It's time for a CF Martin owner roll call!

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Me? I have a 1992 HD-28 (purchased new)

[Bake]

1. Here!

Can't post a pic, but if you go to http://www.brooksandbaker.com you can see my HD-28 LSV, circa 1999. Adirondack spruce top, large soundhole (a la Tony Rice), scalloped and forward-shifted braces.

And as we know, if it doesn't come from Nazareth, PA, it just ain't good enough. Nothing else is a Martin!

Bake

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3. LOL I wondered how long it would take for you to appear, Bake! I almost felt as if I

called you out! :rofl:

Your top has color-aged very nicely; black or tortoise shell pick guard?

I think I might visit Mecca (Nazareth) for the tour this summer!

[Bake]

13. Glad to be the first to get in the thread!

If you go to our website and click on the photos tab, there's a good shot of me and the LSV. It's the one with the sort of tiger-striped pickguard. It's a Tor-Tis pickguard which I put on it; the guitar came with the "mother of pepperoni" plate and I replaced it fairly quickly.

The top has aged nicely, and the Adirondack spruce has a really sweet, balanced tone - especially ow that it has some age and has "opened up."

Bake

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19. Oh, yeah, there you go! That's unique.

hehe "mother of pepperoni". Luckily, mine came with a black one.

Bake, I don't remember if I confessed this to you before, but my OTHER guitar is a 12 string Taylor..... :hide:

[Bake]

26. Yeah, you did.

I have just been graceful enough not to harass you mercilessly about it.

:rofl:

A Taylor 12 is a fine instrument. And there's some music that just NEEDS a 12-string. I used to be partial to a Guild 12-string. Not sure if I've ever played a Martin 12.

Bake

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35. LOL you have been too kind!

Yeah, I play with mostly 6 stringers, so it adds variety to the mix. And it's rosewood, so it has a great sound.

Of course, my previous 12 was a Guild JF55-12, but that was stolen from me... :cry:

And I'm sorry to say that I've played Martin 12s next to my old Guild.... Let's just say that Martin makes the best sounding 6 strings in the world. ;-)

[Bake]

37. Yeah, that was kinda my impression about Martin 12's too!

By the way, does the Taylor have a pickup? Their "Expression" system (I think that's the name) is just about the most natural-sounding acoustic-electric pickup system I've seen.

And I'm THIS CLOSE to dropping a Baggs I-Beam in the LSV ...

Bake

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41. Yes, it does. And it's awesome.

I used to use the Baggs Para D.I. for the Guild, but now it just sits dormant.

I have yet to drop electronics into the HD-28.

[Bake]

42. I'm just tired of fightingg with the mic and the sound system

for the guitar to be heard at gigs. And I don't like having to play so hard just to be heard that I lose some "finesse."

Bake

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. My brother has a Martin.

Does that count?

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4. Would he let you borrow it

permanently? :evilgrin:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. Dude. he makes a living with it. So, I think Not.

He has several guitars and basses. I forget what all he has. I was the piano player in the family, anyway.

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9. Bummer. Well, to answer your question: Yes, I will count it!

Piano players whose brother owns a Martin are always welcome! :P :hi:

[HopeHoops]

6. I have a (74?) Giannini Craviola - beautiful instrument

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12. Funky! Is it a 12 string?

[HopeHoops]

20. Six string nylon - incredible sound - the steel strings had a lot of neck cracking issues.

[Bertha Venation]

7. Do Backpackers count?

My full-size is a knock-off of a knock-off of a knock-off.

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10. Wow, that's a good question. I must consult the judges....

For those reading along, a backpacker is Martin's travel guitar:



After much deliberation, we have decided that backpackers do indeed count! Welcome! :pals: :hi:

[Bake]

14. If it says C.F. Martin on the headstock, hell yes it counts!

Bake

[no name no slogan]

17. I guess I just made the cut

I've got a nylon-string backpacker that I pull out from time to time. I usually play nylon-stringed acoustics (flamenco guitars), so I don't really have much use for most Martins, but I still like them.

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Well done! The idea of nylon string travel guitars makes me think of these:

http://www.sharonisbin.com/travel.html

[no name no slogan]

45. Yamaha makes one very similar to that, too

I've played the Yamaha, and it's not bad. The only downside is that, in flamenco playing, you tap the soundboard fairly often with your fingers for percussive sounds-- which is a little hard to do when there's not a soundboard to tap.

For everything else, it fits the bill. :thumbsup:

[Bertha Venation]

27. YAY! It was the only Martin I could afford.

Thank you!

[BeachBaby]

8. I know nothing about these Martins you speak of.

Now, THESE Martins, on the other hand.....

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11. LOL, I think that the DU roll call on ownership of one of those would be rather short

Pierre_Suave might be the only one..... :P

[Bake]

15. Let 'em keep the Aston Martin, I'll take my CF Martin any day!

HA!

Bake

[DemBones DemBones]

18. Why not one of each?

Might as well dream big and you've already got the guitar.

[BeachBaby]

22. That's the spirit!

:thumbsup:

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21. Well, I wouldn't mind watching her drop her top

:hide:

[BeachBaby]

23. 9:00pm CST.

That. Is. All.

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25. How cryptic! Mind letting me know what that's about in a pm?

Please include nekkid pics, while you're at it, too. :woohoo:

[BeachBaby]

28. I'm enigmatic, remember?

You'll find out in 10 hours.

[Bake]

30. Be sure and forward those to me, or post them in the Lounge ...

:rofl:

Bake

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32. I got your back, Bake!

:woohoo:

[Bake]

29. Drop her top? Beach Baby???

This sub-thread is useless without pics.

Bake

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33. +1

[DemBones DemBones]

16. My husband has a Martin, a

1975 D-35.

He also has a 1962 Gibson LG2 Red Sunburst; a Godin 12 string and a Godin 6 string, early 90s; and two Stratocasters, both from the late 80s. Yeah, it's a crowd.

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24. Nice. I have found that guitars are like Lay's potato chips-- can't just have one

:P

[DemBones DemBones]

31. Yep. I helped him pick out one of the

Strats. He was trying to decide between a white one and a red one and I looked at the tag on the white one and said "Buy this." The tag said "Inspected by Jesus C."
I figured that was a good sign. O8)

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38. BAAAAH!!!! That's a great story!

I mean, one would assume JC would make a perfectly thorough inspection! :rofl:

[Bake]

43. Must've been a Mexican strat ... that was "hay-ZOOS," by the way.

Bake

[DemBones DemBones]

44. I figured it was probably Jesus Cruz or Jesus Chavez but

it was still cool. Couldn't it have been a Latino working in the US or do they only make Strats in Mexico now? Damned outsourcing. . .

[B3Nut]

46. Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.

Fender's had that plant since the 80's. The entry-to-midrange guitars are made there. The Corona, California plant makes the high-end guitars, as well as the Custom Shop axes.

I own 4 Mexican Fenders...a Strat, Tele, Jazz Bass, and a Precision Bass. Great, affordable planks.

Todd in Cheesecurdistan

[DemBones DemBones]

52. Interesting. I didn't know that, probably

my husband and daughter do since they're the guitarists; I'm just "with the band."

I'll bet it's cold in Cheesecurdistan, assuming that's Wisconsin.

[B3Nut]

55. Yup, Wisconsin ;-)

It was actually mild yesterday, but an ice storm is on the way, and I have to drive down to Janesville tonight to a gig. :( Going to be cold this weekend too...I've about had enough of winter. I'm ready for spring....

Todd in Cheesecurdistan
www.blueolives.com

[Bake]

34. Sub-thread: Check in here if you crave ANOTHER Martin guitar!!

I'm jonesing (and have been for a while now) for a Clapton model 000-28 (small-body, shorter scale). Given my current employment circumstances, however, I guess that will have to wait.

sigh.

Bake

[BeachBaby]

36. Hey, you.

I'm sorry about your recent job loss. I'm a paralegal, and I've been watching the down-sizing that's going on - especially in the larger firms.

:hug:

[Bake]

39. Thanks, BB!

I'm looking for a small-firm kind of gig for the rest of my career.

Bake

[mitchum]

40. I have a dreadnought and one of those piece of shit Backpackers

[SacredCow]

47. Got my first one back in November....

A 1971 D12-35:


It's the same age as me!

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48. She's a peach, SacredCow!

And I'll bet her sound is aged to perfection! :hi:

[SacredCow]

56. Thank you kindly....

She's in for an extended visit to her luthier- the bridge was cracked when I bought it. Hoping to get my mitts back on her by the weekend!

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59. Hope the repairs go well.

I had to have my bridge replaced on my Guild (cracked straight through). I was really concerned about it, but it went fine and never had problem thereafter (except the problem I had and still have with the prick who stole it) :mad:

I still need to take pics of all of my axes! :hi:

[SacredCow]

61. He said it was going fine...

And that he was to the stage of saddle height adjustment (which on a 12 string HAS to be a bitch and a half!)...

I'm having the LR Baggs Element pickup installed (since the bridge was going to be off anyway). I hear it's a great sounding system.


As for the prick who stole your Guild... I've said it before, and I'll say it again- Bear mace to the naughty bits.

[GoneOffShore]

49. Lovely looking guitar

I have a 1962 D-18 that I've had since 1966.

I should play it more.

[Bake]

50. Yes, dammit, you should!!

A fine guitar like that deserves to be played. Often!

:hi:

Bake

[DoBotherMe]

51. 000-18 on order

three months for the left hander. Dana ; )

[DevonRex]

53. I wish. Just a lowly Epiphone and a Fender and

a really awful electric and an acoustic that was made in the 1960s in Mexico.

[Chemical Bill]

54. I have a Stigma.

Oops, I mean a Sigma. It says Martin on the inside label, but we know it didn't come from Nazareth. I've been thinking about upgrading to a real Martin, but I played a Taylor I really liked. The dilemma is: Should I replace the Squire Strat first?

Bill

[SacredCow]

63. Guess it depends on what you play more....

I will say that the Mexican Strats are at an unprecidentedly high quality for such a low price. No, they're not an American Standard, but for the money they're not bad.

[no name no slogan]

65. I swear by my NaftaCasters... you get more than what you pay for.

I've got an early 90s-era Mexi Strat I bought new, and a Mexi Tele. They are my main guitars. The only thing I've ever done with the Strat was to replace the pickups last year with a set of Fender Noiseless. I haven't done a think to the Tele since I bought it used a couple years ago for $200.

I don't mollycoddle my guitars-- I play them daily, and can be a bit rough on them. I don't want to worry about damaging a guitar I shelled out a month's pay for, so I tend to play mid-price models (plus I'm cheap). The Mexi Fenders fit that bill perfectly well, and have been surprisingly durable. And they sound really sweet through a decent 2x12 combo amp.

[SacredCow]

66. My favorite Strat is a Tex-Mex model from the 1990's...

The pickups are extra-hot, so the guitar has a nice bite to it, yet it still sounds like a Strat.

[Chemical Bill]

71. It's really just what I need...

but need and want are two different things. I really think I'll replace the acoustic first, then upgrade to a Blues Junior amp, then the good strat. The guy at the guitar store loves his Squire, but he's a drummer....

Bill

[Bake]

70. "Stigma" !!! That's a new one to me!!

Good one!! Actually, though, I've played some Sigmas that looked and sounded and played pretty damn good!

BAke

[Chemical Bill]

72. The Sigma is great.

My cousin is jealous, she has an Ibanez. I was talking to a friend a while back, and he said i may need to upgrade the tuners. Sure enough, I had to replace them. I now have Grovers, which begs the question: Where does Grover find the time to make machine heads when he's so busy on Sesame Street.

Bill

[Jamastiene]

57. You lucky bastards and your primo guitars.

:P

I don't have one, but I couldn't resist posting in a guitar thread. :)

[Bake]

60. Hey, I waited TWENTY YEARS to get mine.

During that time I played, among others, a "lawsuit Martin" Takamine, which was a decent guitar and served me well through many, many gigs. But I knew I wanted the real thing. Had to wait until the kids were almost grown and I could afford to get one, though.

:hi:

Bake

[SacredCow]

62. My Martin is by far my most primo guitar....

And was just a "right place at the right time" kind of Craigs List deal.

Otherwise, I don't typically buy very expensive guitars. I don't gig, so it would be kind of a waste.

[no name no slogan]

67. You sound like me, amigo

I'm probably buying a Rickenbacker 360/12 in the next few months. I've been playing electrics for 26 years now, and I have yet to buy an electric over $700 in all that time. The Rick 12-string will be the first, but will be well worth waiting for.

[Zorro]

58. 70's N-20 classical

Beautiful orangeish patina, very easy to play.

[Metta]

64. An '04 00-18V and a '97 Bourgeois HD-28.

Both great. Both tweaked by a wonderful luthier ex-friend. Both magic.

[Crabby Appleton]

68. I got a couple, I usually play electric, not so much acoustic

A BM acoustic bass, very nice woody tone similar to a standup bass.




Don't know what model this would be, gloss finish, very plain, doesn't have a paper label, has a wooden embossed plate on the neck heel that just says custom, great tone, very light weight.

[libnnc]

69. D-28 made in 1996 purchased in 1997 n/t

[Orsino]

73. I came *that* close to buying a Martin in '07 as a birthday present to myself....

...but something told me to hang onto the money, which two months later made the difference in buying a house.

I can live Martinless.