It is actually my guitar. I ordered it March of 2022 and they just completed it a week before this review (July 2024). Because I wanted bear claw Adirondack and a peghead made from the "Tree." It took longer than normal to source the wood. Bear claw Adirondack is almost non-existent. I wanted all the woods to be from the New World. Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and bridge, Honduran mahogany neck, Cuba mahogany back and sides, and the Tree faceplate is from Belize. And of course Adirondack and Redwood are North American.
@@wesleybwright8993 Oh wow, that’s so cool! Congratulations on your new guitar! I just received my new Thompson D-SMA Adirondack and sinker mahogany. It’s my first Thompson and I sure hope it won’t be my last!
Congrats on yours too. Sinker mahogany sounds awesome. I went with the Cuban mahogany only because coincidentally the wood actually came from trees that fell down in the Florida Keys after hurricane Rita. You're not allowed to harvest mahogany trees in South Florida unless the tree already fell down. I'm a native Miamian so wood came from close to my backyard seemed like a cool thing. UA-cam is only 90 miles away anyway, so there's no difference in the species.
Not sure if it is better. Different yes. Better is debatable. I own and have owned a number of vintage and custom shop Martins over the years. I love Martins. I currently have a 1952 D28, an 2006 OM30 DB Pat Donahue, 1972 D12-28, and am in the middle of a deal for a 1940 D18. The Thompson MT guitar in this video is mine and it compares quite well with my Martins including the 1940. Molly has had multiple guitars made and seems to favor rosewood over mahogany these days. But that is not a reflection on this guitar. The more guitars the better.
Thanks Teja and Ian - we appreciate your review of this special signature model!!
I remember watching Ian perform the D-18 song after he won at Winfield.. Brought a tear to my eye
Killer picking
I thought Thompson came out with the limited run Molly Tuttle signature model a while ago? I could be wrong. Is this guitar new or used?
It is actually my guitar. I ordered it March of 2022 and they just completed it a week before this review (July 2024). Because I wanted bear claw Adirondack and a peghead made from the "Tree." It took longer than normal to source the wood. Bear claw Adirondack is almost non-existent. I wanted all the woods to be from the New World. Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and bridge, Honduran mahogany neck, Cuba mahogany back and sides, and the Tree faceplate is from Belize. And of course Adirondack and Redwood are North American.
@@wesleybwright8993
Oh wow, that’s so cool! Congratulations on your new guitar! I just received my new Thompson D-SMA Adirondack and sinker mahogany. It’s my first Thompson and I sure hope it won’t be my last!
Congrats on yours too. Sinker mahogany sounds awesome. I went with the Cuban mahogany only because coincidentally the wood actually came from trees that fell down in the Florida Keys after hurricane Rita. You're not allowed to harvest mahogany trees in South Florida unless the tree already fell down. I'm a native Miamian so wood came from close to my backyard seemed like a cool thing. UA-cam is only 90 miles away anyway, so there's no difference in the species.
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That’s so cool! To get wood that’s essentially from your backyard.
I meant to say Cuba is only 90 miles away. So much for using the microphone LOL
Song name?
MARTIN just made an even better one for Molly…
Not sure if it is better. Different yes. Better is debatable. I own and have owned a number of vintage and custom shop Martins over the years. I love Martins. I currently have a 1952 D28, an 2006 OM30 DB Pat Donahue, 1972 D12-28, and am in the middle of a deal for a 1940 D18. The Thompson MT guitar in this video is mine and it compares quite well with my Martins including the 1940. Molly has had multiple guitars made and seems to favor rosewood over mahogany these days. But that is not a reflection on this guitar. The more guitars the better.