Martin DXM or D1X

[Coldchillin]

I'll keep looking this weekend, no chance I'm buying another Takamine.

theyre great

You must've not gotten a decent one at all. I love both of my Takamines!

[MrMister612]

The DX1 has a solid spruce top. There is nothing wrong with that guitar. Just go to a GC and play a couple different ones and offer them like 50 bucks less than what the have on the tag. That is basically what I did on my 000X1; it plays just as well, stays in tune as well, and has intonation as well as my 000-28EC. The DX1 will be a fine guitar, just the laminate back and sides will not sound as full or have the bass response of solid woods. But it has that Martin tone, and if that is what you like, then go for it. Yea you could get an all solid guitar from another company, but it won't sound like a martin. It is all just preference.

Just don't buy the DXM....make sure what you get has a solid top at least.
If you can afford it, I would get this:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=g ... 00/c_lv=1/
It is about the best deal around in medium to low range martins.

Also the resale value is going to be greater for any martin, and I would buy used if possible, because the second you walk out of a store with a new guitar, it is used and worth half as much.

[mangold]

X's = bad imo

[mbgreen]

The DX1 is a great guitar, in my opinion. No matter what you say about it, it has the Martin sound. I'm a big fan of the Martin sound, and I'd prefer this guitar to most 3xx or 4xx series taylors. Play one, and if you like it, go for it.

Edit: MrMister summed it up nicely above. I didn't catch that until after posting. Yeah, you can get solid wood from another company for the same price. But it won't sound like a Martin.

[filmdude100cms]

The DX1 is a great guitar, in my opinion. No matter what you say about it, it has the Martin sound. I'm a big fan of the Martin sound, and I'd prefer this guitar to most 3xx or 4xx series taylors. Play one, and if you like it, go for it.

Edit: MrMister summed it up nicely above. I didn't catch that until after posting. Yeah, you can get solid wood from another company for the same price. But it won't sound like a Martin. :wink:

i assume your speaking of the dx1 when you say that. the sound of that and higher end martins is not comparable

[mbgreen]

The DX1 is a great guitar, in my opinion. No matter what you say about it, it has the Martin sound. I'm a big fan of the Martin sound, and I'd prefer this guitar to most 3xx or 4xx series taylors. Play one, and if you like it, go for it.

Edit: MrMister summed it up nicely above. I didn't catch that until after posting. Yeah, you can get solid wood from another company for the same price. But it won't sound like a Martin. :wink:

i assume your speaking of the dx1 when you say that. the sound of that and higher end martins is not comparable

Well gee, thanks Captain Obvious.

The intricacies between higher and lower end guitars are clearly different. But Martins, regardless of model...they've got a distinct sound. Like a Harley Davidson, right? Regardless of when yours was made or what model you bought, you still know it's a Harley when you hear it.

[freshead16]

i knows its not the exact guitar you are looking for but very similar. (w/pickup)

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=g ... 16/rpp=10/

very good reviews. I own this guy and it plays amazing and sounds amazing.
Dont let kids talk you out of it. Thats kind of what your asking for when you ask a question like this one with regarding lower end martins.

[Appfro]

I'll keep looking this weekend, no chance I'm buying another Takamine.

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Well I dont know what makes you think the low end martins are going to be great. The one is all laminate wood. Im telling you, just because its a martin doesnt mean its going to be a fantastic instrument. Im positive you can find one of equal playability and sound from a different maker for probably less money. Either way, dont get the one thats all laminate (i think it was the dxm).

i wouldn't buy a low end martin personally. i don't think that much about takamine either though. i'd go alvarez. i'm suprised someone hasn't suggested it already. they're awesome for low - mid range. if you're ready to spend a grand, or find that d-15 that brock probably had to kill someone for, then go for it. otherwise, i wouldn't waste the money on a low range martin.

[Appfro]

i knows its not the exact guitar you are looking for but very similar. (w/pickup)

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=g ... 16/rpp=10/

very good reviews. I own this guy and it plays amazing and sounds amazing.
Dont let kids talk you out of it. Thats kind of what your asking for when you ask a question like this one with regarding lower end martins.

wow, you don't like low end martins and all the sudden you're a kid. didn't know i had regressed. oh well. it's early, i'm going to get me some fruity pebbles and watch ninja turtles. peace.

[MrMister612]

The DX1 is a great guitar, in my opinion. No matter what you say about it, it has the Martin sound. I'm a big fan of the Martin sound, and I'd prefer this guitar to most 3xx or 4xx series taylors. Play one, and if you like it, go for it.

Edit: MrMister summed it up nicely above. I didn't catch that until after posting. Yeah, you can get solid wood from another company for the same price. But it won't sound like a Martin. :wink:

i assume your speaking of the dx1 when you say that. the sound of that and higher end martins is not comparable

Yea a DX1 will not sound as good as a D-28, but a DX1 will have the martin tone and will play just as good as the D-28. The biggest difference from high to low end martins is the bass side. The bass sounds so much richer and fuller on solid rosewood. But, the treble is very comparable in the aspects of projection, sustain, and tone.

I'm not sure why people like to bash the lower end solid top martins. If you want a martin dreadnaught, then you can't go wrong with a DX1.
I own a '68 D-21, '00 D-28, '89 M-36, '03 DC-16GTE, '96 000-28EC, and a '04 000X1. The X1 series holds it's own against any of them.

[freshead16]

i knows its not the exact guitar you are looking for but very similar. (w/pickup)

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=g ... 16/rpp=10/

very good reviews. I own this guy and it plays amazing and sounds amazing.
Dont let kids talk you out of it. Thats kind of what your asking for when you ask a question like this one with regarding lower end martins.

wow, you don't like low end martins and all the sudden you're a kid. didn't know i had regressed. oh well. it's early, i'm going to get me some fruity pebbles and watch ninja turtles. peace.

what? ahahahahaah yuck

[filmdude100cms]

yeah they are OK, but a good alvarez, or tak in his range will last him longer than the martin. also look at epiphone master builts, theyre brand new and all solid wood, pretty nice and very affordable.

[mbgreen]

Most of you guys are too fresh to have heard his recordings, but DmbFanJason recorded everything he did on a DXME. And everyone on this board thought it sounded fantastic and would always ask what model he had, and as soon as he told them they'd be like..."er. oh."

All those other guitars are good and all, but seriously, they're not AS distinct. If you heard it in a dark room it'd be tough to know it's an Alvarez or a Tak or whatever. If you hear it in a dark room, you know it's a Martin. And some people just like that sound.

[MrMister612]

yeah they are OK, but a good alvarez, or tak in his range will last him longer than the martin. also look at epiphone master builts, theyre brand new and all solid wood, pretty nice and very affordable.

Any martin will outlast you as long as you don't abuse it. Same goes for about any respectable guitar (from an alvarez on up to D-28 Marquis)

Yea you might have to get a neck set done and a refret in 20 or 30 years, but if you buy a new martin, you can get that done for free for the life of the original owner with the warranty.

Plus the HPL back and sides are more durable than solid wood if you want to talk about lifespan. I'd bank my money on a martin DX1 over a medium range tak on which dies first.

Just giving you my opinion. If you don't like the sound of a martin, larrivee's and tak's aren't bad for that price range.

[thejoe]

i agree with mbgreen

the top is the most important part of the guitar to be solid