Mis-Marked Martin

brotherhoodc2 · #1 08-20-2018, 03:25 PM

I have a Martin OMC160GTE that I bought new at a music store in Tulsa several years back. I decided to upgrade to a D-28 and found that my 160GTE is actually a OMC 16 GTE with a OMC-160GTE label inside. Has anyone come across this issue before?

pieterh · #2 08-20-2018, 03:58 PM

I did a quick search and the extra 0 (or O?) seems to refer to a variant that had Roland digital modelling preamp in the electronics.

Is yours regular Fishman?

KenL · #3 08-20-2018, 04:44 PM

I once had a Taylor 514C that had a 514CE label in it.

A rare Taylor to not have electronics. I guess the proper label is even more rare.

Dut4907 · #4 08-20-2018, 04:55 PM

The O in the model number is a letter O to represent Ivankal used on the back and sides with rosewood in the middle as these models came with 3-peice backs.

Inyo · #5 08-20-2018, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by brotherhoodc2

I have a Martin OMC160GTE that I bought new at a music store in Tulsa several years back.

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That's because Google no longer allows folks to directly embed images housed in the personal Google Drive storage space--at least not through the urls available on the publicly designated viewing pages.

But, there's an easy workaround.

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Shortfinger · #6 08-20-2018, 06:26 PM

Saw a guy playing in a trio of strings at the Sunday farmers market. He was playing a ten-year-old Gibson Songwriter Deluxe with the cutaway and electronics. A lot of nice abalone inlay work in the fretboard, blingy look in the rosette and the top binding. Spruce top finished with a little aging, rosewood sides and back.

He called it his Miss Gibson. I thought that's what this thread was about, blingy decor.

zmf · #7 08-20-2018, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by brotherhoodc2

and found that my 160GTE is actually a OMC 16 GTE with a OMC-160GTE label inside.

Musical impersonation.

Did it sound any different when the truth was revealed?

Life is complicated, but it shouldn't have to be this complicated.

Steadfastly · #8 08-20-2018, 10:16 PM

I had to read the OP's post a couple of times to see the title should have read
Mis-marked Martin.

JohnnyT · #9 08-21-2018, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Inyo

Original poster indicates in Reason For Editing that he'd added pictures.

The Google Drive-stored photographs failed to appear, embedded.

That's because Google no longer allows folks to directly embed images stored in their personal Google Drive storage space--at least not through the urls available on their publicly designated viewing pages.

But, there's an easy workaround.

Images the poster attempted to embed directly from files stored in Google Drive:

can we put a sticky with the workaround instructions? I come across many many threads where the image is broken and maybe this would help keep that eye candy coming!

Steadfastly · #10 08-21-2018, 04:27 PM

Glad to see you changed the title so it reads properly.

AZLiberty · #11 08-21-2018, 08:28 PM

OMC-160GTE or OMC-16OGTE label?

If it's a capital O, then that is the label for an Ovankol guitar. Nice guitars, 3-piece back with contrasting rosewood wedge.

Which would be clearly, 100% wrong.

If it's a 0 (zero), then I do believe that was a designation for a Roland amp instead of a Fishman.

ghostnote · #12 08-22-2018, 09:00 AM

I once bought a Martin HD16R-LSH from an online dealer. (nice guitar, btw) When it arrived, the inner box had an official Martin factory label that said "O-42 Robbie Robertson Proto". I was thinking, "oh boy, oh boy, oh boy - I'm gonna have a lot of fun playing this thing before I return it..." But as it turns out, the dealer was just recycling the carton - inside was the guitar I had paid for. I did, however, cut that label off and keep it.