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Yep, three automated emails were clearly outliers
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Are you getting it shipped to Mexico and travelling back to the US? I trust shipping in your area is a bit more dependable than where we are in southern Baja. However, after having an X20 here last year, and a different CF guitar here this year, I am pleased with the choice of CF as a "commuter" and daily player. And in 15+ years of dragging guitars back and forth over the border (by land), have never had a check on guitars at the border. Throw a little dust on the case Congrats!
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2016 Blackbird Lucky 13 2015 Gibson J-15 Have had a few Martins, Taylors, and other wood guitars. They all sounded better when played by others... |
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Email today that the polishing process is completed. Now they’re just doing the set up. I have no pick up, the only real custom appointment was a thinner neck, 11/16”. Truly, I’m not worried, especially after hearing that they’re finishing up. They are automated messages but detailed. maybe I’ll get an extra mug!
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Just received my x20 Woody yesterday.... stunning and I love the way it plays and sounds, could not be happier!! Live with the anticipation, it will pay off upon receipt!
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I ordered, paid, and it said it was processing the order. It continued to say it was processing the order for more than a week. I was considering emailing to ask them when the processing was complete when I saw a UPS truck pull up, so I went outdoors to get what I was expecting to be the Mountain Guitar from Outdoor Ukelele. But the box was too big, and it had an Ireland shipping address. Of course it was the Emerald. I went back inside and checked, and under the status of my order, it said the order was still processing. I had no intention of complaining, because I had received the guitar in less than 10 days.
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Emerald: X10 Slimline Nylon, X10, X5 Nylon, Kestrel Rainsong Flamenco Nylon (SN#120) Composite Acoustics 5iM-CE (GXi) Cordoba Stage Enya NexG 2, Mountain Guitar, Luna Tribal |
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I have three in-stock Emeralds I ordered (and received) in November, December, and January. They're all still processing
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Seriously, it would seem that there’s some significant difference between communication for stock models, and what you might hear for a custom order. Couple that with the unpredictability of UPS tracking and notification these days, and I’m not surprised that things seem a little erratic.
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I do, but those are entirely different custom orders
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Mine probably won't be too exciting since they're all vibrant carbon finishes without inlay or pickups. It took some courage to order the vibrant colors because they look by far the worst of all the finishes in the bright lights of the shipping videos IMHO. But at home the vibrant weaves tend to look more like the standard weaves and the standard weaves tend to look like more like plain black. To this day I've never seen what a woody finish looks like in person with my own eyes but I decided (for better or worse) not to order any of my guitars with a woody finish. My main concerns were that it would seem too superficial or purely decorative, and also that a bunch of different wood veneers would clash too much with each other whereas a bunch of carbon colors might go well together (like jelly beans, M&M's, Skittles, Life Savers, etc. ) |
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My wood veneer Emeralds and my carbon fiber top Emeralds play nice AND look great together. They are family.
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Been taking a while with the hardware installation. Excited. Can I post pics when it comes???
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First saw the finished X20 on their shipping video, then I got the automated email the next day that it’s finished and will be shipped. Now it’s sitting in Ireland at the “post office”. Probably another two weeks. Quite a wait overall but I’m sure worth it. And yes, it seems very automated now. Very interesting story. If you watch their shipping videos on how four guitars were ripped off from a male facility at JFK. But recovered. Interesting, glad it didn’t happen to mine!
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It’s in NYC!. Now the USPS has my trust. Overall, a good experience wit the communication.
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Collings D2HG Collings OM1GSB Emerald X20 Guild JF55 NT Guild 412E Taylor 612 C (1996) |