Hi brother! I was testing my D42 wanting to compare it with the sound of yours just to play and I realized that perhaps yours is tuned in a different way; I am wrong?
@GianoOudeis72 I tune mine to 432hz. About a quarter step down. Plus I always use Titanium core strings on my Martin Dreadnoughts may give it a bit of a different tone. What year is your D-42?
@jimmyfranklin3862 I went out and found a Skunk Baxter after working in the yard and just hearing you Pic in the background. So I found one in Florida. And it had a Crack in it. Fixed at the bedell factory and it's fine. Not a loud guitar.
I love KJP, have several of his CD's and saw him a few times in Portland OR in the 80's in real small venues, absolutely one of the most soulful players ever. Beautiful guitar. RIP
I wish I had seen Hiatt and Sonny playing together. John’s other guitarist is great, but Sonny is so unique in his style and sound. His slide technique always makes my jaw drop. John is fabulous all around.
I've seen Hiatt and the Goners for the 1st time I'm 1989, the slow turning tour, Sony Landreth blew me away. Since then I've seen Hiatt with the Goners six times. Can't beat that combination
I've seen these and laminate models (ecactly the same except no brand inlay on the headstock for about $350) on eBay. I'm not that patriotic or rich enough when it comes to solid wood guitars. How can I be sure I get the one you have. I own 10 guitars and still suffer from abalone deficiency! I hear all the bitching about too much bling. I want to see just one of those people turn down the Millionth Martin. Look it up, she's a beauty!! Thanks for the post!!
Zuwei has a page. Hit them up on Facebook chat they will give you info if you give them a serial number. Plus the Solid wood ones are around 700 Bucks and the ads statr solid wood. I was Lucky to find one I'm the local Pawn shop. I was too skeptical to buy one Blind. But now I would.
I've owned 2 different D-45's on a D-45V from 1984 with Brazilian back and sides. Two different D-41's and currently won a 2005 D-42. The "Too Much Bling" complainers would kill for any of those. All fantastic
@@jimmyfranklin3862 Those solid Zuwei parlors look very nice and all the reviews praised them. My oldest dearest friend of 45 years is a luthier. He's got 17 Martin's. I've played them all. I can't remember all the models but there's a matched set (000 & 00) of 1927 12 fret and matched set of 1941 mahogany. A Bellezza Bianca, D45, D42, D41. Assorted vintage O18s & 28s. The real prize is a New York made Martin with the original coffin case, somewhere pre Civil War. Martin is authenticating it as I write this. Thanks for getting back to me, I really appreciate it!👍🎸
I switched devices. Not happy with the sound. My old device had a headphone Jack so I could plug in a Outside mic. I'll have to see what out there for this device
Hey jimmy, do you know how many of the madi rosweood models were made? (So the tba-24, tba-28, the skunk baxter model). I know u mentioned they were pretty hard to find...but it seems like the figured mahagony om models were more avalible and heavily discounted.
Yeah, if it was a Award series it was Madi for the Rosewood models. 24 and 28's the Mahogany Award series models were Quilted Mahogany. The standard 18 and 24, 28' were Mahogany and East Indian i.e TB-28...East Indian. Award series were TBA-28 was Madagascar.
I Had a Skunk Baxter TBA-28SB it was Madagascar. My Buddy had a TBA-28. Engelmann top Madagascar back and sides. The TBA-28 also was Engelmann. So was the OHA-18G. Award series had upgraded wood all the way around
@@jimmyfranklin3862 ya they seem like great guitars! is their limited numbers of these, someone said there were like 50 of each or something not sure if that's true though.
Hello Jimmy, I have owned so many guitars over the years ranging from Martin high end such as a 75th Hank sr. birthday commentative, a Doyle Dykes Talor signature guitar. Also, Gibson, Guild, Jose Ramirez, Fender etc... I have also tried many low-end guitars. What I have found is the name or where it was built does not matter. Even the best manufacturers have guitars that don't sound so well and also need to be set for a particular style of play or preference. I have some inexpensive guitars that sounded great and some very expensive guitars that sounded of less quality that what I paid for them. I'm glad that you took a chance with this guitar and had an open mind, and also glad that you knew what to do to take care of a minor problem for a reasonable price. A majority of large manufacturers have moved their operation overseas and they have the same CNC laths and program the same data as we do here in the USA. The tone woods are the same and as with any instrument, you take a chance buying sight unseen or un-played more importantly. I don't worry about any of the haters and don't care if they like the brand that I choose to use. What matters is the reaction you get from your audience or personal taste for tone and response from the guitar that you play. Good for you and you have a great sounding guitar. Maybe not the best, but what normal guy can afford 25.000 for a guitar that you gig with or just play around the house. When people pay so much, they are scared to play it because it might get a scratch. I want one that I can play anywhere and try to wear it out. Have a great time with your cool looking and sounding guitar.
I have 2001 D-42, it sound so good, also a 1973 D-28, they each have their own sounds, I do have 2 Taylor's, they a great also but they are not D-42, I like different songs with each. If I had to take just one it would be my D-42
I would LOVE to own one. I was in a Sam Ash store on Sunset in Hollywood 15 years ago and they had a D-42 in a display case NEAR THE DOOR. There was a glass door that I opened and I pulled it out. I was shocked at the resonating tone. I hope to own one someday No way would they let anybody just pick up a D-42 and play it without supervision nowadays.
To each their own. There's an old saying, "Martin's are for the Good old boys. Gibson's for the bad boys, Taylor's for the choir boys". I didn't make it up but totally agree.
Ahhhhhh Yeeeeees!!! There it is!! Lol Man the insane bell like clarity and big massive tone sounds better than Great!! Lol.. its opened up nicely from when you first got it!! Freaking awesome My Friend!! 🤘
Nice playing sir. I just bought an m25 on Saturday and will be receiving this week, so stumbling across your video was a nice little teaser(Tommy Bolin reference)😂thanks
