Blueridge BR-140, Martin HD-28 And Martin D-18 "Golden Era": Dreadnoughts At Old Town School's Music

Tim and Tony -- aka T 'N' T -- are back, and in this vid they give us the rundown on the dreadnought body-style, the most common of acoustic guitar body styles. They've got quite the collection at Old Town School Music Shop; for this instructive comparison, the pulled out a Blueridge BR-140, Martin HD-28 And Martin D-18 "Golden Era."

The guitars' tonewoods are discussed and compared, and Tony discusses what makes Martin Guitars' "Golden Ear" series in particular so special.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• music
• guitar
• acoustic guitar
• six string guitar
• vintage acoust
• dreadnought
• tonewood
• bracing
• old town
• solid top
• spruce
• redwood

[firehawkbandit93]

@CameronIsGodless yes. go to the d28 vs hd 28 vid from music villa. his name is listed in the info.

[CameronIsGodless]

Is that the guy from Music Villa?

[LiberTBo]

The BR 140 is an incredibly well made, great sounding guitar. I’m going to buy one simply because Blueridge is building guitars on quality not just a name brand. People a paying 3 to 5 times for name brand guitars that don’t come close to the BR 140’s sound, quality, and performance.

[TheJanawag]

I have just recently traded for a new Blueridge BR 140. I previously owned an 810 Taylor. I wanted a brighter sounding guitar and the 140 was in my price range. I have hardly put it down since bringing it home and I do not regret the purchace. There is no right or wrong answer to which guitar sounds better in this video just make sure to do your homework and pick one that suits you! Music is about having fun and not worring about who's guitar sounds better.

[jazzpsalti]

God, that D-18 sounded incredible, just from the 1st bar you can tell those guitars are on a whole other echelon from other martins or blueridges.

[bigmuddy1]

@mikecosgrove The story I always heard was the heavy gauge strings people used in the 30's were causing a lot of warranty work on tops, neck resets, etc. so they moved the bracing closer to the bridge for more support, but the tone is much different.

[mcurtgolfer3]

The HD 28 sounds muffled because the "boomy" bass response of the guitar is overwhelming the mic. Martin HD-28 sounds 100x better than the blueridge any day....as it should given the cost.

[boatbuilder1]

Actually I like the BR better. The HD28 sounded muffeled IMO

[wesmantodd1974]

I always enjoy your video guitar reviews.  Thanks!

[davidphilipsmusic]

Gotta say I prefer the D-18 overall, but the BR is incredible for the price. I have a BG60, cheap as chips and sounds awesome. Check my videos to hear it.