Members JasmineTea Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 I'm still looking for a Martin dread with a little less bass..my d-16gt sure is'nt shy in the bass, a little heavy if anything. Glad you finally got it home. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Misha Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 A quick question... I don't want to hijack the thread, just compare the fretboard: Hey, congrats! I'm sure you'll be happy with it. As to micarta, I'll take it over rosewood any day. I prefer ebony over rosewood, and micarta is so close to ebony in looks and feel that I wish it was available as a substitute for rosewood on other guitars (Fender Strats in particular). What about Hagstrom guitar's fingerboards. Do you think it's close to micarta? They say that: "The fretboard is made from Hagstrom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted January 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 I'm still looking for a Martin dread with a little less bass..my d-16gt sure is'nt shy in the bass, a little heavy if anything.Glad you finally got it home. Enjoy! I sure am, JT. As it stands now I've got 3 decent acoustics and I'm hoping sometime in the future I can jam with my 2 sons. The older one is getting close to the age when I started taking an interest in playing musical instruments. A Martin dread with less bass though? Hmm, that's a stumper. Even the new D-1 has the signature bass. If anything I think the 16s and below have more midrange than the standard series. Just for fun I picked up that HD-35 one last time and man oh man that thing sounds like a drum. If you want something a little mellower have you considered another brand? I find Yamaha LLs to be of excellent build quality, though they sound a bit more "refined" with a tamer bass response. The same goes for Larriv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JasmineTea Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 I sure am, JT. As it stands now I've got 3 decent acoustics and I'm hoping sometime in the future I can jam with my 2 sons. The older one is getting close to the age when I started taking an interest in playing musical instruments. A Martin dread with less bass though? Hmm, that's a stumper. Even the new D-1 has the signature bass. If anything I think the 16s and below have more midrange than the standard series. Just for fun I picked up that HD-35 one last time and man oh man that thing sounds like a drum. If you want something a little mellower have you considered another brand? I find Yamaha LLs to be of excellent build quality, though they sound a bit more "refined" with a tamer bass response. The same goes for Larriv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted January 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 FWIW I'm watching the humidity like a hawk. It's like 15 outside and the furnace is going non-stop. I had the guitar out for an hour (while playing it) and noticed the top wasn't perfectly flat. I have a PW soundhole humidifier in it and have taken the hygrometer out of my Larriv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Tempest Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 Good choice. I love mine. Did you post up some pictures? I guess I skipped over them if you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted January 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 Nope, no pics yet. I can't find my camera at the moment. BTW, I'm rethinking about where I'm gonna store my guitars. Previously I had 3 hard cases and a gig bag (2 acoustics, 2 electrics) leaning in the corner of a rather high-traffic living/play room but I'm rethinking that. Now there are 5 cases and I'm sure that's gonna be a bigger target for my destructive kiddies and scornful wife. The dining room is gated off and the cases would be out of sight - plus it'd make a better room for practicing in when there's another adult around to mind the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 Nope, no pics yet. I can't find my camera at the moment. BTW, I'm rethinking about where I'm gonna store my guitars. Previously I had 3 hard cases and a gig bag (2 acoustics, 2 electrics) leaning in the corner of a rather high-traffic living/play room but I'm rethinking that. Now there are 5 cases and I'm sure that's gonna be a bigger target for my destructive kiddies and scornful wife. The dining room is gated off and the cases would be out of sight - plus it'd make a better room for practicing in when there's another adult around to mind the kids. Remember what the air force does when their base is under threat of attack - disperse the aircraft to avoid catastrophic losses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sixgunner455 Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 Yeah, about that humidification thing -- 19% ambiant humidity kind of sucks. Carefully more aggressive humidification starting now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 FWIW I'm watching the humidity like a hawk. It's like 15 outside and the furnace is going non-stop. I had the guitar out for an hour (while playing it) and noticed the top wasn't perfectly flat. I have a PW soundhole humidifier in it and have taken the hygrometer out of my Larriv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DonK Posted January 5, 2010 Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 I paid it off and brought it home today. Pics soon.Awesome, really happy for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JasmineTea Posted January 5, 2010 Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 Ok Kwak, how's the honeymoon going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted January 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 She's setlling nicely in with the family. I wish I could find my camera because I'm dying to take a family picture of them all. I had the D-16GT back to back with my Takamine last night and they made a nice pair. The rosewood Tak has a little more shimmer in tone but the mahogany Martin has more punch and sustain. The tonal balance is very similar though, with the Tak showing a surprising fidelity to its Martin inspiration. Visually they are exactly the same size, so it's like they're long-lost relatives. The Tak has that nice aged honey-colored top and its rosewood is that nice reddish-purples whereas the Martin has a nice pale, shimmery yet mineral-streaked Sitka top with some nice silking to it. The mahogany is plain as Martin can make it, dying it red and wrapping it in black, making it almost evil-looking but the glossed natural top sets it off nicely. Neither are as pretty as my Larriv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JasmineTea Posted January 5, 2010 Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 Well alright, congrats again! What kind of tuners? Thought I heared they were switching to Grovers again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted January 5, 2010 Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 Glad you like it Neil. You may as well wait until HC 2.0 is up (they say sometime this week) to post the pics, since they won't carry over to the new improved HC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JasmineTea Posted January 5, 2010 Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 Oh, and your shop should have no trouble ordering bone saddles from Martin. I try to buy a few at a time, stock up. Anywhere from $4 to $10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted January 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 Well alright, congrats again!What kind of tuners? Thought I heared they were switching to Grovers again? I'm not sure. They look like Ping minis to me. I'm not in love with them but they're all right for now. I saw somebody on UMGF put Grover Sta-Tite 18:1s on theirs along with a Greven tort. guard and it looked tasty. I still want to do that with my OM-03R too though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted January 5, 2010 Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 . . . Now I'm starting to wonder what I can do to make it my own? For starters, I want to peel off that pickguard and put on a nice beveled tear-shaped Greven tort guard before the top starts to tan with age. . . .That's easy: Carve your name on it somewhere. Seriously, I think it became "yours" the moment you brought it home and I'm sure you'll find a way to personalize it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted January 6, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 I took some pics of my guitar family last night: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted January 6, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 More pics of the family: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 I took some pics of my guitar family last night: Beautiful Neil. Is that mahogany or sapele? Looks like hog to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted January 6, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 According to the Martin website that's "genuine American mahogany." There's no ribboning, though the sitka top has some noticeable runout. I'm fine with it though because the grain is nice and straight with some decent silking. Not as nice as my Larriv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Queequeg Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 Looks great, Neil.Congratulations.You going to debut it this Sunday @ the VOM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C70man Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 SWEET!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tbry Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 I like the black binding...it looks understated and less blingy that way. I have played that model several times at GC. It is a great guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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