Bought my first Martin

[Mikael Dez]

I know this is all tongue in cheek, but the Martin Tony Rice strings are grrrrrrrreat for a dryer, less zingy bluegrass sound.

I didn’t know that set existed and I have to try it at least once now!

 

[Mikael Dez]

Pulled the pickguard off in preparation for the replacement I ordered. It came up with no heat, a little naphtha cleaned up the residue. You can just barely tell there was a pickguard where the wood already started darkening.

 

[EOengineer]

Congrats on the Martin!

This is a timely post. I was just in the acoustic room at my local GC and my wife was loving a D28 I played on for a few minutes. Starting to set sights on a potential D28 purchase this summer.

 

[JCW308]

Kinda like mine, which has been rock-solid over 10+ years of steady gigs.

Congratulations, it's a beauty!

 

[Mikael Dez]

Kinda like mine, which has been rock-solid over 10+ years of steady gigs.

Congratulations, it's a beauty!

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I’m looking forward to my top aging a bit like yours - that stark white spruce is jarring haha

 

[Mikael Dez]

Congrats on the Martin!

This is a timely post. I was just in the acoustic room at my local GC and my wife was loving a D28 I played on for a few minutes. Starting to set sights on a potential D28 purchase this summer.

Whenever my wife loves a guitar it’s like the blessing from the heavens to seize the moment and get it haha

 

[JCW308]

I’m looking forward to my top aging a bit like yours - that stark white spruce is jarring haha

I miss mine looking new like yours. Grass is always greener I guess, especially in the guitar world!

 

[Mikael Dez]

I miss mine looking new like yours. Grass is always greener I guess, especially in the guitar world!

Is that an OMC?

 

[JCW308]

Is that an OMC?

It's a 2009 custom OOOC16RGTE AURA. Custom for one reason only - no pick guard! Seriously!

I don't use the Aura part of the preamp at all. It doesn't need it. Just the straight signal with no Aura mixed in.

 

[Mikael Dez]