hojo199 3 Report post Posted October 12, 2019 On 10/3/2019 at 9:17 PM, MissouriPicker said: I don't know that Gibson is better than Martin, or if Martin is better than Gibson. All I can do is buy/play the guitars I like. To my old eyes, several years back Martin guitars all started looking kind of plain and vanilla and all-alike......and they were being given names like gpcx1ae, dx2ae, 0x2mae, and other code names I don't have the patience or interest to learn. I still look for the old D28 and other real Martin dreads. Yeah, they can look kind of plain, but they're monsters....... Anyway, I prefer Gibsons. I think they help me play as well as I can. I find them very comfortable to play. I find more of "me" in them. They're kind of like an extension of who I am. I might still get another Martin some day, but it will have to be one of their real guitars, like a D28 or maybe one of the Johnny Cash D35s. In the long run, I'm a Gibson guy. I am the same way -- D28, D18, D35, J45, J50, Hummingbird ... the tried and true models that have been with me my whole life. Now -- to the question at hand -- Gibsons, Guilds and Martins all play well over here. It changes daily -- I swear. There are times I pick up my 1966 D18 and swear I will sell all the others. Likewise with my 2013 Hummingbird True Vintage -- and my J45 and my Guild D40.... If they weren't great, I would wouldn't own them. And I do sell off guitars that no longer speak to me. But I think I'm done with that. I shed about 1/3 of my collection last year because I needed money for the tax man (It was nasty.) But now, I'm happy with this crew. Very! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave F 143 Report post Posted October 12, 2019 They can exist in harmony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tpbiii 61 Report post Posted October 14, 2019 Moving on from 1936. c. 1938 c. 1940 Rosewood 1942 1943 1944 Post war later. Best, -Tom 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites