When I'm not playing my strat...

[blues boy]

I like to play my Martin 00-15. I actually love it! Not only for the price (little more than $700 USD) but the great and resonant sound I get from it. It's a "no frills" all solid mohagany guitar. Gently played, this little guitar produces some lovely tones, with adequate sustain... but it does not produce excessive amounts of overtones. Very responsive and 'quick' and the notes decay well enough to not muddy up the mix. Trademark of mahogany. Solo acoustic blues-this guitar is perfect for me.. fingerpicked blues, folk rock, early country/bluegrass stuff all the way to manic strumming punk stuff, and this seems to work for it all!

Would liketo hear from other "pickers" out there. :music-smi

[frpax]

I bought a Gibson J-60. The action is a tad high, and I need to take care of that, cuz it kills my fingers to play it. But it has a GREAT tone!

I went to a local music store one day all set to buy a Martin D-28, and left with the J-60 for half the price. But I don't think I gave up anything as far as tone. That was about 9 or 10 years ago, and the guitar sounds better and better w/ age!

It has a crack in the top from the bridge on back (thanks to the dry Arizona climate in which I live), but it hasn't affected the sound of the guitar.

[nothin but the blues]

You won't catch me playing anything but a Martin Acoustic... my stable seems to constantly change... I've had so many. Right now though I have a 000X1 that is use as my travel buddy or beater if you will. I also have the SPDC-16R Dread Cut Away that serves me well for now on strumming tunes. And of course as I've mentioned in other threads, I have my holy grail the Martin 000-ECHF Bellezza Nera coming in either Jan of Feb.

I actually play a lot of acoustic... probably even more than electric now. :music-smi

[nothin but the blues]

I bought a Gibson J-60. The action is a tad high, and I need to take care of that, cuz it kills my fingers to play it. But it has a GREAT tone!

I went to a local music store one day all set to buy a Martin D-28, and left with the J-60 for half the price. But I don't think I gave up anything as far as tone. That was about 9 or 10 years ago, and the guitar sounds better and better w/ age!

It has a crack in the top from the bridge on back (thanks to the dry Arizona climate in which I live), but it hasn't affected the sound of the guitar.

Do you have a humidifier in the room your acoustic lives in? or a case humidifier?

[frpax]

I have a case humidifier, but I don't use it, and haven't used it for many years now. Since I stopped using it (after the crack appeared), the crack hasn't grown, and I've gotten a bit fond of it, actually. It gives it some "character". Maybe I'm cracked! LOL

[nothin but the blues]

I have a case humidifier, but I don't use it, and haven't used it for many years now. Since I stopped using it (after the crack appeared), the crack hasn't grown, and I've gotten a bit fond of it, actually. It gives it some "character". Maybe I'm cracked! LOL

LOL! I actually agree, I think the crack ads character (look at Willie's poor Martin for crying out loud haha!) as long as it doesn't affect the sound. I suppose humidifying it after the fact does not serve much of a purpose haha...

[Ernie Ball 1988]

I've really been getting into acoustic, right now i play it 75% of the time
i have a washburn acoustic.. pretty good solid top grover tuners.. not bad

[tenthumbs]

I play my martin D-15 that I've owned for 2 hours and twenty minutes now!
I pulled the trigger at 7:00 :bannana_g

[nothin but the blues]

I play my martin D-15 that I've owned for 2 hours and twenty minutes now!
I pulled the trigger at 7:00 :bannana_g
Thumbs thats sweeeeeeeeeeet man! Congrats on the new Martin beauty!!! There is nothing like a Martin. Wait till that thing starts to open up!!!

Now I really can't wait for my new Martin to come in :(

Congrats again, and let us know what you think of her after you've had more time to fiddle! :bannana_g

[logan~tele]

hey i dont have a martin but id sure like to have one i get to play the m all the time .. i have a 1965 gibson model lg-0 shes a beauty. really neat country mellow sound !

opps its actually a 1964( i cant type!!)

[TexMexMike]

Since having my Martin 00-15, the poor electrics have gotten very little air time. Looking forward to testing out my new Martin 000-15s when it arrives!

[frpax]

I also play a Jazz Bass which I assembled. I took a Midnight Blue Mexican fretless Jazz Bass and threw everything away except the body (neck, pups, pots, everything!), bought a '62 reissue neck and vintage tuners, vintage bridge, new electronics, BassLines pups, and pearloid pickguard and went to town! I put Fender flatwounds on it and it is a sweeeet sounding bass.

pic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/frpax/JBass.jpg

[Ernie Ball 1988]

I also play a Jazz Bass which I assembled. I took a Midnight Blue Mexican fretless Jazz Bass and threw everything away except the body (neck, pups, pots, everything!), bought a '62 reissue neck and vintage tuners, vintage bridge, new electronics, BassLines pups, and pearloid pickguard and went to town! I put Fender flatwounds on it and it is a sweeeet sounding bass.

pic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/frpax/JBass.jpg

looks like a sweet axe/amp :bannana_g

[frpax]

The amp is an old Peavey TNT115 that needs a tune-up! The J-Bass sounds GREAT through anything w/ 4 10's.

[PussyStrat]

Mostly play my ... aussie made

Maton ECW80C :music-smi

Check out www.maton.com.au for some cool acoustics at more realistic prices (especially for US buyers)

[aaronl]

when i am not playing my strat, i am thinking about playing my strat, i only have the one guitar ;)

i will probably at some point get a martin, i want to kind of save some and get a nice like 000 or 00m or the smaller bodied one.

aaron