Mizarolli
has finally found 'the right' acoustic guitar. John now eagerly
awaits the arrival of an Emerald X10 acoustic model. He is
even taking it to show Ronnie Wood, who is recording his
new album with Stereophonics producer Steve Bush, one of
John's current students. The guitar was made for Steve Vai
but was offered to John as a temporaray gift for Demoing
these songs. He sat in on their session last Saturday at
Steve's Studio, and is rumoured to be returning with our
X10 demonstration model, whilst his own is under construction
at Emerald's Headquarters in Ireland.
Who could blame him promoting an Emerald, with
its curvacious solid silver deep
green exterior and outstanding tonal quality. Due
to the strength of the carbon, bracing
has been eliminated, allowing
even vibrations spanning across the sound board, causing
improved string balance. This is a true acoustic electric
which features a 43 mm neck with offset heel which enables
unprecedented access to the upper frets. John seems
to appreciate carbon fibre, as he also owns a Parker Fly
Classic, perhaps more so in the pre – ‘Guitar
Sounds’
days when we weren't so inundated with amps, guitars, pedals
and effects units and had not become somewhat spoilt for choice.
Emerald's
founder Alistaire Hay, overwhelmed
by the quality of the demos, said
his favourite was 'Crystal Ball', while
marketing chief Donna Boyle said 'He really brought the
guitar to life; we've been playing the samples all day
on my P.C.'All the demos reveal a natural sound, achieved
partly as a result of the LR Baggs l BEAM Pick Ups fixed
under the sound board to pick up the vibrations of the
guitar, and
they have bright clean trebles and a punchy bass. John
always manages to brings out the tonal quality of instruments
and plays them in various styles to portray the full tonal
spectrum using mainly improvisations created during the
recording session.
Emerald Guitars have unlimited creative abilities and some strange
and beautiful instruments have emerged from their custom
workshop. Why not check out their web-site – www.emeraldguitars.com after
hearing the samples and consider having an Emerald built
for you. Any size or colour to suit your taste, and
it may well cost less than you think.
Linda
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