NGD: "Say Yes to the Dread" edition

Originally Posted by fantex

My dread showed up yesterday. Bought the HD-28 from the classifieds last Monday. So sweet.

We're just a few more HD-28s away from getting our own sub sub-forum. Congratulations!!! Enjoy every second with it.

Originally Posted by mikealpine

I’m holding out until I can play another HD-28 or D-35. If I played more instrumental music, the HD-35 is glorious, but given my baritone voice, I think it will compete with me. No rush, I will wait until I find one that really grabs me.

Keep us posted!

My attempt to upload a few photos.... It worked!!!

[abn556]

Congrats on the HD-28. That is only my list of next possible guitars along with a J-45, D-35, and a M-36. I need a dread to finish out my acoustics, but could see doing the 0000/M-36 as well.

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[jricc]

Originally Posted by janinep7

My attempt to upload a few photos.... It worked!!!

What a great looking pair Janine! After the HD honeymoon, how are you going to decide which beauty to play?

[Arapaho G]

The guitar will be such a pleasure to play that you will look forward to playing and practicing. Your playing will improve by leaps and bounds! Enjoy it. Warning, when you start playing in open tunings you'll start GAS-ing again!

Originally Posted by jricc

What a great looking pair Janine! After the HD honeymoon, how are you going to decide which beauty to play?

This is why I couldn't sleep last night! I am so out my depth.

What a good problem to have. And now I can conduct my own tone experiments right here at home. I'll just have to alternate between them. Play a song on one. Play the same song on the other. I don't want to them to start bickering with each other or getting jealous.

I do kind of feel like I'm starting at Day 1 again with the new guitar, and that is normal I guess. A preliminary comparison between the 000 and the HD-28, the former strung with lights, the latter with mediums.... the 000 feels like playing rubber bands now. The lights are so bouncy. The HD-28 strings are a bit resistant and need a little more pressure to play cleanly. Part of that is b/c they're new and part is because they are heavier. The sound of spruce/hog with lights and the sound of spruce/rosewood with mediums perfectly complement each other. Ying and yang. Chocolate and vanilla. Lennon and McCartney.

Too bad I can't play them at the same time. Now THAT would be perfect.

I did look at the strings that come standard on a new HD-28. It's these, MA550T:
https://www.martinguitar.com/strings...or-bronze.html

Which I think is what I put on the Sigma when I strung it a month ago.

I don't want to get distracted yet with strings, action, set ups, etc. I'm trying to avoid the additional rabbit holes while I'm playing in/breaking in the new guitar.

Plenty of time for all that later!

Originally Posted by Arapaho G

The guitar will be such a pleasure to play that you will look forward to playing and practicing. Your playing will improve by leaps and bounds! Enjoy it. Warning, when you start playing in open tunings you'll start GAS-ing again!

I hope so! It certainly feels that way. I could hardly set it down yesterday. I'm in awe of it and its beautiful huge tone. I'm like, is that sound coming from MY guitar????

[co2bruce]

Originally Posted by Lillis

Congrats on finding and getting such a gem.

I own a rosewood Martin for over a year and still smell it every time I pick it up to play. “ oooo ooooo that smell”

Originally Posted by co2bruce

I own a rosewood Martin for over a year and still smell it every time I pick it up to play. “ oooo ooooo that smell”

It's intoxicating! I love the way these guitars smell, and I'm not embarrassed to admit it.

[fantex]

Yep, that smell is wonderful. I was afraid the dread might be larger with a big neck but I'm surprised how small and light it actually is.

[b1j]

Originally Posted by janinep7

We're just a few more HD-28s away from getting our own sub sub-forum.

That would be fun.

[JackC1]

Originally Posted by janinep7

We need to organize a Dread party - for lovers of dreadnoughts and lovers of lovers of dreadnoughts. :0)

Fate or coincidence?

https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...d.php?t=669498

Fate. For sure.

But I think I'd rather not meet at the shooting range. I don't want my guitar to get clipped by a stray bullet. Or myself, actually, while I'm thinking about it.

[JackC1]

Originally Posted by janinep7

Fate. For sure.

If it's fate, then we should carry it though.


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