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You are allowed not to like a guitar/maker. It is OK. And it is OK to say so.
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Truthfully, I’m not a finger style guy even though I can do it “ok”. For strumming and flat picking, I prefer the “unsophisticated voicing” of guitars that were designed for the “Everyman”. Actually, my J15 is more balanced if I want that.
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I think he meant generic?
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Something many of us might relate to:
For many years Martin D18 s and D28 s were essentially most acoustic guitar players' visual image and tonal points of reference. (Any "duds" referenced in some posts aside). They were (maybe still are) the most copied designs ever - from inexpensive "learners" to Collings super-versions and everything in between. The more I play (50 years and counting) the more I appreciate the individuality of instruments and those who play them. (As well as the way that AGF quite often exemplifies that thought). I can remember as a young teenager being perfectly happy with the sound of my (possibly/likely all laminate) Japanese made Epiphone (that looked kind of like a D28).. and then playing Martins that took my breath away.. as well as some that didn't.. and being let-down... because I thought ALL Martins were guitars of the gods.. At 44 years old - I bought my first and only Martin (a D40) - still love it after 20 years. Those D28 s did or will sell and maybe end up in closets - that happens - I'm willing to bet at some point at least one of them will be discovered by someone who considers it a hidden gem. I sometimes still experience the giving and receiving of "wow, that guitar sounds better when you play it"... I love when that happens because it fortifies the notion that guitars are sometimes looking for the right owners. My favorite case in point example: About 10 years ago, I bought a new Vancouver made Larrivee OM-03 that I was very impressed with - after a year or so it became more than apparent (a little upsettingly so) that my talented, serious player, broke grad-student son connected with it more than I did. It made quite a nice, feel-good graduation gift. It's his main gigging acoustic and I'm confident it'll remain in the family... perhaps handed down by him some day. I recently got myself an Oxnard made Larrivee 000-40. I've posted about this previously. And although I did, in fact, take a chance by buying it on-line I'm happy to say .. no one gets this one until I'm ten-toes-up. Hahaha Last edited by FingahPickah; 08-18-2020 at 08:15 AM. |
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I played a new D28 today. It was in great condition, perfect action and new strings. It sounded great! Totally different than the two D28s I wrote about in my initial post on this thread. This might sound odd, but I do actually prefer the tone of my cheap Martin X1-DE. The D28 sounded great but had more of a treble sound as compared to my X1-DE. The D28 is definitely a great guitar though, and I’m glad I was finally able to play one that was well taken care of and in perfect condition.
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I used to dislike Martin because they were so hard to play in the store. Throw in some dead strings and it wasn't exactly something I wanted to take home. I initially gravitated to Ovation and Adamas because they were easy for me to play coming from electric. Eventually tried a Taylor and felt at home with the tone and feel. That being said, I liked Taylor's old DN offerings and kick myself for not getting an 810 DLX when I had the chance.
I ultimately landed on Bob Thompson guitars because I wanted the sound of a Martin with a Taylor slim neck and low action. I also added a bevel like Taylor's DLX series for comfort. It's also worth noting that the "ultimate" tone for something like the Taylor 814 and D-28 require vastly different techniques. That's not to say that EVERYONE needs to like every single guitar. Not into vintage guitars? Get a really cool modern fingerstyle guitar! Like both? Well, that gets expensive. |
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acoustic guitars, d28, martin guitars |
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