Really like the sound of this model. I'm usually a mahogany guy, but really digging the tighter sound of the rosewood on this model.

Rosewood is my favorite... My 2003 Martin HD28 was my first rosewood and I still love it. My 1969 00018 was my favorite but now.....

This is the best demo I've seen comparing the differences between Mahogany and Rosewood. When people speak of Mahogany=dryer, more mid range, against Rosewood=richer, more complex deeper tones, it's clearly defined here. The more obvious choice might be rosewood but I'd take the mahogany for the clarity and flexibility of picking and strumming.

Great review as always from these guys. Both beautiful guitars but for me the rosewood looks and sounds the nicer of the two. But both HUGE boom boxes!!

I’m in love with that mahogany guitar!!!!!!!

Whoah. Beautiful guitars

Something special about a smaller bodied guitar with Spruce top and Mahogany back n' sides. Rosewood is great on a Dread but makes a small body guitar sound a little boxy... like it can't contain all of the frequencies that Rosewood produces...

I recently played one of these, a custom with sinker mahogany back and sides...gorgeous, great sound!

I'd buy both if I could.

The Martin Sinker 0000-18 was/is Mahogany. Came with both 12 & 14 fret necks. My favorites are the Slotted peghead 12 frets models. Limiter quantities though.

Never thought id say something quite this heretic but, I like the mahogany a touch better. To me it sounds warmer...

I sold my OOOO J40 years ago and bought a OOO. I wish I still had it but I’d still keep my OOO.

One thing that is rarely discussed is the impact the kind of pick being used has on the tone of a guitar. For example, a thin, light pick can make a good guitar sound cheap. Well chosen picks have a substantial impact on the tone of a guitar.

2 amazing big sounding guitars dammmnnnn

I ended up with 2 metal plates and 13 2" screws in my left humerus bone after a fall and have a real hard time barring chords and reaching down to the first couple frets now. I compensated by tuning down a half step and whole step and then using the capo up a fret or two. Allows me play for 2 or 3 hours at a time instead of struggling in pain and only playing for an hour. 😀

I used to own a Martin 000-42 with a Madagascar rosewood back and sides and high altitude Swiss top, and now own a Martin custom D-42 with an Adirondack top and amazing Guatemalan rosewood back. These two guitars Quinton is presenting seem to have more low end than my D-42. They kill the 000-42 I used to have on all levels, low end, mids, and trebles. And to be totally honest, they kill my expensive custom D-42 on all levels too, even the bass response. If you are looking for the best, most well-rounded Martin model, the quad O is probably what you need. I think it is quite unreal how this particular model and shape is not much more popular than it should be. I just sold my custom D-42 for $13,000. I am about to order a custom 0000 to replace it. From the several quad Os I have tried, I am pretty certain this will not be a regretted decision. For the very discerning acoustic guitarist, the quad O seems to be the ideal guitar.

I've had an M-36 custom for 10 years, and it does in fact sound about like this rosewood 0000, despite scale length differences and an Italian Alpine spruce top on mine. But I could scarily see justifying a mahogany, short-scale 0000 as well.

I prefer the rosewood version.

Nice! I think they both sound great, but i prefer the looks of rosewood and i also like the extra lowend and highs it brings. I didn't know that the M36 had a 3 piece back like the D35. Very cool, looks really good. Thank for a great demo Quinton and Paul 😊

Go to the Ruby river by Alder, you will catch some monster Browns!

Back in the 60's, when many folkies were playing D-28s on stage, when they recorded, many recorded with the M-36.

There are several awesome videos that you two have done together where the discussion of scale length is brought forth in some detail. The only thing I'd like to contribute is a note on string tension. It's been a long time since I looked it up, but the two main drivers behind the differences in playability are scale length and string gage. The difference is not linear. For instance, I use 0.013"s which impose about twice the string tension as is seen when using 0.011"s. The difference in string tension between SS (approximately 24.9, depending on brand) and LS (approximately 25.5", depending on brand), is similarly significant. That's why SS guitars are easier to play on just about all fronts. It's a lengthy subject, so I'll not get into here, but there are also considerable sonic differences between the two most common scale lengths. All other things being (mostly) the same, these can be heard when switching from the 0000 Custom SS and the LS M-36. It's one of the primary contributors, anyway. Probably as significant as the fact that the quad-0 is mahogany while the M-36 is rosewood. As to the overall tonal difference, what I hear straightaway is that the M-36 is janglier and the quad is more balanced across the spectrum. Thanks for all the extremely well-done video comparisons pouring out of Music Villa and the Acoustic Letter!

OMG. This is THE one. The short scale rosewood!

25.4" versus 24.9". It's a half-inch difference.

I know this has nothing to do with these guitars, but I’m dying to hear what the new Martin 000-12e koa sounds like!!!

comparison starts at 10:46

I’m surprised the Acoustic Letter doesn’t have any giveaways of any of their acoustic guitars

Mahogany always beats rosewood in my book.

What is the nut width on these? Thanks1

I wanted to like the rosewood better, but really lean towards the mahogany.

The rosewood. Wow!

Whats with the bug crawling out of the guitar at 1:06

Those dang Martin coated strings they ship with are so brash. I get why they do it, stay fresh longer instead of having a wall of guitars with dead strings, but it's hard to hear the guitar under all that bright coating.

I need a size that is between 000 y dread y found this all solid ovangkol GPC…got dreads om y thinline etc. I only need om28 before I pass away…I am mor3 of a vocalist actually a soloist I learned the guitar piano harp ukuleles etc lol

What's your.price on your M 36s Rosewood,?

Mahogany rules...

The first 14 seconds could be interpreted a number of different ways.

Alles toll gemacht aber bitte gitarren immer unplugged und ( auch kein Micro davor stellen der ehrliche Natur Klang ist entscheidend angesteckt und ton abnehmen davor da klingt auch ein holz Brett gut 😮😊