blindboygrunt Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Tantaddle-antandan- DA !!! HAPPY MAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubengal1954 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Awwwright, BBG! You now own two iconic guitars! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Let's see the 3-piece back! That's awesome. It is a D35 ain't it? I see the bound neck, but the pickguard is throwing me off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modoc_333 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 HD-35! Good looking guitar. I'm sure she sounds great too! (Even though you betrayed us. HAHA!) -Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Nice looking guitar congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 That would make me very happy, too. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 very nice BBG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Sweet! Enjoy. Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 . Very nice. I'd like to see another pic or two - at least one of the back, if you have the time. Congrats and enjoy. . B) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Good stuff mate. I expect a JC cover .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Excellent taste! Congrats !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurfbird Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Fantastic! A sweet Martin is a great addition to everyone's collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Well done mate! Some Neil Young on the i phone wouldn't go astray when you get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdd707 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Good for you! Love my D-35. Just back from a week long of jammin' and it held it's own quite nicely. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Congratulations! Not much of a photo? Put the guitar DOWN for a mo and on with some SHOW..... :mellow: BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vw1300 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Congratulations! That makes me want to go play some Martins. Please post some pictures of the back! Can you tell us the year or how you got it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullmental Alpinist Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 And Ireland rejoices! Beautiful guitar. Love the aged top. Congratulations. Now let's see the back, mate. FMA (While you're taking requests, I'd like to see a close-up of the saddle, taken from the lower bout upwards. Looks like some really detailed compensation going on there.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Damn ... I ain't much of a Martin man but that guitar looks f'in' beautiful !!! Enjoy JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 Thanks very much guys for the messages. It is indeed, as modoc spotted, an HD35. Was shipping for a D35 and spied an ad on fleabay for this one at less money than folk wanted for their D35' , so I went for it. Turned it the guy was a proper gent and a professional musician. So the guitar is set up beautifully,(just over 2mm at the 12 th fret) as well as having a pickup fitted , as well as being pretty much pristine condition. Couldn't be happier. It's a 2006 and yes full mental , the to has started to go yellow. Still some ways to go though. Sorry there's no more pics yet but I'll sort that out once I get out of work today. I only got about an hour playing the thing, yesterday was a bad day to bring it home as i had a while list of things to do last night :( I do have a pic of the saddle as requested though from the emails at the beginning of the workings of the deal. More pics later and I'll try to get a sound sample. But I have a gig later so time will be short. It'll not be long before you're all sick of hearing it Gonna be a long day at work :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Thanks very much guys for the messages. It is indeed, as modoc spotted, an HD35. Was shipping for a D35 and spied an ad on fleabay for this one at less money than folk wanted for their D35' , so I went for it. Turned it the guy was a proper gent and a professional musician. So the guitar is set up beautifully,(just over 2mm at the 12 th fret) as well as having a pickup fitted , as well as being pretty much pristine condition. Couldn't be happier. It's a 2006 and yes full mental , the to has started to go yellow. Still some ways to go though. Sorry there's no more pics yet but I'll sort that out once I get out of work today. I only got about an hour playing the thing, yesterday was a bad day to bring it home as i had a while list of things to do last night :( I do have a pic of the saddle as requested though from the emails at the beginning of the workings of the deal. More pics later and I'll try to get a sound sample. But I have a gig later so time will be short. It'll not be long before you're all sick of hearing it Gonna be a long day at work :-/ That is a very special looking saddle - looks like a carving! Love the herringbones! Sound? BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 Saddle is very fancy isn't it. Intonation is absolutely spot on and capoing last night right up to the 7th fret required no tuning adjustments at all. Don't know how those two things are linked or by how much. The frets are also lovely, very easy to slide up and down the fret board, extremely well set up guitar. So maybe the frets have as much to do with the capo tuning. Sound ? No shortage, you just look at the thing and it starts making a noise. First G chord strummed from bottom to top put a big smile on my face. Need a bit of time with it to play it properly. When I first lifted it the neck felt weird , nut size is pretty close to the j45 but there is less widening of the fretboard heading up toward the body. But as I played it I found it was no problem to land on shapes up the neck. Perhaps 'easier' than the Gibson for me , considering I've only played the thing for a half hour and the Gibson for over three years :-/ . Time will tell on that one. I feel sick boss , can I go home please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwQLnvL3OrLKa0lVSktYX2J3WTQ/edit?usp=docslist_api Not me playing it, was the seller. But maybe one day I'll have the chops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Any issues adjusting to long scale BBG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 Not yet Sal. Like I said, but early to know things like that, but didn't bother me. After 25 years of long scale the j45 is the one that feels weird after 3 years :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Very happy for you. If I had the stable/budget room I would add a D35 to my stable. Cant wait to hear it in your capable hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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