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08-23-2019, 07:27 AM
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Can you use a Martin 0-15 to jam or gig with others?
Hi all.
Im looking at a second hand Martin 0-15 Westside custom which is also short scale. I was wondering if it has enough power to play with other people? I was looking at a single 0 since it has less volume and Mahogany guitars are meant to be a bit less loud than spruce so for home playing this would be desirable for me to use on my own. But if I wanted to play with another acoustic player would I be able to use this guitar or would I just be overpowered? I’d be looking at situations of jamming with one friend or another acoustic guitarist who would play and sing as well. 
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#2
08-23-2019, 07:32 AM
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Can't say about an 0, but I attended a festival and there was a Bluegrass jam. A woman had a 0015 and it cut through the mix fine. I was actually pretty shocked.
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#3
08-23-2019, 07:54 AM
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I once owned a '34 0-17 that was way louder than it had a right to be. It is the guitar upon which yours is modeled.
It was a surprisingly good flat-picker. Wish I had not sold it now...
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#4
08-23-2019, 08:45 AM
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Volume isn't the only factor determining if a guitar can be heard in a jam setting. My Martin 00-18 seems to sound louder than it should, but part of that is because the tone is very clear, resonant, and focused. It has a lot of headroom, but is never going to be as loud as a D-18. Still, in a jam setting, it will have that "cuts through the mix quality." Think of a choir, voices in an opera, even a duet, or vocal harmonies. I saw the Pavarotti documentary two weeks ago. He had an amazingly powerful, loud voice, but in performance scenes the sopranos held their own.
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#7
08-23-2019, 08:56 AM
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Volume is 90% playing skill and 10% guitar features. Some people have a light touch and you can't hear them with the biggest dreadnaught, others know how to make the guitar sing and they can dominate acoustic groups with tiniest of instruments.
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