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Guitar test - Martin 000-28EC (Eric Clapton edition)
Next on the journey through wonderful instruments in a local music store is the Martin 000-28EC. This is not the fancy one with back and sides in Brazililan rosewood, but "just" East Indian Rosewood. And the list price is "only" a bit past $4000.
- Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back and side material: Solid East Indian Rosewood
- Martins list price: $4349.00
- Martins presentation: http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?p=m&m=000-28EC
My impression:
- Very good to play. Everything feels right. These 000 models are very handy to hold and embrace. Not as thick and big as the D (dreadnought) models. The crafting of this model is awsome, everything is perfectly on the right place, so nice to hold and play.
- The tone is very balanced. Good I for recording I believe, I only needed to lower bass just slightly around 150Hz. I bet it's tone is going to mature very well. But, as a matter of taste, it's tone doesn't have the macig and richness that D model players have learned to love. A dream to be able to own, yes, but the Martin CSN (I will post sound sample later) is something — really something for at least my dreams.
- The character of the 000-28EC inspired me to different playing than the D models do. Different kind of ideas came up and I guess that if I had one of these at home it would lead to jams with a broader repertoire of styles. Would be nice to have BOTH a good D model and a 000-28EC at home ... a dreamer I am.
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Comment on the recordings:
- A bit noisy surrounding here. Beside the sound of some climate machine faning, you hear people talk and telephones ring. And my foot tapping creates some unwanted sounds too. Well, the point was to try out this precious insturment, so I guess that is ok.
- Just slightly lowered bass around 150Hz.
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Coming later; the last guitar I will post a sound sample of is:
Martin CSN (Gerry Tolman Tribute Edition)
Next on the journey through wonderful instruments in a local music store is the Martin 000-28EC. This is not the fancy one with back and sides in Brazililan rosewood, but "just" East Indian Rosewood. And the list price is "only" a bit past $4000.
- Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back and side material: Solid East Indian Rosewood
- Martins list price: $4349.00
- Martins presentation: http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?p=m&m=000-28EC
My impression:
- Very good to play. Everything feels right. These 000 models are very handy to hold and embrace. Not as thick and big as the D (dreadnought) models. The crafting of this model is awsome, everything is perfectly on the right place, so nice to hold and play.
- The tone is very balanced. Good I for recording I believe, I only needed to lower bass just slightly around 150Hz. I bet it's tone is going to mature very well. But, as a matter of taste, it's tone doesn't have the macig and richness that D model players have learned to love. A dream to be able to own, yes, but the Martin CSN (I will post sound sample later) is something — really something for at least my dreams.
- The character of the 000-28EC inspired me to different playing than the D models do. Different kind of ideas came up and I guess that if I had one of these at home it would lead to jams with a broader repertoire of styles. Would be nice to have BOTH a good D model and a 000-28EC at home ... a dreamer I am.
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Comment on the recordings:
- A bit noisy surrounding here. Beside the sound of some climate machine faning, you hear people talk and telephones ring. And my foot tapping creates some unwanted sounds too. Well, the point was to try out this precious insturment, so I guess that is ok.
- Just slightly lowered bass around 150Hz.
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Coming later; the last guitar I will post a sound sample of is:
Martin CSN (Gerry Tolman Tribute Edition)
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Ed Hannifin
...to hear what you do on that Gerry Tolman model...
This does indeed seem to have drawn something different from you... I'll bet you that I would really like this guitar... I've never played one, but it sounds terrific, and I like the body shape....
Between you and Felix, I'm convinced that I have to get the Zoom H2, as well...
Ed