I went and played some D28s

stickyfiddle · June 2019

TimmyO said:

WiresDreamDisasters said:

Cheers fellas, I think I'll go and try out some mid to high end Martin's. The 810 cost me a pretty penny. I don't hate it, it's great. But it's not exactly where I want to be.

If you can take your Taylor with you and try it against a new (H)D28 Reimagined you'll know inside a minute if that's the direction you want to go

Ya this.

FWIW I loved my old Taylor 214 (and still think that's one of the very best sub-1k options around) but once the Martin "thing" hooks you in there's no going back.

Dainty · June 2019

I have the HD-28V and it is awesome...

Kittyfrisk · June 2019

Lewy said:

Kittyfrisk said:

Reimagined; Modern Deluxe: Authentic: ?
Please preserve us all from such marketing bollocks

They're fantastically easy not to buy, or in fact read about, or comment on.

How would you rather a maker differentiates between lines with different features...colour coding?

I was commenting on the use of words that already have established meanings, such as 'Authentic'.
"Authentic: of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine."

Kittyfrisk · June 2019

TimmyO said:

Kittyfrisk said:

Reimagined; Modern Deluxe: Authentic: ?
Please preserve us all from such marketing bollocks

How's the "Vox Phantom" ? ;-)

And your point is?
I commented on a Vox Phantom organ guitar in another, completely unrelated thread.
Nothing whatever to do with my statement, or my dislike of marketing types highjacking language.

Andy79 · June 2019

A Harmony Sovereign isn’t really a Sovereign either. I think you’re being a tad pedantic. This could descend into chaos.

Kittyfrisk · June 2019

Andy79 said:

A Harmony Sovereign isn’t really a Sovereign either. I think you’re being a tad pedantic. This could descend into chaos.

And a Sovereign is a Monarch or a coin.
I could go on, but that was never & is not, my point.

As you might have gathered, I get hacked off with random descriptions like "Authentic" "historically-accurate" when not backed up by evidence/truth .
It's my bugbear, so please don't feel obliged to correct me when I'm not factually wrong

Lewy · June 2019

Kittyfrisk said:

Andy79 said:

A Harmony Sovereign isn’t really a Sovereign either. I think you’re being a tad pedantic. This could descend into chaos.

And a Sovereign is a Monarch or a coin.
I could go on, but that was never & is not, my point.

As you might have gathered, I get hacked off with random descriptions like "Authentic" "historically-accurate" when not backed up by evidence/truth .
It's my bugbear, so please don't feel obliged to correct me when I'm not factually wrong

You’re being very selective with the bits of the definition you’re choosing to quote, because Authentic is also defined as “Made or done in the traditional or original way, or in a way that faithfully resembles an original”. Which is what these guitars are.

In answer to the point about being backed up by evidence/truth, Martin took real examples of each type from their museum and had them CAT scanned at the Smithsonian so they could replicate them in the custom shop. So, I’m not sure where you’re factually right on this one really....

TimmyO · January 2020

@markj - bump for you re Martins

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