BluesKing777 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 There were all kinds of different reactions to the new release of this Martin D420 on UMGF and I thought to get some opinions here. What do you think?: https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/limited-editions-and-new-models/d-420/ BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I think it would be better if it featured a skunk stripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 The reference to 'Weed' could prove controversial....:blink: If anybody notices.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Better Than The Martin Satan Guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I think anyone who'd be interested would rather spend the 3k on the product displayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjl200 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 IMO the only thing that will resonate with potential 420 guitar buyers is the "find a dealer" just below the picture of said guitar...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 It is not my kind of guitar at all, but I was interested to hear what others thought. I can imagine driving back from a gig or a friend's down that lonely country road late at night and the only others around are...you guessed it, the cops with nothing to do! And they want a quick look at everything and when they see that guitar, they go: 'Whatzat?'........etc. Nope, not in this lifetime for me! BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 After seeing the number of ads I've received on-line from Martin on a daily basis I have to say that they have a very aggressive marketing dept.There doesn't seem to be any sector of the purchasing demographic that they haven't focused on. Got to give them full marks for inventiveness and tenacity but their sense of aesthetics makes me scratch my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustystrings Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 It's the perfect guitar to have lolling, caseless, in the cargo area of a mid-70s Volvo station wagon fitted with the "please-arrest-me-I-do-drugs" Grateful Dead dancing bears window decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 It's the perfect guitar to have lolling, caseless, in the cargo area of a mid-70s Volvo station wagon fitted with the "please-arrest-me-I-do-drugs" Grateful Dead dancing bears window decals. Hey, wait a minute. I used to resemble that remark. But I had a case for my guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I think it looks stupid. Martin made a much better 420 guitar in the late 60s. Well, ONE anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR GIBS Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 guitar for louts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 i wonder if sales will take a hit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 i wonder if sales will take a hit? Don't Bogart this thread, my friend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Hmmm.... 420.... I'm with Nick (back then) and have also accumulated a guitar case (these days).... Perhaps a D-76, also a bit controversial when originally released, would be a good companion for the D-420 in someone's collection😇 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Don't Bogart this thread, my friend... Thismightjustbetheforum'sbestthreadever.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Story on the television last night - a key Dallas Cowboy player has been suspended for over a year. His offense was testing positive for cannabis apparently the 6th or 7th time. He was more interested in getting high than his football career. A multi-million$ contract - he's played in only 2 games due to previous suspensions which led up to this more severe one. I'm guessing his parents are disappointed to see him throw away all his talent and hard work. "Up in smoke"! So, to me, making a statement like this on a guitar is what I would expect from some teenager in his garage who bought a First Act at Walmart and wants to impress his girlfriend. And, while I realize Martin produces lots of models that are 'stylized' - I think some, including this one, are purely marketing tools. This message is not of the caliber of the "This Machine Kills Facists" message on Woody Guthrie's guitar. It is intended to attract customers who might be considering a Takamine, and get them thinking "Martin must be a more cooler company. I should score of their axes." I would be very, very disappointed if Bozeman ever decided to come out with something like this. Somehow, I don't see a Che Guevara logo on a $30K Gibson Baldwin piano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumboluther Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Well, I wouldn't buy it, but I wouldn't buy their other "art" guitars either. It's not what I look for in an instrument. That said, obviously somebody buys these cowboy guitars and Louvin Bros guitars and the like, so I have to assume the Martin marketers know what they're doing. I guess they're like baseball cards or something--celebrating American cultural icons. Weed is an important topic these days in legal, economic and political circles. It is legal in a few places, and apparently this artwork is a serious creation. So, why not make it a guitar. It makes more sense to me than a $150,000 watch-themed waste of good wood that no one will play. The only thing I don't get is the numeric designation. What is 420 all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 420 refers to the time of day. Among those that partake, 4:20 is their version of "it's five o'clock somewhere". Hey... Maybe Sturgil Simpson will buy it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Makes me think of the Felix the Cat guitar from a few years ago. And that's a lot of money for a novelty type guitar. Didn't Martin have a Roy Rogers or Gene Autry guitar 6-7 years ago? I'd be far more interested in that than this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Story on the television last night - a key Dallas Cowboy player has been suspended for over a year. His offense was testing positive for cannabis apparently the 6th or 7th time. He was more interested in getting high than his football career. A multi-million$ contract - he's played in only 2 games due to previous suspensions which led up to this more severe one. I'm guessing his parents are disappointed to see him throw away all his talent and hard work. "Up in smoke"! So, to me, making a statement like this on a guitar is what I would expect from some teenager in his garage who bought a First Act at Walmart and wants to impress his girlfriend. And, while I realize Martin produces lots of models that are 'stylized' - I think some, including this one, are purely marketing tools. This message is not of the caliber of the "This Machine Kills Facists" message on Woody Guthrie's guitar. It is intended to attract customers who might be considering a Takamine, and get them thinking "Martin must be a more cooler company. I should score of their axes." I would be very, very disappointed if Bozeman ever decided to come out with something like this. Somehow, I don't see a Che Guevara logo on a $30K Gibson Baldwin piano. Interesting train of thought, and not unlike what I've been wondering in terms of the choice to issue the guitar at the price point it occupies. It would have made more sense to me if it came from a series that already offers a variety of graphic embellishments for lots less money. $3000 seems an awfully steep price for a 'novelty' guitar. Now, if playing the thing induces a state of euphoria, all might be understood and forgiven😋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fp Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I'm pro marijuana but I wouldn't have any interest in this guitar mainly because I don't care for art or graphics on my guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I could care less about legalizing pot but there is no way I would buy this guitar simply because I think it is ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 That's one smokin' hot guitar! But man, is it ugly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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