Members Numbnuts Posted June 16, 2009 Members Share Posted June 16, 2009 I've only played a 00018 NB. Well, I've played a few of them at my local guitar shops. I like the way they play and the sound is plenty loud. I'm not sure if the color (brighter than the Martins I'm accustomed to, probably more because I'm used to r/w instead of hog) is for me. I'm not ruling it out though because I heard some things from that guitar that I didn't know I was playing. I haven't played the 00028 NB because I haven't been able to find one locally. I'm guessing it's a little darker? Can anyone enlighten me on the differences? I think I know the tone-wood differences, and I think the structure is pretty much the same, right? But what does it really sound like compared to the 00018NB? I have a friend who has located a used one (00028NB) for what seems to be a good price and he says it's worth a road trip. What say you? Comments welcome Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Numbnuts Posted June 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 17, 2009 This thread's dropping faster than Paris on Lindsay. Maybe I'll just make the road trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Numbnuts Posted June 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 17, 2009 This thread's sinking like a wet witch. Like an ex-mobster rat with cement shoes in the ocean. Like a bug in a peach. Looks like I can't make that road trip. Aunt Harriet needs me to take her to get her feet scraped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Numbnuts Posted June 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 18, 2009 This thread's plunging like a wingless raptor. Like a wounded buffalo, puffing, snorting in rage. Like some masked muff diver in one of those cheesy porn flicks. Not that I watch that stuff. Aunt Harriet wouldn't approve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roughtrade Posted June 18, 2009 Members Share Posted June 18, 2009 Every guitar has different tonal nuances. I suspect that if you are playing Norman Blake models, you've figured that out. I like rosewood, myself, but I have played a couple of mahogany guitars I liked. Gallagher makes a Doc Watson model, that is the best guitar I ever played. It was mahogany. I play a D28. I really like the sound of that guitar, spicy dark overtones. Good luck on getting any answers, maybe no one here has played a Norman Blake model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sangemon Posted June 18, 2009 Members Share Posted June 18, 2009 I've never played a NB model, but I suspect that if you look up one of the endless Mahogany vs Rosewood threads, it will give you a pretty good idea. I think that the consensus is that Mahogany tends to sound "woodier", Rosewood tends to sound "Darker" or "Mellower". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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