Martin Guitar Dreadnaught Comparison ** Mexico Vs USA ** HPL vs Solid Wood
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- I am comparing 2 really nice Martin guitars! The Woodstock 50 year Commemorative Dreadnaught (made in Mexico) against a gorgeous Martin D-35 Dreadnaught made of all solid woods here in the USA. Do you here the difference
Played into a Shure Mic to a Bose S1 Amplifier and recorded on my iPhone 15
I only hear about a $3K difference and even the dog seemed to agree with me 😂. Huge difference, obviously, but that doesn’t make the Mexican made a bad boy at all. Great video, Ms Cindy 👍🏻
Martin even makes the low end models shine😀
@@guitarnotions Agree ! 🎸🎸🎸
My parents told me to stay away from “those unbathed dope-smoking hippies”. So, I went to Woodstock. LOL
🤣🤣
Of course the D35 with superior material and workmanship will shine. More depth, clarity and sustain , for sure. It will also age and get better with time
HPL is more " boxy " sounding ( actually can be quite good for recording and will have less of all the range and volume the D35 has
That being said- it sounds good for what it is and because it uses Martin bracing and construction it sounds pretty good
Most people , who aren't guitar nerds, will never notice if it is in the hand of a good player( which you are)
Thanks for sharing and kind words❤️
Thank you, I was about to ask if you'll play many of your guitars handing in the hall of strings on the other video. But I see you're doing it! Awesome.
Thanks for listening ❤️
Thanks for the comparison 🙂
Thank you too😀
One can't go wrong with having HPL, I think it sounds nice. But dang, that D35 is sweet, Cindy!
So true❤️ thanks😀
When friends ask me to play rhythm guitar with them on some old-time songs, the last thing they want me to do is to bring a guitar that produces a lot of rich sustain. They want that plain and simple walk up/walk down boom-chuck sound. If I try to get a little flashy, they give me the stink eye! LOL I think guitars are to music as paint brushes are to creating a painting: different brushes are used for different textures and effects. So for old-time music, my inexpensive, made in Mexico, Martin D-Jr all sapele wood guitar is just the thing! Bonus: it's fun to play. 😊
That does sound like fun! Keep on picking and thanks for listening in❤️
Thanks for sharing, never heard one before. The DX would be a perfect travel/camping outdoor jamming companion and what a statement it makes! Definitely not church material though. Haha 😉
Thanks so much❤️
Nowadays’ technology makes it possible to afford very decent sounding instruments. The Seagulls from Canada are great with solid tops and more advanced engineering. That Mexican Martin sounds great. The D-35 sustains longer and has more bass and is more open but the basic tone is fairly similar. The Mexican sounds a little boxier and toppier. I have an HD-28VAW from Elderly Instruments that sounds heavenly.
That’s exactly how I heard it. The Mexican one is not bad by any means - it’s got a lovely tone and seems to play nicely. But it’s tough to put it up against a d-35. Still, I wouldn’t say it’s worse or anything less - just different is all. I bet they’d sound nice being played together actually!
I like both guitars. The dx made of hpl actually plays beautifuly - great action too. The d35 is over the top in quality and tone 😀 thanks for listening in❤️
Your dog gave me a heart attack 😂😂😂😂 I was listening on my AirPods at my office all alone & I though someone’s dog was about to eat me alive
Bernice has a way of waking everyone up! 🤣
It took me almost the entire video before I actually started to hear an appreciable difference. The expensive one did sound different, a more mellow sound but I really had to listen for it. I thought the $500 one was perfectly adequate. Full disclosure: I am a complete newbie in regards to comparing sound among guitars.
My own conclusion is a beginning or casual player can be well served with an under $1000 guitar. A guitarist who plans to perform professionally can always invest in an expensive instrument later.
Just an observation: both of those guitars were huge looking. 😮 😊
Both guitars are the same size(dreadnaughts ) they are good size guitars. Yes for under 500 you can get a Martin with hpl back and sides. They are nice instruments. ❤️
@@guitarnotions -- I was aware dreadnoughts were large, just didn't realize HOW large. 🙂 I think this is the first time I've seen anyone actually hold one.
@@LLewis-vu9qf definitely its not my preferred guitar. I like a small body guitar, or even a 0000 (quadruple O) so much easier. Thanks😀
As we are going towards sustainability, I guess HPL is an option but maybe something else will be manufactured in the future. I prefer the sound of the solid wood, but we've got to think of the trees that come down to make a guitar :(
Definitely, I am thankful that wood is being reclaimed and responsibly harvested now. I have a redwood too and that wood was reclaimed ( possibly spent a lot of time under water) but these hpl and laminated guitars are good instruments. I have a carbon fiber guitar I play most the time. I love it (called an Emerald) thanks again for sharing your thoughts. 😀
@@guitarnotions thank you for bring these instruments to us. I am learning on a old second-hand Burswood JW41F dreadnought, which I think sounds really great. It's modelled on a Martin or Gibson (not sure which). The neck had been broken at one point in its life so there's signs of glue and lots of chips. Poor guitar looks like someone treated it badly. I so hope it's feeling the love now!
@@karenm6076 so glad you have a guitar to learn on. As long as it is setup with easy action it will serve you well even with its scars. That just gives it character. Thanks do much for listening in❤️
The words and sentiment would be perfect for church imo. Love the guitar 👍
Lol. Its sure would stand out 🤣
You can definitely hear the difference, deeper, more sustain on the expensive guitar, but still not bad if all one can afford is 500$, right? 😊
Exactly the Martin guitars using HPL are nice. The playability is excellent. I bought this one used for 200. There was a string buzz It was a high fret. Once I fixed it, you would never know there was a problem 😀
The Martin, definitely. The sustain and tone is marketability better. For me, you don't know better than cheap. I hada 6 thousand dollar Taylor k26ce here not too long ago. I was unimpressed with it. Some got it, some don't. I thought that dog was behind me for a second. It used to be every time I'd play, our dog's would howel. Wooo wooooo! I think they were telling me to shut up. 😆
They are both a Martin, though, lol. 😉
@@MashaT22, you like that though.
Mine will come and hit the phone out of my hands too. 🤣Dogs are so funny 😀
@@guitarnotions, awe, thry want to be part of the show. Love them!
I would love to hear you on a 'double-six' ...
12 string guitar video coming soon ❤️ thanks.
@@guitarnotions I bought myself a cheap 12-string just as experiment ...
(Richwood Artist RD17-12 Jumbo for about $ 20,00 😇, therefor not a crime)
And I really surprisingly love the high tones in between from the thin strings ...
It wears Martin copperstrings .012-.053
Chords are basically the same but it plays a bit different, so I'm very eager to
learn some tips and tricks ...
@@guitarnotions and please what 12-string would you recommend if I want to spend real money on it?
(I was thinking of a Hummingbird or something ... but in The Netherlands there is just a small variety of guitars and especially 12-strings available in the few shops we have here and I do not dare to 'blindly' order such an expensive instrument on internet (shipping, acclimatization and delivery are terrible)
@@rikaap866 the best way to know is go to a store and play them. I have a video out on my Taylor 12 string. It is the absolute easiest to play 12string. Its amazing. I have played a Breedlove I liked too. But it was not even close to the playability of the Taylor. I also have a vintage 12 Takamine. Its not as easy to play but the rich tone beats out the Taylor. ❤️
@@rikaap866 ok I will keep that in mind😀
My friend just bought a lovely D35 and he’s can’t decide which pickup to get. What do you recommend?
Lr baggs hifi. This one has it in it… awesome natural sound
@@guitarnotions thank you
Moat I spend for a guitar is 60. Lol but I give them away.
Sometimes you can find a good player for under 100😀
@@guitarnotions , usually, they're broken and I take that and learn so to me it's priceless.
A lot of times in life you pay 50% more for 5% improvement. (arbitrary numbers)
So true❤️
The D35 ,is brighter,and has more sustain,the Woodstock one is still pretty good,one thing I have to mention,is I had my D35,on a stand ,and the rubber left a mark on the back,this also applies to tuners,do not leave them on ,for a long time.,many. thanks I enjoy your playing.
Thanks for the warning on the holder. That one is cased. ❤️ Martin makes other hpl models and that are not commemorative. Great price for decent sound. Thanks for listening ❤️
Heaven forbid that the words "Peace, Music, and Love" are displayed in church.
Oh but it is😀Check out Roman 14:17. Its all there❤️
I don't really understand why you couldn't play the Woodstock edition in church "3 days of peace , music & love" . Now to the acoustic comparison. The D35 sounds fuller with suberb string definition and harmonic overtones. The Woodstock edition is visually fake. At that time people would paint and decorate their instruments individually (yes, I am that old) but honestly if I really wanted something like this I would buy a used, battered and bruised Takamine or Yamaha and decoraze it myself. It doesn't actually sound too bad but it doesn't blow my head off either, especially at that price.
Clearly you weren’t there or haven’t seen footage from ‘69. 😂😂😂 I wouldn’t say all the behavior there was worthy of church, lol. Some people came for the music and peace part, but so many others came for the love part (and weed/drugs/booze part that weren’t mentioned in the official tagline!) Doesn’t mean everyone there did those sorts of things that a religious crowd wouldn’t appreciate, but still.
I can see her point about that guitar being better for outside of church. All jokes above aside, some people who are in the 90’s plus crowd in particular that came from a stricter generation might really get offended by seeing that logo in church. I would avoid it too if it were me, as I’m the sort not to potentially want to upset anyone else.
But I can see where it would bring back memories of where she grew up and why she would enjoy it at home or elsewhere outside of church. Personally, I always wished I was old enough to have gone to the Woodstock revival in ’89 for the 20th anniversary. I was unfortunately still a kid, lol.
Actually I did not pay 500. Got it used because it had a string buzz. The buzz was only a high fret. Paid 200😀
No comparison....the Mexican one wins!!
Just kidding, that D-35 is sweet.
🤣🤣 Actually the Woodstock is still a good playable guitar. Just not a D35😀
No comparison Martin by a .mile
But for the money the low end still plays pretty Decent. But so true that D35 is awesome😀