Michael Fix is widely regarded as one of Australian music's leading acoustic guitarists, with extraordinary skills on the guitar and a unique brand of music - passionate, emotional and evocative. Michael's repertoire includes Jazz and Blues, Celtic and Australian Folk, Country, Classical and especially his own distinctive compositions, many of which have received TV and radio exposure, as well as winning several major awards. Michael's unique style - distinctively Australian and highly original in its presentation - marks him as a performer not to be missed. 'After nearly 30 years of involvement in the music industry, I've come to realize that music is life - the ups and downs that life dishes up are reflected in the music I write. But the journey wouldn't be nearly as much fun without your interest and support. The greatest joy comes from connecting with you. Thank you for sharing the journey.'
Hi Michael, for the the D18/28/35 - "S" the S stands for "standard" because this series was a version of the "original Martin Dreadnought. The 1 &n 7/8" nut width was also the standard width for 12 fret Martin guitars. The first Martin branded dreadnoughts (12 fret) were made from 1931 to 1933 after which Martin decided to change to the 14 fret "rhythm" style and call them "OM"s (replacing the 000 style OM which was discontinued. The D35s was made from 1966 until 1993 and always in small numbers. In total Martin made 1832 over that time. There were also the D18-S and D28-s. I believe that the intonation issues were mainly on 14 fret dreads, but I am not sure. There are a host of "folk tales" about Martins. I was lent one by Isaac Guillory (search for "Junior" by Michael Watts). After searching for many years, I finally got a '74 model which on which I had to have a neck reset and refret, but by then I had found a Collings DS2h which was a far superior guitar. Like all Martin models some are great, many were just Ok. Thanks for the video.
always puts me in tears, one of the most beautiful renditions of any song ever. 12 strings will always hold close to my heart and this is a defining piece 🙏
Incredibly good. I really like his style of playing. I would like to ask you a question. I would like to play without nails like I see you do. How long should I be playing for my fingertips to harden with calluses and be able to sound as loud as my thumb pick? thank you very much
P-90's are so great and forgiving for hard rhythm playing, it's like they have a built in compressor. You can never get the hard spikes of a full humbucker, but the upside is that you can really go to town with your rhythm playing IMO
Beautiful guitar and great sound (ohh amazing playing clearly). I am a huge fan of P90. Very versatile pick ups with some “growl” :-) Its great to see how much you enjoy it. I see the inner “rocker” coming out :-)
What a delight to see you play, you are such an uplifting and talented professional, great sense of humor and so relatable. Thank You not only for the entertainment but also for the reachable.... that even a mere intermediate at best, (like myself) could watch, learn and get better while you entertain _ what an inspiration. Wishing you all good health and success!
This is a very interesting and helpful video. I do wish that your signature Maton would come with the wider saddle and stainless frets as standard as intonation and fret wear are often issues for me with acoustic guitars.
Hi Aaron, fret wear is a major issue with me too, check out the JR signature 808 comes standard with larger stainless steel frets, I’ll be looking into that for my next gigging guitar for sure 👍
@@iannottim I have the JR right now but Iowa’s prefer a guitar with Sitka and Blackwood. I wish stainless was available on all of the models, at least as an option.
@@aaronshortmusic Totally understand, I wish they offered that on all models too. I’d be happy to pay the surcharge. Beats paying for a stainless refret for sure. I enjoy your videos by the way! Cheers
