NGD- Early Xmas-- Sigma 000m-15s

Marty1 · #1 12-11-2014, 09:18 PM

My fiancé and I are going out of town for christmas next week so we figured we would do an early christmas. She suggested we do it sooner rather than later because I would "probably want to play with it a bit before we leave". I had an idea this might be coming.

She got me a Sigma 000m-15s! Slotted headstock, all mahogany (solid top), diamond fret markers, rosewood bridge/fretboard, bone saddle/nut, Grover open gear tuners, this thing is awesome. She was smart enough to get me some new strings with it, and I added some bone pins that I had laying around. For the price-point I'm really impressed with it up to now. Its not a Martin, but it is a pretty awesome 000 and fills in a gap in my guitar arsenal.

http://s1374.photobucket.com/user/Fo...ef0f2.jpg.html (I think this works? I'm not good at posting pictures online).

specs: http://www.sigma-guitars.com/index.php?id=305

http://www.sigma-guitars.com/index.php?id=313

Kip Carter · #2 12-11-2014, 09:23 PM

very nice! Grats!!!

joemcg · #3 12-11-2014, 10:13 PM

Well she's your intended and I'm already married, but maybe she'd like to adopt me huh?

Congratulations, that is a sweet instrument and you'd better hang on to her!

TBman · #4 12-11-2014, 10:46 PM

Looks great Marty.

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bobster7 · #5 12-12-2014, 04:59 AM

Good stuff indeed, looks loveley!

painasusual · #6 12-12-2014, 06:05 AM

Congrats! The ami sigmas are great guitars. Ive been ogling the very guitar for a while now. How does it sound?

Marty1 · #7 12-13-2014, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by painasusual

Congrats! The ami sigmas are great guitars. Ive been ogling the very guitar for a while now. How does it sound?

Its my first all hog, and I dont know many people who play all hogs so I dont have much to compare to, but I find it quite warm and pleasant. Woody but not boxy. Its pretty versitile and projects really well. It doesn't have the bass of a dread but its balanced with itself if you know what I mean. I dont hit those basenotes and think to myself "something is missing". It sounds good picked, strummed, or fingerpicked. Its not as "clear" as--my experience with--spruce, but its not muddy either, very vintage sounding. Has character. Again I have very limited mahogany top experience.

The fit and finish aren't perfect though and it needed a set-up. There are many minor things youd expect from mass produced Chinese guitars, but all in all I would recommend taking the plunge. I didnt look at the ad but I suspect it was a factory blem (inlays are a bit rough and there are a few spots where the bevel on the edge of the top isint perfect)<--again typical mass production. It was 100$ less than street price so I suspect I would have bought it myself even with these issues. Structurally and playing wise its solid. I played an OMR-21 at the store and it was flawless finish wise so hit and miss in that department--sound wise, though different, they both hit the mark for me.

Long story short: "it sounds good." Hahah

Dru Edwards · #8 12-13-2014, 07:21 AM

Congrats!! What a great early gift.

Here's your guitar:

Blueshoes · #9 12-13-2014, 09:29 AM

Wow that's a beauty . Love the figuring in the wood .

Congrats !!!!

DMZ · #10 12-13-2014, 09:38 AM

Looks like a great guitar! Wouldn't mind strumming that myself. Enjoy!

Marty1 · #11 12-13-2014, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Dru Edwards

Here's your guitar:

Yeah I clearely don't know how to use Photobucket... thanks

pok3rpl8yer · #12 12-15-2014, 01:24 AM

Congrats! It was on my list too and only last minute decided I wanted a dread hog. To bad about the set-up......most of the Sigma's actually come fairly well set up. I gotta stop viewing all these new guitar threads....they put bad ideas in my head.

Marty1 · #13 12-15-2014, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by pok3rpl8yer

Congrats! It was on my list too and only last minute decided I wanted a dread hog. To bad about the set-up......most of the Sigma's actually come fairly well set up. I gotta stop viewing all these new guitar threads....they put bad ideas in my head.

Im sure they do. Who knows what they did to it at the shop. I got it online. The truss rod was all the way slack and the 6sth string slot was a tad high. Im guessing the slot was within spec, and probably the truss rod was messed around with before shipping by the shop tech... possibly because of the cold?