I’ve been playing nothing but 00s and or grand concerts for quite a few years now. I find they work with my voice better. I don’t have to sing as loud and therefore I sing better. They are definitely more comfortable to play. Strummed or finger picked I’m a 00 guy.
The Furch wins on body lines! Bodies shouldn’t have straight lines… where the neck of the Furch joins the body there is a lovely curve, and the rest of the curves in the body flow better than on the Martin. The Furch sounded great too. I always prefer satin and hand-rubbed finishes over gloss. I love wood that glows, rather than reflects. I’d love to see a comparison video with the Furch and a 12-fret Taylor GC! Although Taylor needs to curve the body at the neck too… like on the Grand Pacific.
Fingerpicking good. I think the Furch had perhaps the slight edge in the tone. I much prefer the gloss finish of the Martin though. Kinda dig the burst finish as well though.
I like the 00-18 sound best. Maybe because I own three Martins. My most comfortable guitar is my CEO-7. I would LOVE to hear a comparison of the 00-18 to the CEO-7.
Great overview and demo Cooper! I'm a big fan of Furch guitars, have the Furch Yellow Master's Choice Gc-CR, amazing guitar!! No surprise the Furch sounded better to my ears in this video, overall fuller, richer sound. Furch in general make incredibly consistently great guitars! As a curious aside... Here's Petr Furch showing the way to pronounce Furch at around 26 seconds in. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SDyQ40U5AEQ.html The ch is like the ch in Pesach... For what it's worth I rarely get the pronunciation exactly right haha!!
This Furch is pretty and well appointed, but in this comp, I’ll take the Martin as it’s got the bass and lower midrange… partly the volume in upper bout, but we all know these smaller body hog & spruce Martins have a big, deep and warm sound and are truly the most versatile guitars. You said the Martin was a fingerpicking guitar, but it also takes a flat pick really well as you demonstrated. The Furch did not like the flatpick, IMO and your aggressive fingerpicking yielded some overly harsh treble tones. Fingerstyle players might prefer the Furch as it’s more responsive and the resonant quality of the guitar really shines with the lighter Fingerstyle touch.
I think the Martin sounded a bit more refined. I could hear the individual tones, whereas the Furch might have a broader, warmer sound. I am also not a fan of Furch's color-and I do own a sunburst guitar that I think is beautiful.
Cooper is THE EXPERT to go to when buying a guitar. He can explain all the specs and his playing brings out the best of each guitar. Alamo Music is lucky to have him there. When it's time to add a guitar to your collection contact Cooper. You cant go wrong!
Martin always has that accentuated A and E ( sometimes sharp on upper frets) sound but many people gravitate to , as it is ubiquitous through the years. Furch seems more balanced.and their neck reinforcement is lifetime reliable. Can't knock either though for the money.
As usual a great demo. I have a 00-18L, yes left handed, that I had for almost a year now. It seems that Martins need some time to open up and mine sure has. The Furch does sound real nice and I agree that one shouldn't worry that it's not made in the US. I'm sure the Furch will sound better over time as well.
I really wanted to like the furch, and I do, but the Martin is just so robust. Furch had a little of that little guitar sound. The Martin doesn’t at all and handles the strumming really well. Furch kinda sounds like a smaller blues box. Not a bad thing. But considering they’re priced similarly, the 00-18 blows it away, and made locally for the same price…
I think that CHris should understand that it is Furch(k).is he not at worch today or is he at kurk, I mean church. I hope you enjoyed passover Just because they say Furk doesn't mean everybody should, just buy a guitar.
I love Martin but also have a furch g20 cmc…the furch installed w k and k mini..and run thru decent pedal board and mesa boogie amp …I think the g20 is now called blue series.
Great video, great comparison. I have four satin finish guitars, four gloss. I think I prefer the Martin but man they each sound wonderful in different ways. I don’t have an issue with Czech Republic guitars, I think Furch is doing some very innovative things with their line. Thank you
I grew up with smaller than 1 3/4 " nut and I hate them The string spacing is horrible after 55 years of playing ( even though I grew up playing a classical guitar necks). 1 11/16 seems perfect to me . That's just me. I notice many manufacturers going to 1.75 " nut, but not for this old man. I can still play "The Needle and the Damage Done " on a slim tapered neck- and that's all done in the first three frets. That's my old man's rant for tonight.
Hi Cooper, great demo as usual! Loved the Furch, I didn't know the manifacturer. A question for you: what guitar would you choose for fingerstyle blues? The Furch in this video or the Waterloo WL-14? And between the Furch and the L-00? Thank you
I ended up purchasing a 00-18 sinker mahogany/adi VTS, and a lot of that was based on your reviews and playing. Still waiting to see a 00-18 stacked against a 000-15sm!
Great video as always! Question: What are y'all hearing about the Fender Newporter Player in candy apple red? I've had one on back order (at another music company) since November 30. I noticed that even the Fender website only lists that guitar in the lefty model. Has Fender stopped making them?
Even here in Hungary Furch is pronounced three or four ways. And we live next door to the Czech Republic :). Love the review and how the guitars compare. If I were you I'd try the deep body version iof the Furch OOM if i had the chance. I have one it is something special!
I forget I'm supposed to be comparing guitars when I get dazzled by your playing Cooper! That was pretty awesome...! I get a feeling of Jerry Reed in there somewhere?
It's worth noting that your right hand was in a very different position between the two guitars, probably due to bridge placement as well as the slimmer lower bout of the Furch. That alone is enough to make Martin sound more clear and snappy and Furch more rounded off in the top end.
Have you tried Australian MATON guitars? Much like Furch they are Australian made - not a USA guitar. They are the choice of Tommy Emmanuel and many fine Australian guitars. Please try one. Robert Taylor was very impressed with them. Made of all sorts of woods -they are great. Please try one and feature it in a video. I suggest their 808 OM models. Cooper, you'll be impressed. I like your comment that a Furch, or others, don't have to be made in the US of A to be good, there's others out there. Also you don't talk as much as Chris. So, try a Maton.
Terry, I do own Furch OOM-SR Vintage 1 and Maton EBG808TE. This is the result of being born in Furch homeland and beeng i big TE fan :) I love both guitars, but frankly speaking, purely acousticaly Furch is far better.
I am an adult female with VERY small hands, short fingers. I am a small, 5' 1" so really not too strange I would have small hands. I am a beginner in playing a guitar so just wanted to ask what kind of an acoustic guitar would you recommend for a female adult with small hands? Thank you. I guess I could try a kid's guitar but don't know if it would be that good of a guitar. I would like to pick and light strumming and into folk music.
You could try a Yamaha APX2. It's a 3/4 size guitar, with a short scale. The nut width is fairly standard at 43mm (though on the narrow side of standard). It's an affordable guitar, but Yamaha nearly always guarantees a certain level of quality. It is an all-laminate guitar -- which is one of the reasons it's pretty cheap. Comes with a gig bag and has a pickup system if you wanted to plug into an amp.
@@PeterSchuett I would say it comes down to personal preference, playing style and budget! I struggle to like the very metallic sound of fresh coated strings on my Furch Vintage 1 OM-SR (speaking from experience with elixirs and D'addario Xs strings), but they tend to settle into a very resonant and pleasant sound after a few days, and I also find that they perform a lot better both in sound and over time when playing more modern ambient fingerstyle music (once they're broken in). I prefer uncoated D'addario strings like the ones you mentioned for times when I do more strumming and flat picking stuff (bluegrass or folk). Both because the uncoated strings when strumming tend to not be too overpowering in overtones and "zingyness" (as if the coated strings in a way "compete" with each other), but also due to the fact that the pick does not chip away the coating (or lack of) on these strings. I could be wrong but I believe the EJ16s are treated at the core of the strings, so they hold their sound ok over time but not as well as coated strings do when played without a pick (in my experience). Again it depends on preference and playing style. I also like Tommy Emmanuels take on the topic: "don't get the strings that you like, get the strings that your guitar likes". Guitars certainly also have their own say in what they like and dislike! Hope this helps!
As far as I know the D‘Addario EJ16 are not coated and yes, they only last a few weeks. But my guitar, a small Parlour size, which came with those strings, does not like others, especially not coated ones. Bottom line, you are certainly right: it depends on many factors, including personal preferences
Wow, insane playing! I think they both handle both strumming and finger picking. They player makes all the difference in the sound of the guitar. Well played Cooper.
