I learned about the 1930s swirl style pickguards from your website years ago. That said, my Pre War Guitar Company guitars have very accurate pickguards to that era they make them selves. Check out their pickguards sometime. I think you would appreciate them.
This ‘36 D45S’s build year is 2015 and there were a total of 47 made. These were produced from 2012 to 2022. It does have a VTS top. The first 15 built from 2012-2014 were NON-VTS. The upper bout is 16 1/4” width vs the standard 15 5/8” D width.
All correct, of course. I put a link to the specs in the Description and immediately saw the VTS part. I just can't tell VTS by looking at it... I wonder if that's even possible?
@@BryankimseyYeah - wouldn't want the abalone to fall out! My OM seems to have stabilized - no more loosening since I first noticed it. I'm just gonna leave it alone unless it starts to really let go.
That sounds like my LL16 Yamaha...seriously! After I refreted it with stainless and put in a zero glide fret and a bone saddle. I can blow away most martins with my LL16....that D45 would go head to head with mine. I play with a bunch of guys that have D45, D35, D28, D18's and such.....That Martin sounds better then all of theirs. Including a 1964 D28 Brazilian. That's a D45 monster....It would be interesting to add a Zero glide....it would brighten the treble and increase the sustain a bit. Not that it needs much. It none invasive....just like adding a nut.
Nope no buzz..100% super glue to top of fingerboard slot. I got that from Kimsey. That point was worth admission to his site. (Even though I've never had buzz problems with stainless on 5 of my own guitars) Used to just run it along the fret. I do wonder what removing them will be like...if I ever have to. Probably not. Will have to use soldier and a good iron....then maybe a razor knife heated with a soldiering iron to remove the glue from slot. No on the piezio....it's growing on me. I use a 10 band EQ if I'm playing in a place that's real trebly...cut out the 16k band. The guitar is a monster....if it got any bigger soundwise it would take over Tokyo. It sounds like that D45 above via youtube sound. With a little less mid's and a bit more treble because of the zero glide. The solid rosewood "L" series and up are scouped a bit in the mids. With rich bass and treble. That's why they cut thru the Martins unplugged. I really don't know how it could get any better without the pickup. It's super loud and full of tone. I may experiment someday....make another saddle just to try it without the piezio.
What @LegsON is referring to is the sound of the string tapping the fret. It'll do this between the fretted note and the nut at SOME point on the fingerboard and SS, being very bright sounding frets, can be annoying esp on very bright resonant guitars. I demonstrate here: th-cam.com/video/yXUZmRmQ030/w-d-xo.html When you replace superglued frets, you'll heat them with a soldering iron until they smoke. Use a little USB fan to blow the smoke away from you.
Aren’t these new reissue D-45s made with an ebony strip in the neck rather than a T-bar neck reenforcement? Another departure when those from at least 1934 on had T bars. Martin and their shell game. Now you see it, now you don’t. I don’t trust a thing they say any further than I can throw them. Too many other builders that honestly make astounding guitars without lying to the customer.
Bryan’s correct. This ‘36 has the T-bar and the ‘42’s have the ebony rod. No shenanigans going on. I’ve heard rumors Bryan might do a ‘36 vs the ‘42 D45 comparison with both guitars in the same room at the same time. I suspect sometime this summer he might be able to pull that off.
About $225 or twice the cost of a D28. About 2 months wages for the average blue collar worker. www.premierguitar.com/gear/acoustic/martin-d-45 fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/monthly-labor-review-6130/june-1940-608473/hourly-earnings-105-selected-industries-states-1937-615084?start_page=186
@@Bryankimsey Hmmmm, I am an average blue collar worker. A modern day D45 would be way more than two months of my wages. Interesting. LOL Thank you for finding that out for me and for your channel!!
Yeah... and for better or worse, people HAVE to remember than during the 30's Brazilian RW wasn't endangered. It was just "rosewood". So, the equivalent of a 30's D-45 today is more like a regular D-45. The Authentic is in a class that didn't exist in the 1930's. The rules have changed and it's a new game... you can't base today's game on yesterday's rules.
I would love to have an hour or two with one of these!
I'm not sure I would even play one of these if I could afford to buy one! Soooo beautiful.
I feel ya!!! But for an additional $2500 I'll "Age" it for ya and you'll be good to go! :)
This is why Martin's are #1
Sounds amazing
I played a D-45 here in Houston last week and it sounded real good. Just a 2012 model.
I learned about the 1930s swirl style pickguards from your website years ago. That said, my Pre War Guitar Company guitars have very accurate pickguards to that era they make them selves. Check out their pickguards sometime. I think you would appreciate them.
Shouldn't D45 SSSSSSSSS have slotted headstock?
KILLER beauty!
Normally, yes. But there's something about this S that's different. I just don't remember why.
S, in Martin lingo, means Special not Slotted.
In this case the “S” represents the wider lower bout by about 3/8”.
I have a D-21S that also has a non-slotted headstock. Not sure how that works out in Martin's model numbers.
Normally, the "S" means "standard," which was a 12-fret (and this slot-head). The D45S has a larger body - it's based on one in the Martin museum!
This ‘36 D45S’s build year is 2015 and there were a total of 47 made. These were produced from 2012 to 2022. It does have a VTS top. The first 15 built from 2012-2014 were NON-VTS. The upper bout is 16 1/4” width vs the standard 15 5/8” D width.
All correct, of course. I put a link to the specs in the Description and immediately saw the VTS part. I just can't tell VTS by looking at it... I wonder if that's even possible?
It’s beautiful but to me it’s lacking highs it’s too muddy sounding but still super cool guitar!
It's in here with several other A's
th-cam.com/video/v5yzEqrcor0/w-d-xo.html
@@Bryankimsey love it!
The Gold Waverly tuners are over $500.
How long do you suppose the binding will stay on it?
I'm thinking that because of the abalone it uses different glue. Right now, it shows no evidence of binding lift at all
@@BryankimseyYeah - wouldn't want the abalone to fall out! My OM seems to have stabilized - no more loosening since I first noticed it. I'm just gonna leave it alone unless it starts to really let go.
Over 900 pieces of solid pearl are hand inlaid.
Compared to the SuperD? Thoughts?
Never played one.
That sounds like my LL16 Yamaha...seriously! After I refreted it with stainless and put in a zero glide fret and a bone saddle. I can blow away most martins with my LL16....that D45 would go head to head with mine.
I play with a bunch of guys that have D45, D35, D28, D18's and such.....That Martin sounds better then all of theirs. Including a 1964 D28 Brazilian. That's a D45 monster....It would be interesting to add a Zero glide....it would brighten the treble and increase the sustain a bit. Not that it needs much. It none invasive....just like adding a nut.
Did you remove the undersaddle crap as well?
Aren't stainless steel fret causing insufferable back buzzing?
Nope no buzz..100% super glue to top of fingerboard slot. I got that from Kimsey. That point was worth admission to his site. (Even though I've never had buzz problems with stainless on 5 of my own guitars) Used to just run it along the fret. I do wonder what removing them will be like...if I ever have to. Probably not. Will have to use soldier and a good iron....then maybe a razor knife heated with a soldiering iron to remove the glue from slot. No on the piezio....it's growing on me. I use a 10 band EQ if I'm playing in a place that's real trebly...cut out the 16k band. The guitar is a monster....if it got any bigger soundwise it would take over Tokyo. It sounds like that D45 above via youtube sound. With a little less mid's and a bit more treble because of the zero glide. The solid rosewood "L" series and up are scouped a bit in the mids. With rich bass and treble. That's why they cut thru the Martins unplugged. I really don't know how it could get any better without the pickup. It's super loud and full of tone. I may experiment someday....make another saddle just to try it without the piezio.
What @LegsON is referring to is the sound of the string tapping the fret. It'll do this between the fretted note and the nut at SOME point on the fingerboard and SS, being very bright sounding frets, can be annoying esp on very bright resonant guitars. I demonstrate here:
th-cam.com/video/yXUZmRmQ030/w-d-xo.html
When you replace superglued frets, you'll heat them with a soldering iron until they smoke. Use a little USB fan to blow the smoke away from you.
@@cugir321 It's a MUST try!
Aren’t these new reissue D-45s made with an ebony strip in the neck rather than a T-bar neck reenforcement? Another departure when those from at least 1934 on had T bars. Martin and their shell game. Now you see it, now you don’t. I don’t trust a thing they say any further than I can throw them. Too many other builders that honestly make astounding guitars without lying to the customer.
That's the 42 Authentic with the ebony truss rod. 1942 would be Wartime and metal conservation, thus ebony truss rod.
Bryan’s correct. This ‘36 has the T-bar and the ‘42’s have the ebony rod. No shenanigans going on. I’ve heard rumors Bryan might do a ‘36 vs the ‘42 D45 comparison with both guitars in the same room at the same time. I suspect sometime this summer he might be able to pull that off.
@@thepokerpilotapp That would be amazing, look forward to it!
1936 we were in the deperssion and such. Does anyone know about what a Martin D45 would have cost back then?
About $225 or twice the cost of a D28. About 2 months wages for the average blue collar worker.
www.premierguitar.com/gear/acoustic/martin-d-45
fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/monthly-labor-review-6130/june-1940-608473/hourly-earnings-105-selected-industries-states-1937-615084?start_page=186
@@Bryankimsey Hmmmm, I am an average blue collar worker. A modern day D45 would be way more than two months of my wages. Interesting. LOL Thank you for finding that out for me and for your channel!!
A Standard D45 today I think may run about 10k but it’s a completely different animal than the Authentics.
Yeah... and for better or worse, people HAVE to remember than during the 30's Brazilian RW wasn't endangered. It was just "rosewood". So, the equivalent of a 30's D-45 today is more like a regular D-45. The Authentic is in a class that didn't exist in the 1930's. The rules have changed and it's a new game... you can't base today's game on yesterday's rules.