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Originally Posted by Alder Statesman
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04-04-2020 09:30 AM
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Collings 02H for me. Beautiful response when fingerpicking; sweet sustain when played with a pick.
The smaller body is very comfortable to play, but I also think the body style contributes to its voice.
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Actually if I was an archtop or electric player looking for my first flattop, I would be checking these out. As a Martin lover, I’m really proud of them for finally doing something bolder than silkscreening a new cowboy picture on a mother-of-countertop 3/4 scale wall-hanger.
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My favorite flat tops actually don't have flat tops (or backs) at all. They are made in Northumberland England by Stefan Sobell, and feature plates that are bent over arched braces.
Stefan Sobell Guitars
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Originally Posted by wengr
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Originally Posted by Jim Soloway
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My 1975 Martin D-35 was selected by me from hundreds of other Martin models while working at a 17 store music chain in 75. Hard times fell on me and it went.
It was the equal of Steve Still's D 45 and it's the one I judge all others by. Boo hoo...
Nowdays I have a Takamine, Fender and Ibanez. Meh in every respect.
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Martin 00-15M. The all mahogany construction is warmer than the typical spruce top/rosewood or mahogany back combination and the smaller size lends a very balanced tone.
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I have a 12 fret Larrivee SD 50. Sounds great but the lack of a cutaway makes anything above the 12 fret nigh impossible. But I need the 12 fret build. I play classical position and my shoulders don't like everything shifted to the left even if it's just 2 frets.
Once this virus thing is over, I going to get a local builder to make me a 12 fret OM style with a cutaway.
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Originally Posted by iim7V7IM7
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Originally Posted by Mark M.
But I do play a lot of jazz on this when I play with one other guitar player. The main reason is ease. I live in So Cal and it is easy for the two of us to take the acoustic guitars outside and play jazz standards without any need for 'set up' (also the wife prefers this when we play in the den).
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I like my little Loar LH200. Cheap as chips but plays and sounds great!
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My first guitar that I ever purchased is the only flat top I've ever owned. It is a 1978 Takemine F340 S. basically it is a blatant copy of low and Martin dreadnought, probably a D 18. Solid top but I believe the back and sides are laminate. It was my only guitar for the first seven years that I played, before I bought my Ibanez GB 10.
it sits in its case for months, sometimes years on end but whenever I pull it out it is still the most familiar and comfortable instrument I have. I have so many thousands of hours playing that guitar.
it doesn't really sound like a Martin, not having that dry and somewhat scooped/bright tone. The top and is really quite round, actually, and I find it works very well for jazz.
A few years ago I played a Martin David Bromberg model which I believe is based on the OM series. That was an amazing guitar with big rich bass and a nice sparkle on top, sort of like a really good California cab (had a Groth cab a couple of months ago that was analogous- lotsa bucks a bottle but wow!).
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My Martin "1934" Golden Era D-18 does it for me. Big "vee" neck, scalloped braces, sweet, ringing tone for days. Bought it used in essentially untouched condition for enormous saving$. The only thing I've had anywhere hear this great sounding were the 2 Yamaha CJ 818s I had. I sold the first one to help finance my 345. I missed the 818 so much I bought the next one I could find. Of course I eventually gave it to a friend of a friend who could play rings around me but due to the slings and arrows of outrageous Fortune found himself guitar-less. I had just gotten my first PRSCU24 and figured the odds of my playing anything else for a good long while were slim-to-nonexistent. Seer, I'm not.
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I should also mention my other flat top - an Eastman E6OME-LTD. Mine is number 61 of only 100 that Eastman made. It has an ebony fretboard and bridge, herringbone binding, scalloped bracing and some really nice figured mahogany For the back and sides. It also has a built-in Fishman pickup. It’s a really beautiful sounding guitar. It actually sounds better than my Martin. And, it’s great for fingerstyle playing.
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As a footnote to my previous post, my first "quality" flat-top (after Kasugas, Ekos and Yamahas) was a 1973 (bought new) Ibanez Concorde 754 - beautiful copy of the Gibson Everley Brothers. Great for strumming and picking. Stolen from my shared student house in 1976, and I've never seen another for sale since. I would be delighted to find another one......
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Originally Posted by Ray175
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As a footnote to my previous post, my first "quality" flat-top (after Kasugas, Ekos and Yamahas) was a 1973 (bought new) Ibanez Concorde 754 - beautiful copy of the Gibson Everley Brothers. Great for strumming <u>and</u> picking. Stolen from my shared student house in 1976, and I've never seen another for sale since. I would be delighted to find another one......
Originally Posted by Ray175
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Here’s a nice Eastman for sale. (NFI)
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I'm surprised we're not seeing anything on this thread about Waterloos.They seem pretty nice, although pricey, and there have been a couple of other threads where posters espoused them as great alternatives to archtops for acoustic jazz. Has the gloss worn off?
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I’ve been thoroughly enjoying a Webber 00. It’s been so much fun. Pardon the poor playing and I haven’t figured out how to record non-amplified very well... but fun nonetheless.
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Originally Posted by Chazmo
A few months ago, hand issues and a new guitar with a skinnier neck convinced my friend he no longer needed his old Martin. We reached the kind of deal you only get from a really good friend, and I have the very guitar I lusted after 35 years ago... it sounds even better than it did then.
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My Breedlove C25 masterclass custom Australian Blackwood/Cedar does the job. If I needed/wanted another, the Santa Cruz 00 Eric Skye would be at the top of the list.
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Originally Posted by Jim Soloway
I have 3 acoustics at the present time: a Breedlove Pursuit Concertina Exotic (it's made from Myrtlewood, which is native to the Pacific Northwest) parlor guitar, a Martin DSS-17 (sitka spruce and mahogany) slope shoulder 'dread, and a 12-string Taylor 150e (made from sitka spruce and walnut - it's my church band guitar).
My Breedlove
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My Martin DSS-17 - one of the most aggressive sounding dreadnoughts I've had in my 41 years of guitar playing
My Taylor 150e - it's served me well in the church band I play in (the Blueridge next to it, I no longer have)
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Originally Posted by Jim Soloway
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Vinny Raniolo with his Collings.
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