Nice score on an excellent D-35 with a great history! That’s really a fantastic sounding instrument. The following information is from Martin Guitars: A Technical Reference by Richard Johnston & Dick Boak… D-35 original (Brazilian) production totals: 1965 - 207 1966 - 977 1967 - 1,402 1968 - 1,105 1969 - 1,826 Total 5,517 Total 12 fret D-35S models during the same period, 274 plus an additional 2,663 D12-35 12 string versions (all 12 fret bodies, I believe). There have been verified examples of late 1969 D-35s with a combination of East Indian and Brazilian rosewood, as well as some early 1970 instruments with a Brazilian center wedge. Back then, Martin tended to use whatever wood they had on hand so as not to hinder production. So your guitar is one of 1,826 made in 1969. The serial number can definitely help you approximate when during the year it was completed and if you contact Martin directly, they might be able to pinpoint the actual production date and batch total.
Brazilian Rosewood D35s are so underrated--they are fantastic guitars. I've had 3 of them over the past 45 years, and the one I have now is a 1968. The top is not Sitka--either Engelman or Adi, and original. They are different than D28s. I love them both, but the 68 sounds a lot like the one featured in this article. So easy to play. Fast and sweet. Hang on to them, friends--they are getting more and more attention.
I have an early ‘69 D-35 and love the tone an the looks of the Brazilian Rosewood. As you know it has the larger bridge plate. The pre 1969 D-35 had the smaller bridge plate. I also had a 1968 D-35S 12 fret guitar and I traded it for the 1969 D-35. Why, I liked the ton of the ‘69 better than the ‘68. Also the neck of the ‘68 was like a base ball bat. No I usually like that a. I have large hands but it was still a little uncomfortably for me. These guitars have straight bracing not scalloped but use lighter braces. I think the back braces are from the 000-28 and the top braces are from a 00-18. Compared to my D-45, the D-35 has a mellower tone and is good as an accompaniment for singing. Where as the D-45 is great for blue grass as it really projects. I love all of my. 10 martins that date from the 1870s (a 0-28) to the 2001 D-45. In all I have a 1924 and 1928 0-18 and a 1935 0-18K. I gave my 1945 D-18 to my nephew. But related to this I love my 1969 D-35 and would never trade it.
I had a '69 D-35 that I purchased new from Sho-Bud in '71. It was just after the official switch to East Indian rosewood but was very obviously Brazilian and I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't come from the same billet as the one you got. The two dark stripes on the sides that yours has were wider and almost black. The back's outer panels appeared to be slab-sawn with equally striking alternating black and brown streaks and a lighter colored quarter sawn center piece. I got in a pinch and let that one go about 20 years ago. I wish I still had pics or the S/N. It was a beautiful guitar, but could never match the sound of my brother's '71 D-28, which was the first Martin I ever played. That '71 still puts my HD-28 and HD-28VS to shame and has almost no saddle left and is overdue for reset #2. He recently gifted it to me and I'm going to have a reset done on it soon. I can't wait to hear it with some saddle height.
I am so sorry happy that I discovered your channel . You are an excellent example of living the life, walking the walk, and talking the talk. Stay strong!
So glad that step son traded in his dad's legacy for the equivalent of a down payment on his new SUV to replace his previous years' SUV- the one WITHOUT the seat warmers. Glad it will go to a better home.
Jeremy, you can always box that up and check that as oversized luggage if you want to fly with the guitar. I’ve also had good luck gate checking things like that.
I have a 69 D18 I bought new. Only thing done to it was refretting. Never has needed a neck reset. Bridge is perfect. The intonation is spot on. I love this D35.
You are a lucky man. I have a modern HD35 (well, 2003, anyway) and it is just an amazing guitar. I wish I could have heard more of yours, the little bit of playing was superb.
I recently bought a 1967 D35, have a fresh neck reset , and fret job, the neck and fingerboard is unbelievably great and it sounds fantastic. The other thing that was done was a bridge reset to fix the intonation. I hope you enjoy your 69, like I'm enjoying my 67..
I bought almost the exact same guitar, only mine was a '79 (D-35). It was mostly a one-owner guitar in cheery condition. Even the neck joint is original, and it doesn't need a reset. It was an estate sale and must have been babied and cherished its whole life. Needless to say, it's going to continue to be babied and cherished by me. D-35's like these are bad-mouthed for their rosewood bridge plates but they shouldn't be. If everything else is right about them, they produce such a warm, soulful tone. As a matter of fact, that's what I tell people when I try to describe mine: soulful. It just drips with it--and that isn't a description that you hear often with Martins. But these seem to have it in spades. Enjoy!
It's a beautiful guitar Jeremy. I am so happy for you and I hope that guitar gives you some pleasure, while you own it. Someday man, someday I'll have one too. Well that or just a standard D28 would even make me happy. Another great video.
Airlines have let me carry on a guitar numerous times even stayed with me during layovers. Worse case scenario just buy an extra ticket for the guitar to sit in the seat next to you
Got a 1975 D-35 so this was really interesting to watch. I'm actually getting ready to sell it ... over the years I did the bridge replacement and I did a neck reset .. cost more than the guitar new! LOL Think my 1975 was the last year of the non-adjustable neck. Although the neck isn't the greatest the sound sure is .. like the one your playing!
Brazilian rosewood and 55 years old, near mint for only 6k? It sounds like a pretty good deal. Okay so it needs a bit of work but it's not that expensive in perspective....
Wow! A single owner? Man! I have to admit, as a fellow 69er and a Pennsylvania native who’s been pining for a D-35 for years this has me tempted, but it would be wasted on me as I’ve literally butchered lesser guitars. That being said, I’d love to see how the restoration comes out so at the very least you’ve got a new sub from a fellow guitar addict. PS: I love the revert you and he had for the lyric sheet found within. It’s like words from the great beyond.
I LOVE the sound of this D-35! I don't know much about the world of vintage guitars but is it common for people to update certain parts of vintage guitars like this (i.e. open gear tuners) based on their preference or is it generally recommended that you keep it as close to the original as possible?
Keep them original as possible, if its an investment guitar. If you know you are keeping it forever, I guess you can do whatever to it that makes you happy. These came with Grover Rotomatics, w/ "patent pending" written on the back of them. That a key selling point to many buyers.
That is cheap for a BRW Martin. Neck resets used to be about $500-600, not sure what they run these days. For less than $7,000 for a BRW Martin in such great shape is a steal.
What a find! I bought a D35 in 1978 that is within the same timeframe. It has an RD serial number but no date. The Martin factory in Nazareth guessed it to be 1965 or so. I couldn't help wondering how close in time to your guitar that it was built. I've loved playing it over the years!
I have the same guitar, but 1970. I've read that some leftover Brazilian went into 1970 guitars, and on mine the back panels are two different colours, but does that mean one is Brazilian? I have no idea! Bought it in Toronto 15 years ago, on commission, was super used, but in a good way. I wish there was a way to know who's it was.
Is the dark Martin logo normal for this year of guitar? I once had a guitar that I used daily and kept a Kyser capo stored on the headstock, when I wasn't using it. The capo reacted to the finish on the guitar and darkened it. Could this have happened to your guitar?
The problem is that the neck is too far forward and the action is very high even with the saddle as low as it can go. So the neck needs to be removed and reset farther back so that we can put a taller saddle in it.
Maybe that's an old Martin to you, but to anyone that grew up in the 50's, that guitar is just a contemporary and not even pre WWII...Unfortunately, my value hasn't increased like that guitar has. I won't say how much that guitar cost in '69, but you could have bought a brand new Porsche and had money left for the price you paid if you were back when that guitar was built. :)
They've never completely stopped but they stopped using newly cut Brazilian in 1969. This is one of the very last ones for sure. They still have Brazilian but it's used in the custom shop and it's old growth.
@@JeremySheppard Martin uses both old growth and new growth, but everything they use is harvested before June 1992 when BRW was added to CITES Appendix I. The new growth BRW is typical recognizable by its much lighter color.
So you just had to go back and get that after seeing it the other day. I don't blame you. I have a '67 D35 and after I left the shop without her and it made me sick. That was a sat and they didn't open till a Tuesday so I had a long weekend of pining and pouting over it. Then I went back and got it. You ought to keep this one. I will warn you now never try a Bob Thompson guitar made in WV if you're like me and feel the need to buy one when it plays and sound phenomenal you will forever be ruined and chasing after a Bob Thompson guitar, They are soon good. I would like to know what you had to pay for that 69. It is none of my business but then again if you are going to tell us you bought it then you should have to share that Information as well.
@@brunolalanne9106 Thanks. I must have missed it. Sometimes i am a lil distracted while checking a video out and I end up listening to it more than actually watching it.
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Nice score on an excellent D-35 with a great history! That’s really a fantastic sounding instrument.
The following information is from Martin Guitars: A Technical Reference by Richard Johnston & Dick Boak…
D-35 original (Brazilian) production totals:
1965 - 207
1966 - 977
1967 - 1,402
1968 - 1,105
1969 - 1,826
Total 5,517
Total 12 fret D-35S models during the same period, 274 plus an additional 2,663 D12-35 12 string versions (all 12 fret bodies, I believe).
There have been verified examples of late 1969 D-35s with a combination of East Indian and Brazilian rosewood, as well as some early 1970 instruments with a Brazilian center wedge. Back then, Martin tended to use whatever wood they had on hand so as not to hinder production.
So your guitar is one of 1,826 made in 1969. The serial number can definitely help you approximate when during the year it was completed and if you contact Martin directly, they might be able to pinpoint the actual production date and batch total.
Brazilian Rosewood D35s are so underrated--they are fantastic guitars. I've had 3 of them over the past 45 years, and the one I have now is a 1968. The top is not Sitka--either Engelman or Adi, and original. They are different than D28s. I love them both, but the 68 sounds a lot like the one featured in this article. So easy to play. Fast and sweet. Hang on to them, friends--they are getting more and more attention.
I have an early ‘69 D-35 and love the tone an the looks of the Brazilian Rosewood. As you know it has the larger bridge plate. The pre 1969 D-35 had the smaller bridge plate. I also had a 1968 D-35S 12 fret guitar and I traded it for the 1969 D-35. Why, I liked the ton of the ‘69 better than the ‘68. Also the neck of the ‘68 was like a base ball bat. No I usually like that a. I have large hands but it was still a little uncomfortably for me. These guitars have straight bracing not scalloped but use lighter braces. I think the back braces are from the 000-28 and the top braces are from a 00-18. Compared to my D-45, the D-35 has a mellower tone and is good as an accompaniment for singing. Where as the D-45 is great for blue grass as it really projects. I love all of my. 10 martins that date from the 1870s (a 0-28) to the 2001 D-45. In all I have a 1924 and 1928 0-18 and a 1935 0-18K. I gave my 1945 D-18 to my nephew. But related to this I love my 1969 D-35 and would never trade it.
I had a '69 D-35 that I purchased new from Sho-Bud in '71. It was just after the official switch to East Indian rosewood but was very obviously Brazilian and I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't come from the same billet as the one you got. The two dark stripes on the sides that yours has were wider and almost black. The back's outer panels appeared to be slab-sawn with equally striking alternating black and brown streaks and a lighter colored quarter sawn center piece. I got in a pinch and let that one go about 20 years ago. I wish I still had pics or the S/N. It was a beautiful guitar, but could never match the sound of my brother's '71 D-28, which was the first Martin I ever played. That '71 still puts my HD-28 and HD-28VS to shame and has almost no saddle left and is overdue for reset #2. He recently gifted it to me and I'm going to have a reset done on it soon. I can't wait to hear it with some saddle height.
Definitely the best-sounding guitar you've shown us in my opinion! Don't ever sell it cause you'll never find another!
I am so sorry happy that I discovered your channel . You are an excellent example of living the life, walking the walk, and talking the talk. Stay strong!
Met Randy at Lanier Music a few months ago... Awesome guy and store!!!
Nice guitar! Hope that one stays in your personal collection a while.
So glad that step son traded in his dad's legacy for the equivalent of a down payment on his new SUV to replace his previous years' SUV- the one WITHOUT the seat warmers. Glad it will go to a better home.
Jeremy, you can always box that up and check that as oversized luggage if you want to fly with the guitar. I’ve also had good luck gate checking things like that.
I have a 69 D18 I bought new. Only thing done to it was refretting. Never has needed a neck reset. Bridge is perfect. The intonation is spot on. I love this D35.
My long term boyfriend Dr. Duke just gave me his 1971 custom made D-35. Original case, perfect condition... it cost him $485. direct from the factory.
In the background of Randy's shop I could see a Yairi Fym66HD hanging, you ought to pick that bad boy up; I own one it is awesome.
You are a lucky man. I have a modern HD35 (well, 2003, anyway) and it is just an amazing guitar. I wish I could have heard more of yours, the little bit of playing was superb.
I recently bought a 1967 D35, have a fresh neck reset , and fret job, the neck and fingerboard is unbelievably great and it sounds fantastic. The other thing that was done was a bridge reset to fix the intonation. I hope you enjoy your 69, like I'm enjoying my 67..
sounds incredible. Really a great Guitar. im lost for words right now...
I bought almost the exact same guitar, only mine was a '79 (D-35). It was mostly a one-owner guitar in cheery condition. Even the neck joint is original, and it doesn't need a reset. It was an estate sale and must have been babied and cherished its whole life. Needless to say, it's going to continue to be babied and cherished by me.
D-35's like these are bad-mouthed for their rosewood bridge plates but they shouldn't be. If everything else is right about them, they produce such a warm, soulful tone. As a matter of fact, that's what I tell people when I try to describe mine: soulful. It just drips with it--and that isn't a description that you hear often with Martins. But these seem to have it in spades.
Enjoy!
That's sweet. I was born in Dec of 69' and I own a 2003 d35 but I'd love to have a 69.
The guitar sounds great, even with the saddle being so low.
You could have shown us the back.. That to me makes D-35'S so pleasing to the eye..and it sounds great too 👍
Whoops. Check my Instagram and there are several pictures. instagram.com/jeremytheguitarhunter
It's a beautiful guitar Jeremy. I am so happy for you and I hope that guitar gives you some pleasure, while you own it. Someday man, someday I'll have one too. Well that or just a standard D28 would even make me happy. Another great video.
Airlines have let me carry on a guitar numerous times even stayed with me during layovers. Worse case scenario just buy an extra ticket for the guitar to sit in the seat next to you
You’re so lucky a Brazilian rosewood D35 Wow in my dreams 😍😍😍☮️
Very nice tone. You need to keep that one.
when it comes to my guitars I'm just the caretaker for a little while, I can only hope my instruments live on beyond me.
Got a 1975 D-35 so this was really interesting to watch. I'm actually getting ready to sell it ... over the years I did the bridge replacement and I did a neck reset .. cost more than the guitar new! LOL Think my 1975 was the last year of the non-adjustable neck. Although the neck isn't the greatest the sound sure is .. like the one your playing!
I have never been into the D-35, but this is special. I love the rounded headstock...it's perfectly wrong in all the right ways.
Good find!
Awesome find Jeremy!
That guitar sounds great. Big and punchy.
That’s freaking amazing
I have a 1972 D-35 with that same dark headstock.
Brazilian rosewood and 55 years old, near mint for only 6k? It sounds like a pretty good deal. Okay so it needs a bit of work but it's not that expensive in perspective....
Beautiful
Look up Pat DiBurro in Exeter, NH. MASTER Luthier. You won't regret it!
Wow! A single owner? Man! I have to admit, as a fellow 69er and a Pennsylvania native who’s been pining for a D-35 for years this has me tempted, but it would be wasted on me as I’ve literally butchered lesser guitars. That being said, I’d love to see how the restoration comes out so at the very least you’ve got a new sub from a fellow guitar addict.
PS: I love the revert you and he had for the lyric sheet found within. It’s like words from the great beyond.
I LOVE the sound of this D-35!
I don't know much about the world of vintage guitars but is it common for people to update certain parts of vintage guitars like this (i.e. open gear tuners) based on their preference or is it generally recommended that you keep it as close to the original as possible?
Keep them original as possible, if its an investment guitar. If you know you are keeping it forever, I guess you can do whatever to it that makes you happy. These came with Grover Rotomatics, w/ "patent pending" written on the back of them. That a key selling point to many buyers.
I notice how the head stock is so rounded, due to the older templates they used back then. newer ones have sharper corners.
That is cheap for a BRW Martin. Neck resets used to be about $500-600, not sure what they run these days. For less than $7,000 for a BRW Martin in such great shape is a steal.
What a find! I bought a D35 in 1978 that is within the same timeframe. It has an RD serial number but no date. The Martin factory in Nazareth guessed it to be 1965 or so. I couldn't help wondering how close in time to your guitar that it was built. I've loved playing it over the years!
Totally unrelated: Nice choice of G-Shock. Simple, elegant and practically indestructible.
Thanks! I've had this since high school and it's been all around the world with me.
@@JeremySheppard That's awesome! So it tells time AND stories???
D-35's have 1/4 inch scalloped braces. Good find.
They have 1/4" braces, but not scalloped. The later HD-35 had scalloped bracing.
I have the same guitar, but 1970. I've read that some leftover Brazilian went into 1970 guitars, and on mine the back panels are two different colours, but does that mean one is Brazilian? I have no idea! Bought it in Toronto 15 years ago, on commission, was super used, but in a good way. I wish there was a way to know who's it was.
I would love to hear you review some cole clark guitars...angel, fat lady, the one with the humbucker...
Damn I guess Blue Bell doesn't make those wallets anymore the link doesn't work
video the neck reset and bridge repair .please
i wishes to have a martin guitars
Is the dark Martin logo normal for this year of guitar?
I once had a guitar that I used daily and kept a Kyser capo stored on the headstock, when I wasn't using it. The capo reacted to the finish on the guitar and darkened it. Could this have happened to your guitar?
All the logos get dark on 68-72 or so.
You don’t down tune for shipping?
Best get a humidifier for it .
When ever you go to Simms music store in Columbia S C let me know thanks
I'm confused. Why would it need a complete neck reset? Wouldn't remounting the bridge and adding a taller saddle fix the issue?
The problem is that the neck is too far forward and the action is very high even with the saddle as low as it can go. So the neck needs to be removed and reset farther back so that we can put a taller saddle in it.
@@JeremySheppard oh, got it. Sorry for misunderstanding. Thanks :)
where can I find the little leather bag from bluebellstraps?
Just put the link in the description
Maybe that's an old Martin to you, but to anyone that grew up in the 50's, that guitar is just a contemporary and not even pre WWII...Unfortunately, my value hasn't increased like that guitar has. I won't say how much that guitar cost in '69, but you could have bought a brand new Porsche and had money left for the price you paid if you were back when that guitar was built. :)
can someone educate me. i always thought martin completely stopped using brazilian rose wood after 1968 ?
They've never completely stopped but they stopped using newly cut Brazilian in 1969. This is one of the very last ones for sure.
They still have Brazilian but it's used in the custom shop and it's old growth.
@@JeremySheppard oh okay thanks for the infor 💪🏼👍🏼
@@JeremySheppard Martin uses both old growth and new growth, but everything they use is harvested before June 1992 when BRW was added to CITES Appendix I. The new growth BRW is typical recognizable by its much lighter color.
Link to that Blue Bell pouch?
www.bluebellstraps.com/es-us/products/the-mojo-wallet
just say it has a little banjo flavor instead of sitar and the price goes up
You get it! 😂
I was about to suggest trying a truss rod adjustment . . . doh! I know better!
😂
WOW, that was only $6000?!!! 😀
thats just the asking, he probably got it for $5500
so it's on sale again in two weeks ;)
They don't call me Jeremy the guitar collector... 😂
I'll get the neck reset and then sell it.
How much you payed?
Less than $6,000...
"I bought a near mint Martin that I'm going to get a neck reset on when I could just get the bridge fixed and be perfect" 🤷🏻♀️
What could be done with the bridge? The action is very high with zero saddle.
So you just had to go back and get that after seeing it the other day. I don't blame you. I have a '67 D35 and after I left the shop without her and it made me sick. That was a sat and they didn't open till a Tuesday so I had a long weekend of pining and pouting over it. Then I went back and got it. You ought to keep this one. I will warn you now never try a Bob Thompson guitar made in WV if you're like me and feel the need to buy one when it plays and sound phenomenal you will forever be ruined and chasing after a Bob Thompson guitar, They are soon good. I would like to know what you had to pay for that 69. It is none of my business but then again if you are going to tell us you bought it then you should have to share that Information as well.
He shows the price tag in the video : $ 6,000.
@@brunolalanne9106 Thanks. I must have missed it. Sometimes i am a lil distracted while checking a video out and I end up listening to it more than actually watching it.
I'd have rented a car and drove it home with me
Hey. You didn't show the back. Downvote.
please de tune the strings on instruments when you ship them.
for the love of god.
Surprised you didn’t show the backside more…that’s what those are all about no? Oh well I just love staring at the back of mine.✌️
I know! Whoops! Sorry!
You can bring your guitar on as a carry on. There is an Obama era piece of legislation that allows for it.
I've done it many times, pre-Obama. :)
@@rosewoodsteel6656 I'm sure some airlines would have permitted it.
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