sparquelito Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 I must confess that I had never heard of the Cozart build kits, let alone the brand. But I stumbled upon this beastie while down south for a wedding last weekend. I sold off my Martin 12 string a few months ago to a fellow who really fancied it, and (truth be told) I didn't like the 9v battery compartment arrangement on that particular guitar. (Martin has since come up with a friendlier design, I have noticed.) Anyway, the band was left without a 12 string in our arsenal, and we do more than a few songs that beg for that jangly 12 string sound. Enter the Cozart. I'm really impressed with the guitar. It stays in tune, has impressive tones, and it's really eye-catching. Best of all, it's incredibly light. 6 lbs, 1 ounce. Light as a feather, and delightfully easy to strap on and play. Looking forward to playing her at our next gig at the end of the month!🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle fester Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Sweet! Hows the play ability and sound difference compared to the Martin? Gotta bet it's a beast of a different color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 that looks like FUN!!! nice grab! nothing sounds like a 12 str.. acoustic or electric.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 That will do nicely! Congrats and good luck with it...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 8 hours ago, billroy said: Sweet! Hows the play ability and sound difference compared to the Martin? Gotta bet it's a beast of a different color? It's a very comfortable playing guitar. A light-weight Strat copy with 12 jangly strings. The Martin was indeed a beast of a different color. A MIM X-series, it was beautiful, great-playing, and great-sounding. I loved playing it live. But the problem was the 9v battery housing design. Instead of a plastic housing (somewhere on the body) to hold the 9v preamp battery, the battery was inside a nylon/Velcro pouch, Velcroed to the back wall of the interior of the guitar. It was really clumsy to deal with, and you had to use a really long pair of needle-nosed pliers to remove the pouch and change the battery. Eventually the stick-um that held the pouch to the guitar back wall failed, and that thing flopped around in there. I ended up using epoxy to secure the Velcro again, and then sold the guitar to a local guy who really wanted it. I see now that the latest version of that X-series Martin has a sublime little battery compartment on the lower bout, near the guitar cable jack. It's the right way to do it, for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Very Nice, Sparky! HNGD! Looks good and I'm sure she sounds The Business! Pip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Forrest Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Very nice. Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Sweet! Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Cool find - enjoy. And you were not happy about driving to that wedding as I recall, but you were rewarded for your efforts 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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