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My Tweedy was my first Martin, and it has sat out on a stand in the bedroom for all the years Ive had it. Remains very enjoyable to play, never needed re-set-up. In all honesty, I have come to wish it was standard depth, all other specs the same.
One thing I can attribute to it, is my acceptance of Richlite for the fingerboard. Perfectly maintenance free and no issues whatsoever. I saw this is a Lazarus thread, recently revived, but I think its a good thing to re-eval new models over the years. And this keeps the comments together on a timeline, rather than heaping more threads onto a humongous pile! Bottom line on OO-DB at 8 years: THUMBS UP! |
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My Jeff Tweedy found me on my birthday last December. It was 4 years old and had some marks from a previous life, but it sounded rather tight, boxy and a touch lackluster. I’m a bit hard headed though and I thought I could coax it back to life. After just over 8 months of owning the guitar, it is an incredible sounding guitar. I had Martin Retro 13’s on it to wake it up, then I switched to 12’s. Sometimes I feel it doesn’t have the sparkle I want, then I realize I just need to rotate the guitar slightly to hear it in all its glory. I think it is the guitar I reach for the most. While I prefer a fatter D, the 1 3/4 and V do work wonderfully together.
I read somewhere once that when buying an all solid wood guitar, the first time you play it will be the worst it will ever sound. I’ve had a few guitars go from obnoxious to outstanding with some honest playing and some patience.
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Patrick 1968 Martin D-28 1975 Martin D-18 1976 Martin 000-18 1989 Martin 000-16M 2015 Martin 00-DB Jeff Tweedy 2012 Gibson J-45 Custom 2017 Gibson J-35 1971 Alvarez K. Yairi Classical 1970 Lou J Mancuso nylon string hybrid Harmony Sovereign H1260 30's MayBell Model 6 Nash MW-500 1998 Yamaha LS-10 2003 Tacoma EKK9 |
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db - I’m glad I was able to give you some food for thought.
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I realize this thread is pretty old at this point, but thought I'd share my experience with this guitar in case it was useful to someone else down the road.
Mine is from the first production batch, which would make it about 10 years old I believe. I've played it a TON in the 3 years I've had it, and it was already pretty well broken in when it came to me (and had the battle scars to show for it). I HATED the mod V neck and wider string spacing when I first got it, but the tone kept me playing it and now I find I really love this configuration. To my ear, the deep body definitely softens some of the "punch" I've experienced playing other all-hog guitars. But not in a bad way, it just sounds fuller and has more bass than all of the 00- or 000-15's I have played (those always sounded a little thin for my taste). I suspect the very substantial neck probably contributes something to the overall sound as well. I can't speak to how it would hold up at a jam or in a full string ensemble, but it is really wonderful for performing solo and accompanying vocals. I play a lot of fingerstyle blues/ragtime and Norman Blake/Doc Watson type flatpicking and I love it for those purposes. It has blended well with a second guitar whenever I've played with buddies, and I can imagine it blending really well with a mandolin. If I ever get a chance to hear how it holds up going toe to toe with a banjo I will update this post Last edited by Gibcaster000; 09-12-2022 at 02:28 PM. |