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marenostrum
Posted 2009-06-20 2:10 PM (#411139)
Subject: Blind test ...



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First listen to this :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUnYrVzwGdE&feature=related
and make your guess !
The guitars object of the test (of course not in that order) are :
Adamas
Ibanez
Maton
Martin

Then check your score :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN0W1uB1oOg

The quality of the sound is some what questionable and I do not know if the guitars have the same strings gauge/milage but pretty sure not. Tomorrow I will disclose the model and the price of each guitar....
Enjoy ..... ;)
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stonebobbo
Posted 2009-06-20 2:20 PM (#411140 - in reply to #411139)
Subject: Re: Blind test ...



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Location: Tennessee
hahaha. I got them right! 4 for 4.

Thanks for doing this. Very interesting!
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MusicMishka
Posted 2009-06-20 2:59 PM (#411141 - in reply to #411139)
Subject: Re: Blind test ...


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Wow, so did I...Very fun stuff, thanks...(if I hadn't listened to so much Tommy Emmanuael I would never had guessed the Maton)...
Thanks!
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marenostrum
Posted 2009-06-20 3:38 PM (#411142 - in reply to #411139)
Subject: Re: Blind test ...



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Yes it's very funny and interesting and you understand how much we are influenced by the catching of our eyes. In a certain extent when you see the guitar your brain immediately recognize "that" sound. We should evaluate the guitar without seeing them and let our hears decide what the sound suit them more.
The test appears on accordo.it and many scored that the sound they like is of the Adamas .... by thinking it's not....... nice
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marenostrum
Posted 2009-06-21 3:24 AM (#411143 - in reply to #411139)
Subject: Re: Blind test ...



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Here we are. These are the guitars for the test :

Ibanez V70 price list euro 90.00
Martin D18V price list euro 2840.00
Maton ECW 80 C price list euro 2310.00
Adamas 1680-NWT price list euro 2900.00
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2ifbyC
Posted 2009-06-21 8:57 AM (#411144 - in reply to #411139)
Subject: Re: Blind test ...
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast
Wow, I guessed correctly.

Neat test, Riccardo!
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rpguitar
Posted 2009-06-21 2:22 PM (#411145 - in reply to #411139)
Subject: Re: Blind test ...


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Location: New Jersey, USA
I also got them all correct. Martin and Adamas have the most signature sounds. Ibanez sounded the cheapest. The Maton was surmised through process of elimination.

This all said, to my ears the Martin won the competition.
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marenostrum
Posted 2009-06-21 2:38 PM (#411146 - in reply to #411139)
Subject: Re: Blind test ...



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I know, I know.... I am partisan, but to my ears there was no competition. The Adamas sound is way too large, clear, defined, open .... and so on, then the other guitars.
Some of the comments I read on the italian site after the test was publised was of the kind "oh noo I voted for the Ovation"...."why I did not recognize that sound ? (that I like)".
Of course it's the same old story with Ovation and typical of people that have a preconceived mentality; they like the O'sound but never admited it.
The Ibanez, for 90 euro can compete, but hey, ....90 euro..... ;)
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sligoman
Posted 2009-06-21 3:31 PM (#411147 - in reply to #411139)
Subject: Re: Blind test ...


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Location: Portland, OR
I thought 2 was a little warmer on the soft end and 4 in the strum was far superior. Interesting.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2009-06-21 5:05 PM (#411148 - in reply to #411139)
Subject: Re: Blind test ...



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I thought 3 was kinda nice on the first blind listen... (The Maton?)
Not having a real good ear, I liked both 3 & 4...

The once I switched to the Soluzione my prejudices kicked right in.
But number 3 does sound nice.
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FlicKreno aka Solid Top
Posted 2009-06-21 5:35 PM (#411149 - in reply to #411139)
Subject: Re: Blind test ...


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Location: Copenhagen Denmark
I liked the IBANEZ ..
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Joe Rotax
Posted 2009-06-21 5:39 PM (#411150 - in reply to #411139)
Subject: Re: Blind test ...


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I didn't bother about guessing them but picked the one I liked and that turned out to be the D-18 although I didn't like it so much it was strummed heavily.
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