C F Martin; new things are coming

[BluesKing777]

Originally Posted by brencat

People used to joke about January "NAMM" standing for "None Available Maybe May" with regard to new Martins introduced.

Out here in the outer, some never ever turn up!

I have to say Taylor seems to load the racks here with the new ones. When the GPs came out, I was playing my 717e very soon after the blurbery.


BluesKing777.

[jimmy bookout]

Originally Posted by jimmy bookout

I don't think the "distressing" is anything other than actual distressing...
I have been wrong before...
But this time, I'm feelin good about the distressing being actual distressing and not a photo.

PS. It is interesting that Taylor has made it OK for higher end guitars to be satin finished, just like streaky ebony fingerboards...

Well, I got that one WRONG...
Who knew someone would put a photo of a damaged guitar top on a perfectly good, unsuspecting, and undamaged NEW guitar top?

[sinistral]

Originally Posted by jimmy bookout

Well, I got that one WRONG...
Who knew someone would put a photo of a damaged guitar top on a perfectly good, unsuspecting, and undamaged NEW guitar top?

It’s distressing distressing!

[Neil K Walk]

Originally Posted by jimmy bookout

Well, I got that one WRONG...
Who knew someone would put a photo of a damaged guitar top on a perfectly good, unsuspecting, and undamaged NEW guitar top?

Yes I also don't like that they're offering a "satin" version of the D-18 either. As a D-16GT owner with satin actual mahogany back and sides and a gloss spruce top which I distressed myself over the past decade I'm not tempted to "trade up" whatsoever. The only thing that would sway me is if it had an Adi top.