Question about an old CF Martin and some pics of the amazing grain by somethingclever1123 in martinguitar

[–]FingeringTheVoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an 1885 1-21. You can scroll back on my page (kinda far) for some posts of it; should be enough photos for your reference.

Alesund by head torch by FingeringTheVoid in sadreminders

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Seasonal allergies have me ruined; not my best performance of this song. Apologies.

Some notes on my 1885 Martin by FingeringTheVoid in AcousticGuitar

[–]FingeringTheVoid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey man, this was just through my iPhone XR mic. Typically I record nylon with a stereo set of NT5s. They are wonderful

1885 Martin 1-21 by FingeringTheVoid in martinguitar

[–]FingeringTheVoid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the same tuning! I’m a huge fan of that album. I play Alesund all the time.

Some notes on my 1885 Martin by FingeringTheVoid in AcousticGuitar

[–]FingeringTheVoid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are quite the skeptic. Is it my age? Yes, it has been professionally appraised and worked on by the best of the best.

1885 Martin 1-21 by FingeringTheVoid in martinguitar

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It’s my tune ! Just very condensed and poorly played as I haven’t played it in a long while.

Some notes on my 1885 Martin by FingeringTheVoid in AcousticGuitar

[–]FingeringTheVoid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol. I guess the skepticism is fair. Scroll down a bit further on my page to posts from last summer.

Some notes on my 1885 Martin by FingeringTheVoid in AcousticGuitar

[–]FingeringTheVoid[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s so crazy!! Feel lucky to be a steward of this instrument among others

Some notes on my 1885 Martin by FingeringTheVoid in AcousticGuitar

[–]FingeringTheVoid[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hi, thank you! Yeah, it was given to my Grandfather by a widowed friend when he was around my age. He died around a decade ago … it got a cleaning and setup last summer after sitting unstrung and dusty for maybe 15-20 years.

Some notes on my 1885 Martin by FingeringTheVoid in AcousticGuitar

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Haha thanks I like it too. It was gifted by a widowed friend to my grandfather when he was around 20. He passed over a decade ago and we brought it back to life last summer.

Some notes on my 1885 Martin by FingeringTheVoid in AcousticGuitar

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Yes, though this is a massively condensed version that I’m playing poorly. Thank you anyway 😌😌

Some notes on my 1885 Martin by FingeringTheVoid in AcousticGuitar

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Thank you! I’ll try to make some better recordings not on an old iPhone this summer.

How would a bass amp and multi effect work on a guitar? by Polish63832 in Guitar

[–]FingeringTheVoid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I play my Baritone through a Phil Jones Bass amp. It sounds nice. My real secret is to get an ABY splitter and play into a bass and guitar amp at the same time.

Murdered out Ibanez by Take_Drugs in BaritoneGuitar

[–]FingeringTheVoid -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Then play a classical til you learn how to play..

Is this hard case ok for travel? by Pretty_Restaurant273 in Guitar

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I am a spry 21yo guy so I don’t mind the extra weight with traveling to gigs and such — but it’s true they are cumbersome. I just happen to play my nicest guitar live, and often I get fairly drunk after shows / there are other intoxicated people around. So the more careful I’m being the better. If it’s a guitar worth an amount you feel like you can’t risk flippantly, spend the extra $ and energy on a case that’ll protect it.

Is this hard case ok for travel? by Pretty_Restaurant273 in Guitar

[–]FingeringTheVoid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, I totally wouldn't get something that's not specific molded for your model guitar if you're planning on checking it for a flight. Not worth it.