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teherie · 07-10-2009, 09:29 PM

Sorry. This is a nice guitar but way too much money especially in this market. Admittedly Martin only made 61 of these the year GL himself turned 61 The list price was $4-$5,000 plus another $250 for sunburst top and probably sold new for $3 to $3,500 tops plus lifetime warranty to the original owner. I paid 60% off list for my last two Martins and there are plenty of signature models and customs available. I'd pay $10k or more for GL's 1948 D-18 in a heartbeat.

The dropped D tuner is cute but useless. It only takes a couple of seconds to tune the low E down to D or you can tune all six strings down a whole step and capo up two frets to standard tuning. Then if you want to go to drop D you place the capo on the first five strings and leave the sixth string open to the D note.

I saw a video on you tube of a lady backstage after a show asking Gordon to autograph five prints of the Fitzgerald and she bonked him in the face with one of them. For that reason, I am against autographs because often times, people try to turn a profit like the person trying to sell this guitar. True to form, GL designated a portion of the proceeds to the scholarship fund in his name at the Great Lakes Maritime College while someone took a signature model and tried to use it to gouge some unsuspecting buyer.

Personally, I'd rather skip the autographs and hand my Martin D-35 sunburst to Gord and my OM-35 sunburst to Terry and ask them to play a verse. Think of the Karma and these guitars go to my sons when I leave this celestial ball.

07-10-2009, 09:29 PM	#9
teherie Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 78	Re: Martin guitar on Ebay Sorry. This is a nice guitar but way too much money especially in this market. Admittedly Martin only made 61 of these the year GL himself turned 61 The list price was $4-$5,000 plus another $250 for sunburst top and probably sold new for $3 to $3,500 tops plus lifetime warranty to the original owner. I paid 60% off list for my last two Martins and there are plenty of signature models and customs available. I'd pay $10k or more for GL's 1948 D-18 in a heartbeat. The dropped D tuner is cute but useless. It only takes a couple of seconds to tune the low E down to D or you can tune all six strings down a whole step and capo up two frets to standard tuning. Then if you want to go to drop D you place the capo on the first five strings and leave the sixth string open to the D note. I saw a video on you tube of a lady backstage after a show asking Gordon to autograph five prints of the Fitzgerald and she bonked him in the face with one of them. For that reason, I am against autographs because often times, people try to turn a profit like the person trying to sell this guitar. True to form, GL designated a portion of the proceeds to the scholarship fund in his name at the Great Lakes Maritime College while someone took a signature model and tried to use it to gouge some unsuspecting buyer. Personally, I'd rather skip the autographs and hand my Martin D-35 sunburst to Gord and my OM-35 sunburst to Terry and ask them to play a verse. Think of the Karma and these guitars go to my sons when I leave this celestial ball.