https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:06:55 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-112236 Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:57:15 +0000
These days my high action classical guitar seems good.Martins are a wishlist :wink:]]> Guitar Players Discussion Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-112236 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-112194 Tue, 19 Jul 2005 03:01:53 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion U2Bono269 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-112194 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-112165 Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:48:47 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion cmoewes https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-112165 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-112146 Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:51:36 +0000
How on earth can they justify a 5.5k price-tag for a laminated top guitar?

Mind-boggling. Martin pricing isn't really to hard to understand. Why is it any different than say Taylor's pricing?

What guitar is Martin pricing at 5.5k with a laminated top? I'm not familiar with every model they have so I was just wondering.

As far as the D-100 goes, you are paying a good deal for the inlay work that is on the guitar. Yes it is tacky looking but that inlay is not done with a CNC machine. Any guitar with that much inlay will cost a pretty penny. And it is not a guitar that is expected to sell to the everyday guitarists. It is more geared to the excentric, the collector, since it is modelled after the 1,000,000th Martin guitar.

And with all due respect to the many guitar makers out there and peoples opinions of those guitars. Please don't try to make people believe that your Seagull is as good or better than a D-28. And that is no knock on Seagull. Yes some buy a certain guitar because of the name on the headstock but those are usually newer players. Most buy a Martin because of the build quality and the classic Martin tone. It's the same for Taylor, Larrivee and other well respected makers.]]> Guitar Players Discussion redman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-112146 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-112131 Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:43:59 +0000
The decal on the headstock contributes less to the sound than your bridge pins do.
+ 100,000,000 8)


And john, what did you mean by touchdowns??? :?]]> Guitar Players Discussion yoyo286 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-112131 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-112119 Mon, 18 Jul 2005 18:56:16 +0000 If I were ever to be in a position to buy something like one of these I would definatley go for an older model, the aging seems to have alot more to do with the sound, to my ear anyway that the name on the headstock.]]> Guitar Players Discussion teleplayer324 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-112119 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-112116 Mon, 18 Jul 2005 18:44:56 +0000
The price for that guitar is $100k because that is the price for that guitar. It's a rarity.

The price that Martins sell at is based on the price that they will sell. If the price was set at a point beyond what the market would bear, they would no longer sell.

The value of a guitar is in the ear of the beholder.

The value of money is in the wallet of the beholder. $3000 for a guitar may seem ridiculous to some. To me I'd have to think long and hard about it, but I still could pull the trigger. To people with the resources available, well they may not even think twice.


But to pay that much for any guitar based on the name alone is silly.

The decal on the headstock contributes less to the sound than your bridge pins do.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Nick Torres https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-112116 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-112107 Mon, 18 Jul 2005 17:40:55 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion undercat https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-112107 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-111959 Sun, 17 Jul 2005 22:18:12 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-111959 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-111953 Sun, 17 Jul 2005 20:47:12 +0000 Under 1k to 1.5k pricerange: Laviree, Tacoma... aka. lesser known, but high quality, good sounding guitars..

1.5k to 2k guitar: Taylor, maybe some Martins, still, Laviree, Tacoma, etc. etc. Gibson, whatever floats your boat...

2k to 5k: Good semi-custom made guitars.... Collings, etc. etc.

5k+ : Like greybeard said, a true luthier, making the guitar to your exact spec's, with your suggestions along the way and, your name on the headstock... 8)

The only production Martin I've played that I've ever truly liked was an all mahogany jumbo, that looked like this: http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?p=z&g=c&m=000-15S

Other than that, the only other Martin I've truly liked was a 1968 D-28, a beat up and stuff, but it played like a dream, truly no fret buzz, even when i snuck in a powerchord when I was playing it... :oops: :) Real good price too, about 1800 dollars (for obvious cosmetic reasons, but no bracing problems, neck problems, etc. etc.). I'm gonna get scoffed for this, but I've tried a 2k D-28, brand new, and it played, and sounded about as good as my Seagull, which was a 1/4 of the price. I don't have anything against Martin, or any bigname, hige pricetag guitars for that matter, but I can't get over that you can find better guitars for the price if you actually keep your eyes off the headstock... :roll: Just my opinion...]]> Guitar Players Discussion yoyo286 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/oh-my-these-guitars/paged/2/#post-111953