Product: Martin e 28
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
03/12/2007
at
01:47am
by
Mark
Features
:
9
Finish: Solid Amazonian Mahogany Body
Body Style: Strat type rounded cutaways
Tunners: Schaller with Martin backs
Neck: Solid Mahogany Through body Ebony Fretboard very simular to acoustic, micarta nut peari dots.
Case: not orig. 1980's teardrop.
Year: 1980?
Frets: 24.9 scale 24
Top: Solid body neck through Mahogany.
Controls: Phase out ,Volume Tone
Pick ups: Pup's aren't orig. Should have seymoure dunkin special design for Martin (I wish I could find a pair) This one came with 1980's Dimarz.
Sound
:
10
Style: Any and all. You could play anything with this guitar from ZZ Top To Metal. I prefer ZZ Top, Eagles, Alum Bros ect.
Amp: Marshall
Noisy: Not very, But someone changed the PUP'S Why!!!!!
RICH FULL SOUND: This guitar has so much resonance when it's not pluged in you wouldn't belive it, and with the PUP'S that are in it pluged in it can scream.
Sounds: You can play allot of varity with it.
Likes & Dislikes: Love the Looks (Natural Tabaco) Love the tone CAN'T stand it when others attempt to change WHAT TOOK YEARS FOR THE ENGINEERS AT MARTIN TO DEVELOP. enough said!!!!!!
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Set UP: Its a Martin This guitar is easy to set up.
PUP'S : No OP.not orig.
Bookmatched: Yes this guitar has awsome bookmatched Top(It's Solid)
Weight: 7.25 LBS rest that on your shoulder
Reliability/Durability
:
9
Live Playing: I haven't played it out yet I've been using an older LP But this guitar is light 7.25 LBS it would be a pleasure.
Backup: I've only owned this guitar since Dec. 2006 and once I get the right PUPS This will be the only electric guitar I'm going to play Say good by to the heavy weights wont need a back up (Just kidding we all need a back up).
Customer Support
:
8
Customer Support: Martin has allways been proffesional with there support, but I think they have put their solid body guitars on the back burner in he 80's. They didn't have much info on this guitar at all. I recieved more info from Seymoure Dunkin due to the PUPS that should be in it.If anyone has some info on these great guitars e 18, em 18 eb 18, e 28 & eb 28 Please feel free to contact me www.oursunset1@sbcglobal.net Thanks.
Overall Rating
:
10
Playing Time: About 20 years off and on( Married 10)
Stolen: Pray Tell!!!!! I'd look for another one. I hope that never happens. We get so attached to a certin guitar that it's hard to replace it, It just wouldn't be the same. (Steve Ray)
Compare: LP,Strat, Ibanez Musican,Gib Sonex 180, This Guitar was cheeper 800.00 and played better.
If you find one of these e 28 look into buying it even the e 18(there hevier) are well worth it , but don't pay too much or we will see the price of these shoot up and then only collectors will own them. I'm a player and i'm going to play the heck out of this one with lots of care to retain the value.
