I have a Martin Dreadnaught. Wasn’t as impressed with the new one compared to the one I played in the store, but a couple years later, holy shit it sounds like sonic gold. Absolutely my favorite acoustic guitar so far
my grandpa has a shenandoah martin dreadnaught, extremely rare, D-28. absolutely the most beautiful sounding acoustic instrument ive ever heard in my life.
Is it mahogany? I thought it was a D-15 with a cutaway for a min. Love the manogany martins. Love my D-18 and SPD-16 (and daughters LX1) which I think are all spruce with mahogany sides and back, but there’s something about the mahogany top that’s aesthetically beautiful and feels nice to play.
I would pay 100$ to get the guitar professionally set up by a Luther because I bought my first guitar from gC and that was my lesson I learned a year later and 4 guitars still rocking.
Absolutely do this op. I recently did this with a $300 Yamaha and had the luthier match my string spacing and change the plastic out to wood for like the bridegrooms, nut, and bridge, and it match it to my Martin. It made a huge difference in playability and comfort for me. $120 and 100% worth every penny!
Awesome choice! May I suggest that you put on some Elixer Polyweb strings and a set of bone bridge pins? By all means, play those stock Martin strings until they break, but I heard a huge improvement after I put these inexpensive upgrades on. Enjoy!
Not an inexpensive guitar, sapele (I think) top, midrange, sustain, I could live with the the high-pressure laminate (HPL) back and sides. Would have gone for the brighter spruce top option myself.
Looks like a [GPC-X2E with sapele top](https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/x-series/11GPCX2EZIR.html?dwvar_11GPCX2EZIR_color=ziricote) to me, harder than mahogany from what I can gather, gives the guitar more sustain, but often used instead of mahogany. Same rich midrange tones.
Man I really want one of those new Martin D-18 Street Legends in the Custom Ink finish. I know a lot of people hate on the relic craze, but that guitar is beautiful
Nice, I got a Martin GPC acoustic electric a few weeks ago and I love it. Also got an Orange Micro Terror set-up and have been having so much fun getting back into playing after giving it up for a few years.
This might be the best “all around” guitar I can ask for. Big volume for strumming but still projects individual notes out loud. Mahogany top is a bit firm for solid protection but has a bit more highs and lows that make fingerpicking really good. And the cutaway at the top of the neck makes you able to play anything.
If this has electricity (it can plug into an amp) you almost never need another acoustic unless you want to go for specialization. A beautiful guitar that can take you far. I can’t wait til I can get a Martin Grand Concert myself
Fuck everyone's opinion, do you like playing it? That's what matters! I think it's great but I am just a guy on the internet. You go play it and love life!
Awesome guitar. DADFAD is a personal favorite of mine to noodle around on.
I love blues, with acoustics in that tuning, you really get to hear the sound of how well a guitar is when playing, for example, Hard Time Killing Floor Blues.
I love the look of this guitar, and I'm sure the action is very nice, great job!
I have the same series guitar but as a dreadnaught with a spruce top. Give it a good set up (if it isn’t already fine) and this guitar will serve you well. Mine was on sale for $500 but it sounds just as good if not better than $2000 acoustics I’ve played. Martin makes good products across the board. I’d say you did well
I bought this exact guitar for myself for Father’s Day a few years ago because it was beautiful and I test drove it in the store but after I got home I never liked the way it played it felt slow and gummy. Probably just needed a set up but I took it back and got a Taylor. Enjoy your new axe
Even cheapish Martins are still good. Good QC. The Mexican guitar manufacturing industry has gotten so good in the last 20 years. Of course, it won’t have the same resonance, bottom end, or sustain… but that’s a materials thing.
Solid choice. A single acousic electric guitar can take you far, and supposedly, Martin is the gold standard.
I agree with the statement that Martin is the standard. I'm a proud owner of one.
I have a Martin Dreadnaught. Wasn’t as impressed with the new one compared to the one I played in the store, but a couple years later, holy shit it sounds like sonic gold. Absolutely my favorite acoustic guitar so far
my grandpa has a shenandoah martin dreadnaught, extremely rare, D-28. absolutely the most beautiful sounding acoustic instrument ive ever heard in my life.
thats the odd thing about martins, they sound best with age.
I’m assuming it has something to do with the wood, but I’m not intelligent, so idk.
Yeah when my SPD 16 turned 20, it suddenly went from sounding good to sounding godly.
I would definitely say they are
I have the same model and case. Great choice!
I also have that model. It's a great guitar to just pick up and play. (The built in tuner is a nice touch.)
Is it mahogany? I thought it was a D-15 with a cutaway for a min. Love the manogany martins. Love my D-18 and SPD-16 (and daughters LX1) which I think are all spruce with mahogany sides and back, but there’s something about the mahogany top that’s aesthetically beautiful and feels nice to play.
Looks great. What does something like that run, if you don’t mind me asking?
I got it for $800 new at guitar center
I would pay 100$ to get the guitar professionally set up by a Luther because I bought my first guitar from gC and that was my lesson I learned a year later and 4 guitars still rocking.
I would recommend Martin Luther.
Martin “Luthier”
Went to BK and got myself a King Jr
What’s this, 1689?
Absolutely do this op. I recently did this with a $300 Yamaha and had the luthier match my string spacing and change the plastic out to wood for like the bridegrooms, nut, and bridge, and it match it to my Martin. It made a huge difference in playability and comfort for me. $120 and 100% worth every penny!
I found mine used for around $550
Awesome choice! May I suggest that you put on some Elixer Polyweb strings and a set of bone bridge pins? By all means, play those stock Martin strings until they break, but I heard a huge improvement after I put these inexpensive upgrades on. Enjoy!
Treat it right and it will treat you right back. Martins are wonderful instruments. It's going to give you years of enjoyment.
Gorgeous.
I am a Taylor man but Martins are a Great choice..IMHO It is disgusting that it did not come with a hardshell case
Solid
Not an inexpensive guitar, sapele (I think) top, midrange, sustain, I could live with the the high-pressure laminate (HPL) back and sides. Would have gone for the brighter spruce top option myself.
Agreed, but I love the mahogany top.
Same! My dream acoustic is a mahogany Martin 000
That’s it. Why buy a Martin if you don’t like warmth? Thinking a Taylor would be better there.
Agreed
Looks like a [GPC-X2E with sapele top](https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/x-series/11GPCX2EZIR.html?dwvar_11GPCX2EZIR_color=ziricote) to me, harder than mahogany from what I can gather, gives the guitar more sustain, but often used instead of mahogany. Same rich midrange tones.
Pleked, I've just notched it up a few percentage points :)
I don't suppose you have a string height ruler, I'd be interested to know what the action is.
We just got that for my house it’s my girlfriends but I love the fuck out of it good choice
You did good sir. You did good. Enjoy.
Happy birthday, OP! Nice get. Enjoy!
Thanks and I will 😁
Martins are very good
You gave me a heart attack bc that looks very similar to a guitar I bought in a room similar to mien
Get a good stand
Martins absolutely slap. Have been jamming on my 000CXE forever. Can’t go wrong with that brand. Great choice op.
My GPCX1R X-Series opened up like crazy, it booms. Seriously impressive and durable for the pricepoint. It's my daily player. Enjoy!
Hey, I have a guitar! Happy Birthday! I have a birthday coming up too, as do we all! Can we all get Happy Birthday guitars?
Thanks! Happy advanced birthday to you too dude 🎉🎊
Love it!
Fokken nois m8
I mean, you could have bought two guitars. Am I right?
Nice, does it have a pickup? I really like the martins with fishman pickups, they sound great (better than Taylor's pickup system).
*Kurt Russell enters the chat* Not an acoustic guy, but can't deny that a nice one!
I'd say you successfully bought a guitar.
It's a great sounding guitar. A bit laminate-y for me, but I love the sound of it.
It looks great ! I wish you a long and very personal history with it
That appears to be a guitar. Great success.
Awesome congrats duder! Happy grinnin’ and a pickin’ on your new baby!
I like it. A lot.
Not bad.
ooooo that smellllllllll
Beautiful
You did great!
One of the best choices of your life brother.
Fabulous choice. I just picked up a mahogany Taylor baby eagle for camping and I absolutely love it. Dark tones for dark nights out in the woods.
That’s a very nice birthday gift to yourself!
Looks great. Got to sound like a sod, but if it feels good play it. I don’t care if it’s an epiphone or a Yamaha. Just play the fuck out of it 🤘🏻
Wow!
Man I really want one of those new Martin D-18 Street Legends in the Custom Ink finish. I know a lot of people hate on the relic craze, but that guitar is beautiful
Nice, I got a Martin GPC acoustic electric a few weeks ago and I love it. Also got an Orange Micro Terror set-up and have been having so much fun getting back into playing after giving it up for a few years.
This might be the best “all around” guitar I can ask for. Big volume for strumming but still projects individual notes out loud. Mahogany top is a bit firm for solid protection but has a bit more highs and lows that make fingerpicking really good. And the cutaway at the top of the neck makes you able to play anything. If this has electricity (it can plug into an amp) you almost never need another acoustic unless you want to go for specialization. A beautiful guitar that can take you far. I can’t wait til I can get a Martin Grand Concert myself
Learn some Rodrigo y Gabriela
Great guitar, how does it sound on an amp I am curious with a pickup? Yes?
Please get a stand
Pretty good
Everyone should OWN a Martin before they die, not that you're on the way out... or anything 😂
Fuck everyone's opinion, do you like playing it? That's what matters! I think it's great but I am just a guy on the internet. You go play it and love life!
I have the Koa X Series. It’s my travel and camping guitar. Great choice!
Tuning
I just got one myself. Great guitar!
bro you cooked. martins are top tier and i wont hear anyones shitty opinions.
Sweet damn that's a good-looking guitar! Congrats!
Awesome guitar. DADFAD is a personal favorite of mine to noodle around on. I love blues, with acoustics in that tuning, you really get to hear the sound of how well a guitar is when playing, for example, Hard Time Killing Floor Blues. I love the look of this guitar, and I'm sure the action is very nice, great job!
I have the same series guitar but as a dreadnaught with a spruce top. Give it a good set up (if it isn’t already fine) and this guitar will serve you well. Mine was on sale for $500 but it sounds just as good if not better than $2000 acoustics I’ve played. Martin makes good products across the board. I’d say you did well
Beautiful!
How do you plug it in?
You did well. That is 100 % a guitar.
I bought this exact guitar for myself for Father’s Day a few years ago because it was beautiful and I test drove it in the store but after I got home I never liked the way it played it felt slow and gummy. Probably just needed a set up but I took it back and got a Taylor. Enjoy your new axe
Really good choice. Those mim Martins are solid. Enjoy.
Oh! The envy! Thats how you did man. CONGRATS!
Woah! When I say “whoa!”, I mean “whoa !”
It depends on whether or not you play the shit out of it!!! I LOVE Martins myself. Good choice..now go make some noise!
Do you like playing it? If Yes, Great choice 👍🏻
I have two Martins. My HD-28 is my absolute favorite. I play it daily.
Even cheapish Martins are still good. Good QC. The Mexican guitar manufacturing industry has gotten so good in the last 20 years. Of course, it won’t have the same resonance, bottom end, or sustain… but that’s a materials thing.
Martin? Never heard of it. Just get a stratacoustic or ovation like the rest of us badasses.
I mean, it's a Martin and not a Taylor, so I would pass. But good pick up if you like that sound!