Iv'e come to the conclusion....

[egordon99]

Originally Posted by DukeX

All of the Martins I own (1) are spectacular.

Can't speak for all the other Martins.

Haha, yeah. All my Martins are spectacular as well!

[egordon99]

Originally Posted by rstaight

Manufacturing Engineer here. Live in Lafayette Indiana. Same Lafayette?

Sorry to highjack a thread but had to ask.

I went to Lafayette College which is down the road from the Martin factory.

[charles Tauber]

Originally Posted by rstaight

Live in Lafayette Indiana. Same Lafayette?

Yup, that's why I mentioned it.

My sister was born there too.

[cliff_the_stiff]

Originally Posted by zmf

All of anything can't be spectacular.

Otherwise, we going to have to invent new adjectives to describe the extraspectacular or the really really super duper spectacular.

If we are getting semantical:
spec·tac·u·lar
/spekˈtakyələr/

adjective
beautiful in a dramatic and eye-catching way.
"spectacular mountain scenery"

[rstaight]

Originally Posted by Grizzly Adams

Well I guess that's why God didn't just make blonds. Folk's taste in all things varies. Me, I like blonds and Martins!

I like red heads and Takamine. Wouldn't say no to a Gibson either.

Mister Tauber, it is a small world.

[BluesBelly]

Originally Posted by rokdog49

And in conclusion...I’ve come to the conclusion that everybody has their own conclusions.

In my neck of the woods we say the same thing but with alternate words:
“Everyone is entitled to their opinion, even if it is wrong”

Blues

[BluesBelly]

Originally Posted by rstaight

I like red heads and Takamine. Wouldn't say no to a Gibson either.

My wife Is a Red Head and plays a Takamine. She has never said No to my big Gibson!
J-30 Banner Montana that is.

Blues

[rstaight]

Originally Posted by BluesBelly

My wife Is a Red Head and plays a Takamine. She has never said No to my big Gibson!
J-30 Banner Montana that is.

Blues

That one brought smiles and a good belly chuckle.

[Mark Stone]

In almost 50 years of playing, I've never played a Martin that I didn't play.


Huh??!? Wha??!?

[Dbone]

Originally Posted by Don Lampson

Martin builds a quality box, and has been doing so for a long time. It's certainly fair to call itself "America's guitar". They made the acoustic steel string guitar everything it is today, spawning a worldwide industry based on their designs... I love the story of it's founder, moving to the New World, to seek his fortune, and escape the rules, and confines of the violin makers guild...

That being said, there are several builders who can "out Martin, a Martin", but usually they cost far more, than the D-18, or D28's, they are modeled after...
Of course, there are guitar snobs who enjoy disparaging Martin's quality, and it's rank & file of admirers. I suspect they are the same ones, when they were kids, who enjoyed telling younger children, that Santa Claus wasn't real?

Don

They definitely have quality problems. Any company selling at their scale will. You can’t call me a snob for saying this either. Have you seen my stable? They make some really nice guitars to be sure, but just review some of the purchase stories on this very forum concerning Martin. Some have had some really bad experiences. This is a fact. They are not snobs. They are living proof of the problems that definitely do exist with Martin. You don’t hear similar quality problem stories with Taylor as an example. There’s something to it. I have seen some really nice ones in stores and I’ve seen many with finish issues as well....Mixed bag...

[Pura Vida]

This thread is spectacular. I've posted in quite a few and read hundreds in AGF forums over the years. Responses are consistent in tone and quality. That's all. Carry on.

[Dbone]

Originally Posted by Pura Vida

This thread is spectacular. I've posted in quite a few and read hundreds in AGF forums over the years. Responses are consistent in tone and quality. That's all. Carry on.

All for your entertainment We will carry on. In case you didn't notice you're on the Internet.

[Pura Vida]

Originally Posted by Dbone

All for your entertainment We will carry on. In case you didn't notice you're on the Internet.

In case you didn't notice, it was a spin on the OP.

[Dbone]

Originally Posted by Pura Vida

In case you didn't notice, it was a spin on the OP.

Well, well, I didn't, so there

[s2y]

Originally Posted by FOG01

I think that's what the MLO neck with the performance taper is supposed to be, so us average Joe's can play a Martin guitar too.

Forgot to mention a few tipping points.
1. Bob sells direct and I highly doubt the equivalent Martin would be less than $8-10k.
2. Bob offers a nice bevel, which comes in handy for a shorty like me. I typically need this on deep and/or big acoustics like DNs, jumbos, etc.
3. Managed to find a nice piece of Brazilian for my OM. Sounds great and I kinda doubt I could afford a Martin like that.