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WTB: Martin 0-15M Westside
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Just parted with my Waterloo WL14XTR
So looking for one of those 0-15M Martins. I believe there were several runs over the years, but all of them had 1 3/4 nut widths and shorter scale length.
If you have one for sale or if you spot one somewhere, please do let me know!
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Actually, I just bought Martin 00-15E Retro yesterday, it should arrive earlier next week. It's a discontinued variation of 15M with 1 3/4 nut width, 24.9" scale and ebony fretboard and bridge instead of rosewood. AFAIK, it's the only 00-15M variation with such specs. It looks like I bought an earlier version with high regarded Fishman Aura F1+ pickup fitted (later they changed it to a simplified Fishman Aura VT Enhance). It's in a "Burst" colour that I'm not sure yet if I like or not though But I thought I'd give it a try as it seems to fit most of my requirements and it's a quite rare example to find these days, so there might not be another chance any time soon!
That being said, I'm still interested in Martin 0-15M Westside as I really fancy its look and wanted to try single O guitar. It'd be nice to compare them to choose one hog guitar to settle with and start looking into 18/28 series
So if someone sells or spots 0-15M Westside, please do let me know!
Thanks a lot for sharing this! It looks lovely! Interestingly, it comes with a hard case and doesn't have a label with a model name inside the soundhole. I guess it's an earlier model.
BTW, I remember seeing another one on Reverb several weeks ago. It got sold in a matter of hours! Curious how long this will last.
That being said, I'm not looking to buy one for now. I ended up part-exchanging that Martin 00-15E Retro I mentioned in the previous post for Atkin 037 (also with a short scale and 1 3/4 nut width) at Coda. So I'm short on funds for another acoustic atm
To be honest, I was quite underwhelmed by 00-15E. It was very quite and a bit challenging to play (could have been fixed by a better setup I guess). The sound was mellow but it really wasn't that much resonant at all. I had to play way more harder to get a good enough sound from it than usual. I'm not sure if it's the case with all 15M style guitars, but if I ever decide to go for 0-15M again I'd definitely try it first. The Fishman Aura F1+ system sounded amazing though!
In contrast, Atkin 037 is very resonant and louder. It's noticeably louder than 00-15E while being 0 size. So far I've been very impressed by it. Obviously, it's a much more expensive guitar than 00-15E (~x2+ times more expensive). But that's one of rare cases when the price difference does convert into better sound and feeling.