Martins have never been built with low easy action in mind, they are designed as cowboy guitars that vibrate strongly above the frets without buzzing too much. Martin Dreadnoughts happen to have a unique sound so most of the owners over the last 40 years haven't been cowboys, but still you have to bear in mind what various guitar types and models were designed to be.
it sounds like you took it to the WRONG person. it can be set up just fine by a competent luthier. forget the money you spent and go spend good money to fix it. you'll be glad you did. if you can't find a luthier then message me. i'll tell you how to reach mine.
Great playing. Lower end martins, more have neck issues than average (as opposed to other guitars in same price range cough *takamine yamaha seagull*). Look on acoustic guitar mag forums, they have a meme, "martin isn't a taylor". Granted they're gear heads so grain of salt applies. Also more older martins out there so the stigma is attached. Sorry you got a lame one due to bad wood selection / wood prep / bad QA etc. Martin is a good company but general consensus is get higher end line.
Is this a kind of guitar for the beginners? Dude, you sound way too good, you should buy some better one or at least get that one repaired. like lowering the action of the strings. :)
hey man ,,sounds good and action bit high ya bit all can be done by you ,,take the bridge and sand it down a hair or two ,,,also look down the neck if its a bit bent and "bowed" then get an allen key and crank it clockwise 1/4 turn ,,retune in yer done ,, ,,,you play excellent ..peace
yeh lol its kind of funny i have a martin also like what somebody else said like their known, one of the best guitars in the world, you probably either got a defect (nobodys perfect) or you did not keep good care of it
Martins are easy to play and the actions are fast. This is a bull shit claim in this video. LOL what a joke. the way he is bending the strings,if the neck was off, and needed reset he couldn't to that and keep it in tune.
@SteveHoweJeffBerlin I have a Martin 000-28 Clapton Sig for about two years sounds great neck is fine best guitars made in the world maybe yours is just poorly made
Does it stay in tune? I had a RX1R it is a great sounding and playing guitar. the action is still great on it. The on I had was made in the USA. That guitar sounds like it is staying in tune. If it is not jumping out of tune the neck doesn't need reset. By the way you're playing looks like there is nothing wrong with the action.Tthere is nothing wrong with how that Martin sounds
You ain't kiddin. Got a brand new OM-1 and soon found out it had no neck angle. This needs addressed in their quality control dept. Or else they should knock about 500 bucks off the price tag
You ain't kiddin. Got a brand new OM-1 and soon found out it had no neck angle. This needs addressed in their quality control dept. Or else they should knock about 500 bucks off the price tag
Martins have never been built with low easy action in mind, they are designed as cowboy guitars that vibrate strongly above the frets without buzzing too much. Martin Dreadnoughts happen to have a unique sound so most of the owners over the last 40 years haven't been cowboys, but still you have to bear in mind what various guitar types and models were designed to be.
lucidwebpress 1 day ago
it sounds like you took it to the WRONG person. it can be set up just fine by a competent luthier. forget the money you spent and go spend good money to fix it. you'll be glad you did. if you can't find a luthier then message me. i'll tell you how to reach mine.
acoustic4037 2 weeks ago
Great playing. Lower end martins, more have neck issues than average (as opposed to other guitars in same price range cough *takamine yamaha seagull*). Look on acoustic guitar mag forums, they have a meme, "martin isn't a taylor". Granted they're gear heads so grain of salt applies. Also more older martins out there so the stigma is attached. Sorry you got a lame one due to bad wood selection / wood prep / bad QA etc. Martin is a good company but general consensus is get higher end line.
baelsharon 2 weeks ago
Is this a kind of guitar for the beginners? Dude, you sound way too good, you should buy some better one or at least get that one repaired. like lowering the action of the strings. :)
ashanna91 1 month ago
hey man ,,sounds good and action bit high ya bit all can be done by you ,,take the bridge and sand it down a hair or two ,,,also look down the neck if its a bit bent and "bowed" then get an allen key and crank it clockwise 1/4 turn ,,retune in yer done ,, ,,,you play excellent ..peace
rrrrockin 1 month ago
FU!!
videome4me 1 month ago
Martin and shit ? nah I don't think so.
nfrantnik 1 month ago
what model is this?
dontdareforget123 1 month ago
yeh lol its kind of funny i have a martin also like what somebody else said like their known, one of the best guitars in the world, you probably either got a defect (nobodys perfect) or you did not keep good care of it
GratefulDeadCCR 1 month ago
Martins are easy to play and the actions are fast. This is a bull shit claim in this video. LOL what a joke. the way he is bending the strings,if the neck was off, and needed reset he couldn't to that and keep it in tune.
bluegrasssingingman 4 months ago
@bluegrasssingingman
I brought this guitar to an authorized Martin shop a month after I bought it.
He took one look at it and said : "It needs a neck reset".
He somehow talked me into getting it "set up" anyway (he got $80 for it)
but he really shouldn't have because you can't properly set-up a guitar
that needs a neck reset. The guitar is hard to play because the action is high.
If you hear, I'm having a hard time getting clean notes.
This guitar rips my finger tips to shreds.
SteveHoweJeffBerlin 3 months ago
@SteveHoweJeffBerlin I have a Martin 000-28 Clapton Sig for about two years sounds great neck is fine best guitars made in the world maybe yours is just poorly made
climey 3 months ago
Does it stay in tune? I had a RX1R it is a great sounding and playing guitar. the action is still great on it. The on I had was made in the USA. That guitar sounds like it is staying in tune. If it is not jumping out of tune the neck doesn't need reset. By the way you're playing looks like there is nothing wrong with the action.Tthere is nothing wrong with how that Martin sounds
bluegrasssingingman 4 months ago
Nice work but the guitar itself sounds like shit.
cerebralfish1 4 months ago
@cerebralfish1 and plays like shit too.
SteveHoweJeffBerlin 4 months ago
You ain't kiddin. Got a brand new OM-1 and soon found out it had no neck angle. This needs addressed in their quality control dept. Or else they should knock about 500 bucks off the price tag
little1wing 5 months ago
You ain't kiddin. Got a brand new OM-1 and soon found out it had no neck angle. This needs addressed in their quality control dept. Or else they should knock about 500 bucks off the price tag
little1wing 5 months ago
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JTProductions789 6 months ago
Wow man. Your amazing. Try and learn olive you on acoustic! :D
JTProductions789 6 months ago 3
@JTProductions789 Thanks JT. What is the "olive you"?
SteveHoweJeffBerlin 6 months ago
@SteveHoweJeffBerlin it's a fairly easy song by Dave Days and it uses finger picking. Legend little tune, be no match for you xD
JTProductions789 6 months ago
Great!
Can't wait to hear the full versions of these songs.
GaryNull 6 months ago