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10-07-2021, 03:10 PM
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NGD: Maton SRS808
Hey All! Just wanted to share my new (to me) Maton SRS808! As a fingerstyle guy, I've always wanted to try one but there were no local dealers and it seemed dicey to buy one at new price. Found a used one for slightly less than new and gave it a go.
Picture: https://www.instagram.com/p/CUsD73BL..._web_copy_link I really love it. Sounds great, clear and balanced, with really good sustain across the fretboard. Far better for fingerstyle than my Guild OM, which was usually a bit boomy. The blackwood reminds me a little bit of mahogany and also a little of maple. I can see how someone who prefers a Martin or Gibson sound wouldn't prefer it but I don't think for instrumental fingerstyle, I don't think you can beat it. And of course, it sounds great plugged in. Here's a small sample: https://www.instagram.com/p/CUtBt6Tg..._web_copy_link
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10-12-2021, 10:07 AM
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Very nice - I do like a Maton, nearly brought one home from Australia, but I was afraid of it sitting on the tarmac at Dubai for a couple of hours, followed by cruising at 35000 feet!
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10-12-2021, 10:09 AM
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Congrats on your new Maton! Very nice!
- Glenn
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10-12-2021, 10:58 AM
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very pretty! I've been tempted to try a Maton due to a certain picker to whom I listen a lot. Congratulations!
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10-12-2021, 11:46 AM
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Thanks everyone! I'm really loving this guitar and have not regrets purchasing it. I think I'll have to list my Guild OM-150 to prevent any duplications in my modest collection.
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10-13-2021, 12:56 AM
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Yes, congratulations!
My SRS808 was the gateway drug to 4 808s of various timber.  I may have worked a few weeks in the Maton building before they moved in! It could have been a publishing and graphics place.....if not it, then next door! BluesKing777.
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10-13-2021, 08:25 AM
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Quote:
 However, I do really seem to prefer cedar so I'm not sure I'd be as excited by another model but who knows. I am curious to try a 12-string tho.
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10-13-2021, 06:51 PM
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After I bought other 808s, I put the SRS808 in to Open G tuning, added a thicker 1st string and use it for slide - sensational!!!
Here I play slide with the the Maton plugged direct to my mixer to highlight the pickup system, just guitar lead > mixer, no gadgets! What a pickup system!  https://soundcloud.com/bk7-3/bottleneck777a BluesKing777. Last edited by BluesKing777; 10-13-2021 at 06:57 PM.
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