An average guitar made to sound GREAT..obviously it is the player.
I regret not having specified 1/4" braces when I ordered my "once in a lifetime" Martin.I am semi disappointed.I specified the premium Adirondack & Madagascar body with V neck & FS Ad. braces..but I found it somewhat stiff..especially compared to a Lowden. I neglected to regester in my mind that the best early Century Martins used 1/4" braces.Your guitar sounds very good here. I just bought the XLS..hopefully not another mistake.
Absolutely FANTASTIC! Just bought this guitar, although I'm concerned it might sound just a bit soft for my tastes (too bass?). What kind of strings are you using? Would light gauge change the tone drastically?
@peterpulpitpounder thank you. i use elixir 11-52 always. I have tried martins-ghs-dr "10s" strings and it sounded NO GOOD. very thin sound for my taste.
I'm assuming you used the Elixirs on this recording. Whatever be the case, it sounds great. With my new HD28, I find the bass a bit muddy for my tastes. I have medium GHS strings on it now, and the original Martin mediums sound much better. I might experiement with a different saddle. I have to say that you playing is wonderful, and I wish I could do the same!
@peterpulpitpounder Music Villa has an awesome custom HD-28. Not as flabby in the bass as an HD-28 and not as tight as a D-28, somewhere in the middle. It uses the golden era rear shifted bracing and swaps one of the 5/16 bass tone bars for a 1/4 bass tone bar. Its worth checking out. I have always been stuck between a D-28 and an HD-28 and the be the answer.
WOW!! that sounded incredible. And I mean the playing most of all. This could have been recorded with two tin cans and a string and it would have moved me. Very, very nice!
An average guitar made to sound GREAT..obviously it is the player.
I regret not having specified 1/4" braces when I ordered my "once in a lifetime" Martin.I am semi disappointed.I specified the premium Adirondack & Madagascar body with V neck & FS Ad. braces..but I found it somewhat stiff..especially compared to a Lowden. I neglected to regester in my mind that the best early Century Martins used 1/4" braces.Your guitar sounds very good here. I just bought the XLS..hopefully not another mistake.
merseybeat1963 2 weeks ago
i couldn;t do that , because i don;t remember what i played. it was a capture of that moment. thak you for the comments!!
spimav1 1 month ago
I wish you lived next door so you could show me how you played this. Love it! I also wish I had the nice mic you used!
peterpulpitpounder 1 month ago
Great recording. Which version of the 414 is it?
skopjemusic 1 month ago
nice song
MrMasterRhythm 2 months ago
thank you , for your comments. I never use a capo.
spimav1 3 months ago
Did you use a capo?
peterpulpitpounder 3 months ago
Absolutely FANTASTIC! Just bought this guitar, although I'm concerned it might sound just a bit soft for my tastes (too bass?). What kind of strings are you using? Would light gauge change the tone drastically?
peterpulpitpounder 3 months ago
@peterpulpitpounder thank you. i use elixir 11-52 always. I have tried martins-ghs-dr "10s" strings and it sounded NO GOOD. very thin sound for my taste.
spimav1 3 months ago
@spimav1
I'm assuming you used the Elixirs on this recording. Whatever be the case, it sounds great. With my new HD28, I find the bass a bit muddy for my tastes. I have medium GHS strings on it now, and the original Martin mediums sound much better. I might experiement with a different saddle. I have to say that you playing is wonderful, and I wish I could do the same!
peterpulpitpounder 3 months ago
@peterpulpitpounder Music Villa has an awesome custom HD-28. Not as flabby in the bass as an HD-28 and not as tight as a D-28, somewhere in the middle. It uses the golden era rear shifted bracing and swaps one of the 5/16 bass tone bars for a 1/4 bass tone bar. Its worth checking out. I have always been stuck between a D-28 and an HD-28 and the be the answer.
timbov123 2 months ago
@spimav1
Hmmm, and it doesn't sound too thin with the 11-52 elixirs?
peterpulpitpounder 2 months ago
thank you for the comment! best wishes!
spimav1 3 months ago
WOW!! that sounded incredible. And I mean the playing most of all. This could have been recorded with two tin cans and a string and it would have moved me. Very, very nice!
FreddysFrets 4 months ago
Oh, that sounds good. :)
JRCrowley 6 months ago
Awesome demo.
Geotubest 7 months ago
could you please tell me the name of this song? it really is amazing. also fantastic recording and sampling of the HD28 sound, thanks for this :)
RedLedZep 9 months ago
@RedLedZep thank you for the comments! this is not a song. it is an improvisation of that moment. nothing more. hehe...!
spimav1 9 months ago