He's extremely good at singing Thai songs as well.. 🤔 an interesting man ! Seems to me he could be a teacher or something like that ... Anyway I do enjoy his videos.. Krop khun na Khrup Pom chob Carabao mak ha Khrup Khun gean te sud. Pop guan mai. La gon 🏄♂️
Bought a new D-18 for $325 in October 1969 the day I was discharged from military service. It aged like a Stradivarius. Plays and sounds better than many vintage 28s, 35s, and 45s I played in several different body styles. The tone is warm and the volume and bass response are very close to the D-28. Gave it to my son last year and got a 000-28, which is more suited to string bending for blues. There is no rational reason not to buy a D-18. I taught my grandson that you can never own too many guitars.
Awesome video sir! Love the ending. I’ve done the “talking myself out of buying another guitar” too many times to remember. My wife did buy me a Martin 000 RS 1. It’s not up to your level but at least SHE bought it for me.
I couldn’t justify buying my D-28 a few years ago but did it anyway. It really made it a lot easier to pull the trigger on a D-18 a couple of weeks ago.
😂🤣😂😁😂😂🤣🤣 I wonder how many people have a thumbs down and went to the video after reason #10? I loved this!! I have a bunch of nice guitars both acoustic and electric including a $7000 custom built McKnight acoustic and went to play a brand new 2018 D18e Retro and ummm yeah I got it. I was absolutely blown away. Thanks for the hilarious video
I opted to get a D18GE instead of a HD28. The D18 is crisp, open, airy. Breathy. The low notes are like a bucketful of cool, clear water, from a very deep well.
Been at this for 57 years and one of the best sounding guitars I have ever heard, was a really old Martin D-18 ... they have the ability to get thick-sounding, while retaining their highs, which maple and rosewood will not always do.
I was getting ready to argue with you...ha ha cool video and nice humour....I had a Martin Eric Clapton signature 000 series which I thought was the ultimate instrument but then I tried a D-18 at a guitar show and it blew me away...it cost 2400$ less than my EC model but sounds better in every way; resonance, sustain, brightness, balance, projection and crystalline brightness....I have spent over 100,000$ on guitars and live in cramped living space a little like you it seems.....GAS is a terrible problem (spraaaaaaaattts!!!!!) but now I am down to four guitars a telecaster 51 heavily reliced custom shop telecaster with a humbucker, my D-18 Martin, an old but good classical guitar which has floated on water during an adventure trip down the MeKong river.I can get all the sounds I need.Peace brother and enjoy those cool guitars and appreciate your lovely and understanding wife.
This cracked me up. I just went through the same thing when Gibson re-issued the 70's model J-50. Already have one so I put it off, put if off, put it off... now the limited edition is sold out and I'm kicking myself.
I recently got myself a real one from the early 1970s and it's an amazingly good guitar. There are some nice J-50s on Reverb. The one with the black guard that shows the bracing through the top wood is just like mine. They're worth the €1500.- you pay for for them used.
Is that a 314CE Taylor? I had one come to me for new frets and a set up. A proper set up on these involves throwing away the synthetic saddle (that not only sounds crappy but is also badly intonated) and making a new saddle from high grade bone or ebony. I used ebony on this particular guitar and the results were stellar. It already has an ebony bridge and pins, so why not ebony saddle? Oh and chuck the elixirs and install a set of Newtone roundcore heritage series strings. Do that for your Martins as well. You will thank me. ;-)
I just wish I could have a D-28 like Hank Williams Sr., but his was from like 1941 and so they are like a few grand now. Is there much of a difference in like sound or quality between old D-28s and new ones?
nice video my friend. I am a keyboard player full time. I ordered the Martin D41 and played it so much I got blisters on my fingers. I ordered uo the 000-17E whisky sunset to be coming soon! now im thinking of a D35 JC Martin...........so I too can say F--- it! Im going to the music store again. these are the rolls Royce of guitars for sure.
Well, Elvis recorded “That’s Alright Mama” in July 1954, along with a B-Side on his single “Blue Moon Of Kentucky”. What guitar was he bashing on? Martin D18 of course……
GREAT COMMENTARY-I laughed heartily along with every honest viewer. But, I can't resist putting in real reason #1 for not buying the next guitar on my list...It is so painful to pick one and turn away from all the others on my list!
Many prize pre-war Martin dreads for good reason. The benchmark for me is the 1st CSN album. Stills is holding one on the cover. The LP was released in 69. Martin sales went through the roof. In order to keep the lifetime warranty they had to thicken the bracing. The pre-CSN Martins sound much better. For about 10 years the quality just wasn't there.
I have heard that 1970s Martins are to be avoided. There was a rumor that they had suffered a fire in their wood warehouse. I have always heard that story about the warranty relative to Gibson guitars, and I had a 1971 J-50 that proved it true. What an overweight, over-everything that old clunker was!
That's an creative and entertaining video, brother. Thank you for your effort. But you scared to the heck out of me because, just a couple of hours before I noticed your video I had purchased a new Martin Custom Shop D18 Sinker Mahogany. I had just reviewed my Paypal email receipt and groaned when I saw the title of your video and was certain that I had overlooked something in my haste to buy the D18. I am far more of a collector than I am a player and I figured out a long time ago that a hardcore acousitc guitar lover can never own too many Martin guitars. Thanks again for the excitement.
I had one of them D-18s, hated it, the belly swelled so much that the truss rod couldn't deal with it so I traded it in for a Harmony Sovereign (this was in the seventies) which I didn't like so I traded that in for a hand-built Yamaha, which I still have, over forty years later, it plays beautifully, sounds great and I have never played a Martin that I thought was better.
I own a Yamaha rosewood dreadnaught to replace a D35 that got stolen, and it’s perfectly satisfactory. Yamahas were good enough for Bert Jansch, so,they’re good enough for me.
Have had a love/hate relationship with Martin. Owned an HJ-28 that sounded like a wet cardboard box and a 000-16C bought "new" from Mandolin Bros. that required more warranty work than most Martin repair shops were willing to do. But I did have a nice 70 D-28 and an 82 OM-28. Became a Collings fan for a long while until Bill passed away. Now fixated on Bourgeois.
Lemme see, got a used D-18 in 69, lost in fire; 1929 0-28 in 78; Lo Prinzi (like D-41 w/abalone) in 78; new D-45 in 89; 1952 00-18- rough condition, repaired by John Zeidler before his passing; mint 000-28 in 88; 1969 D-28S Brazilian rosewood; 1995 D-15S (much nicer playing then D-28S); 2007 HD-28, vast improvement; and finally, had to try one, a Blueridge BR-5060 John Jorgeson Signature Dreadnought. Need to look it up!!! I sold off four of the Martins 2 years ago. At 73 I’ve given up thinking I’ll ever be a great guitarist but I’m happy to see Martin making guitars better then ever and are better investments then the stock market. The 1929 0-28 sold for $10,000!
Those are all good reasons 😆. I tell myself (and my wife tells me) the 28 is all I need too. But then there’s the matter of the Duesenberg Alamo lap steep with hand benders, a telecaster with sweet pedals, a couple amps, the upright bass and a new Collings mandolin. Plus European mics and necessary components on the signal chain. Stringed obsessions are no laughing matter. Good luck to you sir, and I appreciate the love for Garcia
I have a small music room. Cases piled 4ft deep in 2 corners with love seat between the piles. 18 wall hangers, usually all occupied. Amps, mic stand, vocal monitor, small board. The key: I re-arrange them frequently on the wall. At 3 Martins and holding: D35, D12-28 and OMC16e. But then the J50, the Fat Lady II 12 string, the '63 Epiphone Caballero, the Takamine F400 12, the Vantage 12, the Framus Texan 12........... Oh and some electrics..... Oh yea, 2 keyboards.... Oh yea, a computer workstation.... There is no room for wife to enter and even count them.
I love this. I first saw the title and went "whaaaat", someone has come up with reasons not to buy a Martin, I have to watch this".... So funny. BTW I love your guitars.
Reason number 1 _you don't play the guitar - 2-you can't afford it 3-you prefer another brand 4-you are in jail 5-you don't like dreadnoughts 6 you can afford a better one 7 you don't want anyone to know you got rich 8 you prefer to buy it when you are a better guitar player 9 you don't want your young children to touchit 10 you already own one ....these are real reasons
Honestly, my reason is that I already owned a Martin D-18 in the 1970's. I didn't like it and so I sold it. Decades later I decided I would never buy another Martin. Since realized it is just dreads that I disdain. So I have an Martin OM and a Martin 000 12-fret now and really do like them quite a lot.
In the past I went through four dreadnoughts, including a Gibson, that soured me on the type. But I sat down at the local shop and played a D-18 and a Collings D-1 (pretty much the same guitar, but nearly twice the cost). The D-18 sustained longer and had less of that dreadnought muddle in the overtones. Now there is a new D-18 on the rack next to the OM and OO Martins I liked from the start. I just hope I live long enough and retain my hearing long enough to "play in" the D-18.
Geez. I’m not worthy of your list, but I have a HD-35 and a 000-15M, but…….my first guitar I ever owned was given to me by my dad. He bought it brand new, recorded albums and travelled around the world with it. A 1959 00-18G. Martin does not make it anymore. It was stolen and my heart went with it. The HD-35 was to fill the emptiness my home felt without a Martin in it. I’m on the fence now for a 000-18. I don’t need another dreadnaught. I beyond love the 000-15M, but I want to see and hear that beautiful mahogany and spruce combo again.
You dont know this, but back when i first started playing guitar back in 2014 on my "stagg" guitar looking object, i used to watch your videos all the time to learn, especially strumming. Im now a lot further along, so thanks George :)
You are so welcome and what a kindness you have bestowed on me. Thank you so much! When I started playing in the late 60's, you had to buy a book with chords and lyrics in it and it would be full of songs that I still can't play. RUclips is such a blessing for musicians young and old. Many of the songs I cover now I learn by watching the video a few times before I crank it out and upload. Again, my sincere thanks!
@@philipstafford4540 Life's too short to waste chasing after new guitars....it's like finding a good woman (or man if you're a woman). One is all you need..!!
LOVE this video!! Just as I'm gearing up to go buy a D-18 literally today. Also... Imagine buying bitcoin at 7k when this video was made and now it's at 50k :o
Hilarious! I have wanted a Marin all my life. I finally satisfied that want with the purchase of a beautiful Martin DRS1. I got her for $465 with free shipping. A 2013 model in excellent shape!
Oh my! Made my morning to watch this. There is so much serious debate (even in the comments) about which guitar blah blah blah. Thanks for the comic relief to the beginning of my long work day! And your guitars are beautiful... look forward to seeing your D-18! Have a great day.
awesome hilarioous video and nice display of guitar collection, i have a martin d-16a, made of mountain ash, from about thirty years ago, banged up after all these years and a bit of buzzing going on but nice tones and i just changed the strings,
i have an omcx1ke and i love it i dont need a D28 i had a DR28 sigma which i also got rid of so why would you need a D28 its over priced either way so is the D-18 over priced
Wow I haven't been to island guitars in a long time. But I have an HD28 and love it. For some reason it fits my hands and plays better for me than my Taylors. Once my Taylors were set up and adjusted for me I like them better but still like my HD.
Absolutely hilarious !!! HOW COULD I LIVE IN PHILADELPHIA, PA AND NOT BUY A D-18 ??? I have a 2018 Martin D-18 And out of the 8 Guitars I own it is my #1 guitar !!! Great Video !!! ESPECIALLY LOVE THE JERRY GARCIA PIC. IN THE BACK !!! STILL LAUGHING !! LOL THANKS FOR THE LAUGHS
Care to donate one of those guitars? Lol Man I’ve always wanted a Martin. I can’t afford one and I’ve never seen a Martin around here on the rez. I’ve only come across them in my travels. Hopefully I find one when I get up and ramble ‘round again. Beautiful guitars.
Hell yeah !!!! lol, I just started playing 6 months ago, bought 2000 Martin DM 4 months ago, the cravings grew and grew. And my appetite for more martins, taylors Gibsons, fender, etc., keeps me drooling over very nice guitar I see, maybe it's just a noob phase, but it sure feels like commitment to me
I have a 1940 D-28. It's not the only acoustic I need. Because I can't take that thing anywhere! So I technically need TWO D-28s... LOL But I think I might splurge on a 35 or 41 someday and keep playing my MMVE in the meantime. Also, you gotta have a D-28 for AT LEAST five different tunings. Standard, Drop D, DADGAD, Open G and Open D. And it wouldn't hurt to have some modal C tunings laying around either! lol Like C sus or C6. Ah hell. Just gimme ALL the guitars. Yup. We're on the same page! LOL Funny vid. Good luck to you
Love the pic of Jerry in the background. And, as a true friend let me be the voice of reason… ‘go on, get it. You deserve it! It’s a whole other pallet of colors, it could be ‘The One’! You can never have too many guitars. There is no such thing, plus, everyone knows the optimal number of Martins to own is : Optimus primus guittarus = n(martins currently owned) + 1
This man flexing on us hard lol.
Hard!!!!!!! What a prick! Lol 🇨🇦😋
Ya bro
"...and the number one reason not to buy a Martin D-18.. I already bought it"
1. You live in Hawaii
2. You appear to be retired
3. You have a ton of nice guitars
4. Well done sir!
He is as we say, "living the life"!
Just stay off the stone fish!!
How many guitars do you need? Answer: Just one more!
He's extremely good at singing Thai songs as well.. 🤔 an interesting man !
Seems to me he could be a teacher or something like that ...
Anyway I do enjoy his videos..
Krop khun na Khrup
Pom chob Carabao mak ha Khrup
Khun gean te sud.
Pop guan mai. La gon
🏄♂️
And his hair hasn't even turned gray yet!
Bought a new D-18 for $325 in October 1969 the day I was discharged from military service. It aged like a Stradivarius. Plays and sounds better than many vintage 28s, 35s, and 45s I played in several different body styles. The tone is warm and the volume and bass response are very close to the D-28. Gave it to my son last year and got a 000-28, which is more suited to string bending for blues. There is no rational reason not to buy a D-18. I taught my grandson that you can never own too many guitars.
A big thumbs up. I would love to play your D-18. I'm sure it is great. Thanks for that reply.
DicksWorld, I'm sure you noticed the $325 price in 1969. A new D-18 today is around $2,400!!
I had an 1982 D28 which sounded great, but I played a 60s D18 once and OMG it had the woodiest tone! It was amazing.
@@alfredfarber3385 Inflation adjusted, the price really hasn't gone up all that much.
"you can never own too many guitars." that's a new one and I'll really keep that in mind.
I stopped at D28 because my wife owns a Smith&Weston big 45. I bought it for her. D28 is all I ever want.
Never buy your wife a gun.
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Just buy a bigger condo. Problem solved. You welcome.
John Lynch Thanks John you spoke for all of us. It was good fun!
I have a sweet Hd-28V but I still needed a D-18. Just got one for Christmas.
Great post, just makes me smile. Nice to know we are all thinking the same! Look forward to episode two.
2021
Excellent reasons
Get straight to the point.
Perfect.
Thank you for such a funny yet convincing remarks. I just bought a D-18 thanks to you!
Got one for my birthday today. Sounds and plays great
Loved your video! Great job! My dad gave me his 1952 D-18... and what a great tone it has!! My most cherished gift ever!
Just bought my first Martin in April 2023; a D-X2E. Really enjoying it both acoustically and with my amp. 🎸
Hahaha, I didn't expect this kind of video when I clicked. Awesome man:)
Nicely done! My D-18 has been an inspiration to play.
I’ve never seen a guitar video that perfectly encapsulates what it’s like to be a guitarist before 😂
Awesome video sir! Love the ending. I’ve done the “talking myself out of buying another guitar” too many times to remember. My wife did buy me a Martin 000 RS 1. It’s not up to your level but at least SHE bought it for me.
You could eliminate reason #5 by purchasing a larger home. With the larger home, you could have an entire floor devoted to your guitar collection.
Well, I own an '89 Gibson J-200, which is great to back vocals. But those D-18's can be really sweet!
I couldn’t justify buying my D-28 a few years ago but did it anyway. It really made it a lot easier to pull the trigger on a D-18 a couple of weeks ago.
Thk you bud.You gave me the perfect reason to buy a D28👍👍👍👍
My favourite video. I keep coming back to watch it. Yeah I bought a D18.
Thumbs up for creativity and execution ☺☺
😂🤣😂😁😂😂🤣🤣 I wonder how many people have a thumbs down and went to the video after reason #10? I loved this!! I have a bunch of nice guitars both acoustic and electric including a $7000 custom built McKnight acoustic and went to play a brand new 2018 D18e Retro and ummm yeah I got it. I was absolutely blown away. Thanks for the hilarious video
I just bought a D18 two days ago and I see this video. I’m glad I watched till the end
I opted to get a D18GE instead of a HD28. The D18 is crisp, open, airy. Breathy. The low notes are like a bucketful of cool, clear water, from a very deep well.
Nothing like spruce and mahogany -- a dry, airy tone.
wheres part 2 , i wanna see you unbox your new baby! Great video, i had a great time watching it.
Have a 73 D-18 bought 5 yrs ago for $ 2135 from the Music Emporium in Lexington, MA It's nice.
How do you like the new D-28 reimagined?
Great video. I currently have 7 Martins - but alas not a D18. May have to go to the shop tomorrow.
Been at this for 57 years and one of the best sounding guitars I have ever heard, was a really old Martin D-18 ... they have the ability to get thick-sounding, while retaining their highs, which maple and rosewood will not always do.
Excellent! I needed that... made me smile. Heading down to the local guitar shop now...
Good stuff. I’ve owned my D-18 for over 30 years.
I have laughed so hard. You speak to the truth. Thanks for explaining to my wife better than I could have!
I was getting ready to argue with you...ha ha cool video and nice humour....I had a Martin Eric Clapton signature 000 series which I thought was the ultimate instrument but then I tried a D-18 at a guitar show and it blew me away...it cost 2400$ less than my EC model but sounds better in every way; resonance, sustain, brightness, balance, projection and crystalline brightness....I have spent over 100,000$ on guitars and live in cramped living space a little like you it seems.....GAS is a terrible problem (spraaaaaaaattts!!!!!) but now I am down to four guitars a telecaster 51 heavily reliced custom shop telecaster with a humbucker, my D-18 Martin, an old but good classical guitar which has floated on water during an adventure trip down the MeKong river.I can get all the sounds I need.Peace brother and enjoy those cool guitars and appreciate your lovely and understanding wife.
Sweet man, brilliant video. Actually I only have a 000-18 and was drawn to your video to find out why I should not buy the D18
This cracked me up. I just went through the same thing when Gibson re-issued the 70's model J-50. Already have one so I put it off, put if off, put it off... now the limited edition is sold out and I'm kicking myself.
I recently got myself a real one from the early 1970s and it's an amazingly good guitar. There are some nice J-50s on Reverb.
The one with the black guard that shows the bracing through the top wood is just like mine. They're worth the €1500.- you pay for for them used.
I put Martin Guitars onto this video and they loved it. I don't need a reason "not to buy a D-18", I want one really badly just can't afford one.
Ok really well done, I subscribed to your channel. At The Podium we never called her your wife, she's the Finance Committee.
When it came to # 1, we're glad you saw it our way
Really what year is that D-28? I want one!
Is that a 314CE Taylor? I had one come to me for new frets and a set up. A proper set up on these involves throwing away the synthetic saddle (that not only sounds crappy but is also badly intonated) and making a new saddle from high grade bone or ebony. I used ebony on this particular guitar and the results were stellar. It already has an ebony bridge and pins, so why not ebony saddle? Oh and chuck the elixirs and install a set of Newtone roundcore heritage series strings. Do that for your Martins as well. You will thank me. ;-)
He convinced me!👊I need one badly ! thx for the post !
I just wish I could have a D-28 like Hank Williams Sr., but his was from like 1941 and so they are like a few grand now. Is there much of a difference in like sound or quality between old D-28s and new ones?
Hell yes.
nice video my friend. I am a keyboard player full time. I ordered the Martin D41 and played it so much I got blisters on my fingers. I ordered uo the 000-17E whisky sunset to be coming soon! now im thinking of a D35 JC Martin...........so I too can say F--- it! Im going to the music store again. these are the rolls Royce of guitars for sure.
Well, Elvis recorded “That’s Alright Mama” in July 1954, along with a B-Side on his single “Blue Moon Of Kentucky”. What guitar was he bashing on? Martin D18 of course……
I enjoyed this so much.
Based on your playing I could heard some Garica infulence and I wasnt wrong, Jerry's photo in the back.
GREAT COMMENTARY-I laughed heartily along with every honest viewer. But, I can't resist putting in real reason #1 for not buying the next guitar on my list...It is so painful to pick one and turn away from all the others on my list!
Is there a difference between the D18 reimagined and the D18 modern deluxe? Or does the D28 only have the reimagined series?
This video worked like a charm, I bought a D-18 at the beginning of this month.
what you think about Guild d-55 , sounds different from martins? i think that d55 very good for your collection
I HAD to watch this since I couldn't think of any reasons and wondered what they could be 8-)
Many prize pre-war Martin dreads for good reason. The benchmark for me is the 1st CSN album. Stills is holding one on the cover. The LP was released in 69. Martin sales went through the roof. In order to keep the lifetime warranty they had to thicken the bracing. The pre-CSN Martins sound much better. For about 10 years the quality just wasn't there.
I have heard that 1970s Martins are to be avoided. There was a rumor that they had suffered a fire in their wood warehouse. I have always heard that story about the warranty relative to Gibson guitars, and I had a 1971 J-50 that proved it true. What an overweight, over-everything that old clunker was!
Thats is funny stuff! I love my martin d18 and my Taylor 410. Im lucky to be able to have both in my wheel house.
That's an creative and entertaining video, brother. Thank you for your effort. But you scared to the heck out of me because, just a couple of hours before I noticed your video I had purchased a new Martin Custom Shop D18 Sinker Mahogany. I had just reviewed my Paypal email receipt and groaned when I saw the title of your video and was certain that I had overlooked something in my haste to buy the D18. I am far more of a collector than I am a player and I figured out a long time ago that a hardcore acousitc guitar lover can never own too many Martin guitars. Thanks again for the excitement.
I had one of them D-18s, hated it, the belly swelled so much that the truss rod couldn't deal with it so I traded it in for a Harmony Sovereign (this was in the seventies) which I didn't like so I traded that in for a hand-built Yamaha, which I still have, over forty years later, it plays beautifully, sounds great and I have never played a Martin that I thought was better.
I own a Yamaha rosewood dreadnaught to replace a D35 that got stolen, and it’s perfectly satisfactory. Yamahas were good enough for Bert Jansch, so,they’re good enough for me.
Have had a love/hate relationship with Martin. Owned an HJ-28 that sounded like a wet cardboard box and a 000-16C bought "new" from Mandolin Bros. that required more warranty work than most Martin repair shops were willing to do. But I did have a nice 70 D-28 and an 82 OM-28. Became a Collings fan for a long while until Bill passed away. Now fixated on Bourgeois.
Lemme see, got a used D-18 in 69, lost in fire; 1929 0-28 in 78; Lo Prinzi (like D-41 w/abalone) in 78; new D-45 in 89; 1952 00-18- rough condition, repaired by John Zeidler before his passing; mint 000-28 in 88; 1969 D-28S Brazilian rosewood; 1995 D-15S (much nicer playing then D-28S); 2007 HD-28, vast improvement; and finally, had to try one, a Blueridge BR-5060 John Jorgeson Signature Dreadnought. Need to look it up!!!
I sold off four of the Martins 2 years ago.
At 73 I’ve given up thinking I’ll ever be a great guitarist but I’m happy to see Martin making guitars better then ever and are better investments then the stock market. The 1929 0-28 sold for $10,000!
Well played good Sir. well played!!!
Those are all good reasons 😆. I tell myself (and my wife tells me) the 28 is all I need too. But then there’s the matter of the Duesenberg Alamo lap steep with hand benders, a telecaster with sweet pedals, a couple amps, the upright bass and a new Collings mandolin. Plus European mics and necessary components on the signal chain.
Stringed obsessions are no laughing matter. Good luck to you sir, and I appreciate the love for Garcia
I have a small music room.
Cases piled 4ft deep in 2 corners with love seat between the piles.
18 wall hangers, usually all occupied.
Amps, mic stand, vocal monitor, small board.
The key: I re-arrange them frequently on the wall.
At 3 Martins and holding: D35, D12-28 and OMC16e.
But then the J50, the Fat Lady II 12 string, the '63 Epiphone Caballero, the Takamine F400 12, the Vantage 12, the Framus Texan 12...........
Oh and some electrics.....
Oh yea, 2 keyboards....
Oh yea, a computer workstation....
There is no room for wife to enter and even count them.
Brilliant video, I bought one yesterday 😊 Have you thought of reason no. 1 yet?
What a precious video. Loved it. Thanks! :D
Fab video! It really made me laugh. One of the most entertaining videos I've watched recently. Well done DA!
This guy is so funny! I always come back to this video for the laughs
hey how much is that martin d 18 and the price on the martin d 28.
gino capone d18 2200. D28 2600. ISH. I have found d18 new for 1800 at gc.
@@adriannasanchez468 cool girl I hope you can make a video playing your guitar like to see it. enjoy
I love this. I first saw the title and went "whaaaat", someone has come up with reasons not to buy a Martin, I have to watch this".... So funny. BTW I love your guitars.
All fun and games untill he said he could've brought bitcoin
2 Years ago 😳
Lol. I was thinking the same thing. That one hurt.
This video is classic. I happened to have guessed the #1 reason right around 9a. I have the same exact guitar 'problem'.
Love the Garcia T-shirt and the picture of Jerry in the background
Is the Martin D13 alright??
Reason number 1 _you don't play the guitar - 2-you can't afford it 3-you prefer another brand 4-you are in jail 5-you don't like dreadnoughts 6 you can afford a better one 7 you don't want anyone to know you got rich 8 you prefer to buy it when you are a better guitar player 9 you don't want your young children to touchit 10 you already own one ....these are real reasons
made my day! Great video - love it!! I'll definately go to the shop this week and buy a D-18 ;-)
Honestly, my reason is that I already owned a Martin D-18 in the 1970's. I didn't like it and so I sold it. Decades later I decided I would never buy another Martin. Since realized it is just dreads that I disdain. So I have an Martin OM and a Martin 000 12-fret now and really do like them quite a lot.
In the past I went through four dreadnoughts, including a Gibson, that soured me on the type. But I sat down at the local shop and played a D-18 and a Collings D-1 (pretty much the same guitar, but nearly twice the cost). The D-18 sustained longer and had less of that dreadnought muddle in the overtones. Now there is a new D-18 on the rack next to the OM and OO Martins I liked from the start. I just hope I live long enough and retain my hearing long enough to "play in" the D-18.
Geez. I’m not worthy of your list, but I have a HD-35 and a 000-15M, but…….my first guitar I ever owned was given to me by my dad. He bought it brand new, recorded albums and travelled around the world with it.
A 1959 00-18G. Martin does not make it anymore.
It was stolen and my heart went with it. The HD-35 was to fill the emptiness my home felt without a Martin in it.
I’m on the fence now for a 000-18. I don’t need another dreadnaught. I beyond love the 000-15M, but I want to see and hear that beautiful mahogany and spruce combo again.
That D18 REALLY sounded good in the music store so.......I have 6 Taylors, 2 Martins and a couple others. Never enough.
You dont know this, but back when i first started playing guitar back in 2014 on my "stagg" guitar looking object, i used to watch your videos all the time to learn, especially strumming. Im now a lot further along, so thanks George :)
You are so welcome and what a kindness you have bestowed on me. Thank you so much! When I started playing in the late 60's, you had to buy a book with chords and lyrics in it and it would be full of songs that I still can't play. RUclips is such a blessing for musicians young and old. Many of the songs I cover now I learn by watching the video a few times before I crank it out and upload. Again, my sincere thanks!
Life’s too short to stop getting new guitars!
I'm so jealous!
@@philipstafford4540 Life's too short to waste chasing after new guitars....it's like finding a good woman (or man if you're a woman).
One is all you need..!!
LOVE this video!! Just as I'm gearing up to go buy a D-18 literally today. Also... Imagine buying bitcoin at 7k when this video was made and now it's at 50k :o
Hilarious! I have wanted a Marin all my life. I finally satisfied that want with the purchase of a beautiful Martin DRS1. I got her for $465 with free shipping. A 2013 model in excellent shape!
Oh my! Made my morning to watch this. There is so much serious debate (even in the comments) about which guitar blah blah blah. Thanks for the comic relief to the beginning of my long work day! And your guitars are beautiful... look forward to seeing your D-18! Have a great day.
awesome hilarioous video and nice display of guitar collection, i have a martin d-16a, made of mountain ash, from about thirty years ago, banged up after all these years and a bit of buzzing going on but nice tones and i just changed the strings,
i have an omcx1ke and i love it i dont need a D28 i had a DR28 sigma which i also got rid of so why would you need a D28 its over priced either way so is the D-18 over priced
Ahaha i love your videos , nice collection you have. Good choice to buy a D-18 , I'll never regret to buy mine.
Wow I haven't been to island guitars in a long time. But I have an HD28 and love it. For some reason it fits my hands and plays better for me than my Taylors. Once my Taylors were set up and adjusted for me I like them better but still like my HD.
I love you Man! I own 10 Martin (28, HD28, 41, 00028, 35, LX1E, DJr, 00015, etc) and I dont have a D-18 yet!!!!!!
I have been avoiding this video because I had just purchased a D18 and didn’t want to hear anything bad about it... glad I watched 😂
Wonderful video. I agree with all ten reasons, own comparable guitars and just bought another Martin two days ago. Thanks for the advice!
Very funny! Nice job! I know the feeling. Guitar Aquisition Syndrome is one heck of a thing to try and beat!
Absolutely hilarious !!! HOW COULD I LIVE IN PHILADELPHIA, PA AND NOT BUY A D-18 ??? I have a 2018 Martin D-18 And out of the 8 Guitars I own it is my #1 guitar !!! Great Video !!! ESPECIALLY LOVE THE JERRY GARCIA PIC. IN THE BACK !!! STILL LAUGHING !! LOL THANKS FOR THE LAUGHS
I HAVE A MARTIN HD28 VS 12 FRET FROM 1993 AND D35 REIMAGINED SUNBURST 2019……BOTH ARE AMAZING….IM SO LUCKY WITH MY CHOICES;
Care to donate one of those guitars? Lol
Man I’ve always wanted a Martin. I can’t afford one and I’ve never seen a Martin around here on the rez. I’ve only come across them in my travels. Hopefully I find one when I get up and ramble ‘round again.
Beautiful guitars.
Would cheerfully settle for a D15M (or 00015M, need to try both).
Loved it. Thanks for the video
Hell yeah !!!! lol, I just started playing 6 months ago, bought 2000 Martin DM 4 months ago, the cravings grew and grew. And my appetite for more martins, taylors Gibsons, fender, etc., keeps me drooling over very nice guitar I see, maybe it's just a noob phase, but it sure feels like commitment to me
? How's it sound? :o) Let's see it!
Reason #1, they also have a Collings D1A at the store.
Collings are Martin look a likes. It's a fake Martin.
since when do folks buy multi acoustics because they need it?
Dude, hilarious. Well done. Thanks for the laugh.
I agree. Well acted and produced. I’ve got the bug, too. Thanks!
I have a 1940 D-28.
It's not the only acoustic I need. Because I can't take that thing anywhere!
So I technically need TWO D-28s... LOL
But I think I might splurge on a 35 or 41 someday and keep playing my MMVE in the meantime.
Also, you gotta have a D-28 for AT LEAST five different tunings. Standard, Drop D, DADGAD, Open G and Open D. And it wouldn't hurt to have some modal C tunings laying around either! lol
Like C sus or C6. Ah hell. Just gimme ALL the guitars.
Yup. We're on the same page! LOL
Funny vid. Good luck to you
Love the pic of Jerry in the background. And, as a true friend let me be the voice of reason… ‘go on, get it. You deserve it! It’s a whole other pallet of colors, it could be ‘The One’! You can never have too many guitars. There is no such thing, plus, everyone knows the optimal number of Martins to own is : Optimus primus guittarus = n(martins currently owned) + 1
The guitar doesn’t make the player
Be thankful for being able to play
That’s the gift