MorrisrownSal Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I brought my 2011 HD-28 as trade bait, as it is a great sounding guitar - just one I am not too emotional about. I tried the new J45 Vintage. I tried a 1997 Hummingbird early 60s reissue. I tried a J45 Custom Rosewood. I tried a Taylor 316CE. I tried a Martin 000-15, and a plain jane J45 from 2016. The two best were the standard J45, and the Taylor 316ce, if I am being objective. I did ask what I would get for my HD-28 on a trade, and I politely but respectfully went home with my HD-28. I guess sometimes its good to visit your music stores, and check out the wares, even for no other reason except to remind you of how good the guitars you have are. By the way - again their standard J45 (with the flubber guard) sounded great... but it had nowhere near the crispness, volume, and low end as my J50. I still would have liked it. Beautiful burst... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Wasn't there a story we were told when young about a bear who had caught a fish, had it in his mouth. and looked in the lake and saw the reflection of his fish, looking bigger. So, he dropped his to try to grab the reflection? (Or maybe it was just my mother's way of telling me my head REALLY wasn't as big as it looked in the mirror.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I did ask what I would get for my HD-28 on a trade, and I politely but respectfully went home with my HD-28. yep.. to be expected... when I was doing "time" in the local store, the owners were always looking to discourage a trade by low balling any one looking for one. 2 transactions, (one goes in, one goes out) verses just the one "going out"... if the customer agreed to it, fine, the store would eventually make out ok. but man, some of those trade deals were just brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Sal Could you send the martin to me and I'll give you an evaluation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Sal Could you send the martin to me and I'll give you an evaluation? Grunt say the word and I'll give you the bicycle handlebar discount https://reverb.com/item/5790669-martin-hd-28-2011-natural-with-k-k-pickup-and-ohsc-molded-640 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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