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DX1 martin

Unread post by little ants734 » Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:20 pm

what do you guys think of the DX1 martin? i just got one, and it sounds really nice.. i am thinking about puting extra light strings on it to get a brighter sound.. but just wondering what you all think of the DX1 martin
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Unread post by Ranting Thespian » Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:43 pm

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Unread post by little ants734 » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:04 pm

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Unread post by Davy28 » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:56 pm

I want a martin so fucking bad
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Unread post by Ranting Thespian » Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:55 pm

Davy28 wrote:I want a martin so fucking bad
then get one! stop whining you little bitch!!!!!!!

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just kidding . . . don't get one because you already are a bitch.

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kidding again, anyways, if you can ever get one, the best martin imo is the D-28 (not the hd-28)
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Unread post by little ants734 » Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:01 am

i like my dx1 but its a little buzzy, i am going to change the strings tomorrow to lights and take it to a guitar shop so he can adjust it so hopefully it wont buzz.. but i want to find the right action to have my guitar at, i dunno what i should do there.. keep it in standard action cause i think thats what its at.. action doesnt make the buzzing right cause that can be adjusted?
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Unread post by little ants734 » Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:03 am

sorry for double post, but also after he adjusts my guitar, whats the best way to see if it buzzs and if the action is set right, sorry if i sound so stupid
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Unread post by GuitarGuy305 » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:56 am

Well low action can causing buzzing. But buzzing can also be caused by other things, like if one of the frets needs to be filed down a bit. I don't imagine that would be your issue with a brand new guitar.

If you have your action set and want to see if it's buzzing, the best thing to do is play all 6 strings open one at a time, first softly, then harder and harder to see if you can get the open strings to buzz. Again, not strumming them all at once, because that would be a very ugly sound, but just one at a time.

Then play each string at each fret, pretty much walking up the fretboard with your fingers. I don't know how hard you usually play, but I would also sit down and play a couple of riffs that you play a lot. I would play some open chords too. My friends guitar has a high e string that buzzes like you wouldn't believe, but it's really only noticable when you're playing open chords.

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Unread post by little ants734 » Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:00 pm

thanks man, that helps out alot, would be an example of an open chord? i think i know what it is but i dont want to say it and sound really stupid.
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Unread post by GuitarGuy305 » Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:13 pm

It's not a stupid question. An open chord is just a regular chord, like a D, G, A, etc....

Usually when I tune up or do an action adjustment I run through a bunch of open chords just to make sure everything sounds right and there's no buzzing.

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