NGD

TimmyO

it has arrived





and promptly gone back in the case - my girlfriend is due round for dinner and I'd get murdered if I sat and played with it rather than her.

Tomorrow may be of limited productivity! 

Lewy

Outstanding!!

VimFuego

v nice!!!

Andy79

What a thing 

BigLicks67

Looks lovely. Happy NGD.

zepp76

Beautiful mate, HNGD! I'd love to own a Martin but funds just won't allow it. I hope it's everything you hoped for.

Jalapeno

Lovely !

TimmyO

I tried to slap a USB condenser mic in front of it to share just how amazing it sounds but it came out really boomy and unrepresentative so you'll just have to take my word for it :-) 

TimmyO

TimmyO said:

I tried to slap a USB condenser mic in front of it to share just how amazing it sounds but it came out really boomy and unrepresentative so you'll just have to take my word for it :-) 

or come to the Acoustic Day in Swindon ;-) /plug 

Lewy

TimmyO said:

I tried to slap a USB condenser mic in front of it to share just how amazing it sounds but it came out really boomy and unrepresentative so you'll just have to take my word for it :-) 

Where was the mic pointing? 

Strat_a_tat_tat

Congrats.

Is that one of the authentics?  Looks like an Adi top.

TimmyO

Lewy said:

TimmyO said:

I tried to slap a USB condenser mic in front of it to share just how amazing it sounds but it came out really boomy and unrepresentative so you'll just have to take my word for it :-) 

Where was the mic pointing? 

Roughly neck/body join but did try various orientations - it's just a NT-USB on its desk stand so not very precise pointing. Seemed boomy when pointed anywhere at the guitar! 

May need to get it closer and turn the gain down dunno 

TimmyO

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

Congrats.

Is that one of the authentics?  Looks like an Adi top.

It is. Good identification skills! 

stuartryanmusic

Good score Tim, these are great guitars! I always find dreads need a bit of low cut on the eq to tame the boom, it's just the nature of these guitars unless they are in a top notch room

jacksparrow

Love a HD28 congratulations on a mighty fine acoustic, i bought one about two years ago, always had shitty acoustic's in the past, played mine and just had to walk out the shop with it and i tried a few that day. Enjoy

TimmyO

stuartryanmusic said:

Good score Tim, these are great guitars! I always find dreads need a bit of low cut on the eq to tame the boom, it's just the nature of these guitars unless they are in a top notch room

I'm in a spare box bedroom with no soft furnishings so that may be part of the problem! 

pmg

As mentioned by others dreads tend to have a boomy low end when recorded.  

TimmyO

Quick update: the absolute love-in with this purchase continues - whatever the opposite of buyers-remorse is, I've got it :-) 

RandallFlagg

HD28...but what version and year? Is it an HD28V with Adirondack top from late 90's/early 2000's? or a newer Authentic D28 1937? 

TimmyO

RandallFlagg said:

HD28...but what version and year? Is it an HD28V with Adirondack top from late 90's/early 2000's? or a newer Authentic D28 1937? 

hadn't realised all that stuff wasn't in this thread -  I had a 'going shopping' thread just before posting this one now I remember

It's a D28 Authentic 1941 model 

RandallFlagg

Nice one, a real high end Martin. The lovely light colour and gloss of the headstock really sets this apart. Pics of back & sides required!

Is it a new one? The frets look fatter than normal Martin stock.