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NGD. Slowhand eats humble pie!
If anyone has noticed my posts on my recently acquired Gibson J-15, they'll know how much I like it (or thought I did) - and how it's made me a convert from Martin (or thought I was).
Well, erm, permission to eat humble pie BIG TIME... I just brought home a gorgeous used Martin OM1-GT from GuitarGuitar, in Birmingham and the Gibson is going back from whence it came. So, after a brief fling, I'm back home with Martin (or is it Martine?) and begging forgiveness for my transgression. Doesn't need me to say the Gibson is a great guitar, but I put my over-enthusiasm down to 'Nobody Wants to Admit they Bought the Wrong Guitar' syndrome. One thing that really niggled me about it - and why I went to look at the Martin - was the gloss neck... also (I'm making excuses) the intonation wasn't exactly spot on, whereas the Martin sounds as close as it can be on a fixed saddle. The OM1 is the sweetest Martin I've tried, at my pay grade that is. Lovely clarity and string separation, bell-like trebles and just enough bass to beef things up nicely and sausage fingers appreciate the wider string spacing at the nut and bridge. |
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PS. Does anyone have string recommendations for the OM1-GT? And what to avoid. I'll stick with 12's. My inclination is Martin Retro's. Doesn't need them yet.
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All my Martins sing with Elixer 80/20 bronze 12-53s.
Steve
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Or in this case, cotton wool pie.
Glad you're enjoying your rollercoaster ride. For what it's worth, I have that daily when switching between a Taylor and a Larrivée. Sometimes the Larrivée is the best ever, and the Taylor is thin and jangly. Other times the Taylor is the best ever, and the Larrivée is nasal and thuddy. I'm pretty sure the guitars themselves aren't changing. |
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PPS. It appears I've offended Martin owners with a previous post on another thread. It was meant in good humour - sorry if that was lost in translation, but apologies to anyone who took it the wrong way.
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I'm still trying to decide if the current "2.0 Authentic" version is really an improvement or not, but they seem to be doing well on my GPCPA3. (My last set of the 1.0 version is on my mahogany OM and they sound excellent on that guitar. It will be a few months before they need changed.) The main knock about them is that they are expensive at $12.99/set. I just picked up a 3-pack from Sweetwater where they are selling those at a buy 2, get one free price, i.e., the 3-pack is the same price as 2 single sets. I tried the Retros, but while I thought they sounded great right away, they lost their sound too quickly for me, and I went back to the Lifespans. Others seem happy, so YMMV, as they say.
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My CS OM-18 was a monster with Retro's. It was a blast to play but it was hard for me to sing with. I tried DR Sunbeam's and it became the sweetest thing ever. Now it has D'Addario phos/bronze and it's still sweet but with more power. It will be staying with phos/bronze for quite a while.
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Nothing wrong with owning Martin or Gibson...or both. I'm sure lots of folks here (including me) own both. Or any other builder for that matter?
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“Where IS this guy? And why are all these people driving on the wrong side of the road?!?” After reading your most recent transmission with your gracious explanation of your sense of humor, I contacted the team via a secure line and told them to stand down and return to base. Which they will, eventually, once they figure out how to drive unscathed through all those roundabouts you have over there..... Hope this helps! Wade Hampton Miller |
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Roundabouts are all the rage with FHWA back in DC. If you want any federal funds for your road, you build them - or else. Not a fan here, as they almost universally need a much larger radius than as built.
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When this one was being built, they put ROAD CLOSED LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY barricades up in all four directions. We live a little bit south of the intersection, and the nearest major intersection on that stretch of road is over a mile south. Naturally a lot of people would ignore the barricade signs and head up the road anyway. When they got to the construction site and realized it was legitimately impassable, they'd turn in to our residential areas trying to find the Northwest Passage that would lead them around the obstruction. There was none, and eventually they would have to go back the way they came. We could see people driving north from our back deck, and we'd make bets on how long it would be before we'd see them drive back south in defeat. Middle-aged women in expensive SUVs and young men in street racers with fart-cannon exhausts always took the longest. |
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At least they are trying to do something instead of just standing on the sidelines criticising....
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