Quote:
Originally Posted by Bowie
That's missing the point though. No one will ask "what tastes more like a lemon than a lemon". That's just turning it into a trick question. There is such thing as a "Martin-style" guitar, and many feel that others have done that style better than the originator. Nor is it unreasonable to say there's builders who have made a "better Strat" than Fender.
|
Well, I didn't miss the point...I simply disagree with the premise of the question. A "Martin-style" guitar is a modification, using the original as a model, and therefore not a Martin at all. As for "better"...that is completely subjective, and really no different than why some like Taylors more than Martins, or Martins more than Gibsons. As for models, you can't in fairness compare a mid-level Martin to a Santa Cruz, because SCGC doesn't make a comparable model. So if you're looking at Collings or Santa Cruz or Huss & Dalton, then you need to compare them to Authentics or Custom Shop Martins. And many would say that if you make that (fair) comparison, no one makes a better Martin than Martin.