Members jutah Posted August 28, 2006 Members Posted August 28, 2006 Hi all Smiley I have been looking for a decent acoustic electrick for awhile. I recently played the Martin DCX1E at guitar center. I liked how it sounded, has anybody had any experiece with this guitar? I played alot of Breadloves and Takamines, but I like the sound of Martins. Any thoughts? Thanks, Jutah
Members Stackabones Posted August 28, 2006 Members Posted August 28, 2006 Sounds like you like the Martin. Go for it!
Members 1esotericguy Posted August 28, 2006 Members Posted August 28, 2006 I played that guitar a few months ago. It was awsome. I couldn't get over the "not wood" thing though. I really liked the size and tone though. It's a nice guitar. They're under $600 right?
Members chiro972 Posted August 28, 2006 Members Posted August 28, 2006 I just don't think I could spend that kind of money on a guitar made of plastic and particle board.
Members 777Brad Posted August 28, 2006 Members Posted August 28, 2006 You gotta be kidding me!! This guitar is made out of particle board?!?!? I've been thinking about getting one of these too! http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Martin-DCX1E-AcousticElectric-Guitar?sku=514816
Members 1esotericguy Posted August 28, 2006 Members Posted August 28, 2006 Originally posted by 777Brad You gotta be kidding me!! This guitar is made out of particle board?!?!? I've been thinking about getting one of these too! http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Martin-DCX1E-AcousticElectric-Guitar?sku=514816 yep, the fretboard is a sythetic too. I still really like it, but would rather have wood as well. I just felt dishonest having "martin" on the headstock, but having it made of synthetics. Silly.
Members mmb Posted August 28, 2006 Members Posted August 28, 2006 I've a DXK2 (koa-image formica) that I'm quite fond of. Sounds decent, mostly warm and a little dark with 80/20 PB lights and I'm not worried about it changing due to temp/humidity. Fretwork and fingerboard are a dream to play on, full marks to Martin for that. Originally posted by 777Brad You gotta be kidding me!! This guitar is made out of particle board?!?!? I've been thinking about getting one of these too! http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Martin-DCX1E-AcousticElectric-Guitar?sku=514816
Members jutah Posted August 29, 2006 Author Members Posted August 29, 2006 The one I saw was 699. The neck was thin and I liked the feel. I like the Martin sound bassey and mellow. The Breadloves I tried just didn't have the same sound.
Members nip Posted August 29, 2006 Members Posted August 29, 2006 Originally posted by jutah I like the Martin sound bassey and mellow. Just my taste too. Go for it. I guess it's the same Martin guarantees on these. It's unorthodox with the new materials in sides and so on, but makes it affordable for a lot more people to own a Martin. I had one of those as second hand ads but it was to far to go and play it so I had to leave it. Even among the vintage crowd concerning electric guitars there is an automatic no-no for these composite materials as well. Body of a solidbody should be of wood from the 50's, and one piece and all that. We need to be more open to new things. By definition it's not worse, I mean. There was a link to a new composite material for acoustics as well
Members javaCat Posted September 2, 2006 Members Posted September 2, 2006 Get what you like man. Really, its all personal taste. I mean I played that martin and hated it, I played a breedlove (see sig) loved that sound. Pretty much opposite experiences, its all personal taste. Play anything you can, see what you like, narrow it down, play those, get what you like.
Members javaCat Posted September 3, 2006 Members Posted September 3, 2006 So did you get one? Any closer to picking one?
Members urizen Posted September 4, 2006 Members Posted September 4, 2006 I got a FeLiX (the "ltd. ed." with multiple Felixes on the table and an actually VERY nice/classy rendi of the fellow on the headstock) because it was whimsically cool, and, damn, it actually sounded nice---strong "dark"(ish) mid w/ sweetness/sparkle on the highs and a better-than-decent low(er). Short scale, so comfortable to play, complex chords/finger-twisters fall easily to hand, so nice for jazz and blues---cost 4 bones, so I'm quite the pleased hack. People see the box and smile, then hear the tones and are surprised (in a good way) ... somehow the guitar sets up a nice "aw, what the hell" relaxed ambience for me and the audi w/out me feeling like a Raffi/Wiggles manque. The "stratobond" neck and mdf/particle board body is "green, the Corian and Micarta work well---what's not to like? AND, it's got FELIX on it:D
Members urizen Posted September 4, 2006 Members Posted September 4, 2006 'Course I've got no prob w/ alternate materials---I've got two Nat'l-Reso tricones (a brass and a steel) in me acousticatin' harem, and I LOVE that pair.
Members javaCat Posted September 4, 2006 Members Posted September 4, 2006 urizen your first post may have been the most difficult thing Ive tried to read in a long time(s), haha. But seriously we want updates!!
Members urizen Posted September 4, 2006 Members Posted September 4, 2006 Originally posted by javaCat urizen your first post may have been the most difficult thing Ive tried to read in a long time(s), haha. But seriously we want updates!! The FeLiX is good. Make me play good and look good. It has a good bag of tricks:D . It also a "collectible" (v. being a less good colectAble).
Members urizen Posted September 4, 2006 Members Posted September 4, 2006 SEE--- http://www.mguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?p=z&g=p&m=FeLiX%20II Is FeLiX II like what I got!! IS GOOOOD!!
Members urizen Posted September 4, 2006 Members Posted September 4, 2006 Sincerely, I really do like it a lot, it's full of miles of smiles and totally w/out pretensions. Also, I happen to be a major Fleischer Bros. fanatic ({censored} Unca Walt!*), so it's got THAT appeal for me too. *Disney---predatory, anti-union, blacklisting prick---he was a major contributor to the ruination of the Fleischer Bros, who were ahead of him artistically and technically until he started stealing their techniques and "harvesting" their talent---they were originally always funnier and more adult/sophisticated too, while Walt was homogenizing, pasteurizing and otherwise innoculating the "product" with cuteness and schmaltz. "Unca Walt", indeed---the bastid:mad:
Members urizen Posted September 4, 2006 Members Posted September 4, 2006 Did I mention that it does have a sweet and personable tone? Personality too. It is a cuddle-monkey of a guitar. Seriously* * hey, aside from the tricones, I've got (the following is for tone credentials, not just tacky self-gratification): a '97 ex-Lone Star Strat now loaded w/CS '54s, a '99 Tele Am Dlx now loaded w/ Lollar CC neck p'up paired w/Lollar Tele Special bridge p'up, an ash Tele Blackguard, a Tom Anderson Hollow-T contoured classic w/his P-90s, a '66 Rickenbacker 330 and a '98 Rickenbacker 381V12, as well as an early Chandler Lectraslide (slightly modded/upgraded bt Albert Garcia), and I run'em though: a '63 1/2 (orig.) Deluxe Reverb, a '97 Vibro-King, a Top Hat Vibra-Trem and a 2x12 Top Hat Club Royale; I've got some inkling of what sounds decent-to-yowzah, so my take on the FeLiX II isn't totally just chopped liver. And yes, I'm serious about the "cuddle-monkey of a guitar" part too.
Members BigRed51 Posted September 7, 2006 Members Posted September 7, 2006 Originally posted by jutah I recently played the Martin DCX1E at guitar center. I liked how it sounded, has anybody had any experiece with this guitar? While the fibreboard material is practical for the toy and novelty guitars such as the Felix, I personally feel as though it is a disgrace to the Martin name when they try to pass it off on "real" guitars. Unless you just MUST have the Martin name on the headstock, find a Blueridge BR-140 (solid mahogany b/s, spruce top) or BR-160 (solid rosewood b/s, spruce top), or a Johnson Carolina JD-26 or JD-27 to compare before you spend the money on the Martin. They don't have electronics built in, but you will have enough left in your budget to have better electronics added.
Members dwerlin Posted September 7, 2006 Members Posted September 7, 2006 I have the DX1 and for the price, it's a great guitar (the one you're looking at is the exact same thing with a cutaway and electronics). The guitar's downfall obviously are the HPL sides and back, they give the guitar quite the punchy feel (kinda feels like the air pressure from popping a paper bag). Unfortunately because it's HPL it'll never loosen or open up and it'll retain that punchiness forever. Don't get me wrong though, it's not overwhelming, just a shortcoming. The benefit of HPL is that you can bang the guitar's back and sides around and it won't be any worse for the wear, the stuff is solid! Also, the fingerboard being Micarta is not something to worry about either, feels and plays great. Also, you don't really have to worry too much about it getting messed up either. On a side note, the D-16 also uses the Micarta fingerboard. The tone you get from this guitar is signature Martin, no doubt about that. I'd certainly recommend this guitar to anyone looking for that Martin tone on the (relatively) cheap.
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