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Location: Orlando, FL | Wow Jim, another beautiful guitar. How different does the mahogany sound? |
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Location: Keller, TX | I've looked at an all-mahogany Martin for a while. Just never pulled the trigger before.
That one is very nice! |
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Location: Jet City | I just saw one of these on our local Craigslist last night. $1200
Dunno if that's a good or bad price, but if anyone wants it I'll play go between if I get a chance to play it for a night before shipping :D |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Steve, it sounds amazingly as good, to me, as my CEO,(which I never thought I'd say about another guitar) a little mellower with tons of sustain and depth for such a diminutive body.
I was fully intending on buying the Collings, and took my CEO along to do an A/B so I knew where it stood. If I would have just gone there and played the Collings, I would have bought it. But after the comparo, I decided it wasn't any better at all, much less to spend 3k. This brings up an interesting point: Do you all think I am just "attuned" to the Martin sound so much that I think the Collings was inferior? (may be a bad choice of words) Actually, I think the Collings sounded remarkably like the CA GX. More midrange than the Martin.
On a side note,the gentleman who is selling these had been to Newport and ordered two VERY expensive units, hence the sell off of these. But, he was keeping one guitar of the 5 in the room,.. a Martin OM. I felt the Bourgeois OM (Adirondack top) was the best sound of the other three, with the Collings OM (also an Ad top) coming in close 2nd and the Weber Roundbody (Coco bolo body with Engleman top) a distant 3rd. |
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Location: Jet City | Sorry, I lied, it's 1300
Seattle Craigslist Martin 000-17S |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by Damon67:
I just saw one of these on our local Craigslist last night. $1200
Dunno if that's a good or bad price, but if anyone wants it I'll play go between if I get a chance to play it for a night before shipping :D Damon, I think that 1300 would be a great price, depending on shape. The one I bought was a little more than that, but it's in almost un- played condition. From what I understand, there aren't many of these around (S 17) and the Mahog is getting more scarce. |
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Location: Jet City | I think it looks sweet. I'd love to play one Jim. If you need pics taken, send it along. I should be able to get it back to you in say... 3 weeks? ;)
Maybe I'll pretend that I have some money and call this guy up and go play his. :D |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Why don't you just drive over here and visit...Bring your camera and that red blanket. :D |
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Location: Jet City | That sounds kinda weird Jim. :eek:
I can do it on a table too.
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Location: South of most, North of few | I think this is starting to go the wrong way....
("not that there's anything wrong with that") :D |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Damon67:
I can do it on a table too. Well ya darn well better remove that git first!  |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Yes, and I think I'll leave the room too. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | TJ, you might just prefer the "Martin" sound over the Collings. Nothing wrong with that.
For me, the Collings are a tad more "crisp" than the Martins that I have owned and I prefer the Collings sound.
Course, were just pickin at the fleas cause without a side by side comparison, most of us would be more than happy with either. |
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