Om28 custom

[identity71]

Hello
I’m going to place an order from martin custom shop. My Idea is:
Om28 Deep body. I play fingerstyle and strumming.
I’ve some doubts: pearl innlay (only perimeter and rosette, or hurringbone?) adirondack xbrace or sikta?) what do you think?

14 Frets Clear of Body OM28, Deep body version Modern Adhesive
Right Handed
width neck:1 3/4" - 44.5mm
string spacing: 2 1/4" - 57mm
25.4 - 645mm
Low Profile neck
top: Adirondack Spruce
Back and side: cocobolo
top X Brace - Forward Shifted 1/4", scalopped, adirondack ge
binding: Antique White
Style 28 (Checker)
Style 28 Boltaron

[soma5]

All very nice, I can't argue with any of it except that personally I'd want 2-5/16" at the bridge. I think you will love the result!

[identity71]

Originally Posted by soma5

All very nice, I can't argue with any of it except that personally I'd want 2-5/16" at the bridge. I think you will love the result!

I also would like 2-5/16 but i have dome doubts that string spacing could make high e slipping off fretboard with low profile shape. What about inlay oearl inatrad hurringbone?

[runamuck]

I have an OM28VR. I wouldn't want it any deeper than it is, at least for recording. It always requires rolling off the low end.

[identity71]

if i built the sqme guitar in the 42 style martin configurator says a lot of difference in th price, but why is there this difference? it’s always standard adirondack and premium cocobolo, does anyone can explain? is it a different upgrade of adirondack? do i pay more pearl inlay?

[soma5]

Originally Posted by identity71

I also would like 2-5/16 but i have dome doubts that string spacing could make high e slipping off fretboard with low profile shape. What about inlay oearl inatrad hurringbone?

The neck is widened appropriately so the strings stay the same distance from the edge of the fretboard.

[identity71]

maybe better 2-1/4 cos i also play strumming.
an other spec i would like to change is the binding, i would include wood binding (ebony?). plastic binding is terrible, i 've a d42 of 2016 and it is going away.

[identity71]

does anyone know differences between om28 custom and 0m 42 custom if i choose the same woods (standard adirondack and cocobolo, golden era bracing, etc)? price is quite different

also i asked myself if it would more be playable 00 deep body than om, could be om too close to dread?

[colins]

00 deep versus OM? Here are some thoughts based on my new 00d Baranik.
• Smaller body size is more comfortable sitting down
• Its note attack seems a little faster and sound is more “immediate” compared with a larger guitar
• Extra ¼ inch of depth seems to add to the bass response

I don’t know where you are based but I’d recommend going to a music shop that has both body sizes and play them together. Doesn’t need to be a Martin, as this is just a way to get a feel for the weight/comfort, attack and “airiness” of the two guitar sizes, to see which you prefer.

[identity71]

long scale 0014 could be an idea. very difficult to find 00 deep body here in italy

[pandaroo]

Originally Posted by identity71

also i asked myself if it would more be playable 00 deep body than om, could be om too close to dread?

I am a dread guy, i gave lots of OM a go before with all sorts of configuration, 14 fret, 12 fret, deep body, various bracings and wood combo, i still don’t find them close to a dread. Thats is why OMs have their place. In my experience, a 00 is closer to an OM than an OM is to a dread.

[colins]

Originally Posted by identity71

long scale 0014 could be an idea. very difficult to find 00 deep body here in italy

Might be worth searching the forum a bit to find any threads on the tonal impact of 12 fret versus 14 fret and how it affects bass in particular.

Italy and Australia are probably pretty similar for 00 deep bodies!

[identity71]

yes but i'm not interested in 12 frets guitars. i could be interested in 0014 deep body long scale

[identity71]

Hello
i really would like to buy a custom martin, us dealers can't take martin custom orders, can anyone suggest the best europe dealers to place an order from (also with pm if it's not possible to post here)?
thanks