Martin Guitars

Martin guitars need absolutely no introduction.
They are the guitars favoured by many of the well-known artises who play guitar. Clapton, John Mayer, etc. As a result, they are not cheap at all. But one of them could be the guitar-that-i-would-keep-for-the-rest-of-my-life.

So I walked into City Music and asked to try the Martins. I tried many of the OM/OOO models and these are my thoughts on those I could remember.

OM-28V - Bassy sound. Needs a good setup and new strings. Couldn't get used to the V-neck coming from my Timothy S10J. I actually thought that this would be the one having heard recommendations from a friend. Played it 2-3 times but didn't like it.

000-28EC - Short scale, sounds kind of thinny which I didn't expect. Because, you know, it's a Eric Clapton. Didn't play this one for long either.

000-28 - Similar in tone to the 000-28EC, but with a smaller nut width, I think.

And a few others from the standard series 15, 16 which didn't really make me reach for my wallet. :/

There could be other reasons for my verdict - one is that City Music doesn't have a specialised guitar room with dehumidifiers for the Martins. As a result, they may suffer from humidity, get wet and become less resonant. Also, the person testing out the guitar will have to deal with the noise coming from the salesmen and the electric guitar players. And we all know that guitars sound better in a smaller room where you can hear the reverberation - makes it sound bigger.