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07-07-2014, 07:41 AM
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"Satan is Real" on Martin
Nazareth, PA (NAMM, Booth 902)– July 7, 2014 - C. F. Martin & Co. (www.martinguitar.com) will pay tribute to beloved gospel and country legends The Louvin Brothers when they unveil the new D-28 Louvin Brothers Custom Signature Edition at Summer NAMM 2014 in Nashville, July 17-19. It is the first guitar made by Martin that features a special photographic imprint on the solid Sitka spruce top, with a graphic inspired by the Louvin Brothers’ iconic album cover, “Satan is Real.”
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07-07-2014, 07:50 AM
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Love the Louvins and that release is a classic. Have the cover on a t-shirt, not sure I would want it on a guitar, especially at that asking price. I guess there is a market for everything
NAMM in Nashville sounds like a great time.
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07-07-2014, 07:51 AM
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Photo Printed Top
And my first guitar had a picture of Mickey Mouse on it, and a little crank handle on the side.......
Yeah, sorry, I don't see that being a big mover for them............ |
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07-07-2014, 08:18 AM
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One Martin I would never own, even if given to me !~!
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07-07-2014, 08:21 AM
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Love the Louvins, but that album cover was among the tackiest of all country music album covers.
 Not that I'd want a graphic of ANY album cover on the front of my expensive new Martin. I'm sure they will find an audience for it though. There's a butt for every chair.
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07-07-2014, 08:22 AM
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Not my type of guitar, but I do like the Louvin Brothers!
Todd
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07-07-2014, 08:40 AM
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I think this thread is about a guitar, not a religious view. I would be careful here or you guys may get this thread locked.
Todd
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07-07-2014, 08:42 AM
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More importantly, couldn't they have picked a better image for their first-ever special photographic imprint? Like maybe Chet Atkins, or Lloyd Loar or Les Paul or Elvis or anyone or anything else? I imagine this process is set up so they print to order and don't have these on a shelf waiting to go. I bet if we revisit this in a few months they will have sold an embarrassingly small number of these. Seems like a major marketing blunder to me. And putting aside the arcane and narrow "iconic" status of this image- it is really (really) ugly.
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07-07-2014, 08:43 AM
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I like to keep album covers and guitars separate.
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07-07-2014, 08:52 AM
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Bad idea IMHO ... Martin already tried those awful "175th Anniversary" versions of the "X" models with all the goofy CF Martin iconography all over the top. And those hung on the walls of pretty much every shop that was forced by Martin to take one in inventory ... for months/years.
http://www.rainbowguitars.com/images...75th-xl-02.jpg
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07-07-2014, 09:18 AM
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 http://www.martinguitar.com/new/item...-brothers.html Model: D-28 Louvin Brothers Construction: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint Body Size: D-14 Fret Top: Solid Sitka Spruce Rosette: Style 28 Top Bracing Pattern: Standard ''X'' - Rear Shifted Top Braces: Solid Sitka Spruce 5/16'' Back Material: Solid East Indian Rosewood Back Purfling: Style 28 Side Material: Solid East Indian Rosewood Endpiece: Grained Ivoroid Endpiece Inlay: Black/White Boltaron Binding: Grained Ivoroid Top Inlay Style: Multiple Black/White Boltaron Side Inlay: none Back Inlay: Black/White Boltaron Neck Material: Solid Genuine Mahogany Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval w/ Performing Artist Taper Nut Material: Bone Headstock: Solid/Long Diamond/Square Taper Headplate: Solid East Indian Rosewood/Golden Era Style Heelcap: Grained Ivoroid Fingerboard Material: Solid Black Ebony from the depths of Hell Scale Length: 25.4'' Number of Frets Clear: 14 Number of Frets Total: 20 Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1-3/4'' Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2-1/8'' Fingerboard Position Inlays: Style 28 - MOP Dots Fingerboard Binding: none Finish Back & Sides: Polished Gloss Finish Top: Polished Gloss w/ Printed Louvin Brothers Artwork Finish Neck: Satin Bridge Material: Solid Black Ebony Bridge Style: Mod 30s Style - Drop-In Saddle Bridge String Spacing: 2-3/16'' Saddle: 16'' Radius/Compensated/Bone Tuning Machines: Nickel Waffleback w/ Oval Knobs Recommended Strings: Martin SP Lifespan Phosphor Bronze Medium Gauge (MSP7200) Bridge & End Pins: Bone w/ Black Dots Pickguard: None Case: 545E Geib Style Interior Label: Signed by CFM IV & Ken Louvin, Numbered in Sequence with Total (50) Electronics: Optional Other Options: Available left-handed at no additional charge Other Comments: All prices & specifications are subject to change without notice |
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07-07-2014, 09:21 AM
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