BluesKing777 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Â One for the Maton fans!đ While exploring some options, some kind of Maton sacrilege probably, I played my Maton Messiah 808 using just the undersaddle portion of the pickup system - internal mic turned off - and ran it to a Tonedexter file I made ages ago with a Neumann KM184 mic.Tonedexter % about 9 o'clock on the dial...just on.I like the result - handy perhaps if the internal mic is giving drama...noisy room, or in my case a noisy floor fan blowing at me (hot here), storm outside.....and noisy household!So a short blues on the Maton plugged direct from Tonedexter to iMac/Garageband: Â Â Â Â BluesKing777. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Sounds great! Â QM aka â Jazzmanâ Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 Â Thanks MP! Â Here is an Artisan Guitars video of the Messiah guitar - mine is like the first one in the video: Â Â Â BluesKing777. Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Great playing as usual. Sounds good too. I have never had the opportunity to test a Maton, but they apper to be very high end acoustics. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Too bad they donât have their own forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 Â Yes, it is a shame they donât have a forum - it is hard to get any inside info.... But I have 3 fabulous Maton 808s of different woods - great for comparing. Â BluesKing777. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 Â Maton fans wanting to buy various models have been forced to wait for the company to reopen after the virus lockdowns... A shop here was selling 'online only' and they were skun! Here is the 'Maton Wall' area of the shop 2Â weeks ago and now: Â BluesKing777. Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LievenDV Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) Hey BluesKing777, (and other Gibson forum members :)) Tasty playing there. Thansk for sharing! I found this page googling about the Maton Messiah 808 cutaway, As I consider buying one. (aka ordering a lefty) Since there is no way for me to try, let alone compare lefty Matons, I must do my research very well. I'm a singer who accompanies himself with a rather "fingerpicky style" of guitar playing. Some but scarce strumming in my accompanyment. I almost always play plugged in and I like smaller shaped guitars. I don't mind if they are a bit "deeper", especially if that brings out an interesting sound. I read that the Messiash is rather "midrangy" compared to dreadnaughts. Should I interpret that as "mid boom" or rather ast "more flat response in contrast to a more bass heavy dreadnought"? I play a concert size mahogany top guitar now and while it is very articulate, I find it rather "strong and direct". I'm looking for something articulate still but a tad more easy in the attack. I'm not a fan of the size of dreadnaughts and was aiming for a concert or 808 Maton anyway. Is there a good reason for me to steer away or actually going for a 808 Messiah? I'll try to check in on this page as much as possible but would you be so kind to drop me a line at lievendv ---at-- gmail --dot --- com ? Thanks a lot!  LievenDV A curious lefty picker from Belgium Edited April 17, 2021 by LievenDV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) Â I would never buy a guitar I havenât played again..... So I would lower my sights to something available locally. Only you know what you like. Maton were closed for Covid lockdown and at the same time people bought guitars online in a frenzy and shops are now trying to restock. I have no idea but suspect to order one could take a long while...email Maton and check. Â BluesKing777. Â Â Edited April 17, 2021 by BluesKing777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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