| Jim from Winnipeg, MB, Canada |
| road@mts.net |
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| Subject: | Beautiful Guitar...HORRIBLE set-up |
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| This guitar is a beauty to look at, flawless assembly, fit and finish is impeccable, smells great and feels nice and light to play. However, the guitar I received buzzes worse than a bumblebee...all the way up and down the fretboard. My $100 Yamaha plays 10 times better than this guitar. |
| Reliability:
| Don't know, have only owned it for a couple months...don't play it much. |
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| The guitar is obviousley well made, just sounds terrible with all the fret buzz...I am really VERY disapointed, cheap guitars are set up way better than this Martin. Guess I got a lemon. I'm taking it in to get a set up done on it, hopefully that will make this guitar playable...but you would think that an instrument from such a reputable company would be at least half decently playable. Worst purchase I've made. |
| Playability and Feel:
| Feels great! Nice and light, beautiful fast neck...I like evrything about this guitar except the most important thing - the playability is terrible. Frustrating...buzzes on almost all frets. |
| Tone:
| Awful Buzz. |
| Finish:
| Finish is amazing...natural dark Mahogany, I love the look of the satin finish, wood grain shows through nicely, beautiful guitar that I'm sure will just get better with age. |
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| Action is HORRIBLE!!!! I was really taken aback when I first strummed this guitar, WORST I have ever played. I was looking forward to finally owning a Martin, and I am really very disapointed. Have owned Epiphones, Yamaha, Alverez...and they ALL play way better than this. I should have returned it, but I live in Canada and the shipping to me was a hundred bucks, and would cost the same to send back so I'm screwed. |
| Skill Level:
| Intermediate |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
| Date submitted:
| June 7, 2009 |
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| guitarguy814 from Portland, Maine |
| guitarguy814@yahoo.com |
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| Subject: | Everything about this guitar is fabulous, and AMS has the best customer service anywhere |
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| I've played other Martins that cost 3 times as much, I've played the Taylor concert series, the Laravees, the expensive Guilds. Side by side, this all Mahogany Martin just flat out sounds richer, fuller and sweeter. You DO need to pay very close attention to its environment and keep it properly humidified and in the right temperature range. They're sensitive instruments, but that's a GOOD thing. |
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| Having purchased this over the winter, the first 2 guitars were shipped in very cold weather. They arrived with neck problems and after humidifying and tweaking, still didn't feel right. THANKS GOD for the AMS return policy and GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE, because I was able to return those and wait for warmer weather and now have one that's PERFECT !! |
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| As I said, I like this guitar better than most other guitars at twice the price, including Martin's own D-18 and D-28 (the new ones - nothing beats a vintage Martin D-28 in great shape). Make sure it sings to you when you pick it up and you'll never want to put it down. |
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| The neck is a little thinner and slightly smaller than jumbo dreadnoughts which is great if you have smaller hands like me. It's not meant to be played way, way up the neck like an electric. Bar chords are easy and crisp with good, low string action. |
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| The tone is fantastic, and the overtones linger like a grand piano! Changing your string gauge makes a difference too, as I've tried both medium and light for a different sound. Try mixing a set of mediums on top and lights on the bottom for a really cool effect. |
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| It's striking to say the least to have an all dark Mahagony guitar. I really like it, and it even smelled great coming out of the box! |
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| The action and feel was very good right from the start. No complaints at all. |
| Skill Level:
| Intermediate |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes ... my third one actually !! |
| Date submitted:
| April 12, 2009 |
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| Cody from Millsboro, DE, US |
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| Subject: | First guitar that ever made my wife go "Wow". |
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| I have had a considerable number of well made guitars in my hands, some very "High-end" instruments, yet, I have never had the privilege of holding something that feels like it had so much work put into it. As silly as it seems, the smell of guitar alone will let you know instantly that this is an instrument that is just in a class of its own. |
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| I am a new owner, so I cannot say. |
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| Between American made Fender strats, Gibson Les paul's, SG's and a studio, ESP signature series, and several PRS's this is my favorite guitar. Hands down. I honestly feel like the guitar was made for me, the feel fit and finish feel like it was a custom order. |
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| It is the fastest acoustic I have ever played, very smooth. |
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| The sound is full and feels rich, this guitar , I swear, makes me feel like a better player in the same way that new sneakers made you feel like you could run better when you were younger. |
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| This is one point that I was a little back and forth about. I really thought that I would be a little disappointed with not having a nice glossy finish- but this is by far the nicest looking guitar I have ever had. This is the first guitar that my wife said "Wow" too. Never a Gibson, Fender or ESP has ever sparked her interest, but this, straight away, caught her attention. |
| Action:
| The action was comfortable out of the box. |
| Skill Level:
| Intermediate |
| Do you own this product?:
| yes |
| Date submitted:
| 3/27/09 |