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Heritage Standard II H-575 review: “a hell of a lot of guitar for the money”

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By Michael Watts
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Heritage Standard II H-575. Image: Adam Gasson When you purchase through affiliate links on Guitar.com, you may contribute to our site through commissions.
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How Emerald Guitars changed the perception of carbon fibre guitars – and put the player’s needs at the heart of everything

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By Michael Watts
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While many CEOs of international instrument makers take the reins of a heritage company already decades or even centuries in existence, Emerald Guitars founder Alistair Hay came to the acoustic guitar via a very different route. His previous career in the high-adrenaline sport of Formula 1 powerboat racing established him as one of the world’s leading experts in the use of carbon fibre. But how did he come to start making guitars out of them?
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Taylor Gold Label 510e review: “Taylor’s return to the dreadnought is crying out for some big pick energy”

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By Michael Wattsjust now, Michael Watts
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Taylor Gold Label 510e. Image: Adam Gasson When you purchase through affiliate links on Guitar.com, you may contribute to our site through commissions. Learn more $2,749/£2,549, taylorguitars.com You have to admit, it has been a bit weird looking at the full range of Taylor acoustic guitars over the last few decades without seeing a single square-shoulder dreadnought in the USA-made offering.
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