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Fernanda Noronha
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A Review Of The Martin 000X1 Blues Guitar The Martin 000X1 is offered as a starter in the well known Martin stable and gives quite a punch for it's size. Comparable guitars of this size are theTaylor: 110 Larrivée: OM-03 SP and Blueridge BR-43. You can find many glowing reviews of the 000X1 on line, and you can believe them. A purist may say that it can't be any good, as the body and neck are artificial, but don't be put off! First of all, this guitar has literally no extras. There are fret position markers on the side, for example, but not on the fret board itself. The bridge and fret board are made from Morado. The neck is stratabond, a bit like a plywood, but really solid looking. It has no binding, and the solid spruce sound board is finished in satin. The rosette is not inlaid, but sports a tasteful decal. I like the basi appearance of this Martin guitar, but of course I'm more concerned with playability. The instrument is really comfortable to hold partly because of it's small sound box, and I just love playing it. The neck is medium thin and slick, and the body is just the right weight. I don't like really light guitars. The Martin 000X1 is made in Mexico with the right attitude to quality work associated with the company. The width at the nut 1-11/16", but seems somehow more than that. Of course, Martin have the experience to make very good use of the available space. There's plenty of room to clear the strings with fat fingers, but the strings are spaced well enough enough to facilitate quick finger movements. The sound board is braced in the X-series style which Martin is famous for. This instrument has great tone overall, but it's the basses that really impress - as you might think with a Martin guitar. The E and A strings exhibit a resonance not found in most other guitars of this size. The bass tone is bit 'dirty', which is great if you want to pick the blues. This dirty sound is according to preference, but it suits me just fine. I bought the 000X1AE, which has a pickup under the saddle, and a volume plus tone control discretely fitted just inside the body near the sound hole. A Great Starter Blues Guitar It comes into it's own when playing the blues, I found. Forceful finger picking doesn't detract from the quality of this instrument. The strings may bounce a little, but hey, it's blues! The overall volume is not the loudest, as as you would think from an small body size, but that magic sustain must come from somewhere. I picked the bass E and found that it rang a long time after. This can produce really great effects, such as bending the treble strings some over that droning bass note. Hopefully, you found this brief review helpful, specially if you were thinking of investing in this guitar. If I try hard, there are negative features I could think of. For example, the spruce sound board is very lightly laquered and can be prone to bangs and scrapes. That said, the back and sides are probably indestructable. I've given mine several pretty heavy bangs with no obvious damage. Another bit of advice I could offer - the look of body can vary hugely between guitars, and some of them are not so attractive, so go and choose one at your local music store rather than order over the internet. Conclusion: The Martin 000X1 is possibly the best little blues guitar you can buy in the low budget range.
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A Review Of The Martin 000X1 Blues Guitar The Martin 000X1 is offered as a starter in the well known Martin stable and gives quite a punch for it's size. Comparable guitars of this size are theTaylor: 110 Larrivée: OM-03 SP and Blueridge BR-43. You can find many glowing reviews of the 000X1 on line, and you can believe them. A purist may say that it can't be any good, as the body and neck are artificial, but don't be put off! First of all, this guitar has literally no extras. There are fret position markers on the side, for example, but not on the fret board itself. The bridge and fret board are made from Morado. The neck is stratabond, a bit like a plywood, but really solid looking. It has no binding, and the solid spruce sound board is finished in satin. The rosette is not inlaid, but sports a tasteful decal. I like the basi appearance of this Martin guitar, but of course I'm more concerned with playability. The instrument is really comfortable to hold partly because of it's small sound box, and I just love playing it. The neck is medium thin and slick, and the body is just the right weight. I don't like really light guitars. The Martin 000X1 is made in Mexico with the right attitude to quality work associated with the company. The width at the nut 1-11/16", but seems somehow more than that. Of course, Martin have the experience to make very good use of the available space. There's plenty of room to clear the strings with fat fingers, but the strings are spaced well enough enough to facilitate quick finger movements. The sound board is braced in the X-series style which Martin is famous for. This instrument has great tone overall, but it's the basses that really impress - as you might think with a Martin guitar. The E and A strings exhibit a resonance not found in most other guitars of this size. The bass tone is bit 'dirty', which is great if you want to pick the blues. This dirty sound is according to preference, but it suits me just fine. I bought the 000X1AE, which has a pickup under the saddle, and a volume plus tone control discretely fitted just inside the body near the sound hole. A Great Starter Blues Guitar It comes into it's own when playing the blues, I found. Forceful finger picking doesn't detract from the quality of this instrument. The strings may bounce a little, but hey, it's blues! The overall volume is not the loudest, as as you would think from an small body size, but that magic sustain must come from somewhere. I picked the bass E and found that it rang a long time after. This can produce really great effects, such as bending the treble strings some over that droning bass note. Hopefully, you found this brief review helpful, specially if you were thinking of investing in this guitar. If I try hard, there are negative features I could think of. For example, the spruce sound board is very lightly laquered and can be prone to bangs and scrapes. That said, the back and sides are probably indestructable. I've given mine several pretty heavy bangs with no obvious damage. Another bit of advice I could offer - the look of body can vary hugely between guitars, and some of them are not so attractive, so go and choose one at your local music store rather than order over the internet. Conclusion: The Martin 000X1 is possibly the best little blues guitar you can buy in the low budget range.
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