Yes! Finally a video about my guitar collection :) What is a guitar is on your wishlist?

Setting aside my love for Martin...I have to say that Collings stole the show. What a great sound.

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1:50 It's like editting my equalizer 😂 Taylor - set to more treble Collings - Enabled the surround Martin - Balanced / default

The collings sounds so warm and really fills a room up with sound and has such depth I've always loved the way they sound

All three are beautiful, the Taylor and Collings both sound amazing too, but...your Martin has that "this is what a REAL acoustic guitar sounds like" air about it!

You just can’t beat a Martin. My dad has two Martin’s made with Brazilian Rosewood, and they simply sound amazing.

I picked the Martin out right away on first hearing all 3. It's perfect!

There is no way I could pick between the three. They all sound amazing in different aspects. Taylor more neutral, Collings more pronounced and mid heavy, Martin being more full and boomy. All amazing!

I have Martin D-35 2016 which is wonderful. My dream guitar is the Martin D-42, thanks for the video!

I thought the Collings sounded best... until the heavy strumming, that’s when the Martin stood up... and the other guitars raised the White Flag!!!!

You are brilliant Paul. I watch and admire all of your videos. I’m amazed not only by your skills but by your level of understanding of music theory, and the ability to utilize that knowledge in performance and instruction. Your willingness to convey that knowledge to your audience in a way that is simplified and beneath your level is truly welcome to pedestrian level guitarists such as myself. THAT in itself is highly noteworthy. Thank you for what you do. No other person on the YT platform even comes close to you my friend. I hope to sign up for your course someday soon.

The Collings is a very special guitar! Sounds really good in the studio.

That Martin sounds so obscenely good, you can close your eyes and hear the difference

Oh that Collings really impressed me ,im a huge fan of Martins ,i think they are the greatest guitars coming out of a factory. But i never realized that Collings guitars sounded even better ,anither thing to add to my notebook . Thanks Paul

The D-42 is my favorite of the three. It sounds awesome!!! Although the other two are beautiful too. Thank you for sharing Paul!

I’ve heard so many recordings with Martin’s on though, to me it’s like what a guitar is supposed to be.

Even though I have a soft spot for Martin Guitars, I have to admit that the Collings OM2H is pure perfection. I always prefer OMs and 000s over Dreadnoughts in terms of looks and sound. Keep up the good work, Paul! Greetings from Germany.

The Collings sounds just stunning! I play a Larrivee OM myself

I like the Collings, but the sustain and bass on that Martin...magical.

Collings guitars are just fantastic. I also have a OM2H T and it is wonderful. My first dread was a D2H. It has aged well and keeps getting better and better. It is great to see you playing the OM2H a lot in your videos.

Martin blows them away, it’s like he’s playing in the dark with the other two, then with the Martin, it’s like someone turned the light on! Martin’s have a magic to them!

The fretboard of the Martin looks beautifull. It's so highlighted with the bindings that it makes it a real eyecatcher.

Blimey paul u must be absolutely LOADED dude 😱. Another beautiful video. I love ur playing, ur voice and the way u articulate things in such a calming way☺️

Man.. that Collings is a VERY noticeable different. It sounds absolutely stunning.

Martin is sooo full and deep. Love it!

Such a beautiful video. Thank you Paul. Please keep the passion going for beautiful acoustic guitars. I own a Taylor GA 314 CE and I just adore it.

The sound of the Martin always amazes me. It's so rich.

Man..the D42 with those chords at 8:00 sounded SO GOOD. OMG.

I have to say that the Martin is the winner for my ears. So rich and clear.

This would be the best guitar comparison video ever! You have successfully played each guitar one right after the other with the exact same song which makes it so easy to decide which sounds the best. I agree that a heavily played and weathered looking guitar is preferable because it’s the sound that matters most and you don’t worry about dinging it along the way. I bought a 1981 Martin HD-28 from the original owner for $800 back in the mid 90’s that was dinged, and had finish wear from heavy strumming etc. but sounded like a cannon. I still have it and will hand it down to my daughter someday. The sound is bass heavy and mellow from nearly 40 years of seasoning. 6:58 and 7:58 Martin pulls ahead no surprise 🤷🏼‍♂️

I love your D-42. It’s a beautiful and amazing sounding guitar. I like the Collings too.

Martin is the best sounding of all 3 i'd say by far

"I don't wanna hurt a guitar" - oh boy, that touched...

The pieces you play is amazing man even just to show how the guitar sounds !

Very well put together video Paul, well done👊🎨 Been playing (still learning) since I was 21, 66 now... I recently scored the guitar of my dreams, a Taylor 524ce, I love it❤✨ Thanks also for the inspiration Paul, your vids are a great help thank you so much👍👍👍

Good God the visual quality of your vids are insane

The Martin is my favorite based on sound alone.

They all sound and look beautiful ! I think you could make any guitar sound good. Nice work. I love my left handed Martin D-35.

Paul. Great video, as ever. I've looked thru' the comments and as one might expect they are all about the tones of these 3 guitars. However, as a photographer - my eyes major over my ears - I noticed that very neat trick you pulled by wearing a different shirt for each guitar! That was a classy move!

Not sure if you respond to these, but I play at my church plugged in a decent bit. As much as I know Taylors fit that sound perfectly, I like the sound of a Martin for general acoustic playing. Would you really choose the 716 plugged in vs the Martin?

Martin Collings Taylor In terms of sound in this video.

I have the same Taylor, and now I want the Collings instead. Oh my that sound is amazing.

Dag Paul, dank je voor je video's via dit kanaal. Je bent een uitstekend gitarist en je brengt de boodschap heel prettig. De getoonde gitaren zijn allemaal uitstekend. Zelf speel ik al sinds mijn 15e gitaar en ben er nu 61. De gitaar blijft een magisch instrument en de drang om gitaarzaken te bezoeken, zoals the fellowship of acoustics in Dedemsvaart, is altijd groot. Dan loop ik langs al die gitaren, tokkel effe op de snaren en luister naar al die verschillende geluiden. Dan merk ik dat de gitaar eigenlijk mij uitzoekt. Nadat ik verschillende gitaren heb gekocht zoals Martin en Lowden ben ik uiteindelijk terechtgekomen bij de Santa Cruz 000. Voortreffelijk instrument.

Wow I really prefer the Taylor one! Sounds great!

I have a Martin om-28 and love it. The best thing I've ever bought! Your Martin sounds awesome but I'm not a fan of all the bling I prefer the subtlety of the om-28.

It was a great pleasure watch u play , I loved it

Great instruments. I've never heard about Collings before and, wow, now it's my preferred based on what I've heard here.

I much preferred the Collings over the other two. Much more presence, to my mind. I own a Taylor and a Furch, a Collings would be a nice addition.

I personally like the Taylor, but they all sound great! Either way, it's always great to drool over some beautiful guitars!

Taylor Collings Martin I have a Taylor 816CE, a Gibson J45, and had a Martin D28....just sold it. Didn't think I'd like the Taylor but man that thing is a player with volume, bass, and crisp highs. Sounds great finger style or flat picking. I like the grit of the Gibby but the Taylor does it all. Looking at a Collings OM2H, Huss & Dalton OM-C or Santa Cruz H13....ugh, they're all great!

great review. I found I liked the Collings. That Martin is amazing too.

I think you just need a good lens for and every guitar to be the most beautiful guitar in the world.

Paul, How about a lesson with the little song you are doing at 3:20 in the video it looks easy and sounds great!

That Collins sound makes me want one. I have a Martin D-42 I bought new in 2002. I changed the saddle and bridge pins to fossilized walrus ivory and nut to bone. The sustain is tremendous. I love the sound!

I like the Collings the best. I like how u played the same song and went immediately from one guitar to the next. You can really hear the difference that way.

For me Martins guitar is better.

loved when you played street spirit (fade out) by Radiohead

Wow I really enjoyed that. I have a couple of Martins and I really love them and you make yours sound great. The Collings sounded really great as well. I would have either the Martin or Collings over the Taylor.

Just bought a Martin d 42 It's great. Looks great on the wall along side my Guild d55e Great video's. I fancy a collings next

The Martin D42 to the Taylor and Collings: "Hold my pick!"

Damn that Martin sounds great! Blows my Yamaha out the water for sure! But damn, even used they are pricey!! O_o Paul what is the song you are playing starting at 7:52? Sounds amazing! While you are planning tutorials, any chance you can do that one as well?

They are all so beautiful ! I myself love the D-42 Martin. I have always wanted one. But I am from Pennsylvania where they are made in Nazareth !

That was a great comparison bro. Wonderful guitars wonderful you. Thx.

Have to confess to never before having heard of Collings, and to assuming I'd love the Martin as I've always rather coveted Martin...but now I want that Collings. The Taylor was lovely too; never thought I'd hear something that would make the Martin sound like such an obvious third choice.

@7:52 Was that Coldplay's Fix You? The guitars sounded so nice when you played it. Fantastic video, bro!

I have a d42 also !!! It’s a dream guitar with unbelievable flexibility and tone . When recording at the studio my engineer says he hardly alters a single knob to get a good sound pure quality. Great videos Paul !

Love the sound of the Martin & the Collings.

After playing a 1950's D35, I had been planning to find a used one eventually: Every note you played was an event of its own, ringing out like a bell.... But as time passed, I never found one in decent condition that I could afford. One day, recently, I stumbled over the Taylor 517 Builder's edition (a fairly round Dreadnaught with a tighter weist), that came pretty close to my memory of that tone, but it added a level of transparency I heard in a Lowden guitar I tried, in spite of featuring Mahogany sides and back. It didn't make sense to me, from what I read about tone wood combinations, but I felt the sound was definitely my new favorite. Totally unscientific on my part, but this lets you hear it through somewhat, if your KZfaq speakers are good: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7iemcammpmmfJ8.html Oddly, I think the plug-in sound with the expression system is terrible, compared to miked. I guess the focus was on feedback reduction...

Brilliant! love that Martin, I own a D35 purchased new 18 years ago. Love the powerful bottom end but looking for an OM or Taylor x14 for the lighter touch, smaller body. Taylors I've played all are very playable but I have concerns about durability. They get that sound from being thin.

Great video man!! Thanks!

Fantastic tones!

Collings is boxy sounding to my ear...I`d go for Martin in this one.

Preferred the Taylor, but then the Collings, with such clarity and sustain, I had to prefer it over the Taylor, but then the Martin, with such depth and warmth of the strums, that I liked it even more than the Collings, but then oh that tone and articulation in the Taylor, definitely love that even more than the Martin... (and so on forever....)

damn! that Collings sound is AMAZING!! those two sound also great!!

NICE! ALL THREE the cf takes it for me WOW pretty guitar and WHAT a sound

What does he play at 3:29??? I can't my finger on it!

I’m just gonna say it, I like the Taylor sound the most

i'm definitely a dedicated martin fan for acoustic but damn that collings dominates! AWESOME!

7:52-8:52 really loved that chords progressions 😍😍💯❤️

No dislikes for his videos. Amazing.

what is the song at 7:50??

I had Martin HD-28V, J-40, 00028EC, 00015M, Gibson Hummingbird TV, D-45 Custom and SJ-200 TV. I sold them all because I played less guitar and I had a house to buy. Except one. The Gibson SJ-200 TV. Simply magic... It was the only one that always gave me chills, the only one I would have taken on a desert island.

Beautiful collection man! I personally like the 814ce better than the 6 or 7 series. But that Madagascar RW is awesome. But holy crap that D42 is frikken gorgeous! One of my all time favorites.

3:31 what song? Pls.

The most beautiful guitar is the one I am playing at the moment

Love the sound of the Martin. I recommend a Santa Cruz, it sounds and plays great.

I am impressed by the sound of the Collings in comparison with the two others. Have you ever tried Furch guitar? Great show!

No way all you guys, the Collings hands down beat both martin and the taylor'

martin 99% colling 98% taylor 97%

I am a true Martin fan and my favourite is my very rare Martin OM18 Custom shop. I bought it from Mandolin Brothers in 2013. With the l.r.baggs stage pro anthem it is perfect to plug in.

He's right! Love that Martin D-42 and the Taylor.

In terms of looks, for me its Prince’s Symbol Guitar.. Even the Cloud Guitar looks good..

mine is a martin d -35

You are exceptional guitar player for sure and these guitars are amazing, I like what you said right away "In my opinion". My personal opinion, I own a lot of guitars myself but I feel the Gibson SJ 200 has the best tone of any guitar I have every played.

Three absolutely stunning guitars. Each has its sound. Each has its beauty. But to the Mic and therefor the listener, the Taylor was my fav. I know how it sounds and resonates to the player is not what the audience/listener hears ... And what motivates the player is prolly more important. But I like the sound of the CE to my ears out here in my headphones. Thanks for sharing :)

Dammit ! He still havent cleaned his collings' fretboard

The last song, a Chris Martin song on a Martin guitar... Ofcourse! (fix you - coldplay)

Nice video - great playing and wonderful video editing. If you watch this video with your eyes closed very very few listeners would have no chance of picking out which guitar was which.

Brilliant demo, I now have a good idea as to what guitar I would love to buy next.......the Martin D 42. The Taylor and Collings are great guitars, but it's the Martin for me.