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01-31-2012, 02:12 AM
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I agree with Kerbie re Martin 15's. When I bought mine - just a few years ago - I tried out several other makes and chose the Martin because of it's clean sound. Some of the other makes I tried were just Too 'jangley'.
But as Kerbie said - only 'if you like Mahogany' - it is a specific type of sound.
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01-31-2012, 02:18 AM
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Another Larrivee om 3 series fan here.
Not "cheap" at all. Relatively inexpensive, yes. "Cheap"..no.
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01-31-2012, 07:21 AM
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2ND THE USED 15 SERIES MARTIN
I own an Eastman AC312 and really like it. I agree with the others on these guitars as being great sounding solid wood guitars. That said, I bought mine because it had some flaws that brought down the price to $400 with case. I guess I feel that too much over $400 and you are getting close to getting a nice used Martin. Better IMHO. I kind of feel that if a person is shopping around the $500 mark, one could save and hold out just a tad more for a used 15 series Martin OM.
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01-31-2012, 08:23 AM
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I have a friend who bought a Wechter 000 (TO-8414...all solid spruce/hog, 12-fret, nice width nut, slothead, Plek'ed, etc....in the $850 list price range new, mid or high 600s street) a few years ago, but I haven't gotten to go by recently and try it out myself. When he first got it, I wasn't anywhere near my "guitar comeback after 40 years" and thus cannot report with confidence on playability, BUT its appearance and sound were certainly quite nice. Think there might be a rosewood brother to this, too, but not sure. Finding a bricks-and-mortar Wechter dealer, now...THAT'S a trick. (My friend bought it online, based on a magazine review.)
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01-31-2012, 08:28 AM
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New: Eastman / Blueridge
Used: Many choices!
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01-31-2012, 10:17 AM
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Ten years ago, one could pick up used Martin 15 series guitars (00-15/000-15... even the 000-15S) in the 5-600 dollar range. I tried out all three and never paid more than 600 bucks. But folks (-err sellers) are pushing the price up a bit.
The 'new' vintage styled Eastman E6 OM (sitka/mahogany) is priced near 700 bucks and could be had for less. Sure, these are NOT Martins... but for 5-700 bucks you can't get a solid wood Martin that sounds this good.
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01-31-2012, 10:33 AM
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01-31-2012, 10:34 AM
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If you like wide bridge spacing similar to a Martin OM-18V or OM-18GE you might try the Epiphone Masterbilt EF models.
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01-31-2012, 10:45 AM
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I'd say go for an Eastman E20OM if you like Rosewood or E10OM if you like Mahogany. Both can be had used for a bit more or less than what your budget is. Great guitars worth three times the price IMO.
E20OM sound clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KKjqCiEQ0c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPkRB...el_video_title Kurt
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