Members GreatDane Posted January 20, 2013 Members Share Posted January 20, 2013 some of you might recall i was on a casual search for the acoustic that really "clicked" with me. i played a ton of them from all different brands and price-points. i can honestly say there are a LOT of really nice acoustic guitars being made today from a lot of different manufacturers. many are even reasonably priced. in the end, here's what spoke to me (in a major way). a 2004 Martin D-18VS ("VS" = Vintage Slotted). i really thought i'd pick up an OM style because that's what i had been gravitating towards in the stores for comfort, but after about 10 minutes of putting this guitar through it's paces i started to get that feeling. after about 90 minutes, i stopped to look at my watch not realizing an hour and a half had passed. Nice! the most sonically balanced acoustic i played out of over 130 this past year. the low-end thumps without being overbearing. the high end is nice and strong without sounding brittle or shrill. but the mid-range is where this thing wins big; strong but mellow when finger-picked and big and bold when flat picked hard or strummed. this guitar has a great broken-in feel to it that doesn't feel stiff or tight. the neck is nice and chunky with a slight V shape that my hand gets on with very well. the spruce top is gorgeous, and the mahogany back/sides and tortoise binding add to what i think is a very classy acoustic. i also dig the look and function of the slotted headstock. Hopefully you can dig it. enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted January 20, 2013 Members Share Posted January 20, 2013 lovely guitar, congratsi think with acoustic guitars is really does pay to play many different ones before choosing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted January 20, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 20, 2013 mistersully wrote: lovely guitar, congrats i think with acoustic guitars is really does pay to play many different ones before choosing thank you, ms! i completely agree. there is a level of greatness that most acoustics play at today (which i think is good and probably better than some past decades), but i needed to spend a lot of time and exercise a lot of patience to find the one for me that far exceeded that level. this one is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted January 21, 2013 Members Share Posted January 21, 2013 Nice score. Tough to beat a good Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axegrinder Posted January 21, 2013 Members Share Posted January 21, 2013 Looks like a killer instrument!! So tell me GD, in your experience playing so many guitars in the past year did you find that guitars with mahogany back & sides typically fell closer to your tonal wheelhouse than say rosewood? I have almost always preferred the open woodiness to mahogany, and assumed that rosewood would appeal to somebody else with different tone criteria. Happy NGD!! (@ Y @) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted January 21, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2013 Elias Graves wrote: Nice score. Tough to beat a good Martin. thank you, EG! there may be guitars out there that can beat this Martin, but i sure as hell didn't come across one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members genesis3 Posted January 21, 2013 Members Share Posted January 21, 2013 Nice!...You know you're onto something good when time goes by and you don't notice lol...A good acoustic is so hard to find ....even good , high dollar ones might not suit your playing style, grip, prefences....congrats! I have to find a discontinued sunburst Gretsch jumbo body acoustic sometime.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted January 21, 2013 Members Share Posted January 21, 2013 GD, that's a beauty for sure, but more importantly it sounds like it plays and sounds great to you - congratulations on your diligent search being sweetly rewarded. HNGD! EDIT: And also, thanks for your detailed and well articulated OP and subsequent replies; quite informative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members strtdv Posted January 21, 2013 Members Share Posted January 21, 2013 It looks to be a beauty, and should play and sound great for many years to come. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted January 21, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2013 genesis3 wrote: Nice!...You know you're onto something good when time goes by and you don't notice lol...A good acoustic is so hard to find ....even good , high dollar ones might not suit your playing style, grip, prefences....congrats! I have to find a discontinued sunburst Gretsch jumbo body acoustic sometime.... seriously- that's my #1 indicator that what i'm playing will come home with me; if i lose track of a big chunk of time. good luck on your search! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted January 21, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2013 Preacher wrote: GD, that's a beauty for sure, but more importantly it sounds like it plays and sounds great to you - congratulations on your diligent search being sweetly rewarded. HNGD! EDIT: And also, thanks for your detailed and well articulated OP and subsequent replies; quite informative. thank you, Preacher! and thank you for the kind words. it was a search worth undertaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted January 21, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 21, 2013 strtdv wrote: It looks to be a beauty, and should play and sound great for many years to come. Congrats i think you are right~ thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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