SoundHouseMusic - Martin HD-28 or Gibson J-45?

[thegertkenator]

Martin Vs. Gibson

Martin owns Gibson

[AK47cowboy]

Shoulda picked up a Gibson Advanced Jumbo to compare with. Had one kick my d28s butt and i took the gibson home! A j45 is no match for a big martin dread, but the AJ is a monster bluegrass guitar

[62catfan]

HD 28 all the way . I have both The J45 Plays like a China Made Guitar.

[sceicspiar]

GIBSON J 45!!!! FOREVER

[popoaggie]

The Gibson sounds sort of muffled. the notes don't seem to jump out as much as the Martin. Could be a lot of reasons. Different types and gauges of strings, old shopworn strings ect...

[vladgurzuf]

Martin HD-28 !!!

[TheBdriver]

I agree with doormat.. the J45 was clearly not in tune properly.. although I would favor the martin regardless.. tone is tone and martin had the edge.. if Gibson does one thing well its the Les Paul...Martin is simply a superior acoustic .. if they both cost the same my money is going to go to a Martin

[bobbyearl60]

funny...these were my final 2 guitars on my last purchase.bought an hd28.far more volume and a buttersmooth action. the gibbie also made the final cut last time but was beat out by a taylor because it was better for stage due to the es electronics.if i ever buy another acoustic it would be a j45 or 50.they are quieter and a little light sounding until they break in.when they do you realize why theyve been around since the 40s.best guitar i never owned.

[dlongmem]

...please learn from this-you are comparing a Rosewood guitar with a Mahogany....why...?

[DoorMat444]

Tuning the J-45 would help it's cause a little more ;)

[sbigglesby]

Tonewise, I'd recommend both. Strum that J-45 and play a bluegrass lead over the top with the HD-28.

[monsterlabeffects]

@sbigglesby I say the opposite the martin sounds bigger and fuller and always do but j45,s have a brighter more mid range sound good for lead and looking fancy lol . I grew up with my dad playing a j45 and grandfather playing a d35.His j45 was a dog but I own gibsons it,s just impossible touch my d28 for this kind of playing period

[tmertube]

Martin wins volume, but that does not always mean the tone is better. (Although in my opinion the Martin still sounds better too)

[AK47cowboy]

Its comparing apples to oranges. However in my opinion the j45 sounds small and is all highs. It sounds too jangly. The martin was big and alive!

[peterjordan12]

I own both, both are great guitars in their own right, impossible to judge the sound by a short video on youtube, one should really try them personally. At this level I think there are no winners or losers but only "different" sounding instruments.

[hawg427]

The Gibson has NO sound projection, it's quiet compared to the Martin. Martin Wins hands down.

[snapperjohn1000]

if this was one of the santa cruz line guitars it would all be over,because there would be no comparison. Even in a raw video the santa cruz guitar projects clear definition with volume to spare. I do not own a gibson,i cant afford it and there are very few gibsons i find that have the right magic about them these days. i do not hate gibsons,i just cant find one that does what it is meant to do. I own a 1979 martin d28 that has had many upgrades done to it ,and all of my guilds are perfect .

[bluegrasssingingman]

@snapperjohn1000 Santa Cruz are very nice guitars. This Hd-28 doesn't have a LSH. The Tony Rice Santa Cruz does. LSH just adds a touch more deep tone. I have a HD-28 sound can't be beat. I have a HD-16R LSH it has a deep tone great mids and highs. I like it better then my HD-28, because of the LSH. It has all the vol. you need. By the way Gibson is over priced junk. Santa Cruz cost more then a Gibson, or at lease as much. Depending on what model. Tony Rice Santa Cruz is no better then my HD-16

[zumaboy57]

Both of course!

[falstaff1791]

J-45 sounds like it has the volume turned down, huge difference, HD-28 rocks.

[ashesfallmusic]

Martin

and yea= i am a b=gibson fan to

[everysinglenamesgone]

Both so totally different! And both so wonderful!

[Patriksundvik]

Thanks alot for this clip!! Nice guitars and good playing.