I think if you send it to a luthier to fix it , can sound very good and mantain intonation etc,. When I buy knockoffs i usually spend 50-100 dollars to upgrade or improve a copy and I am very satisfied
If it can’t stay in tune, it’s definitely not a real D 45. My 1975D 45 stays in tune for several months at a time. And then it’s only a minor adjustment at that.
THANK YOU for posting an honest and good review. I have "yet" to "hear" one review of this guitar that actually sounds good. Once again, thanks for a good and honest review.
I've nothing against legitimate Chinese made guitars. Many decent products are manufactured in China whenever production operations are managed by the actual company and not just left to local managers & administration. With all that said, knockoff guitars are largely garbage. Their production has zero consistency and quality control, and they often warp and produce alignment issues over time
I recently got this Merida Extrema guitar used that I found a fellow that lived semi close to where I live was selling. I had already watched videos on various models from them, and knew they were made in China, but didn't really know how they played, or how they sounded in person...so we met up, and after playing it and hearing it, I just went ahead and bought it. He sold it to me for $650 with the case. I've owned Martin, Taylor, Breedlove, etc...but this guitar, it's just amazing...to me it is anyway. I knew I couldn't go into GC and get the same quality of a new (or used for that matter) acoustic guitar for $650...
@@RobTackettCovers once people here start listing all the guitars they want you to either know or believe they have, I usually lose some confidence in anything they have to say. The point is you got a guitar within your budget, and you apparently like it. All is good then
@@rodnyg7952 I get what you're saying...just stating my experience...I'm not that great of a guitar player, but I still post videos from time to time for the fun of it...their all cover tunes, so there's no way I'm doing it for the money...just enjoy playing...the Breedlove is in a couple of those videos...sorry if I caused you to lose confidence what I was attempting to convey...hope you and yours are doing great today.
No doubt, though honestly this guitar should be priced more closely to $150, it's that bad ha ha. An Ibanez Artwood, Yamaha or Epiphone Studio model would all blow it out of the water and for less money!
For 400 USD they're fantastic and sounds just fine, try playing a 400 USD American made guitar, they don't even use whole wood. Guitar players are so spoiled these days
I would disagree. For one, my comments in this video said nothing about buying American made, I mentioned that someone would be better off buying an Ibanez Artwood, Washburn, Blueridge or Eastman. All of which are made in China as well and all of which sound, feel and play better. This guitar has poor fretboard radiusing, poor tuning stability, sharp fret ends, a sloppy glue job (tons of glue can be seen all over the inside of the guitar), extremely poor intonating and it doesn't feel good to play. China makes numerous good guitars, but this fake Martin is absolute garbage.
Don't buy the cheapest copies that China offers, spend around 1k and buy the all solid wood copies from China, they put real effort into making the all solid wood guitars into a quality guitar purchase. I bought a D-100 solid wood guitar and I was so impressed by the crazy good quality of the guitar i recieved! Spend a little more you will be glad you did.
Can you help me buy the same guitar you did? I'm really looking to purchase a good Chinese guitar but can't seem to find one. Do you have a company name or perhaps a website I can visit? Any help will be greatly appreciated
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I didn't waste a cent lol. It was put in my shop on consignment, I just sold it for the guy and made a little money for the shop. But in the video I say that I think it's crap too
The owner of the guitar actually saw this video and asked me to not only change the strings but do a full set-up on the guitar afterward. So I went and cut a brand new bone nut, carved a new bone saddle that was actually intonated, set the action perfectly, straightened the neck as best I could (truss rod absolutely sucked), filed the fret ends, polished the frets and put on his preferred gauge of D'addario XS coated strings. Even after ALL of that, the guitar still sounded sub-par relative to even the $400 price range, being inferior to Ibanez Artwood acoustics, Washburn acoustics, Alvarez acoustics and Yamaha acoustics. It sat for so long, that he eventually had to mark it down to $150 just to move it, and then it finally sold to a guy wanting a campfire guitar. The moral of the story is no matter how badly people want these guitars to be good because they want the look of a Martin and the appearance of owning one, they simply are not high-quality or even high-value instruments. The world is full of amazing, low-cost guitars, but this is not one of them. I will say this, for anyone considering a fake Martin, a fake Gibson, or a fake Taylor, don't do it. Stop letting the name on the headstock have any kind of power or sway in your mind, and instead focus on the playability and sound of the instrument. Get an Ibanez, Washburn, Yamaha, Alvarez, AMI, Blueridge, Eastman, Applause, Epiphone or Seagull and play. These fake instruments will not only NEVER be as good or even close to as good as the real deal, but they aren't even half as good as the inexpensive instruments you can buy at the entry-intermediate level from a retailer.
I think if you send it to a luthier to fix it , can sound very good and mantain intonation etc,. When I buy knockoffs i usually spend 50-100 dollars to upgrade or improve a copy and I am very satisfied
If it can’t stay in tune, it’s definitely not a real D 45. My 1975D 45 stays in tune for several months at a time. And then it’s only a minor adjustment at that.
Well I know it's not real, I said as much in the video lol.
THANK YOU for posting an honest and good review. I have "yet" to "hear" one review of this guitar that actually sounds good. Once again, thanks for a good and honest review.
I've nothing against legitimate Chinese made guitars. Many decent products are manufactured in China whenever production operations are managed by the actual company and not just left to local managers & administration. With all that said, knockoff guitars are largely garbage. Their production has zero consistency and quality control, and they often warp and produce alignment issues over time
100% agreed!!
I recently got this Merida Extrema guitar used that I found a fellow that lived semi close to where I live was selling. I had already watched videos on various models from them, and knew they were made in China, but didn't really know how they played, or how they sounded in person...so we met up, and after playing it and hearing it, I just went ahead and bought it. He sold it to me for $650 with the case. I've owned Martin, Taylor, Breedlove, etc...but this guitar, it's just amazing...to me it is anyway. I knew I couldn't go into GC and get the same quality of a new (or used for that matter) acoustic guitar for $650...
@@RobTackettCovers once people here start listing all the guitars they want you to either know or believe they have, I usually lose some confidence in anything they have to say. The point is you got a guitar within your budget, and you apparently like it. All is good then
@@rodnyg7952 I get what you're saying...just stating my experience...I'm not that great of a guitar player, but I still post videos from time to time for the fun of it...their all cover tunes, so there's no way I'm doing it for the money...just enjoy playing...the Breedlove is in a couple of those videos...sorry if I caused you to lose confidence what I was attempting to convey...hope you and yours are doing great today.
That's why there are guitars for $600 and there are guitars for $10,000.
No doubt, though honestly this guitar should be priced more closely to $150, it's that bad ha ha. An Ibanez Artwood, Yamaha or Epiphone Studio model would all blow it out of the water and for less money!
You can get these for $400 total brand new. $600? 🤣
I know right?? He ended up lowering the price significantly and it sold for $200
These vary greatly...played a D 42 copy..unimpressed...played a D28 copy and it was decent...not a Martin but a decent sounding guitar.
For 400 USD they're fantastic and sounds just fine, try playing a 400 USD American made guitar, they don't even use whole wood. Guitar players are so spoiled these days
I would disagree.
For one, my comments in this video said nothing about buying American made, I mentioned that someone would be better off buying an Ibanez Artwood, Washburn, Blueridge or Eastman. All of which are made in China as well and all of which sound, feel and play better. This guitar has poor fretboard radiusing, poor tuning stability, sharp fret ends, a sloppy glue job (tons of glue can be seen all over the inside of the guitar), extremely poor intonating and it doesn't feel good to play.
China makes numerous good guitars, but this fake Martin is absolute garbage.
Thank you !!!
Don't buy the cheapest copies that China offers, spend around 1k and buy the all solid wood copies from China, they put real effort into making the all solid wood guitars into a quality guitar purchase. I bought a D-100 solid wood guitar and I was so impressed by the crazy good quality of the guitar i recieved! Spend a little more you will be glad you did.
Can you help me buy the same guitar you did? I'm really looking to purchase a good Chinese guitar but can't seem to find one. Do you have a company name or perhaps a website I can visit? Any help will be greatly appreciated
Yes, Go to Ebay and type in 41 inch D all solid wood guitar and you will find them in the $700 to $1500 range.
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Same post from you over and over...SCAMMER
@@scotimotti Sorry, But I am not a scammer. I have invested in a copy of a Martin D-100 from China and it is a thrill to look at and play.
Sounds like crap with bottom level playability.
You wasted your money buddy.
I didn't waste a cent lol. It was put in my shop on consignment, I just sold it for the guy and made a little money for the shop. But in the video I say that I think it's crap too
Change the string gauge
The owner of the guitar actually saw this video and asked me to not only change the strings but do a full set-up on the guitar afterward.
So I went and cut a brand new bone nut, carved a new bone saddle that was actually intonated, set the action perfectly, straightened the neck as best I could (truss rod absolutely sucked), filed the fret ends, polished the frets and put on his preferred gauge of D'addario XS coated strings.
Even after ALL of that, the guitar still sounded sub-par relative to even the $400 price range, being inferior to Ibanez Artwood acoustics, Washburn acoustics, Alvarez acoustics and Yamaha acoustics. It sat for so long, that he eventually had to mark it down to $150 just to move it, and then it finally sold to a guy wanting a campfire guitar.
The moral of the story is no matter how badly people want these guitars to be good because they want the look of a Martin and the appearance of owning one, they simply are not high-quality or even high-value instruments. The world is full of amazing, low-cost guitars, but this is not one of them.
I will say this, for anyone considering a fake Martin, a fake Gibson, or a fake Taylor, don't do it. Stop letting the name on the headstock have any kind of power or sway in your mind, and instead focus on the playability and sound of the instrument. Get an Ibanez, Washburn, Yamaha, Alvarez, AMI, Blueridge, Eastman, Applause, Epiphone or Seagull and play. These fake instruments will not only NEVER be as good or even close to as good as the real deal, but they aren't even half as good as the inexpensive instruments you can buy at the entry-intermediate level from a retailer.