New Martin Custom Shops: Madagascar 12-Fret Dreadnought & Alaskan Cedar Sushi

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Cooper went to Martin's factory last month and found a couple absolutely beautiful custom shop guitars to bring home. One of which, the Alaskan Cedar Dreadnought (aka Hinoki) has already been purchased, but it is still worth diving into. The other is an extremely loud and proud 12-fret dreadnought with Adirondack Spruce and Madagascar Rosewood, a perfect recipe for volume and rich tone. Take a look at both and let us know which one you prefer!
0:00 Intro/Specs
10:22 Chris Demos
16:55 Cooper Demos
20:51 Final Thoughts
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@SeaDrive300 Жыл бұрын

Okay Cooper, you redeemed yourself by bringing home a proper 12-fret, with a proper slotted headstock. Nice job, well done; beautiful guitars, both of them...

@pudintaine1pudintaine226 Жыл бұрын

That Alaska Cedar guitar sounds so proper, all guitars should be made out that way!

@rmyAddison 10 ай бұрын

Keep the reviews coming. I love Madagascar, they stopped taking orders years, the last sets being "premium" Madi and the prices jumped. I know because I got one of the last orders, and was told no more. The guitar, one of five I believe, is a Custom Shop 00-42 with premium Adirondack over premium Madagascar, beautiful Ambertone. I also lucked out many years ago on one of GC's order of 14 Custom Shop OM-28's, Alpine over Madagascar, 50's burst, still have both. To me Madi is the closest tone wood to Brazilian, surprised Martin still has some sets available, or just special one offs. Hope that Madi dread finds a good home for a lucky player..............

@joebowers3636 Жыл бұрын

12-fret dreadnoughts have my favorite acoustic sound. They have the volume and bass of a 14-fret dread, but also the midrange of an OM. Plus, they have that extra “jangly” sound that only 12-frets have. That’s an awesome guitar.

@Kruser_75 Жыл бұрын

I really like hearing you both play on the one video. Thanks gents, great demo 👍

@alreadyfrank Жыл бұрын

Cooper playing the Alaskan cedar is absolutely phenomenal

@RhyllioMaccShellton 4 ай бұрын

I will buy one Madagascar, I love it

@jed1166 Жыл бұрын

Having moved to Phoenix, with humidity often under 10%, I bought a RainSong carbon fiber Jumbo, and sold my wooden guitars…I had essentially given up on wooden guitars, BUT, the new Martin and Taylor models are really tempting! Super D, this 12th fret dreadnought, 514ce, 414 sinker redwood… WOW! Both companies have it goin on!

@sa1168 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that sounds terrible. Please tell me there are still ways to own one long term in that humidity. Maybe keep it in the case all the time?

@jed1166 Жыл бұрын

@@sa1168 Not that terrible, as my RainSong sounds great! yes, in the desert, you keep them in the case humidifying… that is the problem for me! I need guitars sitting on stands, or I don’t play them. Have to be realistic with myself…

@lowellcalavera6045 Жыл бұрын

Don't give up looking for ways to keep them humidified. I lived in Goodyear and Surprise for several years. It's basically finding a damp sponge system you like. I used a two-part Music Nomad. A humidity gauge, and the sponge holder. Worked very well

@jed1166 Жыл бұрын

@@lowellcalavera6045 hi Lowell! With the Nomad system installed in the sound hole, can the guitar be left on a stand? Or, does it need to go in a case?

@lowellcalavera6045 Жыл бұрын

@@jed1166 Hi Jed, interestingly, they have a set-up for both. I leave my daily player (solid Adirondack and mahogany) hanging on the wall 24/7, and when the humidity reading drops below 50 RH or so, I moisten the sponge a bit. Works great. ✌🏼

@CameraLaw Жыл бұрын

Works of art. Masterpieces. With two heavenly voices. But it’s that extended upper bout on the 12 fret that gives it that full yet mellow bass. Nothing like it.

@nellatrab Жыл бұрын

WOW Cooper nice snags...that Alaskan Cedar sounds amazing.... Engleman is full of reverb acoustically and super responsive spruce...I have a couple guitars, one i30 years old and it has bloomed like crazy!

@charlesbranch4120 Жыл бұрын

I'm partial to the Alaska Cedar (look up the Tlingit and Haida bentwood boxes), having found (and helped haul a couple shorter lengths of drift logs off a beach in northern SE one evening), which a cohort claimed were rarely found beyond southern SE AK. As Cooper said, the Alaskan Cedar is bright and balanced, piano-like, and it's nice to know that Patrick can play nice with Martin. (Now, if he'd buy that one and make a short Alamo Music Center video with it...)

@scouser2230 Жыл бұрын

I particularly like the twelve fret Dreadnaught.

@sbolfing Жыл бұрын

Both of those are giving me GAS!!! Alaskan Yellow Cedar (or Canadian Cypress) is beautiful wood; I've seen a couple of guitars using it for a soundboard, but this is the first steel string using it as a tonewood (Cypress is common as a tonewood in Flamenco guitars). I really think Engelmann is perfect pairing for it. Of course, you can't go wrong with 12-fret Adi/Madi!!! Great video

@stevevice9863 Жыл бұрын

I used Alaskan Cedar for the decking on a porch. Not bad for guitars either. Beautiful stuff!

@texhaines9957 Жыл бұрын

Are the build sheets available? I like the voice of the 12-fret. I also like the other Martin OM Cooper got. Pretty cool that Cooper went to Nazareth and came back. Let's see, Pennsylvania compared to San Antonio? I'd pick Texas also. Thanks Cooper and Chris.

@billurban3940 Жыл бұрын

Love the sustain

@dwightlowes Жыл бұрын

That Alaskan Cedar is Amazing if I played righty that would be outstanding I love IT!!

@TheHanniballs Жыл бұрын

I love the Alaskan cedar Martin and the piece that Cooper starts at 18:24 is brilliant. Listen especially to the part at 20:00 and you see what I mean.

@throwarockatme9290 5 ай бұрын

Oh man that 12-fret!! 😍😍 That’s the epitome of the “Martin sound” to me. Just lovely. What did that sell for?

@jw112mail Жыл бұрын

These are 2 very special guitars

@nathanielvargas3863 Жыл бұрын

Norman Blake vibes. Very nice

@stuartshannon8141 Жыл бұрын

Am I the only one that thinks the E strings are wound wrong on their slot heads? I’ve always wound them to the outside of the hole in the shaft to make a straight pull through the nut and away from the A and B strings.

@charlesbolton8471 Жыл бұрын

That “Alaskan Cedar” guitar would be perfect with a maple fretboard. I’ve wanted an acoustic with a maple fretboard for ages.

@dwightlowes Жыл бұрын

Chris said Taylor💯listen🤷🏻‍♂️😩I herd it you will too.

@sbolfing Жыл бұрын

Followup - how would you compare the Yellow Cedar to Sycamore?

@TheHanniballs Жыл бұрын

Are you sure the neck is maple on the 14 fretter? I've read somewhere that the neck also is Alaskan cedar with an Indian rosewood center stringer?

@deanmcbride8747 Жыл бұрын

I wonder what an all Spruce guitar would sound like. Dean 🇬🇧

@matheusgomes3605 Жыл бұрын

This blond one sounds magnificent!!!!

@softsouthernknight Жыл бұрын

Hinoki is a Cypress Tree. Not cedar.

@SillyMoustache Жыл бұрын

5:44: Offices of ....TAYLOR ???? shock horror!

@tribu1071 Жыл бұрын

Martin Greenberg & Taylor McKee...

@douglasboyd8475 Жыл бұрын

This is a very sore subject with me. I don’t understand why Taylor or Martin does not make a nice 12 fret guitar in the Mexican factories, so us working stiffs could afford one