£8299 Guitar vs £299 Guitar - Can you hear the £8k difference?
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2019
- Mike Dawes playing through the Sire acoustic range - bit.ly/2YWUEZG
Martin D-45 Re-Imagined Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar - bit.ly/2Y3fWI0
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Sire have unveiled two acoustic models: the R3 and the R7, the former being the more affordable. As you might expect from Sire, the R3 boasts top-class design and specs that far outweigh its accessible price point.
Martin's Re-Imagined Series represents the legendary guitar brand's most significant overhaul of their flagship acoustic line. Over 185 years, Martin's original and most discernible models have largely remained intact and unchanged, demonstrating the winning formula that they established almost two centuries ago.
Truly setting the trend within the industry, the Re-Imagined Series, however, marks a change. Unveiled at the 2018 NAMM Show, this fresh line of instruments feature some minor updates, with Martin ensuring that their guitars are more appealing than ever before without abandoning their roots and heritage, in terms of both playability and sound.
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I could hear those 8000 angels over UA-cam compression too.
"It will enable you to do a G chord.. like this"
All you really need from an acoustic guitar.
Tell Tommy Emmanuel that!
Somewhere in the world, a lady (who it seems shall remain nameless) is watching Pete play her guitar and shrieking "Avada Kedavra!"
Well at least someone played it. She probably plans to place it on a stand and use it as an overpriced ornament.
Check out 3:40, sounded to me like he said Alohomora :'D
He didn't say she never picked it up. He said he thought "Holy Moley what a great sound" and never finished the thought. I take that to mean he stocked one believing it would sell at some point. He does get high end clients.
I can't imagine someone paying 8,299 GBP for a guitar that really has no signature hit. It's not like Duane Allman Gibson LP goldtop that was used to record "Layla" with Eric Clapton in a studio. You've either got a $ 1+M auction guitar or you have a $ 600 player model with the potential for playing the next "Layla" classic hit song. DA''s Gibson was traded for another LP model, he had to throw in $ 200 cash & a Marshall Amp head in the deal at Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach, FL. Even then, Allman removed the original Gibson pick ups from that gold top. Restored over the decades, "Layla" still plays to this day & prior to the most recent auction purchase, "Layla" was played as a loaner for anyone that needed an emergency backup guitar.
I'd much rather have Nancy Wilson's, 1976 Ovation Adamas Legend that she used for performing "Crazy On You". Any of them that she ever used to perform for any Heart tours has got to be worth way more than a D45 and sound better ?
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@@jimcamp2423 when u have "fuck you" money like Jo, $8k aint a bother id imagine lol
There's no difference if I'm playing it. Every guitar I play sounds like a dying cat.
Ha Ha.. Are you sure it's not back pipes you're playing..?! :)
@@nanahocitento1 bag?
Viajedelavida , ‘bag pipes’ are Scottish musical instrument that comprises of different length pipes and bag which inflates and deflates into different pipes..
same lmao
@@K750Ric I well know that. So what are 'bag pipes' vs 'back pipes'?
I wasn’t expecting to be that impressed but damn that Martin just sounds amazing!
For years I mocked guitar snobs and their Martins and Taylors, convinced my Alvarez and Walden guitars sounded just as good. Then I spent an afternoon in a boutique guitar store and my world was shaken. I left there a changed, and poorer, man.
I had the same experience with custom built electric guitars....."pfff, how much better can a handbuilt telecaster be than the Fender"...yeah...ignorance is bliss, just walk away and don't try them.
Played, touched and handled by everyone at Andertons. That's now a second hand guitar. I'll give you £1,000 for it.
I double. :P
You have a point for sure.
😂😂😂
Wait, is the Captain talking about J.K. Rowling? Did J.K. Rowling try to buy a guitar?
Are you sure it's not E.L. James which wrote the Grey series? Then there is Stephenie Meyer that wrote the Twilight series.
She can stick her magic wand up her arse,
stick her magic wand up her arse,
stick her magic wand,
stick her magic wand,
stick her magic wand up her arse.
With apologies to Bob Dylan.
GamingDC sales pitch
Try to buy? It’s not particularly difficult.
Only £8k for Agatha Christie's guitar!
that 45 is ridiculously amazing but that I KNOW I own a 41 which is incredible but for pennies that Sire is excellent!!
Need to take that pickup away from the sound hole for a fair comparison, it's stopping the top from resonating fully. Also do they have the same strings? Makes a huge difference with acoustics.
I’ve owned a Sire R3 Grand Auditorium second hand but immaculate condition for just under a month now. I’m likely never going to be able to afford an 8k guitar or justify a 3K guitar heck I may never be able to afford a £1000+ guitar. Not that I’m hating or jealous of anyone who can, they worked for it fair play to them. But I absolutely love my Sire R3 and knew instantly I would never want to be parted from it. I love everything about it I’ll never sell it, though I do aspire to owning the all solid wood construction Sire R7 Grand Auditorium I’m 49 in February so maybe for my 50th.
they are a good guitar my friend. I've had my r3 dreadnought since they first sold them. I always wanted a sunburst. mine came with the chrome tuners which i was glad about, Tone Leics uk
Through headphones and a JBL speaker you could hear the difference.
For me, on the sire guitar there was a frequency that sounded kinda all over the place, while in the Martin everything sounded clear and controlled. Awesome sounding piece of art.
Great stuff. They did sound really good together
Anyone could definitely record an entire album with that £299 Guitar. The Martin sounds heavenly though.
I love your reviews, You're amazing guys ❤️ Next time I go to England I'll pay you a visit 😃👍
I'd like to get to the point in life where spending £8000 on a guitar seems reasonable.
Its all about the scale of your budget. If you had $10,000 then an $800 guitar would be fine. If you had $100,000 then you would be spending the same % towards that $8,000 guitar.
@@omgvague or you could spend 10 years paying for it?
@Brian Williams Literally wrong.
I am so thankful to be passionate about guitars instead of cars.
Depends on what you like and what you get out of it. I have several watches that are more than 8k, and they less useful than my G-Shock, but I still think they're worth every penny because they do something to me more than tell the time.
I think Matthias Jabs played this Martin on the Scorpions mtv unplugged in Athens.
6:33 “Panic not,” more like DREADNOUGHT
Well pete started playing. Than I was transported briefly. To another place and when I returned i was crying about coming back. These aren't even commercials anymore. They're mini concerts.
Do you think "Agatha Christy" will be in to collect her guitar then? ,or is it for sale now?.
It's not only the wood. It's not only the brand. It's not only the bodyshape, the laquer, the bling,etc,etc. It's the INSPIRATION you got from a guitar.
And to be honest: a cheap one makes it hard to get exited. And a good one sounds like your soul.
I'm a Lucky one. I found my soul in a Lowden and a Collings. 😋
My BOSE headphones did this Martin D-45 justice with Danish Pete's heavenly playing. So so good.
I kinda want that Martin, gonna start writing my books now!
Sure it's not E.L. James?
I actually did think the differences between both guitars were easily noticeable haha, but as someone who needs to be conservative for money, I think the 299 pound guitar does the job well! Also I've been loving the any Pete and Lee duos lately!
RC32
I used to love my Yamaha Fg800 and Guild GAD50 until I got my Martin HD-28. Now I just don’t like their sound or playability.
@@powbobs Ahh ye I understand. Times and perspective change when you get new guitars
I wish I could afford that Martin. I’m not big on tonewoods when it comes to electric guitar. Too many other variables like pick ups , amps and effects. But that Martin sounds amazing
I’m a Martin fan but no it’s not worth £8k. It’s not even Brazilian rosewood and not much different to £3-4K models . It’s worth buying if money is no object but I’d rather buy two or 3 amazing guitars for that price
Always a treat to watch this bloke play
The Martin sounds amazing, but damn. That Sire is still a great sounding guitar. Definitely not an 8,000 pound difference.
Hi, I bought a sire r3 about 2 years ago. I've just fitted a set of Elixir strings and i must admit the guitar really does sound nice, good warm bass tone. if you could buy one without the pickup and save £50 it would be a bargain. tony Leics UK.
The Martin sounds incredibly balanced and round.
Are you adding reverb to the audio tracks? Are you EQ'ing and compressing them, too?
This was a good episode!
3:50 to 4:50 What an incredible minute of the best sound ever
Should i get a sire or a Orangewood? looking to buy now but can't decide. how about you do a video on these two brands.
Sounded awesome together...
What strings does the Sire ship with? Surely el cheapos? For this to be a truly fair test, you'd have to have the same strings on both... right?
Hey Captain, could you please make a video comparing a D28 against the D45? Thanks in advance.
When they both played the guitar at the same time it was like one picked up the low end and one picked up the high end.... Really it's just a tonal decision.... Do u want a bright reverb or a dark reverb... If u got the money by the 8k guitar, but if not go ahead and buy the middle tear guitar... Sounds great.
When I see a D45 ... it always reminds me of my Martin D18 that had D45 inlay (headstock as this model, hexagonal abalone neck inlays). Soft "V" neck ... what an instrument. It travelled Europe with me in 1975/6 (I grew up in Canada) ... before it was stolen in 1977. Sigh. I'm almost over it.
2:58 I love Pete's face when Lee hints at who ordered the Martin lol he's like "huh, who could it-- ohhhh!" Haha she's really missing out btw, that Martin sounds AMAZING 😍
I don't think she's missing out. I think Lee was saying that he was so impressed with the guitar when it arrived that he ordered a few more, to have them in stock.
To be honest, I dont even like all that bling on the Martin. I think its distasteful. Give me a plainer looking martin and save the rest of the money for a trip to an inspiring location to play the damned thing.
Bad news. That inspiring place is a derelict street in Barnsley. The best songs come from adversity.
If you think so
Erwin Leon I totally agree. All the bling on the Martin just doesn’t look good to my eye. To some extent, Taylor guitars accept the bling more generously. I’ll play my d-28 without the bling and be happy as shit.
I doubt abalone is a suspension. I agree on the bling comments. I wanted a D42 but ended up getting a custom 000 as I was able to get it with torch fingerboard inlays, headstock and a quilted bubinga back and sides with small touches like abalone style 45 rosette and koa binding. Not too bling
@yumpladukfoo D-15 is solid wood and is very plain (which I love more than bling) and there's the road series, but I agree with you with sprucewood Martin seem to be obsessed with sticking rosettes on spruce.
That D45 sounds Amazing ! Almost like a Wizard blessed it with his wand ~
Reason to purchase a Martin Acoustic.
Back in 2001 I purchased a Martin JC-16 KWS Acoustic guitar. Nowhere near the cost of the D-45 but a fantastic instrument just the same. I paid right about $1K U.S. Dollars for the guitar (and it even came with a real hardshell case). Fast forward to 2014, through moving to a different part of the country and in general honest wear and tear I noticed the bridge was starting to lift off the soundboard. I contacted Martin to inquire as to cost of the repair. I was given the location of a Certified Martin Repair Luthier and an appointment was made for me to drop the instrument off. 10 days later I returned to pickup up the repaired guitar only to find out the repair was 100% covered by Martin. Not only that they had updated the design of the battery retainer for the electric transducer and replaced that part with the new and improved parts, also at no cost to myself!
I fully expected to pay for the repair and was pleasantly surprised by Martin's Customer Service.
So yeah, if you plan to keep the guitar for a long time it's maybe worth the extra investment to spend as much as you can afford.
Sweet D-45 for sure, you really can never have enough Abalone!
HK Guitar that kind of warranty level is USA only. I’d hope they’d make an exception if a UK resident forked-out £8299 though!
@@leonardharverson8660 I wasn't aware there are different levels of Warranty based on Country/Location, I supposed business wise it makes sense though.
To be honest, considering the low price I paid for the instrument I was more than willing to pay for the repair.
You guys should do a video comparing that D-45 fancy to something equivalent without the pearl, like maybe an HD-28? I know the wood selection and care is different between the two, besides the pearl, but theoretically, it should sound almost indistinguishable.
D-41 is the without-most-bling alternative.
Stunning instrument! Can you please compare it to a D-28? Would be awesome! Thanks :)
Time for another message from Professor Drew Bypass on diminishing returns!
How much of the cost of that Martin do you think is improved sound and how much is in bling?
My favorite local store sells Martin, Taylor, Gibson, and some other brands with high end models. During a conversation with the store owner he noted that from about $2,000 USD and lower the brands have about even sales with Taylor having a slight edge. Once above $2,000 the Martin sales numbers are significantly higher. The reason is debatable I suppose...but his numbers clearly show a preference, at least in my geographical area...for high end Martin instruments over all others.
Should have done a comparison btw R7 and the D45...would have made more sense because of the same types of wood.
I'm actually surprised Andertons didn't have one in stock. A little shop about an hour from me has one. I've played it a few times. Soundwise, identical to a D28 so I'd say it's not worth the extra 8K, myself, but a treat to play nonetheless
No mention of make of strings or gauge used on each ??
What is that guitar hanging on the wall left side of the Capitano? Looking for an acoustic instrument in more a jazz form, but not so huge body.
That is the best sounding Martin I’ve ever heard.... best acoustic I’ve heard in fact! I’m in love!
Saw a bloke forget that he put his CF Martin D45 on top of his Aston Martin outside of it's hardcase and then drive off. I won't say that it was priceless to see the look on his face when he heard the noise of the guitar flying off the car and onto the tarmac, but I would say it was 8,299 British Pounds & taxes to the Queen worth the price of admission. The D45 survived that and was still salvageable for repairs. So he turned around to retrieve it, drove all the way back to where it came to rest on the roadway. He stopped and got out of the car and there was an 18 wheeler coming down the road. So he stood there in the middle of the road waving his arms and yelling, attempting to get the attention of the trucker who was eating his fish and chips and was too preoccupied to stop in time. 9 of the 18 wheels ran over & smashed the rest of the CF Martin D45 into splinters. Needless to say the D45 owner now had 8,299 British Pounds worth of assorted wood species sized toothpicks.
I just gotta ask, what's with Sire using rosewood in these days of CITES?
I own a D-45. It's special to say the least.
Hair standing on end. Pilo Erection.
Thanks to The Wildhearts for teaching me that! 🤘
That Martin sounds truly wonderful. But why were they both crying at 11:00 ?
Wait did JK Rowling buy an 8,299 acoustic guitar lol
3:41 Pete confirms it
She can, I am sure she has gold plated panties too!
Smitty Werbenjagermanjenson nice I had to stop watching for a bit. That’s so cool tho
@@GoIdenApple Or perhaps Lee ordered it for her and he liked it so much that he ordered more to have at the store.
You’ve got to spend that days interest somehow 😀
While that martin did sound noticeably better than the other, and i would assume it played better as well, i think you can get a guitar that comes very close to that sound for a half or quarter the price. There's a lot of craftsman ship in that guitar that you're paying for, and probably a limited number of them were made
4:53...did they put reverb on that Martin demo?
Martin know they are building a 45 and select only the finest woods, hand selected and knuckle knocked for ring in their raw state. You won't find any glue over runs or slightly ragged edges where the grain runs out, etc. They are fine, fine guitars.
But, out here in headphone YT Land that Sire sounds very, very good. I am tempted to grab one ...
How do you get the guitars to sound like that in the recording?
It's bridget jones' guitar?
Do pro guitars come already set up? And is the $600-700 range considered standard or pro?
In the world of acoustic guitars, many people consider $600-700 to be bottom-of-the-barrel--and those are only the poor people :)
Yes, they come set up. But not really :)
I believe it would make more sense to compare a 1000-1500 £ guitar with an 8000 £ guitar because that's a more comparable and realistic option for most guitarists.
Do Sire make left handed acoustics?
I wonder how much it will have been played before they sell it as a brand new guitar?
Wait...J.K.Rowling shops at Anderton's AND plays guitar? Well, now I simply gotta love those Potter flicks... :P
Or maybe it was a gift for someone very dear. I would love to be on the receiving end of that one!
Maybe it was E.L. James from the Grey series. she is worth about $100 million.
@@orlock20 Huh...great guess...I neither read nor saw the films so naturally my first guess was Rowling...Good call! Still, guess we'll never know for sure lol
@@orlock20 Pete says alohamora which is a spell in the Harry Potter series. It's JK Rowling.
@@TheHistoricalMan It's 'AlohOmora', and you need to wave your wand like THIS. Hrmpf.
Sonic loveliness from that Martin. :-)
EL James' Instagram has some pictures and videos of her sons playing guitar... and standing in a guitar shop...
You guys should check out lowden guitars, the sound is really something else, I never looked back to taylor or martin etc.
Maybe check out the sheeran guitar brand too, designed by lowden. Probably will sell really well too.
Lowdens are great guitars and the new 38s are in a similar price point.
i have a s25 and wee lowden there awesome!!
@@bencoventry5595 F35 & Richard Thompson 👍
As you go higher, you get diminishing returns. There might be a difference between the 300 and the 8.3k but the difference will be much less almost indistinguishable between 2k and 8.3k. But quite honestly, playability aside there isn’t that colossal of a difference between these two
@5:10 Maybe the unnamed writer was looking for that sort of magic. :-/
Or if it was E.L. James, the writer of the Grey series, was into punishment.
@Phry3 E.L. James, the British writer, is a female. She wrote 50 Shades of Grey and the two or three sequels.
orlock20 Pete saying "alohamora" more or less confirms it's Rowling
Does the Martin come with a gig bag?
For the right song I think the Sire would be the better choice, up beat and forward sounding..
The Martin tone definitely draws you into it subtleties . More of a solo instrument perhaps not so much for cutting though a mix.
I'm probably rambling , don't even have an acoustic.
Pardon me for asking ,but how many £8,000 plus acoustics do you shift in a year?
You can hèar thé Martin is fab, but I think we are in the golden age of guitar building, there’s a lot of fantastic guitars out there at great prices.. I’ve played a lot of vintage acoustics and there’s a lot of mythology ..
What's impressive is that the Sire actually complements the tone of the Martin really well. Doesn't sound at all like a £300 instrument!
I'd still take the Martin, though.
Was it E. L. James who bought the guitar?
I’d like to see more videos with Danish Pete. He’s the best and most versatile player you have.
As soon my books are written and got filmed I will order one.
Is there a difference? yes. Is it worth 8.000? No, not for me for sure. I'd much rather have a guitar from a 800-1000 pund sweet spot. Will sound great, and it wouldnt cost as much as a nice car.
On that point I'd have to agree. Even though I don't play acoustic much, a piece of wood at $8k is certainly taking advantage.
Martin definitely worth it. That thing sounds fantastic. It has that old guitar sound.
....... saving up for a d45 now!!!
I think Pete is the winner here because he got to play a really nice guitar.
This is ridiculous, there's clearly only a $6412.32 difference. What a ripoff!
Seriously, I don't think anything compares to a Martin at that price range. I think lots of people beat Martin at their guitars for $1500 or less but once you get over that, it's pretty tough to compeat with them. They are truly magical beasts and at least we know where to find them...
I can’t thing of any $1500 guitar that sounds better than a D15M.
I have owned a D-15 for a bit that was $1299 USD and it is pretty hard to beat.
I think the seven series would have been a better comparison as they look very similar and have similar build spec
Do you ship to the U.S. ?
D18 vs D28 vs D45 video?
£8,299.00 is an obscene amount of money for a guitar, even for a pro guitarist it is hard to imagine the justification.
Pete can make anything sound good.
The mix of both is great and if you have 8299 GBP you can easily afford another 299.
3:30 are you talking specifically to someone there? George RR. Martin perhaps?
When Pete does the „sustain hand move“ it looks like he let one rip and tries to smell it better
It is beautiful! I hope the owner enjoys it very much.
I would like to compare the Sire to a Seagull S6, cos the S6 is amazing.
Always thought moderate acoustics were a match for the high end Martins and Gibsons… then I got a vintage D18. They were not even close.
Hardly any difference sonic wise between a D-45 and a D-28 IMO! You are pretty much spending an additional 5,000 for “blingage” and little else!
What would be a little more realistic would be to put up a D-28 against the solid rosewood “Value” guitar you mentioned. I’m guessing there would be little if any difference in tone and playability. Perhaps the “value guitar is around 600 and the D-28 around 2,000?
Big difference is that the D-28 is a Martin and will therefore retain its resale value whereas the lower cost “value” model will likely end up in a pawn shop selling for around 150!
Case in point is a DYM-95C Masterworks Yairi that I own. Retail price was around $3,500 (USD) but I picked mine up used (closet queen) for $1,400 at my local Guitar Center! I would put my guitar upon against any high-end Martin but you would never be able to pick up a D-35 for less than half of the “new” price unless it had been run over by a truck!
Funny seeing Pete sniffing the Martin.
But they really do have a distinctive ‘wood’ smell, it’s beautiful