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NOGD - 2007 Martin 000-28EC
I picked up a 2007 Martin 000-28EC (Eric Clapton) last Monday....
It has sat at a secondhand instrument/pawn shop for years possibly - I think it was there when I bought some other guitars 18 months ago! So I thought I would put everyone out of their misery and buy it - I first played one in about 1998 when it first arrived at a shop I frequent and that one was beautiful but very expensive, but one of the first small body guitars I ever saw/tried. The shop photo for this one was pretty average and when I played it at the shop, it was covered in really thick dust and grime with strings from about...2007! I assumed I was buying a used Stage 2/3 Relic (Pre War Guitar Co term), but after a dust and a wipe and new strings plus a Humidipak in the case, it is pretty unrecognisable after only a few days! It is almost 'unplayed pristine': BluesKing777. |
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Congratulations BK! I had a 1999 that I bought new. It was my first "good" acoustic. It became trade fodder when I found my 2008 000-28VS.
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Nice find! Congrats!
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2021 Edmonds OM-28RS - Sunburst (Adi/Old Growth Honduran) 2014 Walker Clark Fork (Adi/Honduran Rosewood)…incoming FOR SALE: 2023 Martin 000-15SM 12 fret w/ K&K mini |
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Congrats! Nice it found a home.
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Nice score!
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I am finding it hard to imagine anyone selling this guitar....previous owner either kroked or getting a divorce
Probably the love/hate Mod V neck? The guitar sounds beautiful. A tweak away from good to play....touch high. I will play it a week or so and then get my tech to set it up nicely and put a K&K in. It often sounds like a war zone around this house, so I like to plug in, ignore, fiddle with Tonedexter etc. Acoustic only is a bit wishful. BluesKing777. |
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Nice! I had one a while back and it didn't sound all that great, which was a real shame as I love everything else about it. It was one of the best playing/feeling Martin's I've ever touched. Hopefully yours sounds as good as it looks. If so, color me envious.
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Thanks! This one sounds really great but isn’t playing as well as it might - my doc will fix! It has gone into shock - from hanging covered in dust in a second hand /pawn shop for years to BK777 plucking, polishing, re-stringing and gasp....humidifying. I can see that I should have made more effort to buy one of these way earlier, you know, exchange some body parts. I wonder if I would have so many guitars? This is a very good fit for me. BluesKing777. |
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That is a nice find, congratulations! Loving the colour on that top and sure it’ll compliment your Waterloo’s, Gibson’s, etc nicely.
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I love the aged honey top on that one.
It’s a beautiful looking guitar and i bet it plays just as good.
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The 28 EC is one of the better guitars Martin offer, nice, enjoy!
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Thanks!
It just occurred to me that over the years I have been skirting around this model with various parts of it, but not all of it! Mod Vs and rosewood and mahogany OMs and 00s. BluesKing777. |
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That's a beauty. Can I have it?
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Super cool! It cleaned up really well. I am always amazed when I hear about these finds and how they remain undiscovered. Moreover, how did the folks at the shop resist the urge to play it? I imagine it would have been a great way to pass the time. Vintage dust on a guitar like this gets someone a special Dante's circle. Enjoy.
Best, Mac |
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Well, I keep an eye on their website and over the years picked up a couple of Gibson acoustics that needed a bit of work and they turned out great, so I expected a bit of the same......wear, tear, cracks etc...but no, just lots of dust and grime and rusty strings. In-ex-plic-able...PLUS. Ha, they need to get their heads off the computers and start polishing! BluesKing777. |