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davidlockhart40 |
PLANNING ON BUYING A MARTIN HD28 GOOD IDEA? |
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Im planning on buying a MARTIN HD28 where im an accessories dealer with Martin we are allowed one guitar 50% each year... am i doing the right thing or should
i go with a blueridge or stanford... If i go the other route at the end of the day id still have to say it sounds like a martin but it's still not a
martin...
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orangeblossom |
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50% off. Go for it. Played a HD-28 yesterday and it was incredible.
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davidlockhart40 |
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yeahs its $1,700+ so im sure thinking of it..
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ronsongz |
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The BEST model Martin makes, IMHO. Go
for it! Ron |
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Ranger1964 |
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ronsongz wrote: +1 on that! I had one and sold it due tho the 1 11/16" neck, but someday I WILL get that 1 3/4" Adi top custom! Sole resident of The Island of Misfit Players Three Chords and a Wish
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dmcowles |
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You can't go wrong. Ditto what the others have said. My HD-28 is one of the best newer Martins I've ever had. I really should play it more...
You forget it and I'll forget it, but I'll remember it, and don't you forget it!
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Pappy |
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For that deal on a brand new guitar, you've got to go for it! Excellent guitar at that price.
So many guitars....So little time.
So many taxes......So few guitars
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intune66 |
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Stanford makes an amazing import but IMO the overall build quality of a Martin is going to be better. Not to mention resale value. Sounds like a great deal for
the discount price. As said the HD-28 is a fine guitar!
Ryan
_____________________ Some of my Guitars: Stanford PSD-28, 21, 20 Blueridge BR-70, 60-AS Aria AD-80, R.K. RDC-57 |
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Ed Rhoades.theunofficialma... |
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You can't go wrong with a deal like that.
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kydave |
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That is the real deal and the only guitar you'll ever need in life. (not, of course, that you will not want other guitars)
Kentucky Dave's Martins: 00-28H (2006 Custom); SP000-16R (1999 Special Edition);
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markmax6661 |
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Hell yes!....then sell it to me!..LOL..My next guitar will be an HD-28. EVERYONE I've ever played were smokin'..GREAT GUITARS! Good luck and ENJOY!
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gospelRon |
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No brainer on this deal. Outstanding power dread that will give you a lifetime of satisfaction if you take proper care of it. Not to mention it will sound
better and better as it breaks in. I had one a few years ago and I still can't believe I traded it off.
Ron Psalm 14:1
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JT Foote.theunofficialma... |
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I have to say this: just because it's a Martin, or an HD-28, doesn't mean that it's the end-all, or the right guitar for you. Over the last 40
years, I've played hundreds of guitars, and that includes many, many Martins. Some of those really worked for me, most didn't. You've got an
opportunity to select the best guitar for you, and brand name not withstanding, maybe the HD-28 is the way to go, and maybe it's not. You've got to
play it, and not just in the shop. You need to take it home, put new strings on it, and really examine it thoroughly. Check out the fit and finish. Is the
guitar perfect, inside and out? Contrary to popular belief, even Martin occasionally sends out a guitar that shouldn't have passed quality control and been
shipped. Check the nut, the saddle, the string break angle, the bridge, the heel. Examine the neck. Is it twisted? How does it feel? Is the width of the
fingerboard suited to your hand and style of play? Look at the top. Is the grain straight and even, narrow or wide? Is there runout? Are all the woods
precisely quarter-sawn and bookmatched? Do you like the appointments? Do the tuners work smoothly? And how about the sound? Does it suit your ear? Is is the
tone balanced? Is the intonation spot-on? Do you get a free setup with the purchase, or is this an extra expense?
The last time I played a HD-28 I really liked was around 1992; a cherry sunburst, and it was great. Later releases, not so much. The most recent Martin I played was a 2008 D-45, and to be honest, I wasn't particularly impressed. I've seen more than one player walk into a shop, dead-set on buying a Martin of some kind, and end up walking out with something completely different. I myself was one of those people at one time, and despite how much I wanted one, the only guitar in the shop that called my name was a Gruhn-designed Guild GF-55, and I played that guitar for 18 years, until I gave to my brother, who had been dying to have it for a long, long time. I still miss it. In the end, it's all about the tone, and what feels right under your hands. Remember, unless you intend on buying and selling, this guitar may end up being your primary instrument for years to come ... so you had better be sure that it's the one you really want, and not be so impressed with the brand name or model number. Some instruments will speak to you, and others are just duds, regardless of the manufacturer, and perhaps even more so when an instrument is a factory-made guitar. A high percentage will be average, some good, a few great. I know people who own collections of Martin guitars, many of them pre-war so-called Holy Grail instruments, and even among them, there are some that are only holding their value because of age and rarity, despite not sounding very good. I don't own a Martin, although I'm certainly not adverse to the idea. It's definitely not because Martin doesn't make outstanding instruments, in this day and age, many companies are producing the finest guitars ever built, and Martin is no exception. But there have always been duds, guitars that just never open up, never really produce much volume, don't have good bass and resonance, have shallow mids, and produce jangly, shrill, harsh trebles. And most of those sad guitars will sound like that forever ... you can't buy a guitar based on the hope that it will improve. Most do not. If it's not the real deal from the first time you play it, put it back on the rack. Buy the guitar you like the best, the one that insists you take it home and make music ... the one that makes you want to play it every minute of the day. It doesn't matter whether its a Martin, a Taylor, a Gibson, or a Takamine, etc, etc. The manufacturer's name, the length of time they have been in business, and even their reputation, that doesn't matter. When push comes to shove; quality, tone, playability, and how well the guitar fits you as a player ... that's what matters, regardless of whether the guitar costs 400 dollars, or 40,000. IMHO. Otherwise, you'll eventually find yourself disappointed, end up turning over the guitar, and while older and wiser, you'll still be looking for "the" instrument that advances you on your musical journey. My 17.5 cents (adjusted for inflation.) ... JT |
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