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I sold my 41 D28 Authentic. Yes it was a good guitar, but to me it only matches what Froggy Bottom, Collings, Santa Cruz, Bourgeois are doing already. Unless of course you wish to buy it for the nostalgia of having a replica model from back then.
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I played an Authentic recently and although it sounded wonderful I wasn't freakin out about it or anything. Truth be told though, even if I liked it, I don't have that kind of dough to spend on a guitar, and maybe my reaction would be different if I did? Who knows. But I walked away still 100% stoked on my 2011 HD-28 Standard.
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When I was in the market for a new guitar (and let's be frank, when are we not?), I would check the dealer websites, and I remember seeing several Authentics sitting around for at least 6 months, the OM-28A for one and maybe others. So I never felt like demand was outstripping supply, but maybe in certain locations it does?
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Yeah, I don't get the sense these are flying off the shelves either. It's a lot of money, even at or close to 40 off. Sounds like more of a sales pitch to me too.
(For the record, I sold an OM-28 Authentic recently. Good guitar, but came to dislike the neck profile and fairly dry tone after a time. Being a Martin, the bass response was better than many comparable OMs, but it still wasn't the dread substitute I was hoping for.)
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I've never played an Authentic dread. Once upon a time I owned a pre-VTS OM-18A and a pre-VTS OM-28A. They were both fine guitars but just didn't last long term? I'd like to try a '37 D-28A just for comparison purposes. I have several Martin CS dreads so I'm not really looking? But I do love a good 28...whatever form it takes!
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Price changes/additions/deletions within the Martin lineup historically kick in with the new price lists in January and July - worst case scenario is that you've got 4-5 months to decide...
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Yes that's the one, it's very beautiful and the lightest guitar I've ever played.
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I had a Collings 0002h before the 00028k authentic I have now. For me there was a big difference, but I agree you should expect a very good guitar for $5k plus.
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FWIW, according to the head of inside sales, Martin is not planning any price increases for the fall. But maybe they'll change their minds..LOL!
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This sounds more like a compliment than a compelling reason to sell I would think any builder (or player) would be thrilled to be in the equal company of Froggy Bottom, Collings, Santa Cruz and Bourgeois?
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And when you add that Authentics are less expensive than many of these comparable models, sounds like a good thing to me. We can only speak for ourselves and our personal preferences. Far from my most expensive guitar my OM-18A is my all time favorite in over 50 years of playing. Perfect for me.........
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Anytime I hear this from a salesperson my BS antenna goes WAY up.
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