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View Poll Results: Do you like the distressed look of Martin’s 15 Series’ Streetmaster? | |||
Yes | 60 | 22.73% | |
No | 165 | 62.50% | |
Neutral | 39 | 14.77% | |
Voters: 264. You may not vote on this poll |
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Wow! You gave the “highest praise” to the Streetmaster!
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#47
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It's okay, just not for me. I don't care for the missing pick guard and the wear patterns are too consistent with every other streetmaster. It's not like stone washing jeans.
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I didn’t like the finish when I saw it in photos, but our local Martin dealer has a couple of them in stock.
When you get one into your hands, they’re much more appealing than you’d guess from looking at photos only. Plus both of the examples I played sounded GREAT..... Hope this helps. Wade Hampton Miller |
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I don't have a problem with relic-ed instruments if done well - I like the look of the Pre-War Guitar Co. instruments and Nash electric guitars, but the Streetmaster doesn't do anything for me. The "distressed" finish on it just makes it look cheap in my opinion. If Martin wanted to offer a different finish in that price range/model that some people will love and some people will hate then how about a black top finish?
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#50
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I just wish that Martin would 'relic' their prices too! By my reckoning (in fact by the US gov official historic wages/prices reckoning) this guitar should be under $799 in the catalogue to make it really feel like you are buying a mid 30s all mahogany guitar - not the $1799 it is listed at!!!!!!
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Initially I didn’t care for it, then it sort of grew on me. I purchased, sight unseen, a D15SS and found that it looked great in person. And the sound is spectacular. In fact all of them I’ve played since have sounded great. Not sure why, but they do.
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It looks better in person than in the photos, but I like the regular 15 Series guitars better.
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#53
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Never been a fan of the fake distressed look on anything ... too theatrical. But I will say I was impressed with the sound of the one I played... wide open sound.
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I voted 'neutral' but I actually do like it a little better than the non-distressed version. And I'll echo some of the others in saying that it is a great player, full, warm and a joy to play. It's actually one of my favorites.
What I thought ironic was Martin marketing this guitar as 'ready for the street' and not bother to install at least a strap pin, let alone any electronics. And they could've just kept the zippered dust cover they sent along to accompany it.
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Each to his own of course but the relic/aged look is a big turn off for me.
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I like relic guitars like Martin and PreWar make but not a fan of this type.
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I’m with those who don’t like the fact that they charge an extra $100 for a homely finish and a lesser way to carry/protect it. I am intrigued by the DSS-15, but wish very much that they offered it with the standard -15 finish. And a wider nut, but that’s for a different thread.
That said, it’s not as bad looking in person as in pictures. However, I still much prefer the standard finish and a hard case. As long as I’m flirting with the topic, I wish they still offered the DSS-17 in black. I’m not a fan of the -17 sunburst. But I digress... John |
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Everyone’s tastes are different, and for most guitars I think the distressed look on a new guitar is an abomination - for some reason though, I like the look of the streetmasters- I tried an excellent DSS-15 and for me it looks distressed from a distance but everything looks and feels smooth once you get close
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#59
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I don’t like it.
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My question: Is that what vintage / well-loved hog tops look like? I've been doing some image searches and can't find anything that looks like that. Some of the older ones look darker, but not uneven like that.
Anyway, my local shop just got a D-15 Streetmaster in, and I want to like it because I'm looking to swap this AD27 for a D-15M, but maybe I'll just wait until a normal D-15M becomes available. Like someone else said, the consistency of the distressed look across them leaves it feeling more manufactured to me. Not, I guess, that 99% of people who would see the guitar would know it's the same distress pattern as other Streetmasters.
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