Motherofpearl Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 This is an odd one http://www.williesguitars.com/index.cfm/martin_acoustics/4/inventory/19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 "Different beast" is a bit polite in my book. Why would you bother when you could buy the real thing for less money? I don't get it. Is it a J-45 for someone who hates Gibsons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenumber2 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Man, that burst is just awful. Can't you do better Martin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Lol I'm unsure what it is maybe someone who resides in st.paul can go visit Willie and ask him. A slope d18 lol who would have thought!! I must admit I am fond of the headstock though. Anyhow thought I'd share this oddball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 They've really got that 'keyhole' burst down to a fine art haven't they . I'm with you nick ... It's a lot of money extra just to get the pickguard in the right place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 FSC Black Richlite fingerboard ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 . Not surprising. Another horribly done Gibson clone in keyhole clown burst. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryplatz Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Yes, this model looks pretty poor but I'd recommend everyone google Norman Blake's 1934 Martin D-18H. In my opinion, simply the finest sounding guitar I've ever heard. Listen to Norman's early recordings or check out a few Youtube videos where he uses this guitar. Simply amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Not really a looker is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grOOved Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Gross! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Good God, did they have a sale on black spray paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Man, that burst is just awful. Can't you do better Martin? What burst? lol Looks like two distinct colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 FSC Black Richlite fingerboard ? A Ritchie Blackmore fingerboard??? :blink: This seems rather confused to me. A long scale J-45 made by Martin, with a horrible paint job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 UHhhhhYuck....I lost my appetite and my lunch... The sun 'barely' rises from 'the black hole'..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Yeah...if you haven't tossed your lunch on the 'colorizing' the prices will put you over the top. How drunk AND rich do you have to be to walk in these retail shops and lay out what seemes like a 100% markup? Elderly's just as bad. Tough way to make a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I like the way they did the logo and flippin' love the burst. Close to that on my Schmidt Galiano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Thanks for mentioning Norman Blake. It roused a very fond memory of a night back in the early 70's at Frivolous Sal's Last Chance Saloon in Poughkeepsie NY. David Bromberg was touring his 'Midnight on the Water' album (one of his best), and he called Don McLean and a very drunk Norman Blake on stage. I was sure he wouldn't make it to the mic, but the moment they broke into the first song his hands worked like a magician's. He was playing mandolin, however, equally amazing were McLean's fretless banjo skills. Think I have to go sit and play for a while. Screw the lawn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Thanks for mentioning Norman Blake. It roused a very fond memory of a night back in the early 70's at Frivolous Sal's Last Chance Saloon in Poughkeepsie NY. David Bromberg was touring his 'Midnight on the Water' album (one of his best), and he called Don McLean and a very drunk Norman Blake on stage. I was sure he wouldn't make it to the mic, but the moment they broke into the first song his hands worked like a magician's. He was playing mandolin, however, equally amazing were McLean's fretless banjo skills. Think I have to go sit and play for a while. Screw the lawn! Aside from the obvious, I don't know that much about Mclean's talents. Norman Blake and David Bromberg, however, are just about my two favorite contemporary guitar stylists. If I could play 10% as well as either of them, I'd be in heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Aside from the obvious, I don't know that much about Mclean's talents. Norman Blake and David Bromberg, however, are just about my two favorite contemporary guitar stylists. If I could play 10% as well as either of them, I'd be in heaven. Yep, not really wanting to hear 'Bye Bye Miss American Pie' for the10 jillionth time I was just getting ready to head to the bathroom. I'm no Don Mclean fan nor much of a banjo guy, but if you can find a vid of him playing fretless check it out. I'm glad I 'held it in' for one more song or I'd have missed that great moment, not to mention Blake's stumbly walk to the stage. What a wonderful place to hear music was 'The Chance'. Now I need a drink and more work on 'I like to Sleep Late in the Morning'. Flatpicked...alas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjl200 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Sun burst???..........more like Sun Spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 Martin should does a burst like no other don't they?:) Sun spot lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I think the 'Clown burst' term sums it up perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 No-No.....Gibson has propriotary rights to clown bursts.....and do them best... http://i126.photobuc...urstGallery.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 You are going to have to look awfully hard to find a burst nastier looking than those on the the mid-1970s J-45s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 You are going to have to look awfully hard to find a burst nastier looking than those on the the mid-1970s J-45s You are right on that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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