#16
|
|||
|
|||
__________________
"My opinion is worth every penny you paid for it." "If you try to play like someone else, Who will play like you". Quote from Johnny Gimble The only musician I have to impress today is the musician I was yesterday. No tubes, No capos, No Problems. |
#17
|
|||
|
|||
Pretty much any Martin in that price range will have a basic UST which won’t get you anything you haven’t already got for live playing. If you really want a Martin get a straight acoustic and then add your own pickup in that price range.
__________________
http://www.Facebook.com/NickSpencerMusic Gibson Songwriter Standard EC Lowden WL-22 Maton SRS808 Taylor AD11-SB Taylor 811 GT Taylor Big Baby Walnut |
#18
|
||||
|
||||
Might want to checkout the new slope dread Martin unveiled at Winter NAMM - the DSS-17. I’ve had mine for a few weeks now and love it. Feather light, iconic Martin dread tone and lots of volume...aided by the lower bout being 1/2” wider than a standard Martin dread. You can snag one for +/- $1,300 from one of our sponsors (though some shops still have a waiting list for them) and have enough left over to add the pickup of your choice.
https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars...hiskey-sunset/
__________________
Walker Clark Fork (Adi/Honduran Rosewood) Edmonds OM-28RS - Sunburst (Adi/Old Growth Honduran) |
#19
|
|||
|
|||
I've been impressed with the Martin Custom D. Played three of them now in my shop and all were nice guitars and they're only $899. Basically it's a bare bones Martin Dreadnaught. You can add a K&K pickup and you'll be all set.
|
#20
|
|||
|
|||
I've been playing a Custom D for ten years. Sounded good when I bought it, but it opened up after about six months, and now sounds even better. Not a fundamentally different tone than a D-18. Wonderful all-solid guitar for the money. And it's made in Nazareth, PA.
__________________
1 dreadnought, 1 auditorium, 1 concert, and 2 travel guitars. Last edited by bufflehead; 02-21-2019 at 07:27 PM. |
#21
|
|||
|
|||
My thoughts too. K K or Baggs...
|
#22
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
https://www.eastmanguitars.com/e20d_tc
__________________
Jim Dogs Welcome......People Tolerated! |
#23
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
__________________
Current: 1952 Gibson J-45 - Schatten HFN passive / Fishman Matrix Infinity 1983 Washburn Timber Ridge Custom - Fishman Onboard Prefix Premium Blend & - Schatten HFN passive 2016 Gibson J-45 Standard - Fishman Onboard Prefix Premium Blend & - Schatten HFN passive backup Tonedexter & Sunnaudio Stage DI 1990 Yamaha FS-310 Past: 1995 Martin D-28 2015 Eastman E10SS |
#24
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Plugging straight into the PA and expecting magic is like someone buying a Ferrari and leaving the tires half flat, putting 87 gas in it, and then thinking "gee maybe I need a different car this Ferrari just isn't cutting it." Last edited by ii Cybershot ii; 02-22-2019 at 01:42 AM. |
#25
|
|||
|
|||
If you hunt for a while, you can find a
Martin OMC16e for around $1,500, I did. Very good for performing when plugged in, Only average when played unplugged, My Gibson LC1 Cascade is better unplugged |
#26
|
|||
|
|||
I just picked up a TC Helicon Perform VG pedal. It has the "bodyrez" feature, but I don't think it's a DI/Preamp???
Quote:
__________________
Gear: PRS Hollowbody II Piezo, Martin HPL 000, PRS Angelus A60E, Martin 000-15M |
#27
|
|||
|
|||
So I guess the answer is to get the Martin that feels
The best to play and sounds decent unplugged and then just have the pickup of your choice installed? Something like an Anthem? I found a nice GPCRSG today for $800 that might fit that bill. Although I’m not crazy about the GP shape. Seems like a copy of the Taylor GA guitars
__________________
Gear: PRS Hollowbody II Piezo, Martin HPL 000, PRS Angelus A60E, Martin 000-15M |
#28
|
|||
|
|||
Does that have the Matrix VT Enhanced system in it?
__________________
Gear: PRS Hollowbody II Piezo, Martin HPL 000, PRS Angelus A60E, Martin 000-15M |
#29
|
|||
|
|||
So in conclusion....there really isn't any Martin for under 1.5K with a good pickup system already installed. You need to go up in price to the 18 series and above and you get the Fishman Aura Enhanced VT pickup...or...get a non pickup model, like a D15 and install the system of your choice..or...get a DI/Preamp /EQ pedal and use that to improve your tone.
__________________
Gear: PRS Hollowbody II Piezo, Martin HPL 000, PRS Angelus A60E, Martin 000-15M |
#30
|
||||
|
||||
I too think a 15 series with an added pickup is your best option. But, unless you are playing straight into a mic, 90 percent or more of your time comes from the pickup. Why put a nice guitar in a situation where it could get banged up? I bought a nice Blueridge for cheap, put in a pickup and to me it sounds just as good through an amp as my D35. Sure, it doesn't have the Martin logo, but it sounds pretty nice!
__________________
https://www.mcmakinmusic.com |