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Location: North Idaho | While browsing a gear web page on possible summer NAMM announcements, my eye catches the inroduction of a martin "hippie" model. Well, at least it's colorful: New Matin Hippi model. |
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Location: south east Michigan | far out |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | My daughter would love that. Maybe you'll see one if she moves back to Moscow. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | Looks like a overly decorated LXM ... just like the ones that they did with the cowboy and Felix the Cat. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Isn't that special....... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Is it just me or does that seem like they're really digging near the bottom of the barrel for this one? |
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Location: Midland, MI | Isn't that Phoebe from "Friends" on the right side? Did she play a Martin? |
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Location: SoCal | Actually it reminds me of Ovation ads from the early 70's... |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Originally posted by cruster:
Isn't that Phoebe from "Friends" on the right side? Did she play a Martin? Well it would be an appropriate guitar for strumming "Smelly Cat" |
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Location: PDX | Oh smelly cat. Oh smelly cat.
Sheesh, i can't believe i actually know that song. Now it's going to be roaming around in my brain for days!
Gee, thanks David!
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Location: East Tennessee | Creative use of paint. Now if I can find my box of crayons. :D |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Originally posted by gh1:
Oh smelly cat. Oh smelly cat.
Sheesh, i can't believe i actually know that song. Now it's going to be roaming around in my brain for days!
Gee, thanks David!
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gh1 Greg I could add it to the YouTube thread if you like! |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | lol, maybe Heart could cover this version |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Martin ran out of ideas. |
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Location: CA | In the latest GC propaganda leaflet the have a Martin 'history of flight' dreadnaught. It has inlays of everythign from the Wright Flyer to Apollo capsules inlaid into the fretboard. I think maybe Armstrong or somebody signed it. Don't know the model # but the price is $150,000. |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Looks like a pre-war model (Vietnam, that is). |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Celebrity Death Match - Martin Felix The Cat vs. Martin Summer Of Love. Martin Cowboy Sunset vs. Martin Minny Mouse. Winners meet up in the final.
Seriously, these painted mini's are shitty guitars no question about that. But I have to compliment Martins marketing plan. These will be guilt purchases by some guy buying a D28. Come home with something for the kids just to show he's not a self centered bastard. Similar concept as the Hello Kitty Fenders and Daisy Rocks. Cliff, don't both posting the picture - we've all seen it.
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Location: Texas | Damn, now I am humming smelly cat - :eek: :eek: |
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Location: Midland, MI | I had "Green is the Colour" stuck in my head for three days despite listening to both the track off "More" and the one from "A Tree Full of Secrets." Weird.
I don't think I know any words to Smelly Cat other than "Smelly cat, oh smelly cat..." Not long enough to make an ear worm. ;) |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Wow, Groovy. Is that, like, the Peter Max-Yellow Submarine-Coca Cola Commercial version?
My brother's Ol' Lady painted one just like that... on shrooms.
Is that synchronized-history, or what?
Y'all are right, it is probably a crappy guitar... But they figured-out how to get rid of a bunch of them! Are they numbered Limited-Issue?
[I'm a hippie, and I wouldn't want one] |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Yup...MARTIN is going down the drain...and YES..!!..I`m back from being gone...and what`s with the new lay out..??...I can n`t make the bloody thing work....?!!..
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Location: Hicksville, NY | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
But they figured-out how to get rid of a bunch of them! ... and making big bucks in the process. I think that thought's been on-going. The three-piece back on the D-35, for example, were leftover woods that were initially intended to chuck in the trash. After what they've done to it, they're now highly sought after, and fetching for more money than a D-28 with a two-piece back. |
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Location: Australia | They've certainly lost their position as the elder statesman of American guitars as far as I'm concerned.
The current C.F. Martin seems hell bent on milking the Martin brand name for all it's worth.
I recently ran by #47 up against my friends new D28. The Adamas was louder with greater string definition and sustain and it also played a whole lot easier.
....I was suprised and my friend was speechless |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | This is just plain wrong...maybe CFM's marketing crew has been into the green bushes planted out behind the wood shop in Nazareth...or maybe not...
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Blessings... |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | "Smelly Cat"...haha.
No other words can be spoken in this case except, "Oh...my...God!" ;) |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by cruster:
I don't think I know any words to Smelly Cat other than "Smelly cat, oh smelly cat..." Not long enough to make an ear worm. ;) Smelly cat, smel-ly cat,
What are they feeding you?
Smelly cat, smel-ly cat,
It's not your fault! |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Three, four...
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat,
What are they feeding you?
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat
It's not your fault
They won't take you to the vet
You're obviously not their favorite pet
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat,
It's not your fault
You may not be a bed of roses
You're not friend to those with noses
I'll miss you before we're done
Or the world will smell as one
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat,
What are they feeding you?
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat
It's not your fault
(Phoebe) Oh are we done?
One, two, what's that smell?
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat,
What are they feeding you?
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat
You're getting fat
I think that I'm gonna be sick
It's your ears, and nose and pick
Part of it, tempt me
One, two, what's that smell?
All the dogs in the neighborhood
Are saying this for your own good
What, you're fat, so you can't run
No fun, I bet, No fun
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat,
Porno makes you eat like that
I saw you in the shopping mall
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat,
It's not your fault,
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat,
It's not your fault
Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat,
It's not your fault
We know what was in your food
They say it might affect your mood
You smell like something dead (3x)
One, two, what's that smell?
(Phoebe)Yeah, that's not the song |
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Location: NJ | I long for the old days when if you wanted a cheap guitar you bought a shanendoah and if you wanted a martin you could choose from D, O, OO, OOO |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Al, it's still easy. The only additional choice you need to make now is if you want Minnie Mouse or Felix The Cat.
I can understand their motives with this. My company also makes some cheap lower end products, many of which I am almost embarrased about. BUT, these items are VERY high profit margin and provides the needed funding for us to continue developing the high end stuff.
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Is that a Newer, Hipper Barbie on the Martin? I seem to remember that Mattel was trying to revive her slumping sales.
Let's see, Mattel...Martin...Mattel...Martin...hmmmmmmmmmm |
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OT My Martins are blushing