Emerald Guitars Solace Weissenborn

[Juan Calama]

$3,499 + actual shipping and insurance

Like new, not played nearly as much as it deserves to be mostly due to the fact that I'm not much of a lap steel player.

Here are the specs:

Scale: 25 1/2”

String spacing at nut; 1 11/16'

Spacing: 2 7/16'

Overall length: 40”

Max body width: 17”

Max body depth: 4”

Weight: 5 lbs

Tuners: Schertler open gear tuners

Nut: Graphtech low friction nut

Bridge: Pinless carbon bridge

Finish: high gloss on all surfaces

Case: custom hiscox flight case

Custom shop: custom veneer color (green)

Custom shop: inlay options, gold inlay dots

Custom shop: tuners, cosmo black 6 string

Custom shop: carbon fiber upgrade - vibrant weave

Pickups: Ghost piezo and Provo humbucker

Email me at juancalama@gmail.com if you have any questions. Reasonable offers will be considered. No trades at this time.

[Juan Calama]

Reduced to $2,999.99

[Juan Calama]

Reduced to $2,699

[Dan Campbell]

Beautiful Juan--Can you say a little more about the finish? It looks like it may have an epoxy finish because it looks thick. Is the whole body made of custom fiber or custom fiber on wood? Dan

[Juan Calama]

Here's a link to how Emerald make their guitars, I did not commission this build, I bought it from someone else, so I can't say much more than this video will tell you. It's a beautiful instrument that sounds wonderful, but I have too many instruments and lap steel is a secondary pursuit for me, so I'm thinning the herd...let me know if you have any questions or email me directly at juancalama@gmail.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx_o2Of1ffw

[John Viterito]

Dan......The whole body is carbon fiber. This particular guitar does not have a wood veneer on it, but a custom guitar can have a thin wood veneer placed on the guitar top.

[Dan Campbell]

Thanks John,
What effect does carbon fiber have on the sound? Is it made from a mold?

[K Maul]

I have one and it sounds fantastic acoustically. Very rich and warm with beautiful definition. I don’t know if they use a mold or not.

[John Viterito]

Dan, yes, it’s made from a mold. The sound is very rich and projects very strongly. The body is huge (but light because of the carbon fiber), and the placement of the two sound holes really facilitates the positive sound qualities. Ive become so enamored with this instrument that I’ve bought four of them (three custom, one stock, which is for sale on the forum) in the last year at the expense of some dental work I need to have done. But hey, who needs to eat at my age? This is the only instrument I try to play these days. Amazing technology, playability, and aesthetics.

[Dan Campbell]

Thanks for the feedback guys! It isn't even a close call between teeth vs guitar--guitar wins every time.

[Juan Calama]

Dan, you are only a few hours away from me, reach out to me if you’d like to check it out in person.