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Originally Posted by New 12 String Mike
I'd have to disagree that Martin laminate guitars are of lesser quality. Lesser grade materials, sure, but the quality is still there. I too played an Ovation, in my case for 30 years.
Then after all that time, I played a Martin DXM. The DXM is a Martin HPL all laminate guitar. The "wood grain" is counter top photos. Didn't matter. After Ovation, owning a synthetic guitar wasn't a problem. Regardless... the sound was there. My DXM isn't my D-28, but then it only cost a couple hundred dollars.. The sound is excellent. It IS a Martin. These guitars allow players without lots of money to own and play a Martin guitar if they want to. They work.
They may not be to everyone's taste, and that's OK. If you don't want to play laminates, only play solid wood, sure. A good laminate is still a good guitar.
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lol that's what I feel/say about my Goya G-125...It IS a Martin
. I don't know too much about classical guitars -but I just love the mellow tone on this one. And I did write one song using it. I've held on to it now -thinking to use it as a trade-in but the value is too low to consider this. This is an under-valued, under-rated guitar from what I've read up on it. yeah it has all the cheap (plastic tuning keys even...I've never had a guitar w/those) parts but this hasn't seemed to have any affect on the sound and playability.