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Vintage Martin 0-17 and 0-15 vs. Vintage Guild M20
Has anyone compared these two small body mahogany's?
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Not owned but played the 0-15 and 17, owned a 1939 00-17
I prefer my 1959 Guild M-20 |
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Interesting, what was different about the tone/playability?
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The Guild is between an 0 and 00. Much lighter built.
Very responsive and clear. A joy to play. |
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One big difference is the narrow and low-profile nature of the M20 neck. These guitars were marketed as "student" models so they are optimized for small hands. Officially, they are listed as 1 11/16" at the nut, but you'll find that they are narrower than that in practice. This is a plus for some and a negative for others (like me).
I have a 1951 Martin 00-17 that feels much more comfortable for me. Too bad because I really loved the M20 I used to own. But it was very tiring and painful to play it for very long. This has to do with the arthritis I have in my fretting hand. Your experience may be quite different. The original Hoboken M20s are the best. The Waverly, RI ones are good, too. The recent re-issues are a very different guitar - much more heavily built.
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Gibson probably made some mahogany-top LG2's (and a ton of ladder-braced LG0's). Have you already tried a modern 00-15? Hard to beat. Even compared to a vintage Martin.
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The nut on my 1959 "ghost" label is 1 5/8ths plus a little...
I put 11's on it, tune it down a whole step and capo at the 2nd fret. This gets me to pitch and makes the nut 1 3/4... Try the 00-15M |
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I do the same thing, but with a different variation. Also with a Ghost Label '59 M20 (lightning striking twice, LOL), I string with 12-53's, tune down to DADGAD, and capo at second fret. Gets me the 1 & 3/4 nut width AND a 12-fretter! Bonus: DADGAD in the mo-betta singing key (for me) of E. If playing in regular tuning, I also string with 11's - a beautiful match for the M20. Peace, James |
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44 of a batch of 73 I'll try some .012s What's your serial number ? |
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Random question..what has a bigger body..the m20 or the 0-17?
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There are no mahogany top LG-2's.
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Dennis |
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soma89
Martin 0... Total length 37 3/4 length 19 1/8 width 13 1/2 depth 4 1/16 00 12 fret ... Total length 37 3/4 length 19 5/8 width 14 1/8 depth 4 1/16 00 14 fret ... Total length 38 5/8 length 18 7/8 width 14 3/16 depth 4 1/8 M20 14 fret... Total length 38 3/4 length 18 1/8 width 13 11/16 depth 4 1/8 Last edited by bohemian; 04-23-2011 at 02:58 PM. |
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I stand corrected. Gitnoob was kind enough to send me this link: http://theunofficialmartinguitarforu...all-amber-LG-2 that shows that indeed Gibson did make some LG-2's with mahogany tops. Never say never when it comes to Gibson.
Thanks for the correction Gitnoob. Every day you learn something new is a good day. |