I Play An 80 Year Old Guitar…How Does It Sound?
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- To find out more about the guitars in this video, reach out to Maple Street Guitars in Buckhead Georgia and ask for Lindsay.
It’s not every day you get to play an acoustic guitar that was built in 1943, and this war era Martin D-28 is the best sounding acoustic guitar I’ve ever played or heard. Not only that, but in this video I get to check out a number of other incredible vintage acoustic guitars from over 80 years ago.
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Yeah.. These all sounded incredible. This should help reinforce my vintage addiction. Thanks 👍🏻
1 week latter, at Matthew Scott channel's: "I found the Holy Grail of acoustic guitar?"
Pretty sure you don't need reinforcement dude. Jus' sayin.
whatever you're thinking of buying... please do it your playing is awesome man
@@danstheworst I did👍🏻
@@MatthewScottmusic wait you WHAT?!
Rhett, thank you so much for the last two videos! They've both been great and it's cool seeing our little store here reaching a whole new audience. You certainly didn't have to do either of these and we're very appreciative of you for it! Lindsay is particularly grateful for you spreading the word of these guitars that he's currently selling and we'd love to see a couple of them end up with members of your following here. At the very least, we're happy that so many folks have enjoyed this stroll through just a tiny fraction of the guitar's rich history. It's so great to see such a wide range of people come together here with a mutual passion for all things guitar. We hope that some of you can stop by if you're ever in the Atlanta area!! It's always a pleasure having you visit the store, Rhett, and we hope to see you soon!!
Next time I'm in Atlanta I'll definitely be visiting!!! Great collection of guitars there. Cheers from Louisiana P[>
I'd like to visit when in Atlanta and bring along my inherited 1930 L-0 flat top acoustic 'The Gibson'...would love to hear Lindsay play some tunes.
I found the store interesting enough to start looking at some your used guitar collection and will likely visit someday soon.
@@patrickfoster4586 Sounds great, Patrick! We'll look forward to meeting you! - Lindsay
@@chester1167 That sounds like a plan, Greg! Believe it or not, the great irony of working in a guitar store is that it doesn't afford one much opportunity to PLAY guitar (unless, of course, one is hanging out with a prominent RUclipsr, like Rhett! 😂). In any event, I'll look forward to meeting you whenever you make it by with that L-0. Cheers, Lindsay
That was a history lesson and a vintage guitar showcase. The volume from the Gibson L-4 was shockingly good. Any pre-War Martin is worth a play and a look. Nothing like old wood. Some great playing as well. Those old guitars want to be played finger style. Tremendous video! Thanks Rhett and keep the good content coming.
Thanks, Rhett. I own a 1932 Gibson L4 archtop and back, round hole like the one featured at the end. Was my father's and before him owned originally by a Wyoming cowboy named Normy, a family friend. My dad sent me off to college with it and I had Mario Martello of Lundberg's in Berkeley level and refret the neck. Plays gorgeously, loud and full, and and has gotten even better over the years. In 1978, Jon Lundberg had 5 L4's on the wall for $375-$450. Mario also scalloped the braces of a mid-60's Martin 0-18 that unfortunately was stolen from me. My 1925 all mahagony Martin 2-17 sounds a lot like that koa Martin you featured. Butes!
Didn't care much for the dread (I never do), but that koa... wow . I paused the video to get my good headphones and amp out to listen to it. In fact I may give it another listen now!
3:42 I know what you did there sir 😏
Great video really enjoyable and so interesting. Thanks
The bridge on that SG-Jr looks like it’s made for using a wound G string. Any problems with intonation?
this guitar sound could makes me cry
great guitar. Im not so sure the scallop comment is accurate or complete. My 1981 Martin D16M is scalloped.
Jesus, Lindsey looks like he's 27 years old. And he's got a 1943 Martin D-28 (or soon will) to boot.
Whats the song that he plays on first gibson?
Hi, Koksa! That is from a song of mine called "Disintegration Blues," which is the title track from an album that will be released early this spring. Hope you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching! - Lindsay
No fret buzz on those axes.
These vintage guitars are simply relics of the past. Historical documents of guitars in general. Very fascinating.
Couldn't agree more dude !
The fact is that a great guitar, cared for, will age into a richer and fuller instrument.
It's like a guy showing off his collection of Stradifarris.
I've got a 1941 Gibson Super 400 and a 1939 Gibson L4. I should get those to you to try. They are above and beyond amazing. These two guitars were purchased by my great grandfather who was drafted into WWII, made it all the way though Europe only to die in the last days of the Pacific war. I inherited the instruments.
Your grandfather is a hero on multiple fronts
I would be really interested in a video about those.
Rhett - go after it.
hell yeah the big ass super 400！！！！
@@jerryyeaaah15 It's a fantastic guitar. I get letters every year from the Gibson museum offering to buy it.
@@legacyShredder1 oh man you should post some videos of it ! That’s great historic piece ! I got a pair of great 57 and 59 ES5 switchmaster and they sure are amazing as well!
I can't emphasize enough how awesome Maple Street Guitars is. I love the fact that every guitar you pull off the shelf is well set up and perfectly in tune. I bought a Baby Taylor and a Gitane jazz guitar there -- the one with the long thin neck and the tiny sound hole. I also bought a classical that they sold me at a discount since someone in the store had damaged it, and they had expertly repaired it. I was blown away at the quality of the repair and the tone of the instrument was perfect. And Lindsay and his family are really nice people.
+1 for maple street. They’ve serviced all of my guitars and they’re just so fantastic and knowledgeable.
It totally comes across in the video how good a dude Lindsay is.
I think Ten Years Gone is Led Zeppelin's best song. It's absolutely my favorite Zep song. Criminally underrated...I'm 34 years old, have listened to nothing but classic rock radio stations since I was a little kid and I can honestly say that I have never once heard Ten Years Gone played on the radio. I have no idea why that is.
Johnny Tyler: Agree 100% a Truly Great Zep Tune and Ignored by Radio, But Remember you have Great Taste Sir .. and they just don’t 👊👍🏻⭐️🌞😉🙏
@Captain MufDyven : Yeah it’s Sad, as depicted in Tom Pettys -THE LAST DJ Album.., It’s the same in the UK maybe worse, and the live grassroots music scene is down the river as well because the Pubs/Bars can’t afford to pay the bands because they don’t get as many in cos a beer is to expensive £5.50 is average price ridiculous , so people drink most at home then go to the pub for maybe 2/3 beers 😫
It was gonna be my parents wedding song, but they realized they were too drunk to dance through the whole thing. I think it's too long for the radio. Definitely one of my favorites, although babe, dazed and confused, and the ocean are probably above it for me.
@@DM-pv4rw Same crap now in germany.
You can imagine how lucky we were in the 60's, 70' s and 80' s to have the American Forces Network with a show called album rock with all the great songs beyond 5 minutes.
Stairway to heaven, I' m your captain/Closer to home, Thick as a brick, Ten years gone, In-a-gadda-da-vida, Astronomie, Close to the edge etc. etc.
I would have missed a lot without good old AFN.
Rain Song also.
Hi, how is this fingerstyle tune at 3:08 called?
Hi! This piece is the instrumental bridge to one of my songs called "All My Wonder," which I wrote for my father. I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching! Cheers, Lindsay
While I adore the sound of driven electric guitar, there's something so beautiful about the sound of a truly wonderful example of an acoustic guitar. Simply stunning
I honestly never really “got” Martins, but that ‘43 is truly special. The tone is weighty and dimensional but also extremely ALIVE.
I don’t think anything sounds better then a 100+ year old Martin
These guitars all sound unbelievable. Would love to see someone playing some bluegrass on that D-28. Great vids as always!
Sounds huge. When Rhett starts playing around 4 minutes in it literally sounds like it’s double-tracked, like something Opeth would’ve done on Ghost Reveries or something, but it’s just the one guitar in the room. Incredible!
I can hear why he wants that D28. What a gorgeous sound. 🔥🔥🔥
That isn't just a collection of guitars he is selling, its a museum, and every one sounds amazing. All that to buy one guitar. Incredible.
That was unprocessed sound? Unbelievable - stunningly beautiful.
It actually sounded like two guitars at once when Rhett started playing. It reminded me of Dear Prudence.
even on a camera mic in a guitar shop..... you can hear how special this guitar is. It's very obvious. cool vid
Wow! I’m not usually one who gets that excited about very expensive acoustics but that D-28 sounds phenomenal. Especially in D! That low end…
Ayy maple street fixed my 1936 00-17!! Great folks there
I don’t know why but it was emotional hearing you play Zeppelin on such an old guitar.
Congrats on your vintage SG Rhett, you beat me to it. I've been wanting an SG (Standard) too. That 1943 Martin sounded incredible I must say. I hope Lindsay is able to get it. Great playing by both of you guys....his other vintage guitars are beautiful as well! Ironic I was in there 2 weeks ago bringing in my Telecaster for a set up and my classical for a restring. The owner was extremely kind and knowledgeable!! How about that 1967 ES-335TD for $7000, nice.
Rhett's got himself a new favorite guitar store! Wave goodbye to Righteous...
Maple Street Guitars - the best!
vintage guitars play really well but road worn or relic guitars bran new are for posers, thats my opinion.
Lindsay's musical piece was lovely. Great job.
Yes, I thought that too. Sounded like a Bert Jansch piece/line.
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching! - Lindsay
Had the pleasure of meeting Lindsay at Maple Street about 3 years ago while I was in Atlanta. One of the most beautiful experiences I have ever had. I was there on a business trip and ended up spending 3 hours. He is a great player.
The dog loves geetars as much as we all do.
FIRST! No - seriously - very nice.
Hopper is a superstar.
I'm not surprised that a guitar this old has a wonderful ring to it. My vintage 50s acoustic has a sound that just can't be beat, with that aged spruce top!
I'll take all of them. Does Maple St accept Roubles?
Iv always wanted a martin but I have a early 70s yamaha fg160 that's a fantastic playing and sounding acoustic iv used it for bluegrass and country sons and everyone that plays it won't give it back to me
9:44 Some months ago, I acquired a publication "Easy Learning Play Hawaiian Guitar" from the late 1920s-early 1930s. The Hawaiian guitar style was played using a steel bar placed across the fretboard at various locations while the other hand picked designated strings according to the music charts. Like slide without sliding... The Hawaiians made the guitar popular! Mahalo.
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I was at Dave's Guitar Shop in La Crosse, WI a few weeks ago. The owner's personal collection upstairs is absolutely insane. In the hallway of acoustics, there's a spot where there's not one, but two '37 Martin OO-18s hanging next to each other. Was pretty awe inspiring. And of course the '57, '58, and 2x '60 Les Pauls are just around the corner from there.
I'm in Milwaukee and I need to make the drive out there haha insane collection
Used to go to Dave's all the time
Oh! And I am dating myself here but is Larry's guitar still exist in La Crosse?
Andrew Beveridge - Tom Bukovac has a 1938 OO-18.......and it's the absolute best sounding acoustic i've ever heard. Something about those late 30's Martins.
Hanging? I would be terrified
Martin's sound like a warm hug from the love of your life.
This one surely does. 💯
The sound of that guitar gave me chills. Thanks for sharing.
i got my martin at that shop. great service. 100% recommended.
I'm not a betting man but I've got money on it sounding like a 79 year old guitar. 🤷
3:09 what is the name of this piece??? I love it!
Hi! This piece is the instrumental bridge to one of my songs called "All My Wonder," which I wrote for my father. I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching! Cheers, Lindsay
@@maplestreetguitars hi Lindsay ..what is the name of the piece you play on the 1933 L Century guitar @ 14:40 ? I always come back to this video on Rhett's channel just to watch you play that piece. You play finger style very beautifully and gracefully.
Rushabh Desai
That martin almost had a 12 string quality to it.. very harmonic sounding
Some of my favorite videos are "Rhett visits a music store." Not sure how many of those he could afford to do, though. Haha
Bea... It's probably Beau
This guitar sounds like a piano, especially the low strings. Incredible instrument.
Hello Larry…
@@h.markhorton8188 Hello, … Newman.
Wow, the 1943 Martin has so much open punch and jangle, huge overtones, maybe even too much? Love my Martins, they just keep getting better as they're played.
That Ten Years Gone little play had me quickly reach for my acoustic lol
Hard to understand why he wants a vintage D28 when' he's a fingerstyle player
Quite a few possible reasons! For one, Martins made before 1945 are generally pretty responsive to a light touch and have quite a wide dynamic range. Michael Hedges (basically the Jimi Hendrix of modern fingerstyle guitar) is most known for using an old (not this old!) D-28.
Good question. Although like most of us, I'm sure he does more than just finger style, plus I used to think all guitar players of all styles & walks of life went through phases of "I really badly want a vintage D-28" I know i have gone through that several times in the last 20 some odd years & I'm not a vintage fanatic at all because of the ridiculously inflated vintage market but to someone that is a fanatic.....
Hard to understand why people think certain sizes can only be used for certain styles.
@@bigmac51290 well all his other guitars that he's selling to aquire the D28 are smaller OM etc, more suitable to what he seems to be playing, which makes sense (he literally test drove a bluegrass machine with light and tasteful fingerstyle lines).
@@jfar3340 Just because it's a dread, doesn't mean it can only be a bluegrass guitar.
What's the first Song played with that Martin?
Same question
I’m in awe of vintage guitars. Especially listening them being played. But I have a request and I’m sure many of us who watch this channel for guitar knowledge and education. Wish you could provide ball park figures on these wonderful guitars so my wallet can feel the joy of pain😂
Thank you and great channel.
Yeah the Rattie is back! Beautiful guitars too.
Even through my phone, I can tell how ridiculously full sounding that Martin is. Beautiful.
Wow, the Martin slot-heads are superb, and the Gibson L-00 MOTS lovely. If I owned these I could never let them go... I'm glad your friend found a Martin dred that inspired him so much as to sacrifice these.
I know what you mean about the 'cognitive dissonance' in handling the one that weighed just three pounds. My Waterloos both weigh just under three pounds, and I'm constantly amazed at just how much sound comes out of something so 'impalpable'...
Just last week I traded my 1963 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 with a 1937 Gibson acoustic. Best deal of my life , even considering I had the 6120 for the past 55 years loaded with memories. :))))
Among the truest ( acoustic ) vintage ambassadors are Stephan Grossman, Leon Redbone, Clarence White, Chris Hillman, Steven Stills (listen to "4+20" ! ), Leo Kottke... John Renbourn, Bert Jansh, John Fahey ("Red Poney")... : listen to them youngsters ! ;-)
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I got a 1926 018 Koa last year. It was my great grandmothers, she bought it brand new and has been past down through the years, It’s my favorite acoustic alongside my 58 Gibson J50. Such an amazing guitar and definitely a wonderful looking example. Some lucky person will love that guitar.
Ricky, does your Gibson have a subtle bluesy sound. My 51 j50 is like that, it doesn’t ring out with sustain but has that muffled sound.
Gr8 guitars tho, I got mine from my grandpa.
@@flatlander6928 yeah it’s definitely bluesy, pretty much every jumbo Gibson iv played are muffled or “Dead” with a few exceptions but mine is muffled, good amounts of bass, has a lot of sustain and harmonics. Perfect for singer song writer stuff or Rhythm.
@@rickyshark7953 compared to my 57 018 Martin, the Martin blows it out of the water. Inn be put an LR Baggs sound hole p/u in the Gibson, sounds gr8 plugged in. Keep on strummin
Watching in London. At St Pancras Station. Great. Great. Video. But, the crowd watching over my shoulder is off putting 👈🇬🇧🎁👍❤️
Wouldn't be flat picking something like that. Id be like fingerstyle only. The Hawaiian sounded nice but the neck shape. Like the L5 very clean example. The 43 Martin is sweet for sure.
I’m a small body guy with a ‘34 00-18 and a ‘47 00-21 which are the jewels of my little collection. The late 30’s early 40’s Martins are amazing instruments. What you can’t communicate is the smell, I know that’s superfluous but it is part of the experience.
Amazing D28 but I'm sad he has to sell that 000. It was special too.
“Ten Years Gone” sounded great on that ‘20s. Really satisfying sounding high quality instruments and great playing.
Great sounding guitar!Neil Young own Hank's Williams guitar,but i believe it's a 1947 !!
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Some years ago...okay, a LOT of years ago, I attended my local annual bluegrass fest, officially known as a Fiddler's Gathering, formerly a fiddle contest, famously won by Allison Krauss, the event in question marking her triumphant return, after an absence of more than a decade and damned if she didn't light the place up, yet again, but I digress. I had the very rare opportunity on that occasion, to experience not one but TWO prewar Martin flattop acoustic guitars. I won't forget that day, so long as I live. One was a dreadnought, the other a parlor guitar; both were built prior to the Civil War. The experience was indescribable. I could have bought either of them for about two grand. Today, they'd go for about 200 grand.
It’s crazy how amazing these old guitars sound!! The new models of these sound good but don’t hold a candle to these vintage ones sound.
Just about to close a deal on a 44 Martin D-18 with scalloped bracing and Adirondack top. It doesn’t take a back seat to the D-28 here. Pure wartime magic. Cool video.
I’m lucky enough to own a 1934ish Regal Dobro and there is something to say about old growth woods. My 74 Takamine F360 is a dream boat as well
I got a lefty G&L strat for my 50th birthday in Oct 2004 from MSG, it cost 1050.00 back then, those were the days of affordable guitars.
Probably one of my favorite of your videos. This shows both sides of the art of guitar. Not only the art of playing, but the art of building such masterpieces!
You've heard of "Food Porn"? This was "Acoustic Guitar Porn"!
Tries to pronounce last name on scratchplate.
Rhett: I'mo mix some guitar sounds over that so you guys will never find out!
Bea sounds Dutch, btw.
So now please someone should say that you cannot play fingerstyle on a dread again.. :D haha
AWESOME Martin. I am fine to have a d13e now :)
I'm the proud owner of a 1937 Kalamazoo archtop - KG-21 to be precise - that I bought 35 years ago. I may stray to my electrics and leave it alone from time to time. But when I return to it, it never lets me down. A gentle V on the neck profile.
Instead of D to C try Dmaj7 to Cmaj7 👌 Another amazing video, Rhett, some absolutely beautiful guitars. I just need a case for my case now lol 🤘
One of the coolist presentation Rhett . Should have been titled - Guitars to die for if I had disposable income to buy .
Cheers 03/12/2022
Always so much emphasis on sponsorship!! But yet awsome video work & gear!! Im stopping my kids from watching this
Yeah I would have waited more than an hour for a koa single O Martin 12 fret 90 year old guitar. $40 Bucks?!!!!
Vintage craze... I was like this some centuries ago. Now I gave it up and turned to electrics, very modern instruments (Reverend guitars). Nothing to do with it !
Wonderful sounding acoustics….
I want to sell my collection and replace with all vintage now (it won’t happen, but I want to)
I just know what I like and your Taylor 110e sounds just about as good as any of these and way better than most. Lucky for me I'm not a museum curator so these relic guitars have zero appeal. I think you can do better with a newer instrument and get way more for what you pay. I think the 10 year old custom shop Les Paul you picked out with Tim Pierce would stack up against any Les Paul of any age or price and come out on top. With that I rest my case.
Interesting, I have a 1943 Gibson J-45, one of the best sounding guitars I own.
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Newbie question: would it be possible to use a good (not superpriced) Yamaha, Godin, Cordoba electrified then tweaked w/best in class speakers etc. ? could anyone then be able to tell the difference (blind uh deaf tested)?
I've got $40 right now for the koa guitar! 😂😂😂 Awesome to see living history and hear the accounts of those instruments
Please could someone tell me the song he plays on the 1929 Martin at the 09:00 mark? I recognise it. Sounds like maybe Led Zep??
A few weeks ago my daughter shocked me by uttering a phrase I had never even thought…”It’s just a guitar.” Broke my heart. This crowd understands…the haunting beauty that is a guitar.
Next time she's excited, tell her this: "it's just a meme."
Any blind commenters here? I always wondered what a blind person, a hearing improved person could say about what they hear with examples such as this. Is it like what guitar nerds say about what they hear in these instruments? I'm curious.
Q: What does a 1943 Martin sound like?
A: Sounds like about $ix figures.
I bought a Herringbone Martin literally found in a friend's closet a decade ago. It turned out to be a 1938 D-28 with no cracks and an original case. Sadly, the top had been slightly sanded, therefore not original which KILLED the resale price. I bought it as an investment for my kids college mostly because I am NOT a great player and I missed a '59 and '60 Les Paul purchase back in the early 80s. It sounded great but like most of the Pre-war 'Bones, it needed a neck set. Anyway I finally placed it with a national Martin expert who sold it for me. I made about $3K profit which turned out to be a small reward for a big risk. P.S. Just so you know, the '60 LP sold for $4700 and the '59, which was mint but very plain-topped, sold for $7500. Yes, the ones that got away.
"It turned out to be a 1938 D-28" Jay-sus!!!~
How to make an acoustic sound better:
1. Play it.
2. Repeat for 50 years.
That looks and sounds amazing. Idk how it was so well taken care of. Incredible
No offense to your buddy, but that thing sounds completely different in your hands. Beautiful