Guitar Colour Change - Martin Comment

[gfspencer]

Originally Posted by Brucebubs

A series of pictures of my guitar - the same guitar, starting in 2011 to last week.

Yes there is some colour/lighting variation but it does give you an idea of how much the colour has changed.

Your guitar has aged beautifully!

[stringjunky]

Originally Posted by devellis

I really like the way the top has aged. I always look forward to the tops darkening naturally on my guitars. Enough people like the look that builders fake it with aging toner. To my eyes, the natural process looks better (although I'm okay with toner if done well). That's a really pretty guitar you have there.

I think, in modern parlance, it's 'reliced' not faked.

[Lauren710]

Originally Posted by Brucebubs

Apparently I didn't make it clear when I wrote 'Guitar on left is a stock photo of an early build - mine is on the right.'

These were a limited build.
I own the last one made.
#71 of 71
I did not post pictures of the same guitar.
Same model .. yes.
Same guitar .. no.
The picture on the left is a 'stock' picture of a JDP II I took from the interweb.
Someone else's.
Not mine.

Mine is on the right.... picture taken after I treated the fingerboard and bridge with Music Nomad F-One Oil last week.



Big difference?

Whoops! You were clear, I'm just bad at reading, haha.

I'm also a big fan of the way natural lighter tops darken over time. Yours has aged very nicely!

[bluetweed]

forget all the color talk, how does it sound today, do you love it?

[Brucebubs]

Originally Posted by bluetweed

forget all the color talk, how does it sound today, do you love it?

It has always been a great sounding guitar.
The Diane Ponzio 1 was a nicer looking guitar but this 2nd series had more focus on sound.

Interesting specs include;
-A 14-fret jumbo with a slot-head.(Waverly tuners)
-Italian Alpine Spruce/Mahogany
-Large sound-hole
-Scalloped, forward shifted bracing

It sounds good with virtually any strings but Monel 12's are my favorites.