Welcome to the official Sean Hopkins RU-vid channel!! Sean Hopkins is a singer songwriter based out of New Hope, Pa. an art enclave located between New York City and Philadelphia. Sean Hopkins is best known as a folk and alternative guitarist. His RU-vid channel includes indie rock, folk, & alternative cover songs as well as originals. Additionally, this channel includes acoustic guitar and gear reviews, along with busking & open mic blogs, with live performance videos.
Thank you. I have a new album coming out on 10/15 called Pictures of Nothing. It will be on all the major streaming platforms. Hope you give it a listen.
This is really a work horse guitar with a great all around sound. Taylor's are a little pricey but if you are looking for a guitar that does just about anything you need it to, the 314 is a great option!!!!
@@seanhopkins3758 Clear midrange with a little bit deeper bass the treble rings out but it does not ring like mahogany. Great for fingerpicking much better than rosewood. The midrange is fantastic, clear and even. I think ebony is, to me, the best wood for getting the sound I like.
Both sound great but for me I'm lucky enough to have a J45 and a Martin D28 and I like the shorter scale on the Gibson and the neck I find that much more comfortable and I think therein lies the bigger decisions in many ways and it's the individual comfort feel If I'm totally honest I have a Hummingbird that I prefer to both, but that said I tend to play different stuff on each one so that's another factor and a reason why I love them all and wouldn't want to part with any of them If you particularly like certain music depending on that style I would choose one that I felt best suits, if I had only one to pick I'd probably go for the J45 as I think it is the most versatile for different genres although in fairness I stick between 50's and 70's including folk and country, Beatles, CCR Eagles etc Some genre's I just don't have any interest in so couldn't say what one might suit say rap or punk or jazz or prog or whatever else
sounds like you have some great options. Keep playing them all. I feel like all my guitars are living beings and each needs some love and attention by being played.
Feel, sounds, preference and lastly price… both are great guitars and I’ve played both as vintage models and I love them both. If one was vintage around $2800 and the other was vintage at $1500, I’m taking the less pricey one…unfortunately it is what it is. Again, both are great
It's a relatively thin neck. Satin finish. Super easy to play. It's a bit tapered. If I use a capo on the 4th fret and then move the capo to the 1st fret, i usually have to add an additional bit of pressure to the capo. All in all it's a fun guitar to play and gig with.
Both great guitars. Not many reviews that compare the Martin Dreadnaught and J45 talk about the scale length, fretboard radius and neck profile. I love the sound of a D18 or D35 but much prefer the 'Playability' of a J45 for the shorter neck scale. That said, one day I'll get a Martin lol.
nobody will confuse it for a 35 year old Martin, but at under $800, its a solid gigging guitar that you don't have to worry about if its left in a hot van overnight or if it catches a few dings here and there. Every guitar has its place in this world. Thanks for commenting!
Thanks for the comment. Actually I saw Josh Turner interviewed and he said the back and sides wee laminated. He specifically went that direction to keep the cost of the guitar down and also to make is a little more impervious to heat and humidity when on the road. Either way, it plays easy and sounds pretty darn good plugged in.
As others have commented both sound great, but as I own and bought new in 1986 a D35 I have to go with it. The biggest tonal difference is caused by the Martin having rosewood back and sides, whereas the J35 has mahogany. Rosewood is brighter sounding, whereas mahogany is warmer sounding.
Nice comparison. I like the Martin . Alive sounding to my ear. Then again, I have three D-35s, and one is reimagined. One vintage and the other 2010. The 2010, however, blows the others out. The J4-5 is nice, and I almost bought one. Then I played an Martin SPD-16 KOA, and that ended that purchase.
