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Guitar test - Martin HD28
Having an old and long lasting passion for acoustic guitars, and very specially for Martin guitars, I sometimes visit lokal music stores just to try some of their Martins. They are all way out of reach to ever think of purchasing — I am there just to dream. Last week I brought the Zoom to be able to hear how well they record.
I will now post some of the samles. First one out is this one; a Martin HD-28.
- Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back and side material: Solid East Indian Rosewood
- Martins list price: $3449.00
- Martins presentation: http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?p=m&m=HD-28
My impression:
- I think this one has the sound of a very new and fresh guitar. Not yet so warm in tone. But if played for a couple of hours daily this one will be a lot better within days and weeks. And it's sound will continue to mature very well with age as years pass. This guitar is very good for being so new.
- A guy in the shop, whose taste for Martins I trust, says that the the vintage model of this guitar, the Martin HD-28V (which the shop doesn't have) is a lot better than this one — but then we are up on a list price of $4099.00. I have never tried one of these, but dream of one day I'll have the opportunity to.
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Comments on the recordings:
- The only sound correction I have done to the recording is to EQ down bass around 160 Hz. Dreadnought guitars are rumbly down there and with close mic placement, lowering in the bass register is, in my exeperience, always needed.
- The environment here is a bit noisy, you will hear some kind of climate-machine fan in the background.
- The short words you hear me say in the beginning of the recording are Swedish for HD twenty-eight.
- This is two different recordings I made with different Zoom settings. You will hear where it changes.
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Coming later; the other guitars that I recorded, and that I will later post sound samples of are:
Martin OM-28 Marquis
Martin 000-28EC
Martin CSN (Gerry Tolman Tribute Edition)
Having an old and long lasting passion for acoustic guitars, and very specially for Martin guitars, I sometimes visit lokal music stores just to try some of their Martins. They are all way out of reach to ever think of purchasing — I am there just to dream. Last week I brought the Zoom to be able to hear how well they record.
I will now post some of the samles. First one out is this one; a Martin HD-28.
- Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back and side material: Solid East Indian Rosewood
- Martins list price: $3449.00
- Martins presentation: http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?p=m&m=HD-28
My impression:
- I think this one has the sound of a very new and fresh guitar. Not yet so warm in tone. But if played for a couple of hours daily this one will be a lot better within days and weeks. And it's sound will continue to mature very well with age as years pass. This guitar is very good for being so new.
- A guy in the shop, whose taste for Martins I trust, says that the the vintage model of this guitar, the Martin HD-28V (which the shop doesn't have) is a lot better than this one — but then we are up on a list price of $4099.00. I have never tried one of these, but dream of one day I'll have the opportunity to.
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Comments on the recordings:
- The only sound correction I have done to the recording is to EQ down bass around 160 Hz. Dreadnought guitars are rumbly down there and with close mic placement, lowering in the bass register is, in my exeperience, always needed.
- The environment here is a bit noisy, you will hear some kind of climate-machine fan in the background.
- The short words you hear me say in the beginning of the recording are Swedish for HD twenty-eight.
- This is two different recordings I made with different Zoom settings. You will hear where it changes.
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Coming later; the other guitars that I recorded, and that I will later post sound samples of are:
Martin OM-28 Marquis
Martin 000-28EC
Martin CSN (Gerry Tolman Tribute Edition)
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AlchymicalMuse
Your playing always impresses me Johannes ... and such a rich clean tone (apart from the fan in the background, but it all adds to the ambience!)
That is a very expensive guitar!!!