How many of us have ever worn a hole in the soundboard with our pinkie and fourth finger?
Posted on 02/19/2008 5:45:13 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
He said he hopes Sens. John McCain, Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama can stop by and see how one of the country's oldest manufacturing operations has managed to remain in America in the same family.
A Martin guitar is one of the best lifetime friends you can have.
The best guitarists in the world have contributed to C.F. Martin & Company’s legacy.
Martin Guitar owners:
Trey Anastasio, Ian Anderson, Gene Autry, Kevin Bacon, Joan Baez, Beck, Joe Beck, Jimmy Buffett, James Cagney, David Carradine, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Harry Chapin, Tracy Chapman, Eric Clapton, Roy Clark, Kurt Cobain, Judy Collins, Shawn Colvin, Elvis Costello, Jim Croce, David Crosby, Sheryl Crow, Counting Crows, Ray Davies (Kinks), John Denver, Neil Diamond, Dion, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Kenny Edmonds (Babyface), Dan Fogelberg, Peter Frampton, Jerry Garcia, Vince Gill, David Gilmour, David Gray, Andy Griffith, Nanci Griffith, Arlo Guthrie, Woody Guthrie, Buddy Guy, Merle Haggard, Ben Harper, Emmylou Harris, George Harrison, Justin Hayward (Moody Blues), Jimi Hendrix, Steve Howe (Yes), Indigo Girls, Eric Johnson, George Jones, Mark Knopfler, Avril Lavigne, John Lennon, Gordon Lightfoot, Country Joe MacDonald, Bob Marley, George Martin, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Paul McCartney, Reba McEntire, Roger McGuinn, Don McLean, Freddie Mercury, Steve Miller, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Graham Nash, Rick Nelson, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Page, Dolly Parton, Tom Petty, Joaquin Phoenix, Elvis Presley, Bonnie Raitt, Keith Richards, Roy Rogers, Richie Sambora, Steven Segal, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Squier, Richard Starkey, Stephen Stills, Sting, Andy Summers, Terry Sylvester (The Hollies), Tiny Tim, Travis Tritt, Keith Urban, Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), Hank Williams Sr., Nancy Wilson, Ron Wood, Dwight Yoakam, Thom York (Radiohead), Neil Young, Barry Zito
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They are located in Nazareth, PA, which is the town next to me.
Right out of the box I think a Taylor has better resonance than a Martin, but a 30+ year old Martin has a sound that is better than a newer Taylor, IMO.
Willie Nelson should be strung up for what he has done to that poor beat up Martin he abuses...and plays horribly.
I own an HD-28 and an OOO-28H (which is pristine...)
...I’ve been playing my flat top Martin D-18 since 1970....I’ve never heard any other brand sound as good playing Bluegrass....it’s just got the power you need to pound out the rhythm....hit your G spacer run on a Gibson and it sounds OK....but hit it on a Martin and it will thump you in the chest....Martin has always been the gold standard for hard playing....look at the old pictures of Elvis sometimes...he’s playing rock-a-billy on a flat top Martin!
And my husband. :-)
A friend of mine just bought a D-41. What a tone that thing has, and it plays like butter. Shweeeeeeet!
Those composite ones they are making are durable as hell.
My father-in-law found an old Martin-made violin in the house he bought in 1954. It’s not worth a lot. We display it as a work of art.
My cousin’s husband is a luthier for them. Talk about a job to have!
Looks as if they’ve done their marketing pretty well...
How many of us have ever worn a hole in the soundboard with our pinkie and fourth finger?
*Ping
“A Martin guitar is one of the best lifetime friends you can have.”
And that is one of the best-—and shortest-—poems I’ve ever read. Well put, GBA.
No it isn’t...it’s a testament to abuse and neglect...what I’d expect from a third-rate entertainer and very poor guitarist.
One of life’s great pleasures (for a guitar player) is to pick up a vintage Martin dreadnought and slowly finger pick your favorite song. Every note is perfect and the effect is sublime.
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