Members porterrex Posted April 12, 2008 Members Share Posted April 12, 2008 Need your clever thoughts again. Martin stopped producing Brazilian Rosewood guitars in the 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FunkaGuitar Posted April 12, 2008 Members Share Posted April 12, 2008 if you were asking me, i would say no, brazilian rosewood is not worth the what... 3-7 extra thousand? For the price of a brazilian martin , i would rather new hd28 + lespaul classic + some awesome amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DonK Posted April 12, 2008 Members Share Posted April 12, 2008 I wouldn't pay the extra money for Brazilian, new or old. It's gorgeous to look at, for sure. The few I've played have sounded very good - but all were either well aged, or were very expensive boutique models (non-Martin): in both cases, it wasn't really possible to tell how much of the tone, stellar as it was in every case, was attributable to the use of Brazilian. I've played boutique guitars of mahogany, Indian rosewood, and other, more unusual woods, that sounded as good. There's no excuse for anything less than stellar sound once you get to $2K, and these days there's little excuse even below that figure (there are so many choices). Like FunkaGuitar, I'd can think of two or even three guitars I'd rather have (combined) for the price of a typical Brazilian instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cripes Posted April 12, 2008 Members Share Posted April 12, 2008 Nope. The past is the past. The guitars are old and banter-bait for collectors. Get something new - a boutique perhaps - and enjoy it more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted April 12, 2008 Members Share Posted April 12, 2008 Meanwhile I'm sitting on 85 AAA Brazilian rosewood back and side sets I bought in the mid 90's that I paid $80 a set for.....plus about 50 of other woods....for my retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted April 13, 2008 Members Share Posted April 13, 2008 Actually, the reason to buy a Martin from the 70's has nothing to do with Braz - everyone who knows any thing already knows to get one of them and the prices have shot up. But others, like D-35 (which may be Braz and EIR mixed) and D-18's (hog) are darn good deals because the 70's are the "undesirable" years. You can pick up a D-18 for less than a grand, a D-35 for less than two, put 6-700 into a neck reset, replacing the b/p, maybe a little scalloping, and have one killer git. How do I know? I paide 600 for my '74 D-18, 700 for the reset and hot rodding, and I've been offered 15 but wouldn't take 2K. The term "cannon" is overused, but it sure fits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sangemon Posted April 13, 2008 Members Share Posted April 13, 2008 Actually, the reason to buy a Martin from the 70's has nothing to do with Braz - everyone who knows any thing already knows to get one of them and the prices have shot up. But others, like D-35 (which may be Braz and EIR mixed) and D-18's (hog) are darn good deals because the 70's are the "undesirable" years. You can pick up a D-18 for less than a grand, a D-35 for less than two, put 6-700 into a neck reset, replacing the b/p, maybe a little scalloping, and have one killer git. How do I know? I paide 600 for my '74 D-18, 700 for the reset and hot rodding, and I've been offered 15 but wouldn't take 2K. The term "cannon" is overused, but it sure fits+1 Damn! You're good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted April 13, 2008 Members Share Posted April 13, 2008 But others, like D-35 (which may be Braz and EIR mixed) and D-18's (hog) are darn good deals because the 70's are the "undesirable" years. Something you obviously need to take into account on a case-by-case basis. Some gems, some dogs. OTOH, they're pre 1990's Martins, when they just started shoveling {censored} out the door as fast as they could along with the -18+ series instruments. All you need to do is play a DXM instrument to know what I'm talking about. Felix the Cat, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members porterrex Posted April 13, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 13, 2008 Any specific yars to avoid when the quality was not that good? (even Harley had their dark ages when they couldnt produce nice bikes) ... I know about the cheap guitars and think its a mistake by Martin to produce them as it make it more difficult to know if its a "real" Martin or not just by reading the model if you are not very in to Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members porterrex Posted April 13, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 13, 2008 Specific YEARS ... Sorry, a little jet-lagged.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted April 13, 2008 Members Share Posted April 13, 2008 Like FK says. It's "Resale". I like the low-end Martins. But as for D-18 and above, I wouldn't even consider buying one unless I could turn a quick buck selling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crab_Cake Posted April 13, 2008 Members Share Posted April 13, 2008 Any specific yars to avoid when the quality was not that good? (even Harley had their dark ages when they couldnt produce nice bikes) ...Wait Harley makes decent bikes? When did that happen?They are so not out of the dark ages, using rubber engine mounts was the renaissance. So lets see, I think they are at least to the reformation by now right?Once they start using water cooling and dual front disc brakes they just might make it to the era of enlightenment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted April 14, 2008 Members Share Posted April 14, 2008 Any specific yars to avoid when the quality was not that good? (even Harley had their dark ages when they couldnt produce nice bikes) ... Well, it is the 70's in general that are considered the low point (for lots of things being built in the old US of A). The guitars were considered "overbuilt", but that can be fixed. Since they are 30+ years old they usually have some problems - most need a neck reset ($300), frets will be worn ($150 or so), probably some crack including the infamous key and pickguard cracks (100). Here are some things to look forhttp://www.bryankimsey.com/problems/index.htmhttp://www.bryankimsey.com/70s_D28/index.htmArmed with that knowledge, there are some real jewels that can be picked up for very reasonable prices. Like these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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