a musician himself, he hadn’t considered the action and playability beyond it leaving the factory within specs.

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It's great to see the passion of these craftsmen. Jerry seems particularly proud of his work. Great documentary. 😃👍

I’ve wanted one of their guitars for a while but can’t afford one. Your brilliant video shows that they’re actually really good value. I just wish they’d do a pure electric model. Also, you’re a very talented interviewer who gives the interviewee the space to express themselves fully. Brilliant 😎

@recipoldinasty

Жыл бұрын

How much are they?

@catmandoodoo7903

Жыл бұрын

@@recipoldinasty the one I spec’d was 2,500GBP.

@secallen

Жыл бұрын

@@catmandoodoo7903 That is actually bloody good value.

@catmandoodoo7903

Жыл бұрын

@@secallen it certainly is. Still too rich for my pocket though.

@secallen

Жыл бұрын

@@catmandoodoo7903 Looks like £1850 for the X20 without the veneer and other purely aesthetic extras. If I bought a guitar like that I would do so for the stability and ergonomics, not the looks. I like the black carbon weave anyway. If anything, the veneer detracts from the authenticity.

These guitars are unbelievable and the musicians that endorse them... thank you and great presentation

Very interesting, thanks. Five guitars a day - this is a very high quality setup. I love the fact that they are so strong and robust, but at the end of the day it comes down to what it feels like when you play it, and of course how it sounds, so I would love to try one. These are similar money to my Guild F-55 or to many Gibsons, Taylors or Martins for example, and it would be interesting to compare an Emerald guitar side by side with one or two similar quality/cost guitars of a more traditional build to see how it really compares.

Dang! 1/1000 of a millimeter is a micron. A super thin human hair might be 50-60 microns. The ability to fine tune the fretboard to a single micron is insane. Then it’s going to stay that way for 100 years, or if it shifts it’ll be less than any other guitar would. Wow. Just wow.

Amazing walk through of an outstanding Irish company! Love to see it...

Wow, the attention to the setup is second to none and the beautiful tops are amazing. I am sold, I want one !!!

Best Factory tour I've seen hands down !

I love these types of builders that not only build beautiful guitars but are really innovating as well. Great to see that these are coming out of Ireland. I also love the Dean Gordon guitars I saw on your NAMM video, I've been following him for a while. I find this stuff super interesting. Awesome video.

thanks KDH for the great video, i'm really impressed by Emerald's guitars and the building process. It's great to see innovation in the guitar space.

Stunning guitars. I'm not in the market for one of those but lovely to see them made.

What a cool company - really bringing some innovation to the guitar world.

The first modern guitar I’ve ever considered. The fact it will outlive me and my children without obvious degradation is mind blowing.

Ned Steinberg used to put all his weight on his composite guitars in videos. In one video he placed it across two park benches and slowly walked across the guitar. An incredible innovator I have one of his guitars.

Beautiful instrument and a fabulous process.

Great job KDH.

I went to their website. Wow. Having all the veneers uploaded, the customization options, definitely the best guitar site I've ever been to.

Stunning guitars, real eye candy. When the custom build/ render thingy was building the purple one, I thought "that's perfect, doesn't need a veneer"... And then the purple quilted maple veneer went on top and I decided the back, sides and neck, showing off the carbon fibre with the quilted top was even better. Real quality work and completely obvious why you're going to have to shell out a few coins for one of those.

Great guitars and amazing factory for these beautiful customs, KDH! And I'm so glad you continue to say "Bye bye!" at the end of your videos!

incredible !! love the acoustic bass !!!

Top shelf video. Thank you.

These guitars look amazing. Pro shop, that is for sure. Love to see luthiers with passion for their craft.

Loved the video, such beautiful acoustics

This is a incredibly professional setup, looks like a very comfortable environment to work in compared to other factory tours, lots of light, space and I've seen the screens on the wall around the place, presumably to manage the supply chain. Doubly impressive considering it's a "small" company in Ireland.

This is badass! Thanks!

Great studio tour & Great Building!! I lived in Dublin 15 years ago - but never got up to Donegal. I like that the tour was just a stroll & an informed chat - Not like you were auditioning to host TOP GEAR!! I love these guitars, I just sold my ErnieBall Van Halen so i got the cash - but I´d best stay away from the BUY NOW button!!

Wow, this is so interesting, and such a nice bloke as well! I was not aware that there was such a high-end guitar company here in Ireland. Thank you for bringing attention to Emerald.

Loved this. 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

I am so impressed with this company and the quality of their guitars. I recently bought two different models and I have a feeling I will be buying more. Great job on the interview. Alistair seems like a warm and genuine guy who would be fun to hang out with.

Great stuff KDH! Loving this content. I'm primarily a solid body electric player, but of Irish decent and really want one of these to add to my collection now. Keep up the good work. God bless and rock on 🎸😎👍

Excellent interview, and informative tour. It's great to see a Guitar Maker that has embraced new technology and materials, while using smart designs that players will love. I look forward to hearing the guitars, as Makers get a deeper understanding on how to work with Carbon Fiber that will rival the very best wood guitars. 👏

Beautiful guitars, super interesting video 👏🏻👏🏻

A pure Irish success story so professional well done to Emerald guitars continued success to you in 2024

Incredible workmanship. Probably the finest in the world with that PLEK machine.

Amazing work

I have 4 Emeralds but still am blown away by how much goes into them. Each one is a work of art.

Sublime. At another level.

Great video, I seen an advert around St paddy's day for these. Thought, damn, they're expensive!.... I now see why. Would love to try one of these now. Great tour. Thanks man.

Love these videos, with your backpack on its looks like youre recording for a school project 🙂

AMAZING, Thank You KDH and thank You Emerald Guitars. I've never wanted a carbon fiber acoustic more than I want one right now, most certainly mine will be an Emerald.

Well, this speaks to me. Like someboy said in comments, this makes me want to put my hands on one of these just to see how playable guitar can be when done to precision of 1/1000 of mm (i've been working with cnc in car industry as setter so definitely I trust these machines as my tolerances on cam shaft carriers were +-5 microns, here is +-1 micron lol). Now I can see there is reason for their pricing. Thank you for this tour. I do agree with another person who commented here: this is best factory tour I have seen so far. Grat work. Keep it up!

This really makes me want to buy one of these guitars now. Kudos Alistair!

Great tour, even without secret bits revealed. I was surprised by the amount of mind/eye/handwork involved in their design phase, now also on the production level, too. Standing on the guitar made me tense up considerably, but is reassuring. I travel across climate zones spanning hundreds of miles with thousands of feet in elevation changes and sundry associated temperatures and humidity levels. It seems to be the ideal instrument to withstand such nature-induced stresses.

Damnit. Now I want one. Great tour.

This video makes me wanna buy one and I am not a guitar player primarily. Well, the world is full of passionate people who love what they do and thus doing it best. THat gives me hope. You just have to know where to look to find them. Great stuff.

Hello, From the StateS 🇺🇸 Thanks For Sharing 🎸 🇮🇪 💪

Great vid, i'd never heard of Emerald Guitars, thank you, i'm already spec'in out a beautiful teal X20.

The bass is amazing! 😍

It’s a cool behind the scenes

Fascinating

one of coolest guitars out there ..dose ton of stuff real well roland gr55 and vg99 owners this is the guitar to own

Great Company, Great Team & Great Guitars. 👍👍👍

Stunning guitars... I'm really interested in them thanks to those vid.

Incredible. Top class modern European class factory. Even the factory itself was beautiful.

That's a really nice little factory! Wow! Better than most I've seen!

Had my X10 for almost 3 years now. Play it in the 115* heat, rain, cool desert nights from the desert floor to 7k feet altitude of Arizona USA - if I’m out of tune, the strings are bad. ❤❤ my Emerald. 🎸🎸

Those veneers are gorgeous !

great video, stunning instruments, so interesting to see some of the process! Way out of my price range, but seems well worth it.

Wow. Just wow.

An excellent video.

Hi all! Just wanna quote myself about my thoughts of Emerald Guitars: "I am a tone nerd, and I was a bit suspicious before I got my X30, but all my fears was unnecessary. The tone is beautiful. A lot of bass but not too much, just natural. The mid and highs are clear and well balanced. Many quiet nights when the family has gone to bed I sit in the living room with candles and tea (In a nice Emerald merch mug) and just let the inspired harmonies flow from the guitar. And I am amazed by the sound of the guitar. I am a car dude. Used to have BMW and Mercedes Benz. But now I borrow my neighbours Volkswagen Caddy. The guitar set me back a bit and I save money for a high end acoustic mic to have installed in the guitar and a high end preamp/blender to let the superb sound be available for the people who hear my guitar via a speaker system. And not at least for myself via my Shure SE846 in ear monitors... Worth noting, I am in the high end home audio business. Manufacturing gear for a well known brand and strive for perfection. So one other thing I need is a better interface to connect my X30 to the different speaker systems I got." And the issue about carbon fiber vs. wood: "I love wood. I like the smell of my old Martin. But the sound and playability of my X30 is just superb. Not to mention it is unaffected by temperature and moisture. And I have been in the business of glass/carbon fiber polyester/vinylester/epoxy so the tiny smell of my X30 is familiar. Not wonderful, but not bad in any way. The advantages of carbon fiber is also one of the reasons for me to consider another Emerald guitar in the future. But now I am fully occupied to explore the possibilities of my X30." The environmental issue of carbon fiber and resin someone brought up: ""I guess they are aware of the environmental responsibility of working with carbon fiber and epoxy. But compared to the environmental damage the blades of all these wind farms cause, it is not even a drop in the ocean. As all the plastic debris from the blades in the ocean the wind farms literally cause. And if we should care about the recyclability of the guitars, I guess that too compared to the wind energy plants, is a not even a drop in the ocean. Or rather, in the soil, as they sometimes dig down the "recycled" wings in the ground. And, the lifespan of an Emerald guitar is many times the lifespan of the wind plant wings. So a conclusion, all the guitars Emerald will ever make, will not add up to the environmental effect of a single wind turbine blade. And they are still supposed to be the Holy Graal of environmental focused individuals." With all these words, I just wanna let you know that the sound from my X30 is really really good. And this guitar also makes me both able and inspires me to play better then I have been since I started to play the guitar 40 years ago. Take care!

SOOOOO excited to get mine!! ;-)

Very cool ☘️

I've got a 3"×1.5'×1.5' block of redwood burl that looks just like the first r.b. he pulled out. Use it for knife handles and sheaths. Honestly I never thought I'd see another piece like it.

Him standing on it was very impressive even with the little creaking noise.

@KiwiExpressCream

Жыл бұрын

It might've been his knees 😂

Nice tour! Looking forward to the demo. I would have asked for a free sample if I was there, lol. I bet that every visitor asks for samples before leaving, lol. 😉 😂 I’m still waiting for someone to do a video that compares an Emerald, KLOS, and McPherson. Three very different bidirectional CF guitars that all are incredible in their own regard.

I love the concept behind this. The customers get exactly what they want with the guaranteed strength and quality of carbon fiber

Fascinating clip. Been aware of this company and Dolmen for a while. Lovely pieces. Pretty much an investment.

impreeive for sure! would like to hear that bass... all of them really

Thanx 4 this. Never knew. Now I seek

Great video

Oh, man... I am a firm believer in "guitars are made of wood". Like everyting else is a fake. Well, you certainly shook me up. Perhaps that is really the future, especially regarding how fine woods are less and less available. Would I like one? I'd like to test one, and I might just be scared at the outcome.

@BumblebeeElectron

Жыл бұрын

I got an Emerald X20 over 10 years ago, and loved it as soon as it came out of the case. But I was wondering if the next time I picked up my 1965 Brazilian rosewood Martin D-28 I would then be let down when I played the Emerald again. Are they different beasts? Certainly. Did the comparison make me disappointed in the Emerald? No way! It's an exceptional instrument in its own right. I use the D-28 for most of the recording I do, because 19-freaking-65 Brazilian rosewood Martin D-28, okay? But the Emerald also gets a bit of studio work… and as for performing, travel, everything else… it's the Emerald all the way.

Wow! This is amazing! Would be great if they did/ would love to see a line of thin electric guitars.. and would imagine these would sell like hot cakes, and reminds me of the Parker Fly. Thanks for the tour, and amazing work Emerald Guitars! ❤❤❤ P.s. they have a KZread page, would be good to add their link.. I've just subscribed to them also

@uv77mc85

Жыл бұрын

yeah thats exactly what i was thinking.Thinlines gotta be a no brainer

Very very impressive! Two words: Strength & Precision. I can see why they are top end guitars and command top end prices. I like the fact that Emerald Guitars incorporate the exotic wood veneers to give a bit of natural soul to their guitars. That's the only possible weakness, despite its strength & accuracy, I find carbon fibre a bit soul-less and prefer good old more inconsistent and less durable woods! Alistair gave a very impressive tour of the factory and I get the impression he would be a very fair owner to work for. Very interesting video - thanks.

That was great to watch, and Alistair was very cool. I kept wondering why you left your backpack on though. Very sus like you were gonna grab a guitar and make a run for it😉

Have been wanting an Emerald for a while, just can't afford one. Great factor setup, love the video.

You have to do a shot every time that bloke says "Carbon fibre".😂

KDH at Emerald! Ya got to meet & talk with the main man, Alistair, and ya got a how they're made tour of the new factory. VERY COOL. Is an Emerald worth it? incredibly subjective, to say the least, but I thought so enough that when I could, I got 2. They are THE MOST TUNING STABLE guitars I own. The builder page lets ya select from the large number of custom options including being able to select a one of a kind wood veneer for the top. My CSP topped X20 isn't just beautiful, it's the most comfortable acoustic I've ever played. My RWB topped Virtuo is not only gorgeous, it's noticeably lighter & has more tone options than my 2408... and that's before it's 13 pin GK mainlines to the BOSS SY-1000. ;)

Their website is incredible - best I've seen! I want one of those babies!

Great video. Very nice guitars. Ty. Wish i had that kind of money. Still beautiful guitars.

Something you guys might want to look at is the Lightwave Guitar Pickups which use 6 individual lasers to read the vibrations from the strings and associated electronics which might offer MIDI Out if the electronics supports it just an idea.