FDP Home Page / FDP Forum / FAQ's
|
 |
|
The FDP is made possible by the following companies and individual members like
you.
Please use the links below to show them we value their
sponsorship.
 Guitar Center |
 WD Music |
 Yellowjackets Tube Converters |
 Antique Electronics Supply |
 Jensen Loudspeakers |
 Amplified Parts |
 Apex Tube Matching |
 Sweetwater |
 Advertise here |
 MOD KITS DIY |
 Musician's Friend |
|
* God bless America and our men and women in uniform * * Illegitimi non carborundum! * If you benefit and learn from the FDP and enjoy our site, please help support us and become a Contributing Member or make a Donation today! The FDP counts on YOU to help keep the site going with an annual contribution. It's quick and easy with PayPal. Please do it TODAY! Chris Greene, Host & Founder LOST YOUR PASSWORD? ......................................................................
|
|
FDP Jam Calendar | Find
musicians in your area! |
|
| Search the Forums |
FDP Forum / The Lefty Forum / NGD - Martin 000-15SM
FDP Forum / The Lefty Forum / NGD - Martin 000-15SM
reverend mikey
Contributing Member
**********
***
N of I-90, E of I-29
You're old. Then vintage. Then good!Aug 26th, 2018 03:14 PM Edit Profile
It got finished sooner than I expected (just ordered mid-June - must've already been in process), but it came in to the shop in Omaha on Friday; I'm going down tomorrow to pick it up.
Remember - this is the one I'm getting at dealer cost since they forgot to order my Custom last December.
Pics and a review in a few days. My wife and I are going to visit her mom over Labor Day weekend; I'm guessing this is the guitar I'll be taking - to get to know it better.
Bonus - on the way home I get to stop and see my grandson!
Leftee
Contributing Member
**********
**********
********
VAAug 26th, 2018 03:15 PM Edit Profile
Cool!
Meanwhile, your other new guitar is progressing.
reverend mikey
Contributing Member
**********
***
N of I-90, E of I-29
You're old. Then vintage. Then good!Aug 26th, 2018 03:26 PM Edit Profile
Very cool! :^)
Looking forward to that one, too - I was just telling someone about your build for me after church today. But take your time - remember: today is a day of rest!
Leftee
Contributing Member
**********
**********
********
VAAug 26th, 2018 03:47 PM Edit Profile
... and I have been resting, today. (-:
reverend mikey
Contributing Member
**********
***
N of I-90, E of I-29
You're old. Then vintage. Then good!Aug 28th, 2018 10:40 AM Edit Profile
Lovely guitar. The tone lives in the mids - no surprise there. It has light strings on it; I'll replace in a few days with either Retro Medium Light LJ's or MSP 4150 Medium Light Phosphor Bronze (I'll eventually try both, and others). The high B and E need to be a 17 and 13, at least for now, to punch up the tone and volume. Maybe after the guitar is broken in/loosened up, Medium-Lights will be adequate. The low E sounded excellent open, but was a little floppy and indistinct with a capo on the 2nd fret - but again, that's about the strings, not the guitar itself...
The wood is beautiful all around - good job Martin. The fretboard is plenty dark; I may add some oil to the bridge at some point to darken it a bit more. Pick guard looks great, as does the simple rosette and small CF Martin logo. Oh, and it is incredibly light!
The neck is two pieces, plus at least one wing - can't tell for sure on the other side. Set up is very good; I may lower the E and B strings a tad, and lower the saddle just a bit. But with the lights on it, it's very easy to play. It has a 1 3/4" nut, MLO neck with standard taper and 2 1/4" at the bridge - all of this feels perfect in my hands (these guitars are Plek'd, btw). Bridge pins (ebony) look great, they will stay. The strap button won't go all the way in; I'm going to have to do some reaming or sanding... hmmm...
So far, enjoying it, both strummed and picked. It does have a midrange focused sound, but that's it's charm. Plenty of volume now, but there will be more with a string change and when it opens up over the months.
The pics aren't great - from my cell phone last night - the ones with the flash glare actually show the wood color most accurately. First one I took with the guitar sitting in the back seat of the car right after I picked it up - sent it to my wife so she could see what it looked like.
Leftee
Contributing Member
**********
**********
********
VAAug 28th, 2018 11:42 AM Edit Profile
Beautiful!
These are probably my favorite Martin.
LeftyMeister
Contributing Member
**********
*
Buckeye Country, USA
Tone is in the lingersAug 28th, 2018 01:21 PM Edit Profile
That's surely a nice-looking pile of wood.
LeftRightOut
Contributing Member
********
Australia
too many guitars and not enough handsAug 28th, 2018 05:38 PM Edit Profile
Thats a peach of a guitar ;)
thanks for giving me GAS for another acoustic Mikey
reverend mikey
Contributing Member
**********
***
N of I-90, E of I-29
You're old. Then vintage. Then good!Aug 28th, 2018 07:38 PM Edit Profile
Always glad to help! ;^)
Moderators: Chris Greene Iron Man reverendrob
FDP, LLC Privacy Policy: Your real name, username, and email
are held in
confidence and not disclosed to any third parties, sold, or
used for
anything other than FDP Forum registration unless you specifically
authorize disclosure.
Copyright © 1999-2018
Fender Discussion Page, LLC All Rights Reserved