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Old October 5th, 2006, 04:51 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Your favorite Martin guitar...

Wich one is your favorite? Post pics of your guitars!

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Old October 6th, 2006, 11:34 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I love the plain looking "15 series" but ended up with a fancier one.

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Old October 6th, 2006, 01:43 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Guess I'll be the first to say that my fav is the good ol' D-28. I happen to own a '77 Sigma DR9- which is a Martin D-28 constructed in Japan. Beautiful 3 piece Rosewood back. Cheapish MIJ tuners have been replaced w/ Grovers and it has a bone nut. Desperately in need of a bone saddle and a good set-up now. Never even been fret dressed in 30+ years!
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Old October 7th, 2006, 12:03 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I'll list the ones that I have in my order of preferance (best one on top).

1. OOO 16 SGT - slot head, has Waverlies & ebony fretboard...it's a cannon
2. OM 16 GT - My go-to recording acoustic....both 16's have 1 3/4" nuts (fingerstyle)
3. D-15 - Still smells like fresh mahagony after 5 years. Woody & Boomy
4. D12X1 - My 12 string. Fantastic $550 12 string; plays like butter
5. OOOCXE - Black cutaway X Box with a Fishman Sonicore 4. Great stage beater; it's a poor man's Rain Song
6. LXM - My travel guitar...has gone on 5 scuba trips in Mexico. Bulletproof mini.

I want an HD-28. I would love a 28 some day but I want the HD. Lighter top bracing. They sound fantastic from day one.
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Old October 7th, 2006, 12:20 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I really like my '93 D16 H. A modest sleeper in the Martin realm. (Anyone else out there have one and care to comment?) I'd love a 50's 00018 or a nice early D18. Love dim Marty's
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Old October 7th, 2006, 12:52 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I know that it's not a very high end Martin, but my 000-15 is by far the best sounding Martin I've ever played. I worked at a Martin dealer for a while, and literally played hundreds of very expensive Martins over the years. Nothing ever sounded as sweet as that 000-15. It's an amazing fingerstyle blues instrument.
I did like the neck on the Clapton model a lot.
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Old October 7th, 2006, 03:24 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I'm in love with the mahogany martins. No offence to you guys with the "non-traditional" martins, but I've never understood them. It's like they're Martins for people who don't want a martin. But I guess that means more business for ol' CF, which means more money for him to build the guitars I like.

Here's a couple of mine with the tele's.

'63 D-18 and '03 OM-18V.


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Old October 7th, 2006, 03:32 AM   #8 (permalink)
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I know that it's not a very high end Martin, but my 000-15 is by far the best sounding Martin I've ever played. I worked at a Martin dealer for a while, and literally played hundreds of very expensive Martins over the years. Nothing ever sounded as sweet as that 000-15. It's an amazing fingerstyle blues instrument.
I did like the neck on the Clapton model a lot.
I like the unpretentious look, feel and the sound of the 00-15 & 000-15 so much, those two were my original targets. Next favorites were the 00-18V & OM-35. The 000-28EC (Clapton) was on my dream list until the Cotten appeared and I fell for it.
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Old October 7th, 2006, 02:37 PM   #9 (permalink)
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I don't own one, but...

best I have heard are:

000-18
OM-28
D28
and D35

in that order
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Old October 7th, 2006, 02:49 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I don't have a Martin, but there's a 12-fret, slot head, OO-something at Dietze Music that I am in love with at the moment. Too bad it costs more than my last car.
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Old October 7th, 2006, 02:56 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I sold a bunch of my gear last year and bought a new OM-35 from Elderly. It's the best guitar I have ever owned.

beautiful 3 piece rosewood back. Solid spruce top. Gorgeous and I love the sound.
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Old October 7th, 2006, 06:18 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I sold a bunch of my gear last year and bought a new OM-35 from Elderly. It's the best guitar I have ever owned.

beautiful 3 piece rosewood back. Solid spruce top. Gorgeous and I love the sound.
Pictures Pictures Pictures! I was crazy over the one I tried. My wife even liked it because it was so pretty.
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Old October 8th, 2006, 12:41 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Between my newer D-15 and '78 D-41, the 41 is my favorite but the 15 gets more playing time.

I like the Auditorium style a lot, great for sound and comfort. I'm fairly traditional, I suppose, and would vote for either the 000-28 or 000-18.

The HD-28V is also another wonderful instrument.
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Old October 8th, 2006, 07:24 AM   #14 (permalink)
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but i liked my ole '47 00-17 all mahogany guitar
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Old October 8th, 2006, 01:12 PM   #15 (permalink)
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I love my 1987 HD28. I've had it for almost 8 years now, and I still love it every time I take it out of the case. It's the perfect bluegrass guitar, and I love it for fingerpicking and for strumming as well. I may want another acoustic at some point, but I don't think I'll ever actually need another acoustic.
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Old October 8th, 2006, 01:49 PM   #16 (permalink)
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D 18 - that's what I own..
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Old October 8th, 2006, 03:23 PM   #17 (permalink)
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This is too tough to answer for me.

I LOVE my 000-15 and D16-GT. Someday maybe I'll get a D-28 too, but I can't imagine needing anymore guitar than I already have in the acoustics I own.
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Old October 9th, 2006, 07:22 AM   #18 (permalink)
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I have a 000-15 too, and I really like it! It´s not the prettiest Martin but it sure has a look and sound of its´own and that´s what counts I guess...
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Old October 15th, 2006, 12:05 PM   #19 (permalink)
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I have two favourite Martins - the D28 and the D41. One has the classic simplicity and elegance with superb, honest sound, the other has looks, glitter, panache - and it sounds every bit as good as it looks.

As playing guitars they would make a fine pair. As investments they'd give pleasure as well.

For now I'm more than content with My Larrivee D10 and Maton Lyrebird, and an old Takamine F400 12-string from the 1970s...perfectly yellowed around the edges and with a distinctive sound all its own.

The Martin D28 and D41. Just doesn't get any better than that.
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Old October 15th, 2006, 09:57 PM   #20 (permalink)
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My Martin...

I've got a Standard Series D-28... Really the old faithfull of the Martin line... I'm into playing Bluegrass and old school Country strumming, so the D-28 covers the acoustic bases for me... One of these days I'd like to get ahold of an old D-18 to compliment the Rosewood with a Hog... I like the way the top on this one has aged to orange...

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Old October 16th, 2006, 05:00 PM   #21 (permalink)
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I've tried a few Martin 00, 000/OM, and D series acoustics over the years, but my favorite remains my 00-16DBM, all mahogany deep body. It falls somewhere between a Martin Spruce-top and a small-body Gibson in tone, and the deep body enhances the low end and projection.
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Old October 17th, 2006, 12:38 AM   #22 (permalink)
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I have several Martins (sorry, no pictures). Although I haven't played many models beyond the ones I own, my favorite is the HD-28V. Its a 2005. It takes playing to a whole other level. Balanced tone, sound projections, ease of playing, tone for days. Its also my most expensive Martin. I guess you get what you pay for.
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Ye Ole D28, circa 1973

This is my favorite Martin that I have. Of course it is the ONLY Martin that I have, but it is a nice one!

The 70's were not very well respected in Martin circles probably for good reason, but after 33 years of age this workingman unit sounds great.

I do owe it several apologies for my care or lack thereof. I always say "if this guitar could talk...it would swear...at ME!".

Fishman under the saddle and sweat all over it!

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my DCX-1E and my Martin 'Stinger' Bass.....
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Old October 21st, 2006, 11:56 AM   #25 (permalink)
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I own two Martin dreadnoughts. A D25 K2 with an all koa body from the first half of the eighties (one of 512 made) - and a D28 made in -75.
The D28 is my favourite, and with 31 years under the hood it sounds wonderful. It is in bad need of a neck reset now though, but all the same, my no 1 acoustic.
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My beloved Martin 1989 D-18 Special.....1 of 26 ever made. Thought I died and went to heaven when I first played it. A remarkable dreadnaught with tremendous tone and punch.
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Old October 31st, 2006, 08:35 PM   #27 (permalink)
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I've only had two Martins, but I figured out that dreadnoughts are too big for me. I had a D-21 for a couple of weeks in the 60's, and down-sized to a 00-18E. I think I probably sold the D-21 for less than $200, and I know that I paid $100 for the 00-18E that I still have. Bad move financially, but I'm sure that the 00-18E gets played more than the D-21 would have, just because of the size. The 00-18E feels great, sounds great, and fits me well.

I do wish that I owned a vintage rosewood-bodied Martin, though.
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I have been lurking in the wings enjoying the forum and I decided to post my first post today. I thought the Martin section would be a nice place to start...I have 2.,,, a D18 and a 000-15S. I love them both. I weeded through a lot of guitars to find them and they are really great guitars. I also have a Larrivee parlor...the satin finish mahog and sitka one and my all star is my '62 RI Strat. So theres the guitar stuff. Just wanted to say I really like the Forum, there is a lot of interesting info here and a great place to learn things. BTW..A new Tele is in my future..probably a 52RI....see yah.
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Old November 5th, 2006, 08:27 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Welcome aboard. There's a pretty well rounded group hanging out here, althougth the common bond is the Tele passion, there's a lot of Strat talk, LP talk, acoustic talk, and even non-guitar talk, all on a surprisingly expert and mature level. And a search feature that actually works!
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I've only had the pleasure of owning one Martin, but it's a nice one. D-1R from 1994-wonderful guitar with a nicely aging topcoat (it really is that color!). Lucked out and got it for $400 about 6 months ago, very nicely balanced for a dreadnaught, great for fingerpicking... can't wait to record with it sometime next year...

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Old November 7th, 2006, 05:47 AM   #31 (permalink)
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How can I choose ...

... since I now have two!

A '93 M-36



which I bought second-hand some 5 years ago, and is a cannon! - with a very good balance between bass and treble strings ...

And a '06 00-18V



which just followed me home from Mandolin Bros. on Staten Island, is just about as loud (but much smaller in size) and has a less hifi, or a more bluesy sound, probably because of the mahoganny back and sides.

Both good!! Can't choose ...
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hd-28 (a good one, they vary greatly, for flatpicking)

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om-28 (a good one, they vary greatly, for fingerstyle blues)


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My D 40 is my favorite. Not as pimped out as the '45, but it's a canon and I've always loved the vertical logo.
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I ended up buying a D16-RGT. Was looking for that Martin bite with a little brilliance and decided to get an HD-35 ... until I looked at the price. Got all sad .. tried every guitar I could lay my hands on ... wasn't pleased with anything.

UNTIL I tried THIS Martin.

I was like, "WOW ... this isn't an HD-35 ... what's going on? Ohh .. it must cost an arm and a leg!"

But alas ... it didn't!!! I was quite happy with it's price tag and immediately took it home! To this day, I go to shops to play around with other guitars ... and none of them speak to me like my D16. It's beaten up quite a bit since I bought it in 2003, but I don't care - I play it!
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I love the plain looking "15 series" but ended up with a fancier one.

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Close up of the signature inlay, rosette, and paper label #38 of 76.


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I own a D-16 and want a D-28. But I think the best sounding Martin I have ever played is an OM-18 V. What a guitar !
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