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Old 05-12-2021, 05:55 PM
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Patience my child, patience.

Wait.
Save your money, and someday buy the D28.

But keep the J45.



btw.. Rev Roy wrote:
“ Me? I’d never sell a guitar I truly love for another guitar I hope I’ll like. “

Proving, once again, why he has become one of my favorite AGF members to read.
One of the BEST posts ever!

That is a gold nugget of wisdom right there. And with that I do believe I have made up my mind to keep what I have right now and be patient and save for a D-28.
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Old 05-12-2021, 06:06 PM
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That's the wise choice. All you're really missing is that instant gratification...which tends to flee as quickly as it arrived in a lot of cases. Martin will not quit building the D-28...that's for sure!
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D-28s are really good guitars. I've tried a couple. I keep playing
my old Gibson. You might be someone who turns out to miss
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That's the wise choice. All you're really missing is that instant gratification...which tends to flee as quickly as it arrived in a lot of cases. Martin will not quit building the D-28...that's for sure!

Your absolutely right, Martin will not stop building the D-28. And it is not like I am unhappy with either guitar. I am extremely happy with both.
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I am extremely happy with both.
And there you have it!
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D-28s are really good guitars. I've tried a couple. I keep playing
my old Gibson. You might be someone who turns out to miss
his Gibson...

Good guitar:


Happy person:


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Hahaha... That is so true, I find myself playing my J-45 the most because it just has mojo to it that I can not explain. Makes me want to keep playing and not stop. I tell everyone that my J-45 is like a pair of old jeans that fit just right. Feels like home
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after reading the first 2 lines...the J45 is the love of your life...the martin merely a lusting. therefore...love is eternal so they say
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after reading the first 2 lines...the J45 is the love of your life...the martin merely a lusting. therefore...love is eternal so they say

The funny thing is when i bought the J-45 I did not think I would love it as much as I do now. My past experience with Gibson acoustics made me think I would get rid of it soon after I bought it.
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The funny thing is when i bought the J-45 I did not think I would love it as much as I do now. My past experience with Gibson acoustics made me think I would get rid of it soon after I bought it.
I've got a custom shop AJ like that. I get it...
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I've got a custom shop AJ like that. I get it...

I will say that my past experience has been with 2 J-15s and one J-45 studio. All of them walnut back and sides. I know J15’s get a lot of love on the forum but for me they never quite caught on. And the J45 studio never moved me either with its thinner body.
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I will say that my past experience has been with 2 J-15s and one J-45 studio. All of them walnut back and sides. I know J15’s get a lot of love on the forum but for me they never quite caught on. And the J45 studio never moved me either with its thinner body.
Yeah...I can see that too.
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made the mistake you're contemplating making. I sold a guitar i really bonded with to get something i thought i had to have. have never been able to replace the sold guitar. keep the J 45. You would have to find the Holy Grail to replace it and it doesn't exist.
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made the mistake you're contemplating making. I sold a guitar i really bonded with to get something i thought i had to have. have never been able to replace the sold guitar. keep the J 45. You would have to find the Holy Grail to replace it and it doesn't exist.

Very true. It seems like all of us at some time or another will be in this situation thinking the grass is greener.
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I had the same conundrum with my wife. I love her so much, but Shania Twain was available. I would have to divorce my wife in order to have a chance with Shania.
Should I do it?.......ummmmmmm.......no....
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I had the same conundrum with my wife. I love her so much, but Shania Twain was available. I would have to divorce my wife in order to have a chance with Shania.
Should I do it?.......ummmmmmm.......no....

Great analogy lol
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