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Originally Posted by vindibona1
Every company has its "secret sauce". They develop their signature sounds and then seek ways to reproduce it with elements within their designs. If you haven't noticed, Martin seems to be changing their secret sauce with forward shifted bracing, wider nut widths. I maintain that the sound paradigm that we players expect has shifted and they're now looking for a new Martin sound that will remain relevant.
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Yet they still sound like a Martin. My Custom Shop 000-28 has GE bracing and a 1.75" nut and it couldn't sound more "Martin". People seem to forget that Martin began with forward shifted bracing and then moved the bracing back due to players using heavier gauge strings.
I think a lot of a guitar's sound comes from the shape of the braces more than their position, wood thickness, and finish type/thickness.