My Acoustics
Here's the long due writeup on my acoustic guitars. I have in the first installment the Martin 000-28EC model. The specs. are pretty straightforward; being a Martin style 28 model, it has the spruce top with rosewood back and sides, primarilly. As Brazillian rosewood had been embargoed since the late sixties, most modern Martin acoustic guitars with rosewood models today are made from the Indian or Madagascar origin. This particular EC model is of Indian rosewood. I am aware that some limited edition EC models were even made with rare Brazillian leftovers and priced very 'richly'...
Let's see.... Sitka Spruce top; scalloped 5/16" bracing; Ivoroid binding on the body; herringbone top purfling; 1-3/4" nut width; 24.9" scale; modified V-shaped neck; 28-style rosette; Ebony fretboard with diamonds & squares inlay and Eric Clapton's signature at the 19th fret; Rosewood peghead overlay; nickel butter bean style tuning machines; Ebony belly bridge with bone drop-in saddle; 2-1/4" string spacing; tortoise color beveled.
The first impression I got from this beautifully made acoustic flattop is how balanced the tone is. From the 1st to the 6th string, every single one rings uniformly and with precision. For fingerstyle, notes are both dynamic and bold. For strumming, all tones envelop into a beautiful harmonic 'togetherness' (think orchestra). The strength of this guitar is essentially suited for the blues or folk music either by fingerpicking or flatpicked. For advocates of volume, one should look towards the D models which have a bigger slope and bout size.
The scalloped braces of this 000-28EC model makes it different in tone with a regular Martin 000-28 model. This is suppose to elevate the EC model closer to pre-war Martins when this manufacturing technique was first widely used (30s?) and greatly appreciated by most acoustic guitar players. Furthermore, this signature Martin is supposed to replicate what EC played some years back before he auctioned off his entire vintage Martin collection for his Crossroads Foundation. Well what the luthier does is he shaves off the edges of the braces under the guitar's top and shapes them like a suspension bridge. This make the braces lighter and vibrate freer thus 'turbo-charging' the tone and dynamics as well.
There's no pickup installed for this guitar. I may do so in the future but as is, I'm overly satisfied with what Martin made in conjunction with EC's taste. Great sounding and playing.... Try one and you'll agree too.
Let's see.... Sitka Spruce top; scalloped 5/16" bracing; Ivoroid binding on the body; herringbone top purfling; 1-3/4" nut width; 24.9" scale; modified V-shaped neck; 28-style rosette; Ebony fretboard with diamonds & squares inlay and Eric Clapton's signature at the 19th fret; Rosewood peghead overlay; nickel butter bean style tuning machines; Ebony belly bridge with bone drop-in saddle; 2-1/4" string spacing; tortoise color beveled.
The first impression I got from this beautifully made acoustic flattop is how balanced the tone is. From the 1st to the 6th string, every single one rings uniformly and with precision. For fingerstyle, notes are both dynamic and bold. For strumming, all tones envelop into a beautiful harmonic 'togetherness' (think orchestra). The strength of this guitar is essentially suited for the blues or folk music either by fingerpicking or flatpicked. For advocates of volume, one should look towards the D models which have a bigger slope and bout size.
The scalloped braces of this 000-28EC model makes it different in tone with a regular Martin 000-28 model. This is suppose to elevate the EC model closer to pre-war Martins when this manufacturing technique was first widely used (30s?) and greatly appreciated by most acoustic guitar players. Furthermore, this signature Martin is supposed to replicate what EC played some years back before he auctioned off his entire vintage Martin collection for his Crossroads Foundation. Well what the luthier does is he shaves off the edges of the braces under the guitar's top and shapes them like a suspension bridge. This make the braces lighter and vibrate freer thus 'turbo-charging' the tone and dynamics as well.
There's no pickup installed for this guitar. I may do so in the future but as is, I'm overly satisfied with what Martin made in conjunction with EC's taste. Great sounding and playing.... Try one and you'll agree too.
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