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10-22-2017, 12:14 PM
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Martin 000-16gt vs Gibson lg2
I am in the hunt for a small guitar for finger picking blues guitar. Last week I played a Gibson lg2 and really liked it. There is a Martin 000-16gt (5 hours away) that looks interesting. Looking for comments/thoughts.
Thanks in advance!
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10-22-2017, 05:16 PM
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In my experience the Martin is going to be the more versatile instrument of the two.
Wade Hampton Miller
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10-22-2017, 07:47 PM
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The Martin is a more versatile guitar, but for blues, the Gibson.
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10-23-2017, 02:29 AM
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I don’t know the 000-16, so I’m no help there. I can say that if you like the newer necks martin is using, like on the D18, you will love the post 2014 000-18 as well. Very melodic and sustainy.
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10-23-2017, 07:25 AM
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I have owned both and for finger style or blues the gibson blows the martin out of the park. not even close
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10-23-2017, 08:05 AM
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Can't attest to the Martin in this case, but the Lg-2 (to me) is a great value, and sounds and plays, and looks, great.
All these top-end features for under $1600? Sweet! http://www.gibson.com/Products/Acous...can-Eagle.aspx
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10-23-2017, 09:24 AM
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The smaller body size combined with the shorter scale is essentially what makes it very usable for fingerstyle blues in contrary to the Martin. It sounds more sweet, intimate and dry and opens up more easily than the Martin, which you would have to hit stronger to make the top move and resonate. The Martin would be the better choice for an guitar which is used for many different styles like also strumming and flat picking. Btw for me the fact that richlite is used as a material for fingerboard and bridge at the Martin has not been mentioned yet and is also something which would let me decide for the Gibson
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10-23-2017, 11:15 AM
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I have larger versions of the guitars you mentioned. Martin D-16GT and Gibson J-45. I play blues on both. The Gibson has THAT sound which has a more authentic blues hue to it's tone. If you really want to go all out blues look into Martin's Whiskey Sunset or Waterloo Guitars. Richlite fret boards have no effect on playability or tone.
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10-23-2017, 11:21 AM
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Yeah - if you're looking for smaller bodied blues fingepicking guitars, you'd be remiss if you didn't at least try out some of the Waterloos. They're within the same general price range as the two you've mentioned. Another you might consider (besides the Martin whiskey sunset TBman mentioned) is the Martin 000-15SM. They also have a great voice for fingerpicking blues.
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10-23-2017, 12:28 PM
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Never having played one of the recent LG-2's, I can't comment on them, but I absolutely love my 1948 LG-3. If anything were to happen to mine, I'd replace it with an X-braced Waterloo WL-14, since Collings' QC is so much more consistent than Gibson's.
Chris
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