Adam Rhodes - New Bouzouki?

[Daniel Vance]

Have seen a few new videos from Imar on Instagram recently, and it seems like Adam Rhodes is playing a new bouzouki. Anyone know what he is playing?

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9E6c7oB31U/

[Reinhardt]

Its a carbon fibre gazouki made by Emerald Guitars in Ireland. I was talking to Adam about it on Tuesday after Imars gig in Dublin. light as a feather, sounded great plugged in. cant really comment on acoustic sound as the venue was pretty noisy after the gig.

[Daniel Vance]

Thanks, Reinhardt. It is a really interesting looking instrument with the sound hole placement and cutaway for "up the neck" access. Happy to hear it performed well plugged in, looked at Emerald Guitars and at least from the videos, they seem to do well acoustically. His Forster Bouzoukis sound amazing, but I can defiantly see the appeal of a light weight, carbon fibre instrument for travel and gigging. Thanks again for the info.

[Harley Marty]

Have seen a few new videos from Imar on Instagram recently, and it seems like Adam Rhodes is playing a new bouzouki. Anyone know what he is playing?

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9E6c7oB31U/

That is some really nice flute playing!!

[Reinhardt]

Thanks, Reinhardt. It is a really interesting looking instrument with the sound hole placement and cutaway for "up the neck" access. Happy to hear it performed well plugged in, looked at Emerald Guitars and at least from the videos, they seem to do well acoustically. His Forster Bouzoukis sound amazing, but I can defiantly see the appeal of a light weight, carbon fibre instrument for travel and gigging. Thanks again for the info.

Hi Daniel, I agree re his Forsters, I bought one off him a few years ago. Standard Bouzouki model. Absolutely brilliant. Adam said that the emerald doesnt really compare acoustically with the Forsters. The main reason he went for carbon fibre model was because his standard wooden zouks didnt always react too well to extremes of temperature/ humidity etc. I had a similar experience myself with a great Foley bouzouki when playing a gig at altitude in Andorra in the Pyrenees. The instrument just went dead as a dodo. really weird. its the only place this has happened to me.

[nkforster]

Hi Daniel, I agree re his Forsters, I bought one off him a few years ago. Standard Bouzouki model. Absolutely brilliant. Adam said that the emerald doesnt really compare acoustically with the Forsters. The main reason he went for carbon fibre model was because his standard wooden zouks didnt always react too well to extremes of temperature/ humidity etc. I had a similar experience myself with a great Foley bouzouki when playing a gig at altitude in Andorra in the Pyrenees. The instrument just went dead as a dodo. really weird. its the only place this has happened to me.

Adam emailed me before he bought it - he didn't want me to get upset! There is another good reason for him to buy it (other than its great) He works a lot in Germany these days often for weeks at a time, all with the same German musician. So he often leaves the Emerald there, and it stays on the tour bus. That way he doesn't have to fly with an instrument at all when he goes.

Sensible feller.

nigel
www.nkforsterguitars.com

[Reinhardt]

Adam emailed me before he bought it - he didn't want me to get upset! There is another good reason for him to buy it (other than its great) He works a lot in Germany these days often for weeks at a time, all with the same German musician. So he often leaves the Emerald there, and it stays on the tour bus. That way he doesn't have to fly with an instrument at all when he goes.

Sensible feller.

nigel
www.nkforsterguitars.com

Thats good to hear Nigel. He's a great ambassador for your work and a gent to boot!!

[Bertram Henze]

That is some really nice flute playing!!

It's all nice playing, and most important, they play as one man. That is almost machine-like perfection.