Martin D28 vs Martin HD28! | Guitar Battles #24 | @ TFOA
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- Опубліковано 5 гру 2020
- In this episode of Guitar Battles, Coen and Maarten take a much requested pairing; the Martin D28 vs the Martin HD28! Let us know which one you liked best, enjoy!
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That HD 28 is amazing!
Both are fantastic, and I can definitely hear the difference. One of each, please, and a D-18 as well!
When I bought my HD28 I did an A-B test of the D28 and HD28 to my own D18GE that was 16 years old and beautifully opened up. The D18GE had the sound I loved as far as volume, clarity, and bass. When I A-B’d them, the HD28 came closer to my D18GE than the standard D28, I presume due to the scalloped bracing. Thus, I bought an HD28 ! Hopefully one day my HD28 will come into its own level near my D18GE.
One day it will! Thanks for sharing :)
I visited your store this summer and sat for an hour with that HD-28 in my hands and a stupid grin on my face:-). It's a killer guitar!
btw. I liked the Billy Strings thing.
Hey Jaap, great to hear! And thanks very much, that piece always kills me haha.
I made a choice between these 2 for real. On your video the D-28 wins but in the flesh I decided on then HD-28 and after all the HD-28 is closer to the original D-28 than the current D-28 specs are.
HD28 Wins here
Loved this video thanks for making it! In future, maybe you could play the same kind of thing as it’s a back to back? So fingerstyle d28 then fingerstyle hd28 / flat pick d28 then flat pick hd28 for example. Love the sound quality tho!
Glad to Joseph! Thanks for liking it :)
Right off the bat more sustain on the HD. It’s crispier and has a bit more depth. Both great instruments! I just think scalloping the braces makes a difference for the better. (Most of the time)
Like the accoustic sound of the Martins especially the D series
I liked the Martin most.
Haha, +1.
Great comparison guys. I think it may be down to individual guitars. I was just listening, not watching, so I didn't know which was being played. When I looked, it turned out that in finger picking I preferred the D-28. I don't know if the difference was the base though. It just sounded cleaner, more resonant? (words fail me a bit). I couldn't really tell a difference with the strumming. Keep 'em coming, I love these guitar battles.
We'll keep them coming for sure! Thanks for commenting and sharing your opinion :)
I actually use a feeback buster in my HD28 to ‘tailor’ the low end if ‘chopping wood’ on it....but I will say, when I fingerpick, the bass content is wonderful. ;)
Great comparison! Do you remember what microphone you were using on these guitars? Thanks for any info on that.
Martin d18 vs hd28 please
sold - if its still in the store tomorrow it will be mine
If your patient you can find HD28s that are balanced really well. They typically are boomey and overpowers the treble. But 1 out of every 20 HD28s are balanced great. They are boomey AND articulate. You gotta go to stores and play ALL of them until you find that one. Might have to play 20 guitars but you will find one 👍. When you do it's really special. I played every HD28 guitar center had in two different locations to find mine. Sadly it burned up in a house fire last year and I can't afford to replace it 😭
Jeez Johnny.. I'm so sorry to hear that. :(
Nevertheless, that's a great tip for every guitar shopper out there. We advise everyone to atleast try all the different ones in our store haha, the differences can be big!
I’m using Martin Retro strings on my D28 (2002). The “real” pure Martin sound 😃, and a good bass !
Retro's are the bomb!
I own an HD-35 so you know where I stand haha. Can't go wrong with either though.
Haha yes! Herringbone all the way ;) The 35 is great.
Martin HD-28, which I liked the best, it have a richer sound and it's a little more open.
I would love to you compare the D-42 to the HD-28 as they are identical construction (scalloped fwd shifted), to see if there is any tonal difference or just the bling?
I would say at the 40 series level the wood is superior than the 28. I own them and a D-45 and the sound is just richer, overall more resounding than the 28. The D-28 and HD28 are great guitars on their own but you really pay what you get for in the 40 series guitars!
@ Wood grade certainly is superior and you feel that. We actually did a D41 vs a D28 and you could tell the difference!
@@thefellowshipofacoustics But there is a significant tonal construction difference between those two also...D28 non-scalloped bracing vs scalloped on the 40 series...that’s why I’d love to see you do this same video with HD-28 vs D-42...both are identical construction tonally.
@@davidkyle5552 i thought the same thing and I always compare in person a hd 28 and a d41 d 42 etc. very different sound its not just the Baloney
Two very similar guitars and two very similar sounding guitars. Hard to tell the difference here. When finger-picking the guitars sounded the same. But when it came to flatpicking, you could definitely hear the HD 28 was slightly louder. I'm more of a 000 or a 00 person when it comes to Martins. If I had to choose between these two dreadnoughts, I would pick the HD 28 over the D 28. Mind you, and you may think I'm crazy, but I have an old 1979 Yamaha FG 335 that I think sounds better than both of them. Thanks for another good Guitar Battles. You take care and be safe.
Those old Yamaha's are amazing... Very underestimated if you ask me. Thanks for commenting as always and take care too! :)
Yup, my FG-335ii, all laminate, sounds amazing. You lose more than the Martin as you go down the neck, but for what it is, it's amazing.
I personally love the bass from the hd28. It’s the best to my ears
i mean my fairly cheap Pc monitors could not handle the HD, they started to jump on the table, and the part with the pick, much rounder bass and the midrange as well, the treble is bit swamped on the HD , but hd sounds more like vintage martins. the regular 28 sounds almost like an 18 next to it.
Good comparison. I could actually hear the difference without going to a headset. Yes. My D 28 is bassless.
Same guitar slightly different voice. Both are winners. I have a 28 but the Hd sounds sweet too. The 28 is a bit cleaner and direct sounding
That's my take as well, I have a '17 D-28 & love it.
Forget the guitars! Who’s better looking!? Left vs. Right
This will only end in losers!
My Martin GPC all solid ovangkol body top y sides is the sweetest y sweeter than my other dread a Martin as well… I need D18 or Guild D55( got Guilds USA too)
It would really help if you would edit the performances so that we hear both guitars, alternating back and forth for the fingerpicking section and the flatpicking section. Otherwise, we are compelled to depend upon memory, which is not necessarily that accurate. Music Villa does this on their reviews. Check it out.
Thanks for the tip! We've been doing this for our newest videos as well :)
Did I understand correctly they have a 45mm nut?
Correct!
I'd like to know the name of the 3:35 song!!
Please let me know!!
While I'm Waiting Here by Billy Strings!
HD28 all day long
The HD28 on the first tune had a buzzy string.
I played 28 and I have HD28. Both are almost same. HD 28 has more sustain and more boomy.
D28 win)
I tried both guitars, and for fingerstyle, I don't like either of them. I found the sound somewhat shallow and not appropriate to the price. These guitars are best for bluegrass and flatpicking.
Yes I agree, flatpicking is where D's shine and especially the rosewood ones!
Bluegrass and flatpicking? What else is there?
@@bigal25938 fingerstyle is good.
D28 = cocaine HD28 = heroin
Both incredibly hard to put down.
D28 is way better from a tonal perspective. It's a beautiful tone and much more recordable. Scalloped bracing on dreadnoughts make the guitar feel more resonant in person so it has a wow factor but its kind of a gimmick because the tone is muddier and unbalanced. Also standard shifted sounds better than forward shifted which would mean that nothing beats a pre reimagined D28 that has opened up nicely. It's also a guitar that I happen to own. I have to think a lot about recording so I wouldn't buy an HD-28 over a D28.
I prefer the D-28!
I personally have owned both guitars and i prefer the d28, Hd has more bass while sacrificing clarity, i prefer clarity over more bass
As always the hd 28 is just better
What gauge strings on these?
0.12!
@@thefellowshipofacoustics I thought these were shipped with mediums from the factory?
@@rindholt We always use 0.12 ourselves ;)
The HD-28 sounds fuller, beautiful. Scalloped bracing is the way to go.
One guy is "fingerpicking" and the other guy is using a "pick". Really throws off the comparison, in my opinion.
We wanted to highlight both ends of the spectrum :)
@@thefellowshipofacoustics OK. :)
One guy plays finger style and the other plays with a plectrum. Not really a good comparison.
Fair point! But that's why we both play both guitars ;)
These dudes sound German
You're getting warmer...
Maybe some acoustic panels for the studio? unlistenable sorry don't mean to be rude
That's okay Dennis! We personally love the acoustics in our villa, nice and open. Guitars will sound different in every room but we like that 'natural' feel.
Amateur editing ... nice guitars though.
played too close to the bridge to give us any useful demonstration of how the instrument sounds strummed. Strum closer to the neck to get the actual tone of the instrument.
Will take that into account, it's not the first time I've heard that I play too close to the bridge ;)
@@thefellowshipofacoustics it's not as bad as some I've seen who demo guitars and do this, but it's close enough that it basically sounds like a "piezo." Strum where you normally do, then strum a bit closer to the neck, and tell me which produces a better, richer tone.
Martins sound best played close to the bridge! Keep going :)
For optimal volume and tone the best playing position is down the back of the rosette, ie closer to the bridge, which is pretty much what you guys are doing.