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Post by matt on Mar 19, 2014 22:48:26 GMT -6
With thanks from input by mjb, I have officially moved up in the world of 6-string acoustic guitars: Attachment Deleted |
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Post by mobeach on Mar 20, 2014 4:39:32 GMT -6
Nice!
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Post by jeromemason on Mar 20, 2014 13:22:01 GMT -6
Congrats~!~!~
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Post by odyssey76 on Mar 20, 2014 19:30:34 GMT -6
Awesome - let's hear it!
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Post by jeromemason on Mar 23, 2014 13:26:41 GMT -6
How's it working out?
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Post by Johnkenn on Mar 23, 2014 13:37:24 GMT -6
Had the HD-28V for a while...great guitars.
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Post by matt on Mar 24, 2014 0:30:34 GMT -6
It's great, and - to my ears - it is much sweeter sounding than my all-maple Taylor 614ce. I re-tracked a strumming part on a song we are working on and everyone immediately heard the difference. It is loud alright, but the tone is balanced and finding the sweet spot when sitting in front of XY-ed Beyer MC930s seems much easier than with the 614. However, the Martin is a little harder for me to play compared to the Taylor because the action is a bit higher. But it's totally worth the extra effort. |
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Post by Martin John Butler on Mar 25, 2014 6:46:42 GMT -6
You can adjust the action, just give it a couple of weeks to settle into your weather system and the season to change, choose your string gauge, ( should be 12's), then a turn to the right of the truss rod to lower strings. Err on the side of leaving action a pinch high, wait 2-3 days, sometimes the action continues moving a little after adjusting, then do it again if necessary. If you're not confident, which is completely understandable, just take it to a good guitar tech, show him where you'd like the action and it's usually $65-85 later, you're good to go. I believe in adjusting a guitar once, and basically leaving it, using a humidifier always, and relaxing the strings a half turn if I'm going to rest the guitar in the closet for longer than a week.
It looks great Matt, I'm excited for you, and looking forward to hearing some tracks. The bigger sound of the Martin is so easily compensated for, just an inch or two further from the mic, and you're good to go. I've begun moving the mmic 2" further for tracks where I strum a lot as part of the background. I bring it in a little closer when there's a lot of acoustic sound present, listen to Lyle Lovett's "Road to Ensenada" or Mark Knopfler's "Ragpicker's Dream" are two great examples.
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Post by matt on Mar 25, 2014 7:51:12 GMT -6
You can adjust the action, just give it a couple of weeks to settle into your weather system and the season to change, choose your string gauge, ( should be 12's), then a turn to the right of the truss rod to lower strings. Err on the side of leaving action a pinch high, wait 2-3 days, sometimes the action continues moving a little after adjusting, then do it again if necessary. If you're not confident, which is completely understandable, just take it to a good guitar tech, show him where you'd like the action and it's usually $65-85 later, you're good to go. I believe in adjusting a guitar once, and basically leaving it, using a humidifier always, and relaxing the strings a half turn if I'm going to rest the guitar in the closet for longer than a week. It looks great Matt, I'm excited for you, and looking forward to hearing some tracks. The bigger sound of the Martin is so easily compensated for, just an inch or two further from the mic, and you're good to go. I've begun moving the mmic 2" further for tracks where I strum a lot as part of the background. I bring it in a little closer when there's a lot of acoustic sound present, listen to Lyle Lovett's "Road to Ensenada" or Mark Knopfler's "Ragpicker's Dream" are two great examples. Thanks Martin, great advice, as usual! I have adjusted the truss a bit already, and am waiting for it to settle in. The height of the action is not a problem; in comparision the Taylor is set-up more like an electric, it's action is pretty low. So it's merely a matter of getting used to how the Martin is set-up. |
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