I have two videos on Utube - one is of my 1944 0-17 and the second is of my 1940 00-17. I thought it would be good for folks to be able to compare the sound of each model being played with same tune and recorded under identical condition.
great sound! which do you prefer, your 00 or 0 body? I'm looking into getting one of the two. Does this one have scalloped braces? I think '44 was a bit of a sketchy year for knowing for sure, but your 00 seems so much louder, or is that just 'cause of the body size?
The 00-17 is louder of the two guitars but the 0-17 also holds its own for the small body size. For some reason this particular 00-17 sounds really good in double dropped D. The 0-17 sounds great in standard tuning. The 0-17 has scalloped bracing, its an early 44 before they shifted later that year into production of tapered braces rather than scalloped. These guitars vary a lot in terms of their unique sound print, I'd go for best sounding one that you can find rather than 0 vs 00.
okay totally gonna sound like a geek here but the 015 and 017 were different in more ways than the glossy finish. The 017 had 20 frets total and the 015 only had 19 total frets. This is due to the fact that on the 015 the sound hole is slightly higher up than it was on the 017 (this is the case on all 15 and 17 series guitars from that era.) This makes a difference in the sound because the X brace was placed in a different spot on the 15 and 17 series guitars.
I have two videos on Utube - one is of my 1944 0-17 and the second is of my 1940 00-17. I thought it would be good for folks to be able to compare the sound of each model being played with same tune and recorded under identical condition.
gap378 3 years ago
Hey, I'm a little confused. Is this a video of you playing a 00-17 or a 0-17?
abefitz99 3 years ago
great sound! which do you prefer, your 00 or 0 body? I'm looking into getting one of the two. Does this one have scalloped braces? I think '44 was a bit of a sketchy year for knowing for sure, but your 00 seems so much louder, or is that just 'cause of the body size?
Samsamuel 3 years ago
The 00-17 is louder of the two guitars but the 0-17 also holds its own for the small body size. For some reason this particular 00-17 sounds really good in double dropped D. The 0-17 sounds great in standard tuning. The 0-17 has scalloped bracing, its an early 44 before they shifted later that year into production of tapered braces rather than scalloped. These guitars vary a lot in terms of their unique sound print, I'd go for best sounding one that you can find rather than 0 vs 00.
gap378 3 years ago
I'm confused -- is this a video of you playing a 0-17 or abn 00-17?
abefitz99 3 years ago
I like the tone of the Martin Guitars, mine is a 1927 Model
easye1989 3 years ago
john frusciante has two martin 0-15
reetman100 4 years ago
that said, the only difference between the 0-15 and 0-17 was that the 17 has a glossier finish...
itsinhiseyes1 3 years ago
okay totally gonna sound like a geek here but the 015 and 017 were different in more ways than the glossy finish. The 017 had 20 frets total and the 015 only had 19 total frets. This is due to the fact that on the 015 the sound hole is slightly higher up than it was on the 017 (this is the case on all 15 and 17 series guitars from that era.) This makes a difference in the sound because the X brace was placed in a different spot on the 15 and 17 series guitars.
jeb419 3 years ago
touche :p
itsinhiseyes1 3 years ago
Sure is a great tone
alexosos 4 years ago
Great tone coming from that little guitar
jodyguitar 4 years ago
That thing sounds great : )
darkoriginhunter 4 years ago