Bought my first Martin

[Mikael Dez]

I started guitar lessons this spring (never had any official lessons in 20 years), they ended up focusing on bluegrass guitar because of my interest in it. I found out that the countless hours of scale runs and three note per string practices I’ve put in really help out with flatpicking, and I’m officially obsessed with the genre. That’s why I threw steel strings on my classical - and it’s why I pulled the trigger on a Martin GPC-11E. I didn’t opt for a dreadnought because the army fucked up my right shoulder and the GPC is a more comfortable shape. It gets here tomorrow!

 

[FuzzyAce]

Congrats! Hope you enjoy, should be a solid acoustic.

 

[Dave Lewis]

Looks great you should have lots of fun playing it Enjoy

 

[strings2000]

Great Guitar Congrats. Hoping to get a Martin soon.

 

[Aelred]

Dare I ask what strings...?

 

[Sleezy E]

Congrats!

Fantastic instruments

 

[TSJMajesty]

Awesome! Glad to see I'm not the only one around here obsessed with getting better as a player!

 

[QQQ]

Congrats. Hope you really enjoy it.

 

[duzie]

Dare I ask what strings...?

Nylon I believe

 

[ᛗᛜᛜᚺDᛜᎶ Ꮤᛨᚳᚴ]

V Cool! I love the Martin sound more than any other acoustic I have ever played. I have a 1971 D12-20 and a 2019 J-40, both of them lovely IMO!! Congrats and enjoy on the new wood, as well as the bluegrass journey!!!

 

[Mikael Dez]

Dare I ask what strings...?

Nylon!

 

[Mikael Dez]

Awesome! Glad to see I'm not the only one around here obsessed with getting better as a player!

Must have something to do with Majesty owners lol. That guitar makes me feel like it deserves Petrucci and got me instead

 

[Mikael Dez]

I love it. The next picture I upload is going to be with a replacement pick guard I ordered (the ones that came with the GPCA series and I believe they discontinued because it looked too much like Taylor’s)

 

[TSJMajesty]

Spruce top?

 

[Mikael Dez]

Spruce top?

Yupp! Solid sapele back and sides too. Fretboard is richlite, some sort of composite material but I actually like it and it’s extremely stable, so there’s that.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Yupp! Solid sapele back and sides too. Fretboard is richlite, some sort of composite material but I actually like it and it’s extremely stable, so there’s that.

Nice! Very similar specs to my Taylor. I love the tones of both Taylors & Martins, but the Taylor edged it out..., (12-15 years ago...)

 

[Mikael Dez]

Nice! Very similar specs to my Taylor. I love the tones of both Taylors & Martins, but the Taylor edged it out..., (12-15 years ago...)

I probably would have went Taylor if I wasn’t focusing on that bluegrass sound from the get go, and I really like a 1 3/4” nut for acoustic - the cheapest Taylor with that nut width was well over my budget lol

 

[TubeStack]

Love it! I'm a huge bluegrass fan and have played+sung in bg bands. Keep us posted!

Check out the Blake & Rice albums, if you haven't already (and pretty much any album with one of their names on it.

 

[Mikael Dez]

Love it! I'm a huge bluegrass fan and have played+sung in bg bands. Keep us posted!

Check out the Blake & Rice albums, if you haven't already (and pretty much any album with one of their names on it.

I’m currently obsessed with Blake and Rice. That recording of Lost Indian is a daily play at least haha. I’ve learned Blackberry Blossom, and about 80% speed Lost Indian. Those along with Wildwood Flower are the only songs I know (so far, the list is growing)

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Nylon!

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