Video of the Week - Christmas music under the Snow!

I think this video is an amazing prove that nothing beats carbon fiber under extreme weather conditions. This guitar is even in tune! Don't try doing this with your wooden guitar. don't say we didn't advice you ;)

Merry Christmas to all of you!

Video of the Week - Blackbird Super OM by Teja Gerken

It is a pity that the audio of this video doesn't pay justice to this guitar. Teja Gerken is the Senior Editor of Acoustic Guitar Magazine and an incredible musician. This piece of music is simply lovely!

New Camouflage finish by Emerald Guitars

This is the brand new custom Camouflage finish on a wee X7OS by Emerald Guitars. Can you see the guitar?

There are some more pics in the here on Emerald Guitars Facebook. Doesn't it look great?

Video of the Week - Blackbird Super OM by Martin Blanes

Here we go! This is a tune i composed for the amazing 'Name my Tune' contest held by Macnichol. Somebody composes a tune and posts a video of it and people has to choose a title for it. This time the winner was 'Inner City Rhythm' and the prize was more than 200 dollars in guitar goods! For the current contest please check Macnichol's forum.

Video of the Week - Custom Emerald 9 strings by Peter Vail

Our friend Peter Vail did this sample video of this guitar before shipping it to it's proud owner. This guitar has been also played by Andy Mckee no less! This was a custom order based on the body of the Emerald X35 acoustic bass. It has 9 strings and custom K&K pickups. Soon we'll do a complete review of it. Here are some lovely pics of it

A Brave New Carbon-Fiber World - by Rick Spreitzer

Please welcome our new contributor Rick Spreitzer, former CA endorser artist and carbon fiber guitar enthusiast. He sent us this delightful article. We hope to have more entries form him soon. Enjoy it!

As a guy barreling down on half-a-century, I have had the pleasure of playing some mighty fine wooden guitars. There are a few that stand out: a golden-topped 1976 Martin D-35, a 1965 Gibson cherry-sunburst J-45 (my first vintage guitar!), and a 1942 Gibson L-00 (that to this day, I regret selling). In the past year, I splurged on a Collings OM-1 that is sublimely intoxicating.

But there’s an unlikely addition to this list of stand-outs: my 2007 Composite Acoustics Performer GX. To me, it’s a guitar that does it all. It’s an amazing rhythm guitar. It’s balanced enough to play finger-style. It sounds great plugged in. It has the best intonation of any guitar I’ve ever owned. It takes well to aggressive capo-use and alternate tunings. It’s also virtually indestructible because it’s made entirely out of carbon fiber.

Video of the Week - Diving Antarctica with a Blackbird Rider!

This is one of my favorite videos and it really highlights how durable is a carbon fiber guitar. You can see it diving in Antacrtica and surviving! Don't try doing this with a wooden guitar! This is simply beautiful...