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Reviews, essays, and articles relating to acoustic guitars, and related accessories.
That’s a 1946 D-28 herringbone, with a Sitka top that Tyminski is tickling so well it practically laughs.
We just got some great shots from a new reader in Malaysia, who has purchased a guitar built by Québécois luthier Michael Greenfield which we are using to christen the new photo gallery
We will continue to add photos to the gallery as time allows. Please feel free to share your guitar photos with us by sending them via email to oneman@onemanz.com
We never grow tired of looking at great guitars made from great woods.
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The L.R. Baggs Lyric internal microphones use technology found in their famous Anthem pickup system, only without the undersaddle pickup. It is placed on the bridge plate about 3mm from the saddle, and it offers a sound much like an external microphone without the feedback and proximity issues. It also has an internal battery pack, that can be mounted most anywhere, and a volume and presence control that mounts out of site, just inside the sound hole.
While it may condense the tone of the guitar a bit more than a large, external mic, especially when under a harder attack, it really is about the best amplified nylon string guitar sound we have ever heard.
Here is Omar Torrez, one of the “most talented emerging artists on the global music scene today” demonstrating the Lyric Classical microphone has he performs “The Dance (of Leon and Frida)” from his latest album, A Night of Heavy Drinking.
Learn more about the Lyric Classical and other fine products at L.R. Baggs official website HERE
Learn more about Omar Torres at his official website HERE
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“From the first strum there is a stark ring to the fundamental voice, each note pure but with pronounced substance, clear yet dense, like diamonds. And with each steely note ringing off a string an expanding sonic reaction blooms, from an echo beneath the top voice and a woody hum deeper down, to a shining choir of lofty overtones. This guitar shows off the most sophisticated type of Madi-Adi tone.” This Deep Body Martin OM-42 rings and sings…
Performing two sets a night, Young used the week-long booking in the small club to hone material for his upcoming concert at Carnegie Hall, which became a mainstay bootleg record ever after. Live at the Cellar Door will provide state of the art audio mastering unavailable back in the day.
Including well-known Buffalo Springfield tunes along with fresh releases from the then new smash LP After the Gold Rush, the ever-changing artist also debuts new material at the dawn of his post-CSNY solo career. Young and vital, Young was a vital force in the post-Woodstock era and this record provides a glimpse of an emerging superstar on the verge of going supernova.
Premium bundle includes a lithograph advertising the venue.
Also available at Amazon.com, including downloadable MP3 files HERE
And don’t forget to see what Neil Young has on his mind at his personal website, neilyoung.com
And you can see more of his photography focusing on this great example of one of the best Indian rosewood guitars Martin ever made – more 000-42 Marquis photos HERE
Thanks Rich!
Unlike many capos, the G7th Performance Capo was the brainchild of a guitarist, Englishman Nick Campling, who is also a professional product designer. After 30 years of capo dissatisfaction, he fixed his eye upon the challenge of making a better mousetrap, err, capo. To do so, he looked at those produced in recent decades and how they may have fallen short in his demanding estimation.
His primary concerns were the effect of the capo on a guitar’s intonation, the ease of use in terms of applying and removing it, making sure the capo did not damage the guitar’s neck or get in the way of the guitarist’s fretting hand, and finally, a capo that was attractive to the eye. The G7th Performance capo does a good job in all these respects.
This is no easy order, given the long and not always pretty history of this little piece of guitar gadgetry…
Sparky Kramer was visiting one of his customers in New York City last night, on his way to the big guitar show. So, I stopped by for a chat with the California wood charmer, and a look at these new and delightful musical instruments, made with gorgeous woods and super smart design features.
“The guitar sounded huge for such a small size. It invited one to play with the absolutely lightest touch they could, and be rewarded with such lovely tone and marvelous projection. But it had no issue with being attacked, and effortlessly turned into a blues machine.”
The Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum has thousands of members world wide. The small percentage who make the trek to Nazareth, PA to meet in person at their annual get-together have formed an extended family beyond what normally comes from meeting people from the internet.
“It is the rare sort of bond normally reserved for old army buddies, or the lifelong friendships formed during one’s college years. They sometimes find it hard to explain to their spouses or family and friends back home, so they will bring them along and let them see for themselves…
While other guitar brands have their loyal fans, none seem to evoke as much reverence and affection from their admirers as Martin, and this has led people from greatly diverse backgrounds to find they share a similar love of music that transcends their many differences…
Republicans room with Democrats, liberals stay up till dawn with the conservatives they looked so forward to seeing after a year apart; even Yankees fans find themselves warmly embraced by fans of the Tigers, Oriels and Red Sox. From the Oscar winner to the homemaker, the CPA to the MBA, all and all, they have found common ground in this most unpretentious celebration rooted in the love of music and Martin guitars…
As one member put it, “Music is a unifying force that reaches across many boundaries and brings people together in very deep and lasting ways.” Martinfest is living proof of that.”
… a sound bigger than Texas and just about as audacious. I have played examples of them all, from the D-100 to the Celtic Knot, to the Stephen Stills. There just hasn’t been a modern-day pearly Martin with a sound this enormous. The D-45S Authentic 1936 provides a sumptuous feast when playing even the basic cowboy chords. Add in some harmonic drone strings, or Jazz chords, and you also get to have Christmas pudding while sitting before the tree in all its trimmings.
Not many readers will ever get to see one of these, let alone actually afford to buy one. But we present this review for educational purposes, and to offer the opportunity that some might be inspired to knuckle down and put their nose to the grindstone, and become the kind of self-made man who actually can afford to buy one. We feel we owe it, to society. You can thank me when you invite me over to play your D-45SA 1936.
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