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williamfriggle
Posted 2005-12-09 9:07 PM (#126720)
Subject: My new Martin helped me.....


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Hello all,
I just got a new Martin D-18V. Now I know what you are thinking. But I absolutely love it. I had thoughts of selling my 1777LX Legend but I really appreciate it more now that I have the Martin. I am not compairing them. They are both AWESOME guitars. One not better than another. Just different. But after a week of playing only the Martin, hey it is new, when I went to my Legend yesturday I said Wow! That sounds better than I remember. The Legend doesn't play as well as the Martin, yet. Which is interestine at first. The Martin has mediums and the Legend has lights. But the Martin has custom bone nut and saddle installed and very prophesionally set up. Compairing the 2 I think the Legend could use a slightly lower nut height. I will deal with that. But I just thought I would share my experience. I had the Legend posted in the for sale section and just posted, "no longer available" because it is no longer for sale. Do I love my Martin? You bet yah. But do I love my Legend less, nope. I love it more because of the Martin. Make sense? I don't know. I am just feeling blessed for having two great guitars. And each of them helps me apprciate the other one more, because they are different, not better.

Bill Friggle
Denver, PA
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alpep
Posted 2005-12-10 8:34 AM (#126721 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....


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it is what we call the "ice cream theory" you like both chocolate and vanilla and they are both flavors of ice cream
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williamfriggle
Posted 2005-12-10 8:56 AM (#126722 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....


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You are right Al. I do like vanilla and chocalate. Isn't great we don't need to choose. We can have both.

Bill
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williamfriggle
Posted 2005-12-10 9:03 AM (#126723 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....


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Al,
I forgot to ask. How is Mom doing?
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alpep
Posted 2005-12-10 9:25 AM (#126724 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....


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Originally posted by williamfriggle:
Al,
I forgot to ask. How is Mom doing?
one day at a time
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ignimbyte
Posted 2005-12-11 9:06 AM (#126725 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....


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Location: Hicksville, NY
Thanks for sharing your experience. I happen to like both Os and Ms simultaneously, and as previously mentioned, why the need to choose when we can have them both? :)

Overall, I appreciate the O more for its sturdiness and reliability. It makes me feel at ease, knowing that I can pick up my balladeer at anytime, and provide great sound and performance without wasting time setting up and such. I can basically just plug her in, and almost always immediately have fun! And because it is an O, the sweet, bright sound never fails to impress. :)

As for my M, she too has a nice sweet sound and a boomy bass that's not too overwhelming. Unfortunately, it also requires a little bit more pampering than my O, despite the fact that two are very much alike in some ways -- composite round back for the O and laminated mahogany back and sides for the M. hmmm :confused:
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Standingovation
Posted 2005-12-11 9:38 AM (#126726 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....



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For 25 years I thought I could live with only Ovations. I would not even try another guitar. In hidn site that was pretty dumb. I've since opened by horizons and fallen in love with (and bought) some none O's. But in many ways I love my O's more than ever, but now I realize that they are not the one-stop-shopping perfect guitar. Nor is Martin. I'm blessed that I'm able to have both for each of their own particular benefits. Not vanilla and chocolate, more like Rocky Road and Heavenly Hash. Dave
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Slipkid
Posted 2005-12-11 10:10 AM (#126727 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....



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BrianT is always on me about when I'm going to buy my first wood box guitar. We are 180 degrees apart on this. He has an Ovation...a Taylor...and a Martin. Now he's talking about adding a Gibson to complete the set. For me, amid the thousands of choices to be made in material things, there are two items where I find contentment, comfort, and peace. I drive a Chevy and I play an Ovation. Now I really like to play Brian's D-28 and I like the Doyle Dykes Model Taylor, but not enough to bring one home. I'll try any guitar within reach.
I won't rule out that somewhere down the road...way, way down the road...I might own a wood box guitar. But there is still one Ovation I would like before that could happen.
A little compulsive? A little close minded? Maybe...but I'm content.
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Piers
Posted 2005-12-11 10:12 AM (#126728 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....


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Bill

Just Like you, I have a 1778-LX and a very new Martin D-28. Both great guitars in their own way. Going back to the 1778 after playing the D-28 all week was an eye opener. The 1778 is also better through the amp, less feedback. I have the factory fitted pick up system on the D28.

The 1778 is tougher on the fingers and the Martin is much easier to play for the longer time. At my last gig, I played the D 28 for three hours and if that had been on the Ovation, my fingers would have been in trouble.

Piers
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stonebobbo
Posted 2005-12-11 10:26 AM (#126729 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....



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My Martin re-opened a whole new world for me. I had forgotten what a good wooden guitar was like. That said, I did buy two more Ovations since I got the Martin so 'nuff said. But from now on I will always have a Martin or other good wood box(es) in the stable. There are just some things that sound "right" on those guitars and a tone you just can't get on an Ovation.

more like ... Heavenly Hash
Fresh back from Holland, Dave? :cool:
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Jeff W.
Posted 2005-12-11 10:30 AM (#126730 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....


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Originally posted by Standingovation:
For 25 years I thought I could live with only Ovations. I would not even try another guitar. In hidn site that was pretty dumb. I've since opened by horizons and fallen in love with (and bought) some none O's.
.....He now plays a canned ham.


Having my Lowden O25 has made me appreciate my Folklore Deluxe in ways I couldn't prior to the Lowden. Both are extrordinary guitars. What really blows my mind is that a new FD14 costs less than half of a new O25...

But both guitars have *IT*
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stephent28
Posted 2005-12-11 1:07 PM (#126731 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....



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Jeff.....after playing and comparing his FD14 to the Lowden 025

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stephent28
Posted 2005-12-11 1:09 PM (#126732 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....



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and he claims the ladies all love him :D
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stephent28
Posted 2005-12-11 1:10 PM (#126733 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....



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and he claims the ladies all love him :D
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stephent28
Posted 2005-12-11 1:12 PM (#126734 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....



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and he claims the ladies all love him :D
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2005-12-11 2:14 PM (#126735 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....


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OK, Stephen, we get it. The guy at Guitar Center keeps asking me when I'm going to buy an all wood guitar. I told him as soon as I run out of Ovations. My wife accidentally gave me a better idea when she suggested I should consider other models. I'm sure she meant I should sell some Os, but I heard it as permission to buy some Adamases.
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schroeder
Posted 2005-12-11 2:27 PM (#126736 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....


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"....but I heard it as permission to buy some Adamases."

Sounds like a perfectly reasonable understanding to me. Do it and see what happens. I need a new line myself - I don't think "it's such a bargain" is going to work a third time.
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samova
Posted 2005-12-11 2:36 PM (#126737 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....


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I have also rediscovered how wonderful wood guitars are.I still play my slothead adamas from time to time but the wood boxes have that special tone...having said that here is my latest toy.Its a custom order martin 000042 or also known as a M42 slothead.It took 7 months to get this.Sorry,photos are not that good.







This pic has from left to right..Martin D42Slothead vintage burst,Yamaha APX20D,Martin M42amberburst

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Weaser P
Posted 2005-12-11 2:38 PM (#126738 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....


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Originally posted by samova:
[QB]Sorry,photos are not that good.

uh...they're good enough, Sam. Niiice.
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stonebobbo
Posted 2005-12-11 3:06 PM (#126739 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....



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Wow, nice guitars Sam. 12-fret, slot head D-42, in Sunburst no less. Bet that one is really sweet. Lotta bling, too.
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Standingovation
Posted 2005-12-11 3:12 PM (#126740 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....



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Why do Sam's posts always make me feel like cold water penile strinkage. Dave
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2005-12-11 3:27 PM (#126741 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....


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I guess in Arizona you take cold showers for different reasons than we did as teenagers. Again, Dave comes up with a thread stopping analogy.
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samova
Posted 2005-12-11 4:04 PM (#126742 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....


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Dave,that is funny as hell.Where do you come up with these?

The D42slothead 12 fretter will flat out rattle the walls in the music room.It also vibrates all the tops on all my other guitars and opens them up nicely..The hardest guitar to find was the yamaha APX20D.Took me 3 years to find that one.The "D" stands for deep body and very few were made..
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stephent28
Posted 2005-12-11 7:28 PM (#126743 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....



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Damn triple post. Embarrasing :(
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samova
Posted 2005-12-11 8:25 PM (#126744 - in reply to #126720)
Subject: Re: My new Martin helped me.....


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Stephen ,yes that is slightly embarrasing but not as embarrasing as "cold water penile shrinkage".
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