iwalktheline Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 hey guys, so I came across a spare hummingbird guard and I was curious and also interested in maybe putting it on my martin d-35. Is that voodoo, a major no,no? I'm not worried about value because it's not getting sold, she's my baby. I measured it up to see what it looks like and .....she looks pretty damn good. Any opinions please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Hey, go for it. I suspect it would be a mortal sin to some Gibsonites and some Martinistas, but it's your guitar. Personally, I think it's a clever idea. My duo partner has a Rogue and he put a Martin-like decal on the headstock and from several feet away it does look like it's a Martin logo.......If you do it, take a picture for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I'm with "picker"...go for it... its your git-box... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubee Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Your axe but as a former HB lover & owner, I'd not do it. But if it floats yer boat, be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 blue tack it on and show us a photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Why would anyone want to ruin a perfectly good Hummingbird pickguard, by putting a Martin underneath it ? You are dabbling in guitar schizophrenia. I think my brain would snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 As a sensitive admirer of the charming Hummingbird guard and a proud D-35 owner for 20 plus years, I have to say the idea sounds catastrophic. But why not, , , and if you feel like it - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Err ...no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Another 'no' vote here, unless you're trying to alleviate those passive aggressive feelings. You're asking the wrong guy, I'm anti-pickguard anyway, especially toward big ones with cheesy etchings and drawings on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Why would anyone want to ruin a perfectly good Hummingbird pickguard, by putting a Martin underneath it ? You are dabbling in guitar schizophrenia. I think my brain would snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I woldn't do it. I got enough flack here for putting a HB guard and Tulips on my C&W ..... and thats a close cousin. Putting a Bird guard on a Martin would freak too many folks out here me thinks ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 My dad would have said, "That's like putting a side-saddle on a sow." Guitars are SO personal, I'd have no objections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I woldn't do it. Yeah, I was one of the purists back then. I thought the C&W had its own proud 1969 identity right there. But I know you were hovering around the flora/fauna motif like half burning in that period and ahead you went. To me it was kind of like dressing up to be something 'finer' than you are for a party. The carpenter dressing up and acting like a man of books, becoming strange while forgetting how much pride there is in being a craftsman of woods. But that's just the monk here, EA if it made you happy. . . (as another C&W rider would say). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Yeah, I was one of the purists back then. I thought the C&W had its own proud 1969 identity right there. But I know you were hovering around the flora/fauna motif like half burning in that period and ahead you went. To me it was kind of like dressing up to be something 'finer' than you are for a party. The carpenter dressing up and acting like a man of books, becoming strange while forgetting how much pride there is in being a craftsman of woods. But that's just the monk here, EA – if it made you happy. . . (as another C&W rider would say). I have to say that a year on, maybe more Im very happy with the sex change decision and would not go back. I simply believe as a purist square shoulder Gibsons should have Tulips and Slopeys butter beans. Now everything is in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I have to say that a year on, maybe more Im very happy with the sex change decision and would not go back. I simply believe as a purist square shoulder Gibsons should have Tulips and Slopeys butter beans. Now everything is in order. And 'Birds should have mushrooms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 And 'Birds should have mushrooms? Just the magic ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I have to say that a year on, maybe more Im very happy with the sex change decision and would not go back. I simply believe as a purist square shoulder Gibsons should have Tulips and Slopeys butter beans. Now everything is in order. When deeper things fall into place, the rest is just blah blah. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Just the magic ones. Dove: Hummingbird: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merseybeat1963 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Pretty bland looking guitars most of those Martins eh.. The pickguard is a main attraction on a hummingbird but if you go ahead and do it..if it is one of those pickguards where the design/etching lends it self to it soon wearing off as many have said here, you'll probably regret it. Its a good excuse to go buy a nice Hummingbird somewhere if you are at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR GIBS Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwalktheline Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Thanks for the reply guys. Just out of curiosity I asked my wife her opinion and her answer kinda took me back. She flat out said NO! I admire her gusto but I'm still thinking it through. I will try and put a picture up later with it fixed on the guitar. Just so you guys get an idea. I will not apply it yet but just so you guys get an idea. Hopefully later tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Your wife's got it right. Go paint a room or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 If your D-35 has one of those ugly thick black pickguards, replace it with a nice faux-tortoise pickguard of the proper Martin shape. Putting a 'bird pickguard on it would be a form of guitar miscegenation, and may result in the D-35's exclusion from polite company. Besides, the hummingbird pickguard would be embarassed to appear in public under such circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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duluthdan Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Hell hath frozen over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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