Corey Congilio compares the Martin D-18 vs. D-28 at Willcutt Guitars

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Corey Congilio compares the Martin D-18 and D-28 at Willcutt Guitars
In 2005, Corey produced his first EP for a local country artist and his love of the studio began to blossom. Corey became an in demand session player in Pittsburgh and began to produce projects for singer-songwriters which ran the gamut of styles.
Over a 15 year period as an instructor, Corey has taught hundreds of students. That experience lead Corey to become an author of 15 instructional guitar courses with TrueFire.com garnering him status as one of the site’s top selling instructors. Information on studying guitar with Corey can be accessed here.
Corey’s currently working as a session guitarist and producer as well as and performing with his solo project in Nashville. He can also be seen on tour with Furthest Point/Thirty Tigers recording artist Lucie Silvas. Corey is an artist clinician for CF Martin Guitar and lead presenter Universal Audio and can be found presenting for those companies around the world.

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@andrewf5390 4 жыл бұрын

I played both and bought the reimagined D-28. Beautiful instrument.

@ia5662 5 жыл бұрын

LOVE the standard D-18, it's to me the absolute perfect guitar.

@jamnee Жыл бұрын

I bought the D-18 a year ago and it has been perfect. Tuned it really well 9 months ago and it is still perfectly in tune!

@titok49 5 жыл бұрын

love the playing you do!!!

@markrobinson891 5 жыл бұрын

Went to my fav shop for neck adjustment on my Taylor 810. Picked up a Martin dread from the custom shop. Adirondack spruce, goncolo alves (AKA tiger wood) back/sides. It was love at first strum. BIG, BOLD, LOUD. In my living room the walls shake when I play a big open chord. Also amazing to look at. My Taylor sold the same weekend and I’m now playing the Martin every day. I love Corey’s finger lickin good chops and demos. I’m firmly in the Martin camp.

@bonannop 5 жыл бұрын

Corey, you're awesome, love the zappa look.

@paetz4 3 жыл бұрын

nice comparison, thanks!

@redmc3614 2 жыл бұрын

D18 for me there is no other that can match it

@alann5003 2 жыл бұрын

You simply can't beat the combination of Sitka spruce and mahogany.

@JesseDylanMusic 4 жыл бұрын

We should have a D-18 vs. HD-28 reimagined standard series, to compare apples to apples. The D-18 and HD-28 have the same bracing but different back/side wood. Here, the bracing is different as well.

@muscles662988 5 жыл бұрын

Can't go wrong with either guitar. Bought my HD-35 4 years ago and can't wait for to age and open up.

@cadenconley3153 5 жыл бұрын

NijaBoiTellEm how different in sound is the 35 from the 28

@muscles662988 5 жыл бұрын

@@cadenconley3153 With MY ear, I feel the 35 is a little brighter. Part of me wants to have a D-28 just because of it's obvious low-end undertones. I just felt that the 35 was a little more balanced.

@muscles662988 5 жыл бұрын

@@marchel9322 Your opinion. I'm glad to have my own 'complete disaster' haha.

@muscles662988 5 жыл бұрын

@@marchel9322 I'll keep on struggling then hahaha.

@YourFavouriteColor 5 жыл бұрын

@@marchel9322 35s are very special. 28 players tend not to like them.because they arent 28s. the quarter inch bracing makes for an instrument that on the good side more body movement as you play, which means louder, more responsive. notes FLY off a 35 in a way they do not a 28. on the bad side, they have less headroom. the top moves so much that the sound is floppy and boomy if you are an aggressive picker or you really bang on your chords. so yeah if you're a banger go for a 28. if you have more finesse in your pick control and are a more even player, the 35 outclasses the 28 by a mile. also humidify your instruments. a lot of complaints about various models come from assessing dry guitars.

@el34glo59 4 жыл бұрын

Can't go back to rosewood after getting a good hog. I got a Martin D mahogany 09/D mahogany from you guys. Best hog they make besides the authentic. Hands down. You guys should have held onto one of these guys just to have one. Only made 139 of them over a 4 year period. Anyway I'm not complaining.

@firdausHITMAN 5 жыл бұрын

Good player

@robertnewell5057 4 жыл бұрын

Oops. the D28 sounds louder. This is a problem as research shows listeners confuse tone at different volumes. Of course, it may be that it's just on my system that the D28 sounds louder. However, having played both, the D18 always sounds louder off the shelf. Also, they sound kind of tight. If you are buying a Martin, you need to play lots, and you need to have played/heard some that have been around for a while so you can get a sense of how they are going to develop. That aside, Corey, that was a great intro to 2 beautiful guitars.

@GroovesAndLands 4 жыл бұрын

In comparison videos, I always prefer the D18. When in my hands and I'm playing them, I always prefer the D28.

@Hrcak1 3 жыл бұрын

Like D-18 but both are nice.

@brywong93 2 ай бұрын

Which would be better to accompany singing?

@dannytinney384 6 ай бұрын

I couldn’t decide between them so I bought both

@davidmccright3828 11 ай бұрын

I I like the D-18 mahogany better. Seems to be more space between the notes. Not so smoothed out as the D-28, which drives me nuts! Thanks for the demo!

@jasper_north 5 жыл бұрын

D28 sounds mettalic...18-wood

@TheProcessflex 2 жыл бұрын

What strings do you use on the d18?

@andrewblack7852 5 ай бұрын

Played them all. 3 year Martin quest... bought a used magic d-28. Note to all... they are not equal. They are living creatures and no two alike. The d-28 I bought was the best guitar I played to my ear and it makes me play better and differently. But I willsay again n again I prefer the tone of a 28

@JesseDylanMusic 4 жыл бұрын

The eternal question, D-18 vs. D-28. Cory should do a video comparing Martin ambertone vs. Martin amber sunburst, the other eternal question.

@duaneholcomb8408 Жыл бұрын

Brazilian rose wood needs a bout 20 years on before it to really. Open up it needs to be played over the coarse of that. 20 years. Then it really comes into its own,,,

@MtnLiner 4 жыл бұрын

Cory’s playing reminds me of Elian’s dance on Seinfeld.

@ryanbloom1738 2 жыл бұрын

Brought us to the dance is a Larry Barnwell original. I'm a d28 owner Larry likes d18s well I like d18s too just not as much as my d28.

@lyonthomas5254 4 жыл бұрын

I knew a Bob from Wilcut guitar Southland drive. He played in a guitar mass we had at church an I tried to follow. Not much success then. I have learned a few things since and I play in church on Sundays. I had a Dorado by Gretch. He wanted to tudle it because it had some issues. I moved and never got a round to it.

@lyonthomas5254 4 жыл бұрын

By the way it was in the seventies.