Members seagullplayer77 Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 At last, the wait is over . My buddy and I made one final trip to Guitar Center last weekend, and thought the 000-MMV and OM-28 both sounded pretty good, the GPCPA3 took the cake once again. I called My Favorite Guitars and got an excellent price (about 25% off MAP), so I put the order in on Monday during lunch. I didn't get home until 9:00 last night so I wasn't able to take any pictures then, but I was able to play it and . . . boy. I was pleased. Very pleased. If I'm feeling motivated, I might record some clips later tonight. But the strings are still very new and I'd like to play them in a little so you can actually hear the guitar and not the strings. The guitar itself is a piece of art. I've looked over it many times, and it's flawless. The binding, the frets, the finish---perfect. And it smells great too! The Richlite fretboard and bridge have some texture, and they actually kind of look like ebony. Overall, I'm absolutely thrilled. This is the nicest guitar I've ever owned by a long shot, and it's unreal. Enough talk. Time for the pictures: A new guitar isn't much good without a new strap, so I decided to really spoil myself and get something nice---a suede strap with tooled leather ends from Franklin Strap. It came in today and it complements the rosewood very nicely, so I decided to take a shot of the strap as well: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sangemon Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 Congrats! It looks beautiful, and I'll bet it sounds even better than it looks. May you live the happy life of a goat... You should bring it to MartinFest in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skatalite Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamesp Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 Congrats Chris! That's a great looking guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poppytater Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Hudman Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 Congrats! That is a nice guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 Sweet, would love to hear it. Can you do something for the VOM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LiFeStArTs@40 Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 From one Chris to another... Congrats. There's just something about the Martin tone and feel that just can't be duplicated. Thats a "lifer". Again, I'm truly happy for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members loganonymous Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 Wow. That thing is stunning. I'm very, VERY jealous. Very happy new guitar day, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Opa John Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 That's beautiful, Chris. Excellent choice. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 Great looking top. Time to change your moniker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 Congratulations. Happy New Guitar Day. Looking forward to a clip or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knockwood Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 Nice lookin' Martin, Pard. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seagullplayer77 Posted June 11, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 Thanks for all the kind words (and goats), folks. And thanks also for putting up with all of my "Which guitar should I buy?" threads . Great looking top. Time to change your moniker. I hadn't thought about that. I don't know . . . I guess I'm too attached to seagullplayer77 to switch it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 Thanks for all the kind words (and goats), folks. And thanks also for putting up with all of my "Which guitar should I buy?" threads . Unfortunately, I just got home from setting up for a friend's wedding reception and I'm too tired to record anything right now. And tomorrow, it looks like I'm going to be doing something for the wedding all day, so that's probably a lost cause too. When's the VOM? Sunday, right? Maybe I'll get something up in time. If not, I want to do a detailed review of the Fishman Aura that's installed on the guitar---do a demo for each mic model, see how they measure up to a real condenser mic, that kind of thing. So everyone will get to hear it eventually . I hadn't thought about that. I don't know . . . I guess I'm too attached to seagullplayer77 to switch it up. Well, change your avatar then. No big loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gitnoob Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 Congrats! Nice upgrade! I haven't been paying much attention to these new-fangled models, so I had to look up the specs: Grand Performance Total Length 40 3/8" Body Length 19 3/4" Body Width 15 3/4" Body Depth 4 1/2" I like that size -- a bit bigger and deeper than an OM, but smaller than a mini-jumbo. Looks nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seagullplayer77 Posted June 11, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 Well, change your avatar then. No big loss. Done . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members masterbuilt Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 Beautiful guitar... congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted June 11, 2011 Members Share Posted June 11, 2011 Done . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members revive Posted June 13, 2011 Members Share Posted June 13, 2011 Wow... congrats!!! What's cooler than owning a Martin ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seagullplayer77 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 13, 2011 Wow... congrats!!! What's cooler than owning a Martin ? Knowing how to play one . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members loganonymous Posted June 13, 2011 Members Share Posted June 13, 2011 Honestly, I only came into HCAG today to look at that thing again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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