How can I tell if I have a dud?
I think my HD-28V sounds wonderful but I may be partial since it's my guitar. After reading the thread on the Martin 000-28 EC I wonder now if I have a dud or a stud. I bought mine through the mail...
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When I'm trying guitars if I'm afraid to put it back on the wall for fear someone else will grab it, then I know I've got a good one.Mike
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It is your guitar, and they're your ears. Are you satisfied with it? You are the only judge - no sense asking UMGF. If you can't tell if you have a dud, why then, it doesn't matter!- Steve
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Trust your ears. Your definition of "Good" is more than "good enough". I doubt you have a dud. By the way, on those occasions where I've discovered "dud" Martins in stores, I'd bet the "dud-ness" can...
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If you have to think about whether you're in the mood to play it ...If you can't put it down once you pick it up, it ain't no dud.
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Martin has a good quality control staff. People in this position are "lifers" and have been with the company a long time. You would be hard pressed to find a dud in this price range. Plus, a guitar is...
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If you light it's fuse and it don't go "bang" for you, it's a dud.
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There are probably precious few "magical" guitars -of any kind- out there. If by "dud" you mean not "magical" then chances are good that you have a dud.However, if by "dud" you mean like an...
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i went through the same fears when i was looking for my guitar. i had heard that some duds were out there and was kinda nervous that i wasn't gonna get and then hadnt got a good one. i wasnt in a...
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We're talking relative terms here. Like others have said, most guitars will be slightly below average sounding, average sounding, and slightly above average sounding. The difference is really not that...
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If you have to ask if you got a dud, it's a dud. JUST KIDDING
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I have a dud Sigma DR1STCE.At first I thought it was just tight from newness. Experimented with different strings. Bone saddle. Tusq pins, played indoors and out. Different pick shapes, materials, and...
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Out of the 3 Martins I own, I bought two of them right after I played them...I knew right then and there that they were an extra special guitar, and I was afraid that if I did not get them right then...
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Quote:I wonder now if I have a dudYou know you have a dud when you take it to 7 luthiers and then it goes back to Martin and then after 2 months they send you a new one and destroy the old one. Trust...
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You can easily spot a dud by looking at the headstock...MarthinMartineMaerlinMaertinFCMartinZ-MartinThese usually are duds....Martin..... these usually are ok. Please send me all unwanted and uneeded...
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This is an interesting topic because I used to wonder about my guitar. Without anything to compare to, one is left to wonder how his/her guitar stands next to the rest of them.I have only played 3...
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I believe there are duds among Martins, but this is always a relative term. Guitars almost always have to be judged against other guitars. That's why buying one in isolation is a poor idea. If you...
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Getting fair comparisons is TOUGH in the best of situations. Humidity, room acoustics, string gauge, string type, string age, YOUR physical situation at the time (how many beers, level of fatigue, how...
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My response is the exact opposite of MH's: Dud's are like outstanding guitars. If you have to ask, it aint!There are two types of duds: one is "dead and lifeless", the other is "thin and lifeless"....
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Here's my favorite test: Speak directly into the soundhole as if it were a microphone. See how much the guitar resonates your own voice back to you. This takes away the effect that older strings or a...
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