Martin 0018

[1231bugar]

You were playing it in the wrong key, you should put a capo at 7th fret for the right sound.

[wawan721]

cool guitar..

[counciousstream]

Nice video, thanks for posting

[mrnutural]

I would love to visit the Martin factory just for the smell...bought a brandnew D-41 in 2004, still can smell that "new guitar smell" whenever I open the case. Even my old D-18 from 1972 ( bought 2nd hand in 1979 in Monterey ) still tickles my nose with it's odor of wood, glue, lacquer and unknown pickers...

[theamazingsupergirl]

beautiful!

[Trapar137]

Great job, I love this song. Thanks for posting.

[ecko72ben]

yehaaaaaaaaa

[DeerCountry2012]

they make these guitars in my town in pa

[sosauto]

@DeerCountry2012 - I envy you - I'd love to tour the Martin factory

-john

[Jawski2]

@sosauto I lived about a mile away and had/have 3 relatives who work there. I toured several times and it's amazing! (...as is the sound of the guitars!!!)

[DarJack1973]

@DeerCountry2012 Yeah, I would love too tour The Martin Factory too that would be so kool since I have my dad's ole OM-18 Martin it needs some work but I've been told too leave it alone cause it will take the value away from it if I would have anyone touch it many people have offered but I've turned them down:)

[cadjunk]

Very pretty - Gwen

[bertosvids]

Brilliant!

[thalkettoth]

i have a '59 0-18, reminiscent of this! love that bright sound!

[bertosvids]

lovely!

[Mandolin1944]

Beautiful job! You are one heck of a fingerpicker. I sure like to be young again like I was when the song came out --was it '69 or '70?

The downside is I was in the Army then!! (<:

[Mrjsprod]

Nice playing, nice song, nice guitar! You know what they say about wine: the older the better. (I am over 60 too)

[MrWindexter]

Pssssssssssssssssssssssstcheck out

youtube/DDRoyal

[grrrrrrreeeeat]

There's just something about a Martin...

[Trantastic88]

I played one of these yesterday. She was absolutely lovely, so I thought I'd google videos. Your fingerpicking is dead on and you clearly play her often -- I can tell by the tone.

[shuzitzuke]

good job old man its amazing to play guitarr with theese big fingers xD but its very nice^^

[bugaddi51]

Hi -you are cool man --greeting from Germany--watch my videos--winni

[ImOnTheTube]

What year is that lovely martin?

[sosauto]

1967 00-18

[uzi4u182]

Lovely indeed! Awesome. 5 stars

[PAULOcbi]

@ImOnTheTube wow! Nice guitar I have a DC16 and a Rosewood but they are 2008 models,I wonder if they made the 60`s models differently or not?

[warabe53]

Fantastic..5 ***** yet again

[police1545]

that was the bomb whats that song called? i remember it but not the name.

[jystevens]

I think its Hear Comes the Sun

[itstristanyo]

Sounds like Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles

[HALEYSABAI]

Wow, it looks to be in very good condition and sounds great!

[jstambaugh]

Great Pick'n Love the Martin!

[maxneu]

who's the hottie at the end?

[CrazyCow500]

I want your guitar...

[barbixy]

pretty dern cool

[oblongn]

Once again, nice work

[Kikalani]

Beautiful sound. Here Comes the Sun.

[12Radius]

vary nice sound and song and guitar and pickin.

[Rikk303]

They do sound immeadiate as in a crisp Autumn day. The larger bodied ones have a delayed impact. Seem to hang around for hours for a 41 to hit you, but that's not a bad thing either....they're all gorgeous and have that trademark tinkling glass on the upper registers and that harpsichordery grind on the lower ones...if you know what I mean. I'm sure you do. These are Martins!

[sosauto]

Your eloquence is matched only by the sound of a vintage Martin guitar.

-john

[themightyharrison]

Wonderful!

[jordyrob99]

can he play elvis

[Alhipdude]

I have an old 0-18 that never leaves my lap. For small guitars these 18s are some of the finest sounding and playing guitars out there

[youtoupee]

Wow, you just took me on a 35 year trip back to my childhood when my dad played this for me on his Martin 00-18. Thanks for resurrecting a nice memory.

[ZeppelinFreak13]

sir you are very good i play but no where near as crisp and clear as that very beautiful sound

[davidablair]

I was fortunate a few years back to acquire a '59 00-18. It is a remarkable instrument. Wonderful full bass tones and sweet high tones, balanced throughout, and loud to boot. It's perfection for finger picking and fun for rockabilly too. Martin is releasing a Tim O'Brien signature model soon. Some of you may know of a band called "Railroad Earth", the 00-18 is Todd's axe plugged into a Mesa Boogie amp.

Nice playing, sir! Try out a set of Martin SP 80/20 medium lights for even better tone.

[irishguitarist91]

Did Elvis play on a 0018 Martin????

[redbull472]

yea when he first started out, in around the early 50's he used a 1936 000-18 that he paid 80 bucks for. then in late 1954 he traded it for a 1942 D-18 at a music store in memphis. he used it until about june of 55 and then bought a 1954 D-28, which is the guitar martin has recently mass produced at a limited quantity

[seagullshame]

great!

[auto4union]

Im a Taylor man but i do want one of the small bodied Martins!Great playing by the way!Peace!

[redbull472]

a 000 martin would be a better play than any taylor you have ever played..trust me

[auto4union]

Actually the only guitar i`ve played that i would say sounded "better" than my year 200 314ce was an Eric Clapton model ooo Martin!But that was after trying a lot of other Martins<Gibsons.Guilds etc!!I payed £1059 for my Taylor but the Martin was £2700!Pounds not Dollars!

[passionpicking]

I really love it my friend!!!!

So greattttt

Thanks for sharing

Chris

[annula89]

very beautiful.

[jordanthecat]

Nice playing, and a fine sound indeed produced by that guitar of yours. You are successfully overcoming the handicap of not playing a Gibson, and for that I commend you. ;)

[noahjh847]

Great song nice playing!!

[LPFan3118]

Great guitar,good playing!

Keep postin'!

[bocaramsmma]

If god created a guitar, the MARTIN would be the guitar of choice.

[jorgenmac]

this is the guy you want as your grandfather, cool dude, amazing guitar.

[Inky261]

great!

[karsten19]

awesome stuff john! thanks for sharing!!!

[alohasons]

Woa John, who's the babe under the arbor ... I'm tellin!

[jpmineur]

just waiting... souvenirs of j. Prine...

[ColdToiletSeats]

my grandmother had a martin guitar .. but when she passed away my uncle snatched it prolly pawned it since it was worth atleast 7-9 grand

[jayseanNO9]

souned good.

[MoonwalkerPJ]

very nice! you're so skillful with the guitar!

[scarface197605]

very nice tone from that martin - thanks for sharing

[sosauto]

yes...that's what these vids are all about..sharing the unique tone of this 1967 00-18 Martin. It rings like a bell.

-john

[heinekenisgood]

good beatles old guy

[weepnwillo]

Very very nice!how long have you been playing and are you the original owner of your Martin guitar? Thanks again!

[goodfellow1951]

excellent many thanks

[andy65guitar]

The song is "Here comes the sun" by the Beatles! He plays it without the capo on the 7th fret. Great job, different key. Well done.

[jlmccarte]

Great job. What is the name of that song? It reminds me of Little Jeannie.

[greenpoo69]

I love the suspenders!!

[tiffanyrox79]

that is so cool

[tgarratt]

that's beautiful

[sundowna]

nice mellow sound..that`s a keeper  indeed...great picking as always too

[alagogo]

wonderfully done, brillant.

[56panhead]

Great job, but you're missing one chord on the chorus,..after the G hit an E chord on the word "Sun",...just before the words "I said".

[YOUYOU47]

True!!! He should really put that E7 in!!! But beside that, yeah, nice playing.

[npoc]

here comes the sun!<3

[mfoley99]

Good pickin' John old boy. SWEET sounding guitar. That old Martin is really a treasure!

[bulbheadmyass]

Beautiful guitar and sweet picking.

[spiderman7000]

how much is that guitar sir? and how long have you been playing?

[JesseGuitar07]

you are gr8!!love your work very much!

*****

best wish

jesse

[nicenfoxy]

Genius.

[DanielRidener]

Really nice. Would love to jam with you. You are very good. I have a D 28 but I like those smaller body Martins too.

[jimnuge07]

nice job. great sound.

[Brkelner]

it's a beauty.

i have an old O-28 circa 1897

I played it and posted a video.

[erikmoua]

kool good job!! do you have tabs for this song?

[bopbopbobert]

Nice song Nice guitar Nice Job

[MuffBig]

I want that guitar :)

[taghazoutoo]

u are amazing man

[RobertZimmerman897]

Here Comes the Sun George Harrison

Great Stuff

[nachosrule]

i think ive heard doc watson play that...what was the tune?

[xynaxis]

and to think that I was salivating over an OM18 just this afternoon.

[erikmoua]

wow very clean goodjob

[guitarjammer123]

So im lookin at a D-15 Custom.. What do you think?

[guitarjammer123]

Man I would love to have a Martin... Can anybody tell me if a 900 dollar Martin is going to be good? If I am going to buy one I want to buy a nice clean sounding one... I dont just want a cheap one.

[sosauto]

This one cost me $450 (used) back in the 70's plus about $600 in repairs along the way. All in all a very worthwhile investment.

-john

[wrh94558]

Thanks for some nice music ..... My 00-18 is no longer metal strung ..... (getting too old and tender!) but it works well with nylon as well.

Wish I palyed as well as you Martin 160229 - 00-18

[morgantm]

I like that littel 00-18. How old is it? You've inspired me to track down one myself. My D-28 is getting too big for me. Much thanks for your great videos. Terry Morgan in Western New York State

[sosauto]

1967. One of the last made before Martin changed the bridge plate design - which many think negatively affected the tone on subsequent models.

-john

[xxxrayman]

still d'best. rw

[moonshineman25]

i really enjoyed hearing you and your martin! im a martin picker myself.

[pokerworld]

man seeing your love of martins kinda makes me regret buying my taylor recently. in my price range i tried out a whole bunch of martin's and taylor's, trying to find the right one. i guess i don't regret it, because i found "the one" for me, which i currently use. i guess i want a martin too! i need more money!!!

[sunbeams7]

That guitar just sounds amazing, now capo it on the seventh fret and see how real it sounds...gawd I wish I had a Martin

[Z7E1R30]

awesome song from the beatles!

[Pickinbuddy]

Very tasteful playing!

[pieterroelofs]

wow thats ''here comes the sun'' aint it?

[fouramhq]

What is it about the 0018 that makes it so desireable?

[sosauto]

>What is it about the 0018 that makes it so desireable?<

For me its the way the treble strings ring out. Never heard any other guitar that sounds quite like a 00-18 (pre-1967 00-18 that is...)

[srk64]

Thanks for making a bad week turn into a good one..After hearing you play ..Makes any day Bright

[Mattboy2388]

have u ever listened to the classical/Romantic works of Andres Segovia??

[flaviafaifer]

i just don't know what to say...

very very good!

[cooksterz]

I came back just to hear it again!!

[falkrik]

Great job! I have my grandpa's Martin - the same one you have but it was built in 1935. Great sounding guitar and song!

[marksmangiovanni]

Wow your amazing!! and love that Guitar.

[zazzidog]

Great going grandpa!!!!

[Skyboy4788]

my head exploded

[fsw1]

i love you!

[ormusbaxter]

:) nice song nicely played

[McLennon23]

You remind me of my grandfather too, except for the guitar playing part; My grandfather can't play guitar.

[miletie]

bravo

[bronyraurstomp]

Wow, I hear years of practice there.

[HerecomesTheSun666]

i envy you.You rock at guitar and you plkayed my favorite Harrison songs.

[jlrguitar]

thanks for posting your videos but post more please! great song and great playing.

[eeker66]

here comes the son little darling

[mt8383]

damn that's impressive

[jlrguitar]

great song and great playing... post more videos!

[kangtheconqueror]

Nice one John Boy!! Very well played. Who's the Vixen at the end??

[tmoodyband]

I like the Alzarez guitar better. I want a Santa Cruz vintage artist or Tony Rice model!!

[DrNight]

Here Comes The Sun Lala lala

[DesignatedAlcoholic]

amazing. fucking beautiful

[saulovieira]

great man... congratulations

[DuchessofDuh]

beautiful!

[agntjennybaby]

You remind me of my grandpa...nice music

[JaGz4LyFe]

more vids, where have you been?

[JaGz4LyFe]

Question? How much did you pay for that guitar, if you don't mind?

[sosauto]

Bought for $475 in the late '70's - $600 worth of work at a Martin shop fixing neck angle and a few other things, so I have about $1,075 in it. No, I don't want to sell it :)

john

[scavenger18]

cheers(:

[lunalu]

wow this goes in my heart great playing i wish i could play like you *clap*

[booooooooooo32]

can you play a song by johnny cash PLEASE!

[mkimball]

here comes the sun dada dada

[pencil3644]

Tons of respect man!

[gussick]

Hey, i really would like to see you play Paul McCartneys Jenny Wren. I really love that song... and this one too by the way =)

[5chn1bb3l]

i like it. just cool, your stuff.

[pegheadproductions]

When I was your age, I could do that too! :-)

Fantastic!

[juju39130]

good dude ! please understand me !!!! lol

[olejake]

I wish you was my grand pappy so I could learn, You have a gift my friend.

[raulpage]

great man youre azome

[srk64]

My Grandfather used to play for me ..Brings back alot of smiles ..Your Great Thanks ..

[carlosewm]

Man, that's awesome ^^, i gonna learn it in my guitar as soon as i get new steel strings ^^

[JFKToday]

How much did you pay for that guitar 6000$??

[KorvorraCzeztikov]

Well done. A lovely rendition.

[Daleto]

beautiful

[salliepw]

fag

[TheHappyCynic]

Great! But I am really curious who that woman is in the breif photo the last 2 seconds of the clip...Is it a tribute? If its just a personal tribute, I respect that...

[sosauto]

My GrandDaughter

[cruzieal1]

NIce one old dude you kick my ass, I'll be that gud at your age!

[2Phumphy2]

Ok? that was kindof... Odd?

[ilikebeer]

ur kind of odd.. so what?

[emmalillywilson]

Love your vids!

[PrinceAvison]

Your great, defently talented player :) I should practice on my finger picking lol it sounds so beautiful when you play.

[threepin]

I love this song I play it in a different way though I use hammering to play the chords, while the gutiar is lying across my lap.

[CheeseHatProductions]

HERE COMES THE SUN!!!! YAY!!! I must learn this song someday, I don'thave the patience to do so though.

[juzanicegurl]

wow nicely done ... play and sing more PAAAAAAleaseee

[htuong95]

Nice guitar. I need to save up for a Martin.

[darkishn]

You are a guitar-man hahah !

[pienius2]

U ROCK MAN

[greendaymaniac]

i love the beatles

[pascalmahler]

WoooooooooW

[hurracaneltd]

nice its well relaxing that music

[s7rik3p4rk3r]

i like rock but for some reason i really like this.

[SamIam222]

Dang, I love that song. Beatles rock, man.

[dustnmyeye]

Ooh, I love this song. Great job!!