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#16
03-03-2021, 02:56 AM
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My Messiah 808 is beautifully made - I imagine the Artist model is the same build but with blackwood instead of rosewood.
Wood binding and AAA woods.......I have no idea what the equivalent Martin 00-14 Custom would cost but it sure wouldn’t be 3 1/2 by the time it landed in Tasmania! BluesKing777. 
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#17
03-03-2021, 01:04 PM
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Well a Martin 000-18 is $4000 in Melboune, give or take; Tasmania usually a little extra; does that provide a guide?
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Tacoma Thunderhawk baritone, spruce & maple. Maton SRS60C, cedar & Queensland Maple. Maton Messiah 808, spruce & rosewood. Cole Clark Angel 3, Huon Pine & silkwood. Cole Clark Fat Lady 2 12-string, Bunya & Blackwood.
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#18
03-03-2021, 05:16 PM
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Nice as the Martin 000-18 is, I don't think we can compare a mid level Martin mahogany to a top of the line factory build glossy Maton Messiah EM100-808 deep body with AAA rosewood/AAA sitka, wood binding, AP5-Pro pickup system etc....well, with the works!
Perhaps compare it to an upgraded Martin 00-28 with a great pickup (probably an Anthem or a K&K Trinity Onboard system to be 'stand alone' at gigs?). P.S. .......and that would be way, way more than $4K by the time it arrived in Tasmania! BluesKing777. Last edited by BluesKing777; 03-04-2021 at 11:10 PM.
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#19
03-03-2021, 10:21 PM
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i owned a 808 Artist around 12 yrs ago, i was new and didn't really know how to appreciate its qualities. Maton has revamped some bracing/build characteristics from what i've read a few yrs ago and the acoustic tone is much better. there are a couple models i really like now.
check out some performance using a Maton with Phily Campbell while playing for Allie Sherlock. I like this modern type tone and it sounds exceptional to me-very clean, clear, precise. Not sure which model Phily is playing, looks like blackwood back/sides though. ok, in the 2nd video i see it has the keyhole headstock, so i'm thinking this is the 808 Artist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsLR16RT660 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOz2SYxrBLQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3BiiwMVJLc
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#20
03-03-2021, 10:32 PM
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found some more Phily Campbell. Check out Martin Tallstrom if you haven't, he uses a Maton 808 on some songs(martin has a lot of guitars so you'll have to dig it out).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7xbvPSh7YU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1iUYc1Y_fk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raeHgtsLXUo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reXTvCtNVUQ
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