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10-30-2007, 10:00 PM
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Martin D-28 and Taylor 810 Compared
I am the happy owner of both a Martin D-28 and a Taylor 810, and I've struggled to decide which of the two is my overall favorite. Here are my comparative thoughts:
Martin D-28 Woodier, Darker Sound A Classic! Modest Adornment Harder Neck Quality - Excellent I love it. Taylor 810 More Complex Sound A Newer Classic! Nice Inlays and Adornments (mine has the flamed maple binding) Easier to Play Quality - Excellent I love it a bit more. If I had to choose one over the other, the Taylor 810 would win it, but only slightly. I am just glad that both exist, and I have one of each. Does anyone else out there have both? And, if so, how do you compare yours? 
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10-30-2007, 10:35 PM
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10-31-2007, 03:31 AM
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i played a few d 28's when i was looking at buying recently.one of my mates who i jam with owns 70's d 28 and i played that one alot.i prefer the taylor complexity and although he doesn't change strings very often when he does the taylor in my opinion outsustains the martin.
i guess i just like taylors.
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10-31-2007, 04:26 AM
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I have an 814ce and a HD28v..... not the same comparison (hence I haven't voted) as miffdove's but not a million miles away.
814ce More articulate and responsive sweeter More sustain and overtones Thinner sound, more string than wood Precise Amazingly easy to play Very versatile (playing style wise) A 'digital' age guitar HD28v Darker/ deeper Growls Woody sound, more wood than string Very distinctive sound Requires more 'work' to play Has the 'heritage'/ history 'Analogue' age guitar It's like comparing apples and oranges...... One is not better than the other but..... if I was only allowed one guitar it would probably be the 814. It's versatility would win the day.
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10-31-2007, 05:30 AM
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D-28. Not even close for me.
I've owned them both. I still own the D-28 Of course, the question is which do I prefer. I don't think one is better than the other other - just different. But I prefer the tone, looks, and feel of a properly set-up D-28 max
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10-31-2007, 05:47 AM
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Hmmmm I wonder how this poll would do in the general forum as opposed to hear in the Taylor forum????
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10-31-2007, 06:22 AM
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I own neither but two years ago I was in a music shop in Rockland, Maine that had recently received an HD-28 and an 810. Judging by the 810, the HD-28 was not properly setup. Ignoring for the moment that for most players an out of the box 810 will typically need less of a setup than the HD-28, in my pickless and short-nailed hands and to my ears, the less expensive 810 was worth far more than the HD-28. Of course it is only one man's opinion, albeit one who spent the night at a Holiday Inn Express.
(Should the need arise, an 810 can be made to sound similar to an HD-28 by stringing it with an old, tarnished set of strings.)
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10-31-2007, 06:48 AM
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Mo
I have an 810-L10 and just played a HD-28V for about 30 min at GC.
I have to say they are different animals....the HD-28V was extremley balanced and had a good sound and for a minute I thought it was the best. But then I got home and played the old 810 and she won me back...
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10-31-2007, 07:10 AM
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10-31-2007, 08:01 AM
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When I was recently shopping for a dreadnoughts I compared them both, along with others. I bought a Guild D-55. I liked it much better than either the Martin or the Taylor. To me the D-55 has a much fuller, more majestic sound.
I did play a Taylor 2006 810ce LTD (madagascar rosewood back) that almost sounded as good as the Guild, but at twice the price of the Guild, the D-55 easily won out. The standard 810s were weak and empty sounding. The bass-thump Martin sound has never really done it for me.
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10-31-2007, 09:06 AM
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...it's like asking "which leg should I cut off".
The answer...neither...the right leg is different than the left ... BOTH are needed to enjoy balanced walking. IMHO
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10-31-2007, 09:09 AM
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I would prefer the Martin D28 hands down. Will sound much warmer to my ears, and I prefer the plainer look and not all that a-baloney....but I still would pick a Gibson slope shouldered D over both....
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10-31-2007, 09:15 AM
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The only D28 I've played was a dud. (May have been dead strings, my playing style, the room, or any other factor.) The only 810 I've ever played was at a Sam Ash in Charlotte. I was soooooo close to taking it home. I almost cried when I had to leave it. That guitar haunted me for weeks afterwards. What a beautiful guitar! Here's a link of what I posted about that 810ce:
http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=101132
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10-31-2007, 09:22 AM
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 , Good analogy. Pretty balanced with both of them....Sammy
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10-31-2007, 10:21 AM
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This is a really good thread!!!
When I was looking at purchasing a guitar, it was the HD-28 and 810 that were my top two choices. I spent a day playing each and I have to say that both are top notch in all categories. It came down to a purely personal decision as to which one I went with (the 810). I preferred the projection and the "it rings like a bell" quality of the 810. If money were not a consideration I would own both as I feel both guitar represent different colors of the same musical spectrum. I would hope that one day I could by lucky enough to own an HD-28. Someone already ascribed the term "classic" to both guitars. I affirm that sentiment greatly as both are truly classic in form and function.
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