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| ..followed my home last Friday. Martin 2012 D-18. I've tried a few Martins in shops before and wasn't really getting it but this one I really like. Probably be the last guitar I'll ever buy unless maybe a 60s Balladeer. The 2012 D-18s are on backorder everywhere in a big way and seem to go for about 2200 US advertised price. But I found this one in a small shop and got it for 2000. It would have cost me about 100 for shipping out of the US plus maybe the same again for brokerage fees so all in all a good local price. This was the only one I could find in Toronto so I had to grab it. Sounds great out of the box and it's only going to get better. This and my 1974 1621-4 are going to get along well:
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Location: Orlando, FL | Nice! Congrats! |
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Location: Tennessee | I've played some Martins I really liked, and I have one here that has been a favorite for years. Glad you found one you liked! |
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Location: New Hartford CT | Nice guitar - Martins seem to be well respected around here.
I took the Martin factory tour (Nazareth PA) not long ago as we have a customer in nearby Easton. It was great and the on-site museum is loaded with historic guitars. There is also a little gift shop with some neat stuff. Definetly worth a visit. |
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Location: Flahdaw | There are better finger picking guitars out there, but the higher end Martins are real nice strummers....very well balanced |
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Location: SoCal | For a long time I thought D28's were a step up from D18's. Now I realize that they are just different voices. Every once in a while, I think that it would be nice to own a D18...... |
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| Yeah, I thought that as well but I'm glad I waited for this one - it suits my playing style better than the HD-28 that I tried last year.
Edited by Joe Rotax 2012-07-17 9:00 PM
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