He Built Steve Vai's CRAZY Guitar! - Emerald Guitars Interview

[@Skrerrt]

That demo at the end was unreal!!! YOU PLAY REEEEAALLLY GOOD. Congrats on that tone as well

[@DisruptedSinner]

Great interview! I really like Alistar and his great attitude. Your outro playing also sounded frickin' amazing.. super impressive!

[@smandez2023]

Excellent interview KDH! One thing I love about Alistair is that he has such incredible vision and sees it through. From that plane ride in 1994 to making Vai’s Ultra Zone, it really blows me away. One thing Alistair did not mention is that the company nearly folded a few years in because of supply chain issues. Emerald is here because Alistair never gave up. Very admirable company and CEO. ❤

[@hkguitar1984]

Great interview, thank you to all involved.
Great outro piece, thank you and looking forward to the review.

[@BillLarkinmusic]

Fantastic. Thanks for the love. The Guitars are like me. Outta this world! :)

[@GuitarGearGyan]

That end demo sounded amazing 🤘🤘

[@mattvdh]

What a great guy, you can really tell he is full of heart and passion for his work. No wonder his guitars are so over the top cool. Great video

[@muttznuttz2972]

Great interview. Alistair is an inspiration for irish business.....

[@claudevieaul1465]

Great story!!
And he's got a good feel for this trade if his first electric goes to Steve Vai - who's showcasing it & playing it! 🤘😎🙏
His guitars are *well* beyond my financial reach 😭, but they look phenomenal... 🙏

[@mindsigh4]

axe envy

[@robjones7725]

Alistair deserves to do well with his attitude and abilities. I liked your outro - very good!

[@ajbrown]

I love Emeralds! I've purchased 7 or 8 over the years and loved every one of them. I'm down to just 4 now.

[@serazac25]

Nice! I thought the Virtuo body was a bit bigger, but it looks pretty thin. Can't wait for the review!

[@onewiththings]

beautiful country, innovative guitars

[@doctoribanez]

They look awesome. Make a video of how they sound

[@mindsigh4]

ive played a CF electric & was amazed at the vibration u could feel in the neck, i'm guessing the acoustics resonate/reverberate like crazy

[@wadeguidry6675]

I love the honeycomb lighting in the factory.

[@Turbo-D]

just the design of this guitar would be a dealbreaker for me if i would ever consider to spend 3k on a guitar imo 😎

[@MrEdwardmarlowe]

It's not going to be for everyone. I'd love one of these in a more traditional parlour or folk shape. Hell, something jazzy - a 6210 made out of cf I'd love to try.

[@MashaT22]

Cool story!

[@MrEdwardmarlowe]

I find these fascinating. The body style and aesthetics are a bit too spacey for me, but I'm intrigued by the tech. If they start doing a trad shaped Parlour, but in these colours & materials, I'd be all over that.

[@xaphan8581]

It blows my mind these people can teach themselves to make a high end guitar meanwhile I can barely set mine up.

[@TarnishedViking.]

That was awesome Bro! About the guitar you are showcasing? Did you buy, or is it a lender? 👍🤘

[@KDH]

Just out on loan for the review

[@richards4219]

Arhlone university had a guitar building course for a while, i did it 15 years ago.

[@kentl7228]

Where is carbon fibre grown? It is a tone wood, correct?
My point is they sound great and no need for wood.

[@lawrencesinderson]

Love the tone in the outro song, do you know what settings / pedals you used?

[@KDH]

All on the line 6 helix

[@hkguitar1984]

0:18 😳

[@EJSjjh]

the deadpan lol

[@hkguitar1984]

@@EJSjjh 😆

[@SinjaEs]

sorry to say that but this is one of the most ridiculous looking guitars i have seen so far imo, peace 😂🎸

[@TM-ev2tc]

I would like to know if Steve Vai has the guitar he played in the movie Crossroads.

[@Dirge4july]

That guitar has been missing for a long time. A guy from guitar magazine tried to track it down. It was at one time at the hard rock museum a long time ago but is no longer. With more digging he eventually found the serial number of the CR guitar but grover Jackson/ charvel didn’t have it in their records . It apparently was made off the books. But no Steve Vai does not have it.

[@finnmcginn9931]

​@@Dirge4julyinteresting, down the missing guitar rabbit hole I go. Cheers

[@miiiiiikey]

@@Dirge4july The guitar is not missing. It's owned by the Hard Rock Cafe, and is on display in Biloxi, MS. Steve recently borrowed it back for an upcoming photo book of his best-known guitars. 😉

[@bksweet6331]

Hey Al, at the end of this perfect story, what rig did you run this amazing sounding 🎸 guitar 🎸 into?
Fractal or amp????????????

[@KDH]

Line6 Helix

[@kevindonohue8918]

Kdh....wow😊

[@gregmumbai333]

"Well I guess I always like to do things a bit different. Just ask my wife about that..."
No comment.

[@judehopkins5636]

its crazy how he is using the overlord of music h4adless bridge WITH THE TREM BAR ! if you know you know

[@allanallan4791]

This video is not helping my g.a.s. for one of these guitars ahaha. Yeah that demo sealed it thanks KDH.ahaha

[@ashleyjohansson230]

rip ormsby lol

[@CaptainCraigKWMRZ]

Great video.
However, stating that someone is the best powerboat racer in the world, is like saying someone is the best wrestler in the world.

[@godsinbox]

Carbon potatoes

[@ss_avsmt]

You've a dog? I saw hair on your black T-shirt.

[@David-dl4vh]

Bud Light? I'm not touching that one...

[@MrDayodd]

🤣😂

[@Rex-golf_player810]

What

[@PatrickBateman1337]

​@@Rex-golf_player810 I think homophobes don't like bud light.

[@TheRemulosEpsolonProgramme]

@@PatrickBateman1337 nah, just people who have a grasp on reality and don’t groom children.

[@PatrickBateman1337]

@@TheRemulosEpsolonProgramme funny, I thought it was the complete opposite