This guitar looks and sounds like brand-new...brrrr My 1990 D45 has lots of dings dongs bruises and scratches but sounds soo much ..bigger. Many Martin guitars have such a huge potential but sometimes it takes years of playing to really come out. But the D45 still is the holy grail. Sorry, longjonwhite;-)
Doesnt sound as good as d-28's and d-18's, I think it has to much fancycrap on it sucking the tone. Although i wish the d-28's and 18's had the inlayed headstock at least.
Sure, it's really nice, but as my brother always asks, "But is it 6 to 10 times the price nice?" Point is that I paid 550 dollars for a Blueridge BR-160A on Ebay amd I defy anyone to play them both and tell me that the Martin is ten times better, it simply isn't.
@icystratopaul Agreed; however, I was talking relativity here: The question is does the Martin sound (I looked up the price so I have to amend my earlier comment) 15 times better? I think not. There also may be a certain amount of snob appeal happening as well. I think you'd be amazed if you were to perform a blindfold test with those two and other less famous guitars mic'ed up really well.....
I see Martin here, Gibson, Taylor few others. If you own any of the guitars shown here; be proud. I have two Taylors now 714cesd and 814ce. I have traded a 414 and a Gibson Hummingbird to get what I have now. I am 55 so I may not be around when most of these brands peak in sound (humidity controlled guys?) so although all are beautifully crafted and made and sound good now, I go with Taylor out of the box. Still preference but if knew the tech behind these guys... out of the box, buy Taylor.
@The1970sInfatuate Never heard of em, so im guessing thier small boutiqish and they wont be around long like the other bazillion boutique martin copiers out there that flop. With over 150 years and counting i'd have to say martin has it pretty much wrapped up with the who's king in the acoustic world. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say you probably own one of these olsen's hence your remark.
I have a martin HD28.was looking for a little more beef in low end than my Taylor714.both are excellent guitars.Chose the Martin over a J45 Only because the action on the martin was better in this instance(rare Indeed).I personally prefer a Taylor onstage because of their electronics but Martin and Gibson unamplified.whats best is so dependent on how, where and what you play.I wouldnt put my old Harmony Soveriegn 00 against any of the above,but it will smoke them all in back porch solo blues.
After having listened to all the guitars I've come to the conclusion that this is the one that sounds best to my ear. The Gibson J45 comes in second place for me.
Martin guitars just sound AMAZING flatpicked, and that bassy tone sounds killer playing rhythm. A Martin and a Gibson next to each other can fill in for a whole band.
Sounds just like a Martin D45 to me! Personally, the D28 sounds better. The D28 is the "Mother" of acoustic recordings. Like a Titleist ball in golf, you can't go wrong with a D28 in music.
You know what's wierd? Probobly going to get killed for saying this here, but I have an older Roland VG-88 guitar modeler for my Strat, and it has a Martin D45 model in it. The presets are awful, but I spent a lot of time creating my own patch.....and....it sounds almost exactly like this video. Played from my Strat. I actually didn't know it was that close untill I saw this.
It sounds great, but the D-45's from the late 60's would blow that thing apart. Just listen to some old Neil clips from the early seventies and tell me that isn't the best guitar sound you've ever heard.
@LelouchLamperouge019 No they didn't when purchased new. You're comparing a guitar over 40 years old to a new guitar. 40 years from now this guitar will have that great sound also. A aged guitar will have a better sound. It doesn't matter when you use pick ups,and kill the woods aging process. People that plays rock, country, and use pick ups don't know how a guitar is suppose to sound like. Electric is for tone deaf people. To go with their flat chords.
@bluegrasssingingman I know what you mean. I'm talking Neil's D-45 from when it was only 3-4 years old. It is from 1968. I know for a fact this guitar isn't a 2010 D-45. The top is too dark.
I know what a guitar sounds like and I'm not a huge fan of electric. I like a little Neil electric, some more somber stuff, ya know.
You do realize that a D-42 has the same specs as a D-45 right? The only difference is ornamentation. Thats like saying you prefer the sound of a D-28 over the HD-28. Learn your stuff before trying to sound cool. also, YOU CAN NOT DEMO A MARTIN WITHOUT PLAYING BLUEGRASS. You left out the coolest part of the instrument!!!
@lerlo Hey, first of all, don't tell me I "better" do something. Second, no shit they're different, you can tell that by the name. But the "h" means herringbone, a pattern on the binding of the guitar. So, in terms of sound (which is what this conversation was all about if you paid attention), the h does not make a difference. Unless you think a pattern can vibrate differently and your ears are so tuned that you can pick up the subtle difference. Mind your own business.
@stratplayer123 the HD28 and the D28 sound completely different. A small mirror (or martin's posted specs) will show that the HD28 has scalloped braces, and the D28 does not. Because of this, the two sound very different.
@bluegrasssingingman Hey asshole, i was just making an observation. Typical fucking american, thinks only american products are good. You don't even know about Takamine retard. They have a custom shop with luthiers who build far superior instruments to Martin. My tak is custom built to my specs. I've owned a D45 and it sucked so bad I had to sell it. You pay for the name and the prestige with Martin not the playability or tone.
The Martin D45 is a great guitar and better than any Takamine I've ever played, and I owned a couple of them (TAN77, TAN45, TAN46, TAN16). Takamine makes good guitars, but they aren't up to par unamplified. Great for gigs though, as they are very stable constructions - even the top of the line guitars use laminated sides.
However, I prefer Furch and Lowden guitars to Martin in general, as I love Redwood / Cedar tops.
Yeah. Martins surely are nice guitars. I might get a 00-15 at some point, which has quite a character of it's own. I think the 15 series is pretty cool in general...hard to find any other all-mahogany guitars around here.
However, I do think there are better guitars for the money at least in the low / mid price segment. Furch (sold under the name "Stonebridge" in the US) IMHO wins there. Antoine Dufour played one of those, so I guess they can't be too bad, haha.
@GRAFq I've Played, Martin, Lowden, Taylor, Takamine, Ovation, Guild, Olsen.. name one I've tried it.. No one stands to a Good Martin. It's true that you must choose your own, I've been lucky, 25 years ago I Bought my HD28 choosing her from something like 50 different Martins in the store. Honestly, never ever heard guitars like Martins,At least the ones produced until 15 years ago. ;) Yes, maybe in the mid-low price range, but a good Martin it's for Life HAHAHAHA!
Great sound! Loud even though can't really tell. All these guitars sound cold. Can you send me one anyway? I promise to send it back some day. Still solid wood all-round? Anyway my custom flat-top is 25 years old and no contest. Had a prewar D-18. No contest for sure!. Better to travel and find a pawn shop or NY style guitar shop - watch the even play all over fretting and the straight neck fret-board. May need some work. But that's the way you buy an acoustic!!!
@clayto1332 Martin! Martin, Martin, Martin! Every single time. Gibson does not hold a candle to Martin. Not bashing, just the honest truth. I've played this guitar. Gorgeous. Great harmonics, resonance for days. Amazing instrument.
@gaiolinn I'm a sound engineer and spent 7 years studying sound and have worked in Abbey Roads Studios as a junior mastering engineer . .. I have weak ears coming from a guy listening to a shit quality recording on youtube lol. Ok kid, what I am telling you is that guitar is nothing and above some guitars well under half it's price.
That aside, I'm not a kid, if you are as old as you say you are on your profile (I doubt it), you're only 1 year older than me.
Irellevant stuff.
I'm not a sound engineer, I never worked with any sound equipment besides musical instruments and relative amps but I'll be damned if I can't tell appart the sound of a mediocre (due to the woods used) guitar from a good and expensive one (with rare woods) like Martins/Taylors/Guilds etc.
@gaiolinn LMFAO, that actually made me laugh, my user name is immature lol? You are not surely implying because my username contains numbers due to the face the name I wanted was already taken that it is some how immature lol? Anyway ... Now to completely shatter your argument, re-read what you wrote and then re-read what I wrote. I NEVER said that this guitar can be compared to a "mediocre" guitar for example a £500 one. I said compared with one "under half it's price" well this guitar . . . .
@gaiolinn retails for as much as £7000 an average price of probably £5500, half that ... you get £2500, if you think a "mediocre" guitar is £2500 then heaven help you lol. Do you even play an instrument? Seriously? Of course this guitar sounds better than some guitars. What I said was is just because people like yourself masturbate over it knowing it costs £5000 doesn't make it automatically "better" and certainly doesn't make it "sound better" than any guitar over £2000 maybe even lower.
@xDet3rmin4tionx Yes I have played guitar for quite a while and held/played hundreds of them and each had it's particular sound.
Everything in how a guitar is built counts for it's sound value, including the age of the wood, the older the better.
I seriously don't understand why start such an arguement if in the end you're just going to agree with me. "Of course this guitar sounds better than some guitars."
Yes this is the bottom line of this whole conversation.
@gaiolinn I didn't agree with you lol, you obviously don't have the intelect to continue this conversation. What I said to you was just because it's expensive don't mean it's the best sounding guitar ever made, there is FAR more to the construction of guitars than that and the "magic" behind them. All the best with your guitar playing I'm sorry you humiliated yourself in the manner you did. Good bye Gaiolinn ;) x.
@gaiolinn@gaiolinn Oh hello again lol, I thought you had already gone! You have given us a great laugh in the studio today I'm telling you lol. Guitars of greater value "generally" will have greater performance and sound but NOT ALWAYS since every guitar made is different, just because one has £5000 price tag doesn't mean it's always better. If you were actually experienced with instrument construction and sound like I am you would know that lol. I hope you can move on from this rofl
@gaiolinn No the D100 and D 50 are worth there value. Are they made any different from a D 16 line or any above this line price value no. All Martins are pretty much made the same. Bracing is pretty much are the difference, body style, and wood. D100- D50 a 100 made. The inlay work, limited addition is why it cost so much. it is called a investment. To you arguing the value of a D45. It' is no better then a D 16 HD, or HD 16 LSH. When it comes to sound, Playability, and Quality.
@bluegrasssingingman The D45 is price on the inlay work. It decide on what type of bone nut, bone saddle, and bone push pins are used. My 1992 HD- 28, 1973 D-35 is just as good in sound and playability. The same quality of building the guitar was applied. All the woods they use is the same quality. In all the Martin guitars. The Indian Rosewood in a D16 is the same Indian Rosewood in D28, D35, D40, D41,D42, and D45. HD lines is the bracing used, to sound more vintage. Vintage = aged sound.
@bluegrasssingingman Actually once they go into the 40 series they start using higher quality woods. I dont believe that makes the 3300 price difference fair along with inlay work all over the guitar, but it is a higher quality instrument.
@bluegrasssingingman Its not the types of wood its the grade of wood. Its a higher quality East Indian Rosewood. Just go to martins custom shop and look at the grades. they have a premium option or a standard option. the 40 series uses premium rosewood as opposed to standard Indian rosewood. The wood will just be flawless. there's not much of a difference but there is one. :]
@isaiahgonzalezig You would think so, but I don't think they are using any higher grade wood. Unless you want Brazilian,Mascara , or any custom to that effect. All that is different is the tuning keys,bracing,type of tops, bone nuts, push pins, or saddle bone. From the 16 line up there is not that much differences. They play, feel, and sound so much alike. Really there isn't that much a difference to notice. Then again you could be right. One is as good as the other. It is all in ones taste.
@isaiahgonzalezig Well in the 40 series you're getting in to inlay. Which takes more labor. Inlay is not cheap here in the States. 40 series up mostly has Weaver keys which is over rated. I can't see where Weaver is better then Grover. Weaver's are lighter in size. I can't hear where they make the guitar produce better sound. That a lot of people claim they let the guitar vibrate more, which produces better sound. I'll stick with my HD28 and D35. I agree with you about the 3300.
@xDet3rmin4tionx You are tone deaf. You're a engineer, and spent 7 years studying sound. You said gaiolinn was masturbating. You need to stop telling you're own sins, because it made you tone deaf after 7 years.
D45 has a distinctive bass register which doesn't exist in many other acoustic guitars but it just isn't my cup of tea. Still, I have to say that it is one of the most beautiful sounding acoustics when played with a pick and strummed that I've heard until now..
Martins have such a distinctive "dark" tone to them. When I was younger, I never really appreaciated that warmth and leaned toward brighter guitars like my Gibson...but as I've gotten older, the complexity of the Martin tone has begun to intrigue me more and more.
@braclo93 No Martin comes with Martin Sp Med. Phosphor Bronze .013-.056. You're Tak. Japan Junk is not in this league of Martin. I'm not trying to be rude. It is just the truth.
Love it. Want it. Need to acquire it. Probably have to steal it.
rocketjunkie88 6 hours ago
This guitar looks and sounds like brand-new...brrrr My 1990 D45 has lots of dings dongs bruises and scratches but sounds soo much ..bigger. Many Martin guitars have such a huge potential but sometimes it takes years of playing to really come out. But the D45 still is the holy grail. Sorry, longjonwhite;-)
hopfuser 3 days ago
Nice to hear the same pieces played on different geetars to compare. Thanks mate.
ps. My 1990 D28 eats this and then spits abalone binding all week.
longjonwhite 4 days ago
Doesnt sound as good as d-28's and d-18's, I think it has to much fancycrap on it sucking the tone. Although i wish the d-28's and 18's had the inlayed headstock at least.
icystratopaul 1 week ago
Nice guitar. Very expensive.
Stratboy999 1 week ago
nice, but i think that it really only sounds as good as the speakers you are hearing it through?
bgroboski56 1 week ago
You want to hear a D45, just listen to Crosby, Stills and Nash fuck this
rfranklinw1 1 week ago
beginning from 7500 usd :(
kabuCee 1 week ago
8250€? whahahWHAAT ?!
rrgert4 1 week ago
Sure, it's really nice, but as my brother always asks, "But is it 6 to 10 times the price nice?" Point is that I paid 550 dollars for a Blueridge BR-160A on Ebay amd I defy anyone to play them both and tell me that the Martin is ten times better, it simply isn't.
ChamberOfSorrow 1 week ago
@ChamberOfSorrow Biiiiiiiiiiig difference between a blueridge 160 and martin D-45 my friend. In oh so many ways.......
icystratopaul 1 week ago
@icystratopaul Agreed; however, I was talking relativity here: The question is does the Martin sound (I looked up the price so I have to amend my earlier comment) 15 times better? I think not. There also may be a certain amount of snob appeal happening as well. I think you'd be amazed if you were to perform a blindfold test with those two and other less famous guitars mic'ed up really well.....
ChamberOfSorrow 1 day ago
Its beautiful but will sound better if you bash fuck out of it (not literally) playing aggressively over time
rocketjunkie88 1 week ago
I see Martin here, Gibson, Taylor few others. If you own any of the guitars shown here; be proud. I have two Taylors now 714cesd and 814ce. I have traded a 414 and a Gibson Hummingbird to get what I have now. I am 55 so I may not be around when most of these brands peak in sound (humidity controlled guys?) so although all are beautifully crafted and made and sound good now, I go with Taylor out of the box. Still preference but if knew the tech behind these guys... out of the box, buy Taylor.
minpinman 1 week ago
fucking beautiful instrument.
beninatorskater 2 weeks ago
sounds like any other top of the range martin to me from d18 upwards . but who am I .
carnwath 2 weeks ago
wooow that guitar sounds and looks lijke heaven. would be great if they had one that sounded just like this but a 12 string
andrew19vato 2 weeks ago
my martin HD-16r lsh sounds way better than this
theadalfi 2 weeks ago
How about including a Takamine in your line up.
Rinty145 3 weeks ago
Olson guitars sound way better than this.
The1970sInfatuate 3 weeks ago
@The1970sInfatuate They are also much more expensive. For the price, this guitar is fantastic.
TheHamishbatten1995 2 weeks ago
@The1970sInfatuate Never heard of em, so im guessing thier small boutiqish and they wont be around long like the other bazillion boutique martin copiers out there that flop. With over 150 years and counting i'd have to say martin has it pretty much wrapped up with the who's king in the acoustic world. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say you probably own one of these olsen's hence your remark.
icystratopaul 1 week ago
It sounds hella expensive
themanchild27 3 weeks ago
I have a martin HD28.was looking for a little more beef in low end than my Taylor714.both are excellent guitars.Chose the Martin over a J45 Only because the action on the martin was better in this instance(rare Indeed).I personally prefer a Taylor onstage because of their electronics but Martin and Gibson unamplified.whats best is so dependent on how, where and what you play.I wouldnt put my old Harmony Soveriegn 00 against any of the above,but it will smoke them all in back porch solo blues.
bobbyearl60 3 weeks ago
After having listened to all the guitars I've come to the conclusion that this is the one that sounds best to my ear. The Gibson J45 comes in second place for me.
stratovani 3 weeks ago
Martin guitars just sound AMAZING flatpicked, and that bassy tone sounds killer playing rhythm. A Martin and a Gibson next to each other can fill in for a whole band.
9393zach 3 weeks ago
Sounds just like a Martin D45 to me! Personally, the D28 sounds better. The D28 is the "Mother" of acoustic recordings. Like a Titleist ball in golf, you can't go wrong with a D28 in music.
71MARTIND28 4 weeks ago
Nice mix of a warm and bright tone!
brycemusic 1 month ago
at 1:07 i almost didnt believe the sound. that was extrodinary. beautiful
the2menis1 1 month ago
i still think my d-28 superior quality replica(yamaki w-115 folk deluxe) sounds better than all the guitars i've ever heard.
ddiablolll 1 month ago
....noble sounding guitar ! LES
lesleypaul59 1 month ago
Of course it sounds amazing, they go for around $8000.00 .
vasagram 1 month ago
Nah, Hohner all the way
mrbenthemop 1 month ago
I used to play a martin. Then i took an arrow to the knee. Now I play a takamine.
bridemusiccanada 1 month ago
fuck. i missed the Santa
kotnikd3 1 month ago
Martin for life! Nothing like them!
Brennan29 1 month ago
i prefer the epiphone hummingbird over this martin
jacksondemarre 1 month ago
When I heard 1:27 I was thinking he was going to play Whole Lotta Love xD
edugmu21 1 month ago
great
apsou02 1 month ago
I think Martins are made to play high on the fret board
silverjunky999 1 month ago
Sounds like angels singing...
TheBanjoGeezer 1 month ago
That first finger arpeggio part in the beginning, was it all just improvisation of a part of some song? I'd love to learn it!
Mattus1111 1 month ago
does blueridge have good bright sound like sort of like a taylor?
EnjoiYourLoss 1 month ago
@EnjoiYourLoss No Blueridge is well balanced deep and clear mids and highs. Taylor is a piece of crap next to a Blueridge. Taylor is garbage period.
bluegrasssingingman 3 weeks ago
Now that's a guitar!
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Sound excellent for country style!!!
BradTheBluefish22 2 months ago
To be fair, they all sound the same and some are a bit more bassy than others.
rockyjnr10 2 months ago 3
I fucking like this guitar !
justine10191 2 months ago
Im left handed :(
declan215 2 months ago
I used to play guitar... then I took an arrow in the knee.
bimmergsp 2 months ago
@bimmergsp i used to tell arrow to the knee jokes but then i took arrow to the knee
ilmanmuutajamuutilma 2 months ago
@bimmergsp Not funny...
daplayer 2 months ago
My dream guitar
glenjamz 2 months ago
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The fingering arpeggio song is so beautiful, it's an idea from the guitarist or is a composition from a band or a guitarist ?
joshua85100 2 months ago
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joshua85100 2 months ago
Um yeah, that sounds really good!
0713mas 2 months ago
The Martin ltd edition d50 koa deluxe $39,999!
antibieberforce10000 2 months ago
You sir. Have THE greatest job on the planet.
MrNate0620 2 months ago 87
@MrNate0620 phil x´s job is better
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Could somebody tell me the chords he's using for the strumming sections?
Kinda new at guitar, so I can't recognize them:)
TheDaneTuts 2 months ago
the winner!
TheBrunosaurus 2 months ago
easily 7500 at most places. no thank you.
RHCPgroupie42 3 months ago
Quanto custa esse violão? Pretendo comprar um esse ano ainda...procurando o violão certo...profissional...
mardsooon 3 months ago
You know what's wierd? Probobly going to get killed for saying this here, but I have an older Roland VG-88 guitar modeler for my Strat, and it has a Martin D45 model in it. The presets are awful, but I spent a lot of time creating my own patch.....and....it sounds almost exactly like this video. Played from my Strat. I actually didn't know it was that close untill I saw this.
audiotrax2000 3 months ago
@audiotrax2000 i'd be curious to hear it if you can post some clips... sounds pretty cool
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old man take a look at my life ... I'm Alot like you were !
chito6464 3 months ago
almost sounds slightly out of tune.
xscottx019 3 months ago
May be a nice sounding guitar, however, way too much bling on it for my taste.
UtzChips2009 3 months ago
i respect your fingerpicking but playing that style on every one of this does not show how they really sound except for maybe the taylor's
bluegrassman776 3 months ago
I have a D45, its fantastic, 14 years old now and still sounds Brilliant.
Rhinosince59 3 months ago
sounds like the gibson j-200, but without the dumb bell sound
Manu220798 3 months ago
@Manu220798 You must be tone deaf.
bluegrasssingingman 3 weeks ago
love that sound.
DayTripperLennon 3 months ago
We are tired of your melodies. Can you learn something new???
MrWolk37 3 months ago
@MrWolk37
Yes, hearing a different melody every time will surely help when someone's trying to compare the sound of the guitars.... .... ....
GRAFq 3 months ago 14
It sounds great, but the D-45's from the late 60's would blow that thing apart. Just listen to some old Neil clips from the early seventies and tell me that isn't the best guitar sound you've ever heard.
LelouchLamperouge019 4 months ago
@LelouchLamperouge019 Could'nt agree more ! I've heard the best version of Old Man (Live 71') ; the sound's so powerfull and rich !
MrJonesGallagher 4 months ago
@MrJonesGallagher Yeah - It's a canon!
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@LelouchLamperouge019 No they didn't when purchased new. You're comparing a guitar over 40 years old to a new guitar. 40 years from now this guitar will have that great sound also. A aged guitar will have a better sound. It doesn't matter when you use pick ups,and kill the woods aging process. People that plays rock, country, and use pick ups don't know how a guitar is suppose to sound like. Electric is for tone deaf people. To go with their flat chords.
bluegrasssingingman 3 months ago
@bluegrasssingingman I know what you mean. I'm talking Neil's D-45 from when it was only 3-4 years old. It is from 1968. I know for a fact this guitar isn't a 2010 D-45. The top is too dark.
I know what a guitar sounds like and I'm not a huge fan of electric. I like a little Neil electric, some more somber stuff, ya know.
LelouchLamperouge019 3 months ago
You wouldn't have happened to have done the diamond halo chorus pedal demos for them would you?
cbastriani 4 months ago
it sounds good and all, but will it blend? that is the question
drcanderson18 5 months ago 92
@drcanderson18 Hahaha nice one!
goreri 3 months ago
@drcanderson18 Without feedback? ;-)
leesmartin 1 month ago
great
bluegrasssingingman 5 months ago
What are these songs real name ? All of them
lulu1630 5 months ago
You do realize that a D-42 has the same specs as a D-45 right? The only difference is ornamentation. Thats like saying you prefer the sound of a D-28 over the HD-28. Learn your stuff before trying to sound cool. also, YOU CAN NOT DEMO A MARTIN WITHOUT PLAYING BLUEGRASS. You left out the coolest part of the instrument!!!
stratplayer123 5 months ago
@stratplayer123 Dude, better delete what you wrote, HD-28 and D-28 are different. You should learn YOUR stuff before you tell others to......
lerlo 5 months ago
@lerlo Hey, first of all, don't tell me I "better" do something. Second, no shit they're different, you can tell that by the name. But the "h" means herringbone, a pattern on the binding of the guitar. So, in terms of sound (which is what this conversation was all about if you paid attention), the h does not make a difference. Unless you think a pattern can vibrate differently and your ears are so tuned that you can pick up the subtle difference. Mind your own business.
stratplayer123 5 months ago
@stratplayer123 Dude, your know google? yeah google the difference between the hd-28 and the d-28, stop making a fool outta yourself.
lerlo 5 months ago
@stratplayer123 the HD28 and the D28 sound completely different. A small mirror (or martin's posted specs) will show that the HD28 has scalloped braces, and the D28 does not. Because of this, the two sound very different.
crosswalkstudios 4 months ago
@stratplayer123 "YOU CAN NOT DEMO A MARTIN WITHOUT PLAYING BLUEGRASS."
Certainly true if you're talking Dreadnought.
renlute 5 months ago
Johnny Cash sure had an expensive taste.
Juicefani11 6 months ago
My Zager ZAD80CE sounds better.
TOPOFFMAN 6 months ago
i bought a brand new hd 28 on saturday!!! from wunjo in denmark street london... £2500 ....i got it for £1995!!!!!!! i love my life!
boomboxbadboy 6 months ago
Sounds rich and sweet....a wonderful guitar.
Pickinbuddy 6 months ago
sounds like my d 28
Zelmquist 6 months ago
Rich sound, but doesn't quite compare to any Guild I've played.
tcrussell1065 6 months ago
@tcrussell1065 lol oh puhlease
hirskdubbi 5 months ago
Didn't know that guitar cost $7,500 wow sounds good though
lgas37 6 months ago
Awesome sound
lgas37 6 months ago
If you're looking for a great dreadnaught guitar....check out the Collings "d" series. Amazing instruments.
firstthought 6 months ago
what's the name of the piece starting 0:23 ?
frostwolfer 6 months ago
sounds great
meltonian 6 months ago
only martin makes a guitar with a list price of 10,000. as far as i'm aware at least. the 1942 authentic is 60k :X
andykins118118 7 months ago
@andykins118118 PRS has an acoustic that is 15,000 and sounds as good as a Martin HD-28. Of course a Martin HD-28 sounds amazing. Haha.
jtfugate 6 months ago
@bluegrasssingingman Hey asshole, i was just making an observation. Typical fucking american, thinks only american products are good. You don't even know about Takamine retard. They have a custom shop with luthiers who build far superior instruments to Martin. My tak is custom built to my specs. I've owned a D45 and it sucked so bad I had to sell it. You pay for the name and the prestige with Martin not the playability or tone.
braclo93 7 months ago
@braclo93
Yeah, insults surely prove your point.
The Martin D45 is a great guitar and better than any Takamine I've ever played, and I owned a couple of them (TAN77, TAN45, TAN46, TAN16). Takamine makes good guitars, but they aren't up to par unamplified. Great for gigs though, as they are very stable constructions - even the top of the line guitars use laminated sides.
However, I prefer Furch and Lowden guitars to Martin in general, as I love Redwood / Cedar tops.
GRAFq 7 months ago
@GRAFq How can you compare Takamine with Martin? It's quite like comparing Rolls Royce with Fiat.... c'mon....
Lucalig 6 months ago
@Lucalig
Yeah. Martins surely are nice guitars. I might get a 00-15 at some point, which has quite a character of it's own. I think the 15 series is pretty cool in general...hard to find any other all-mahogany guitars around here.
However, I do think there are better guitars for the money at least in the low / mid price segment. Furch (sold under the name "Stonebridge" in the US) IMHO wins there. Antoine Dufour played one of those, so I guess they can't be too bad, haha.
GRAFq 6 months ago
@GRAFq I've Played, Martin, Lowden, Taylor, Takamine, Ovation, Guild, Olsen.. name one I've tried it.. No one stands to a Good Martin. It's true that you must choose your own, I've been lucky, 25 years ago I Bought my HD28 choosing her from something like 50 different Martins in the store. Honestly, never ever heard guitars like Martins,At least the ones produced until 15 years ago. ;) Yes, maybe in the mid-low price range, but a good Martin it's for Life HAHAHAHA!
Lucalig 6 months ago
@Lucalig
Geez :P Ovation I always found to be terrible. Plus I hate the plastic feel.
Congrats on your HD28 :) I personally prefer the sound of Lowden guitars to Martin for what I do, but...well, each to his own.
GRAFq 6 months ago
I'm liking the gibson hummingbird sturmming a lot more
TheFloay 7 months ago
check out seagull artist videos on my channel
/watch?v=QcHoyyODYE0
FolkGuitars 7 months ago
martin guitars for the win!
TheHippoPuff 7 months ago
I don't like the metalicy tone to it. Nice though otherwise.
xDet3rmin4tionx 7 months ago
INCREDIBLE.. 2 ARMS WITHOUT BODY THAT PLAY A MARTIN GUITAR..
FabiolinoBR 7 months ago
This one sounds really good. Even the strumming.
hydralisk3313 7 months ago
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hydralisk3313 7 months ago
What year was this guitar made?
KenMacMillan 7 months ago
Great sound! Loud even though can't really tell. All these guitars sound cold. Can you send me one anyway? I promise to send it back some day. Still solid wood all-round? Anyway my custom flat-top is 25 years old and no contest. Had a prewar D-18. No contest for sure!. Better to travel and find a pawn shop or NY style guitar shop - watch the even play all over fretting and the straight neck fret-board. May need some work. But that's the way you buy an acoustic!!!
holobody 8 months ago
Any chance of doing D35?, they sound different again. Love 'em.
jimmypinch 8 months ago
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doorTLM 8 months ago
I am trying to decide whether to buy one of these or a gibson songwriter deluxe...
clayto1332 8 months ago
@clayto1332 Martin! Martin, Martin, Martin! Every single time. Gibson does not hold a candle to Martin. Not bashing, just the honest truth. I've played this guitar. Gorgeous. Great harmonics, resonance for days. Amazing instrument.
hdb80 8 months ago
@hdb80 Yeah I went and played both at guitar center and it was like night and day. I might settle for say a D-41 or 42
clayto1332 8 months ago
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carlellement 9 months ago
Sounds no better than a £700 guitar to me lol, how can any guitar honestly be worth £5000+ lol seriously?
xDet3rmin4tionx 9 months ago
@xDet3rmin4tionx You have weak ears buddy :)
gaiolinn 9 months ago
@gaiolinn I'm a sound engineer and spent 7 years studying sound and have worked in Abbey Roads Studios as a junior mastering engineer . .. I have weak ears coming from a guy listening to a shit quality recording on youtube lol. Ok kid, what I am telling you is that guitar is nothing and above some guitars well under half it's price.
xDet3rmin4tionx 9 months ago
@xDet3rmin4tionx Pretty immature name for a sound engineer.
That aside, I'm not a kid, if you are as old as you say you are on your profile (I doubt it), you're only 1 year older than me.
Irellevant stuff.
I'm not a sound engineer, I never worked with any sound equipment besides musical instruments and relative amps but I'll be damned if I can't tell appart the sound of a mediocre (due to the woods used) guitar from a good and expensive one (with rare woods) like Martins/Taylors/Guilds etc.
gaiolinn 9 months ago
@gaiolinn LMFAO, that actually made me laugh, my user name is immature lol? You are not surely implying because my username contains numbers due to the face the name I wanted was already taken that it is some how immature lol? Anyway ... Now to completely shatter your argument, re-read what you wrote and then re-read what I wrote. I NEVER said that this guitar can be compared to a "mediocre" guitar for example a £500 one. I said compared with one "under half it's price" well this guitar . . . .
xDet3rmin4tionx 9 months ago
@gaiolinn retails for as much as £7000 an average price of probably £5500, half that ... you get £2500, if you think a "mediocre" guitar is £2500 then heaven help you lol. Do you even play an instrument? Seriously? Of course this guitar sounds better than some guitars. What I said was is just because people like yourself masturbate over it knowing it costs £5000 doesn't make it automatically "better" and certainly doesn't make it "sound better" than any guitar over £2000 maybe even lower.
xDet3rmin4tionx 9 months ago
@xDet3rmin4tionx Yes I have played guitar for quite a while and held/played hundreds of them and each had it's particular sound.
Everything in how a guitar is built counts for it's sound value, including the age of the wood, the older the better.
I seriously don't understand why start such an arguement if in the end you're just going to agree with me. "Of course this guitar sounds better than some guitars."
Yes this is the bottom line of this whole conversation.
Goodbye, have a nice day.
gaiolinn 9 months ago
@gaiolinn I didn't agree with you lol, you obviously don't have the intelect to continue this conversation. What I said to you was just because it's expensive don't mean it's the best sounding guitar ever made, there is FAR more to the construction of guitars than that and the "magic" behind them. All the best with your guitar playing I'm sorry you humiliated yourself in the manner you did. Good bye Gaiolinn ;) x.
xDet3rmin4tionx 9 months ago
@xDet3rmin4tionx Pardon?
I just displayed my superior intelect and maturity by trying to end a conversation in which you weren't making the slightest of senses.
Try to take your sound engineering theories to some other place because they're not working here.
This guitar is well worth it's value, end.
Guitars that aren't worth their value are guitars like the D-100 and the D-50.
I'm really ending this now. If you want to keep sounding like an idiot, keep talking to yourself. Hope you enjoy it.
gaiolinn 9 months ago
@gaiolinn @gaiolinn Oh hello again lol, I thought you had already gone! You have given us a great laugh in the studio today I'm telling you lol. Guitars of greater value "generally" will have greater performance and sound but NOT ALWAYS since every guitar made is different, just because one has £5000 price tag doesn't mean it's always better. If you were actually experienced with instrument construction and sound like I am you would know that lol. I hope you can move on from this rofl
xDet3rmin4tionx 9 months ago
@gaiolinn No the D100 and D 50 are worth there value. Are they made any different from a D 16 line or any above this line price value no. All Martins are pretty much made the same. Bracing is pretty much are the difference, body style, and wood. D100- D50 a 100 made. The inlay work, limited addition is why it cost so much. it is called a investment. To you arguing the value of a D45. It' is no better then a D 16 HD, or HD 16 LSH. When it comes to sound, Playability, and Quality.
bluegrasssingingman 7 months ago
@bluegrasssingingman The D45 is price on the inlay work. It decide on what type of bone nut, bone saddle, and bone push pins are used. My 1992 HD- 28, 1973 D-35 is just as good in sound and playability. The same quality of building the guitar was applied. All the woods they use is the same quality. In all the Martin guitars. The Indian Rosewood in a D16 is the same Indian Rosewood in D28, D35, D40, D41,D42, and D45. HD lines is the bracing used, to sound more vintage. Vintage = aged sound.
bluegrasssingingman 7 months ago
@bluegrasssingingman Actually once they go into the 40 series they start using higher quality woods. I dont believe that makes the 3300 price difference fair along with inlay work all over the guitar, but it is a higher quality instrument.
isaiahgonzalezig 7 months ago
@isaiahgonzalezig Actually they don't. Unless it is Brazilian Wood. Mascara Wood. My HD has the same Indian Rose Wood.
bluegrasssingingman 7 months ago
@bluegrasssingingman Its not the types of wood its the grade of wood. Its a higher quality East Indian Rosewood. Just go to martins custom shop and look at the grades. they have a premium option or a standard option. the 40 series uses premium rosewood as opposed to standard Indian rosewood. The wood will just be flawless. there's not much of a difference but there is one. :]
isaiahgonzalezig 7 months ago
@isaiahgonzalezig You would think so, but I don't think they are using any higher grade wood. Unless you want Brazilian,Mascara , or any custom to that effect. All that is different is the tuning keys,bracing,type of tops, bone nuts, push pins, or saddle bone. From the 16 line up there is not that much differences. They play, feel, and sound so much alike. Really there isn't that much a difference to notice. Then again you could be right. One is as good as the other. It is all in ones taste.
bluegrasssingingman 7 months ago
@isaiahgonzalezig Well in the 40 series you're getting in to inlay. Which takes more labor. Inlay is not cheap here in the States. 40 series up mostly has Weaver keys which is over rated. I can't see where Weaver is better then Grover. Weaver's are lighter in size. I can't hear where they make the guitar produce better sound. That a lot of people claim they let the guitar vibrate more, which produces better sound. I'll stick with my HD28 and D35. I agree with you about the 3300.
bluegrasssingingman 7 months ago
@xDet3rmin4tionx You are tone deaf. You're a engineer, and spent 7 years studying sound. You said gaiolinn was masturbating. You need to stop telling you're own sins, because it made you tone deaf after 7 years.
bluegrasssingingman 7 months ago
@bluegrasssingingman lo have you just gone through this video and decided to insult people on it? Haha thanks for a good laugh :) fuck ya xxx bb :)
xDet3rmin4tionx 7 months ago
@xDet3rmin4tionx Agreed. : )
RafalNitkaBialek 4 months ago
the only thing I like better than the D45 is the D45V .. I have to own one before I die.
CE750 9 months ago
good sound. But Martin guitars are way too sensitive to dry/cold temperatures. it's not for me, as I live in Norway.
Brage999 9 months ago
Neil Young's favorite, I think I'd have to agree.
apc367 9 months ago
Clear ! Clean sound . A must guitar ...
Bigerjoel 9 months ago
Now I just need $7000...
DivineCheezit 9 months ago 40
@DivineCheezit in my opinion man the martin D42 sounds better
wipers86 6 months ago
D45 has a distinctive bass register which doesn't exist in many other acoustic guitars but it just isn't my cup of tea. Still, I have to say that it is one of the most beautiful sounding acoustics when played with a pick and strummed that I've heard until now..
Ningirsutyr 9 months ago
Taylor is better
shukla714 9 months ago
@shukla714 That is a joke.
bluegrasssingingman 7 months ago
looks like the arms are floating....mindfreak!
ktmrider5292 9 months ago
@ktmrider5292 david blaine cheap trick, lol
ddos411 9 months ago
Martins have such a distinctive "dark" tone to them. When I was younger, I never really appreaciated that warmth and leaned toward brighter guitars like my Gibson...but as I've gotten older, the complexity of the Martin tone has begun to intrigue me more and more.
riffism 10 months ago
Major words
megamicron 10 months ago
I want this job just send me some sweet ass guitars and ill play demos too :)
PMurfy21 10 months ago
ur link has porn..
hais2640 10 months ago
Can you send me one please? What mic are you using?
holobody 10 months ago
dude must have some pretty light strings on that martin. he bends the width of the board. fuck i cant do that ( i use .13s on my tak)
braclo93 11 months ago
@braclo93 No Martin comes with Martin Sp Med. Phosphor Bronze .013-.056. You're Tak. Japan Junk is not in this league of Martin. I'm not trying to be rude. It is just the truth.
bluegrasssingingman 7 months ago
@bluegrasssingingman or any Martin Guitar.
bluegrasssingingman 7 months ago
Beautiful sound,I wish I have one!
WALTERBER 11 months ago
which chords is he playing?
pqv01 11 months ago
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i like that better than the hummingbird
TheDorkaholic505 11 months ago
I have an HD28.
Every bit as good without looking like a Christmas tree?
TerrySleeper 11 months ago 14
@TerrySleeper goody ,,i have a d16 Rlsh and bet it sounds just as good ,,,and is without the bling ,,,peace man
rrrrockin 10 months ago
@TerrySleeper I have an HD28V, also about half the price of the D45.
I have a