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Martin D-18 Street Legend - Inspired by Models in the Martin Museum

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  • Опубліковано 13 лют 2024
  • The satin-finished top on the new StreetLegend™ includes some visual wear inspired by historic models found in our museum. This gives your brand-new guitar a well-loved look that shows your music has an old soul like many of the fine instruments Martin has curated over the years. Love it or hate it, this guitar is pretty cool! What do you think?
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    GUITAR SPECS:
    Back & Side Wood: Mahogany
    Body Size: Dreadnought
    Top Wood: Spruce
    Nut Width: 1 3/4"
    Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
    Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted "X" Scalloped
    Scale Length: 25.4"
    String Spacing at Saddle: 2 5/32"
    Acoustic Pickup: Optional
    Tuners: Nickel Open-Geared
    Case: Martin Hardshell
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 93

  • @steveweiskopf2129
    @steveweiskopf2129 6 місяців тому +16

    I was at the Martin factory last summer and played this. I couldn't wrap my head around the "fakeness" of the aging look, but it played like an absolute beast!

    • @stephensmith799
      @stephensmith799 6 місяців тому

      Imagine what the worker feels damaging a pristine surface. It must be horrible. Making something inauthentic out of something authentic.

    • @AmpliFIRE
      @AmpliFIRE 6 місяців тому +5

      @@stephensmith799it’s just a picture overlay. No true aging.

    • @stephensmith799
      @stephensmith799 6 місяців тому +1

      @@AmpliFIRE Ah ha!

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому +1

      @@stephensmith799
      Did you not watch the video, because that’s not what is done.

    • @stephensmith799
      @stephensmith799 4 місяці тому

      @@powbobsThanks for your post. I couldn’t watch to the end, but a printed film is pretty hard to accept too 😏

  • @PGrizzy91
    @PGrizzy91 6 місяців тому +7

    As stated in the video; the bright side of it, you don’t have to worry about scratching your guitar. That’s always the worst part of owning a guitar is that first scratch or ding.

  • @PhoenixCharredEagle
    @PhoenixCharredEagle 6 місяців тому +9

    Cool guitar in my opinion! ❤

  • @6thwatergateplumber
    @6thwatergateplumber 6 місяців тому +7

    For the price point of this model it's an absolute winner. "Fake" top or no fake top.

    • @WysteriaGuitar
      @WysteriaGuitar 6 місяців тому

      For the price point? For the price point you can buy an Eastman E10D-TC for less and get almost if not exactly the same tone and quality for a lot less. Plus you do not have to put up with a fake top and get to age it yourself over time LOL

  • @Randorita
    @Randorita 6 місяців тому +5

    Great D-18 sound! I don’t remember his guitar being that orange, but it may be the difference in lighting compared to Martin’s museum. I have found that I now prefer the starburst followed by a nice honey aged top.

  • @kristopherk5454
    @kristopherk5454 6 місяців тому +7

    Quinton must play in a band…he knows how to cut through the mix I can tell.

  • @LuckyGallopsNC
    @LuckyGallopsNC 4 місяці тому +7

    If you like it and can afford it then buy it. Who cares what a bunch of internet gatekeepers say? Do you.

  • @Khumphries
    @Khumphries 6 місяців тому +5

    I love it.

  • @jamieanderson3279
    @jamieanderson3279 6 місяців тому +7

    I think it’s interesting to note that unlike other relic’d guitars, this only appears reclic’d. If you were to pick it up blindfolded you would feel a perfectly smooth guitar, not one full of scrapes and gouges. Everyone else relics their guitars by beating the crap out of them but Martin found a different path. That might not change the appeal of this particular guitar for you but it does demonstrate a new way of thinking that may well be a game changer in a future of limited resources. Not my first choice of instruments but I can give credit where credit is due. Let’s see what the future brings.

    • @Shovel-om7kn
      @Shovel-om7kn 6 місяців тому +2

      So the fake relic is fake. How low can they go?

    • @charlesbolton8471
      @charlesbolton8471 6 місяців тому +2

      @@Shovel-om7kn
      This guitar is really more like an “art” guitar than it is an aged guitar like many companies (including Martin) make.
      It is inline with all the Martin guitars that have art work either physically painted on them or printed on them. The other thing about this guitar in particular (and the D-28 version as well) is that “wear pattern” is copied from a specific guitar in the Martin Museum. The specific D-18 that this guitar replicates is a famous guitar that was used by two significant artists both of whom were influential to the demographic that Martin is trying to reach with this guitar.
      I have loved “artificially aged” guitars since the first Relics out of the Fender Custom Shop. If I were looking at this guitar as an “aged” guitar I wouldn’t like it. However, viewing it as just another one of Martin’s “Art” guitars changes my opinion of it. I still haven’t seen one in person yet so I can’t say if I would actually buy it or not, but I do understand what Martin is trying to with this model. The D-28 Street Legend is completely lost me, but I don’t like D-28s in general and I don’t know anything about the actual guitar that the “wear pattern” is copying.

    • @Shovel-om7kn
      @Shovel-om7kn 6 місяців тому

      @@charlesbolton8471 not art, trash. Stick your love for trash in your verbose ear.

    • @jimdoner3443
      @jimdoner3443 6 місяців тому +1

      He actually said there isn't finish on those areas in a round about way in the video.

    • @charlesbolton8471
      @charlesbolton8471 5 місяців тому +1

      @@jimdoner3443
      I got to play one yesterday. I like it better than the regular D-18. It has a regular satin finish. The whole top feels exactly the same.

  • @leftblues
    @leftblues 2 місяці тому +1

    I love it! It is a regular d18 with a picture on top of it that gives it a worn look. I have a fantastic hd28 but I have a d18 in my future. I wouldn't rule this guitar out. I may end up with one. To each their own.

  • @markreams3192
    @markreams3192 6 місяців тому +22

    I like the way D-18’s play and sound. I would never buy a guitar with fake wear! When you buy a vintage guitar with wear, there’s a history behind that wear of all the players and listeners who enjoyed that guitar and that’s really cool! I’m sorry but this is just fake.

    • @CenterThePendulum
      @CenterThePendulum 6 місяців тому +1

      Some guitars look better worn, Fender electrics for instance. If you’re 20 and can’t afford a vintage axe, and want something not structurally problematic, this is it.

    • @jed1166
      @jed1166 6 місяців тому

      Clarification… it is a real guitar, with fake aesthetics… same as finishing it in black, or a dark burst. That being said, I agree that we should do our own “relicing”… in 2022, I bought a new RainSong from Paul, and at the first few gigs, I was a bit embarrassed to be playing an extremely shiny, brand new looking guitar. After almost 2 years, the finish is scratched enough, and dull enough in all the right places, to look like a gigging guitar…. Yay!

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому +2

      Your loss.

  • @ShawnBrockMusic
    @ShawnBrockMusic 4 місяці тому +1

    Man those things are really cool, and they almost have a little more vintage sound I think, because of the satin finish.

  • @blindcanseemusic
    @blindcanseemusic 6 місяців тому +3

    Lovely tone.

  • @kristopherk5454
    @kristopherk5454 6 місяців тому +3

    Nice intro tune.

  • @steveb9325
    @steveb9325 6 місяців тому +21

    Earn it! I do not like falsely aged guitars! Thats just me. To each their own.

  • @architypeone8646
    @architypeone8646 6 місяців тому +8

    Not a fan of the faux wear look, but it sounds great!

  • @dieutubedie
    @dieutubedie 6 місяців тому +4

    What was the first piece of music that Quinton played?

    • @soofitnsexy
      @soofitnsexy 5 місяців тому +1

      its called relic bay relic!

    • @dieutubedie
      @dieutubedie 5 місяців тому

      @@soofitnsexythanks

    • @soofitnsexy
      @soofitnsexy 5 місяців тому

      hi from nyc! im here for u!@@dieutubedie

  • @jamesbarta5452
    @jamesbarta5452 6 місяців тому +5

    rather wear mine ìn the old fashioned way

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому +1

      Then don’t buy one.

  • @martinkleinman2522
    @martinkleinman2522 6 місяців тому +10

    I am a D18 fan. I am not a fan of fake wear and tear. But it sounds great.

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому +1

      To each their own.
      Relic guitars are extremely popular.
      I love them because I’m not afraid of the inevitable ding or scratch from actually taking it out and playing it.
      My relic guitars get played more.

  • @miamistomp
    @miamistomp Місяць тому

    it sounds great
    the finish reminds me of the old Fender foto-flame
    i wonder how it holds up

  • @billyhellmaker
    @billyhellmaker Місяць тому

    Which did you like better - Grandpa or the 00016 Streetmaster?

  • @edwardcancienne5359
    @edwardcancienne5359 4 місяці тому

    I think a new Martin with the already aged darker color of aged toner would be good for sales. At normal prices not the signiture or special edition prices.

  • @tomf429
    @tomf429 5 місяців тому

    I bought a 1973 D-18 for $325. It plays and sounds great. How did I get it so cheap? I bought it 51 years ago.

  • @davidglaser537
    @davidglaser537 6 місяців тому +4

    Instead of the name D-18 Street Legend, it should be called the D-18 Street Gimmick. Not for me, but I appreciate the thought of informing us.

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому +1

      I think it’s beautiful.

  • @championhairpuller
    @championhairpuller 6 місяців тому +4

    You guys sure it's not the "Dragged down the street legend?"

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому +1

      Apparently you’re not aware of what dragging something down the street would do; weird.

  • @MrPotz-lg4mj
    @MrPotz-lg4mj 6 місяців тому +10

    All you need is some store bought ripped jeans and you're good to go.

  • @nickfletcher4132
    @nickfletcher4132 6 місяців тому +5

    But why!?

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому +1

      Because it’s beautiful.

    • @nickfletcher4132
      @nickfletcher4132 4 місяці тому

      @@powbobs Na...

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому

      @@nickfletcher4132
      Are you twelve years old?

    • @nickfletcher4132
      @nickfletcher4132 4 місяці тому +1

      @@powbobs Na...11 and half.

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому +1

      @@nickfletcher4132
      I believe you.

  • @scottstevens3213
    @scottstevens3213 24 дні тому

    Not a fan, but that’s ok, if this is what you want, go for it.

  • @mysteritmodk9572
    @mysteritmodk9572 6 місяців тому +14

    Absolutely ridiculous concept! Sounds good though.

  • @KurtCobain2021
    @KurtCobain2021 5 місяців тому

    May i know what is the action height?

  • @soofitnsexy
    @soofitnsexy 6 місяців тому +5

    just recently played this guitar...hate the looks but actually really sounded good...very open raw....unrefined!! just couldnt buy it due to the shitttyyyyy top! that everyone else will get if they buy this model! too bad

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому +2

      It’s beautiful.

  • @jltrem
    @jltrem 3 місяці тому

    Models? It's a particular model.

  • @stephensmith799
    @stephensmith799 6 місяців тому +2

    D18s. Wonderful guitars, much copied.

  • @isevenjohnson7050
    @isevenjohnson7050 4 місяці тому

    I was wondering why you left the tuner on during the demo, I was going to suggest you take it off and then near the end you took it off. The guitar started singing. A tuner on the headstock chokes the guitar. Thank you for taking it OFF!

  • @Shovel-om7kn
    @Shovel-om7kn 6 місяців тому +5

    Do the guitar manufacturers make dealers stock every stupid idea they make?
    Semper Fi

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому

      Go eat some more crayons.

  • @JeffSimpson-yy2si
    @JeffSimpson-yy2si 6 місяців тому +8

    Not a huge fan of the relic unless it truly a game played guitar

  • @Ourathe7thcolumn
    @Ourathe7thcolumn 6 місяців тому +13

    Horrendous.... why would you fake up a totally beautiful guitar. Surely this just lowers the value and credentials of the instrument.

    • @WahrheitMachtFrei.
      @WahrheitMachtFrei. 6 місяців тому +4

      It's such an absurd concept that should have died at the idea stage. Just awful in every way imaginable.

    • @Shovel-om7kn
      @Shovel-om7kn 6 місяців тому

      It’s embarrassing, but Americans will buy anything. The more fake the better. Glad to be old.
      Semper Fi

    • @kristopherk5454
      @kristopherk5454 6 місяців тому +2

      Someone had to do it. Kudos to Martin for making an instrument look awesome and beat up like this. So much better than their modern design ideas.

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому +1

      Gatekeeping is ugly.

  • @daddio307
    @daddio307 6 місяців тому +4

    I have nothing against relic'd guitars, it's just fake relicing like the Streetmaster and this that I think is just dumb.

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому

      I like how you contradicted yourself immediately but posted the comment anyway without realizing it.

  • @Rett-ps7jo
    @Rett-ps7jo 5 місяців тому

    Quentin looks silly holding a gadget Martin.

  • @WahrheitMachtFrei.
    @WahrheitMachtFrei. 6 місяців тому +8

    Is this the worst idea in guitar design since Gibson's robot tuners?
    Yes, by a thousand miles... Simply awful.

    • @gregweber3387
      @gregweber3387 5 місяців тому

      Must be the thing now. I see many ads pop on to my Facebook page for aged electrics from Fender.

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому

      They can’t keep these things in stock.
      They sell immediately.

    • @WahrheitMachtFrei.
      @WahrheitMachtFrei. 4 місяці тому

      @@powbobs Not saying there aren't a lot of dummies with no taste out there...

  • @earlbrutus1975
    @earlbrutus1975 6 місяців тому +8

    No no no. No.

    • @soofitnsexy
      @soofitnsexy 6 місяців тому

      what do you mean?

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому +1

      Yes, yes, yes.

    • @soofitnsexy
      @soofitnsexy 4 місяці тому

      @@powbobs ha ha ha i played it...its actually really good

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому

      @@soofitnsexy
      Yup, it’s really nice and I like the look.

  • @LairdDavidson
    @LairdDavidson 6 місяців тому +8

    Totally horrible idea. No way I'd buy something that looks like that. Same for the relicing on Fenders. It such a phony image. I'm perfectly capable of damaging and wearing stuff out myself thank you.

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому

      How narrow minded if you.
      Only you and some other curmudgeons value your opinion.

  • @don911donny9
    @don911donny9 6 місяців тому +3

    The relic’d look holds no appeal for me, what a waste of time and money.

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому

      That’s just your opinion.

  • @edfulginiti8798
    @edfulginiti8798 6 місяців тому +4

    No thanks. Love the sound...but not the look. Out.

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 місяці тому +2

      Nobody is forcing you to buy one.
      More fir the rest of us.

    • @unclesham5507
      @unclesham5507 2 місяці тому

      They make a non distressed looking one too. And a sunburst. So.... Yeah

  • @Lloyd-mo
    @Lloyd-mo 2 місяці тому

    Curt cobain ruined it for me.