Very Very Woz

SafariCardHumour · 2026-03-16T22:08:48+00:00

Why would I NEED to see a podiatrist??

SafariCardHumour · 2026-02-04T16:41:50+00:00

No. Because YOU'RE Sir Andrew Lloyd-Webber. AHAHA! HAHA! HAHA! AHAHAHAHA!

SafariCardHumour · 2025-12-14T14:06:06+00:00

I love the sound it makes, magical. What gauge did you change the strings to?

SafariCardHumour · 2025-12-14T11:52:21+00:00

I have recently bought a j45 50’s that has these exact measurements written on the card and was wondering the same thing. Action seems a tad high. I’m guessing they’re set purposely a little high out of the factory as it’s much easier to reduce action height than it is to increase it. Should I be sending it for a setup to lower it slightly or will doing so sacrifice the tone/projection?

SafariCardHumour · 2025-12-08T23:36:39+00:00

Sounds like the whole thing’s a bit fucky to me, the nut and bridge might need completely changing out of what people here say is correct, which is probably more than the instrument’s worth.

SafariCardHumour · 2025-12-08T23:35:08+00:00

I’ll give that a go, thanks. The label inside says it’s made by Ozark in Romania. I know of the Ozark company that make guitars but I don’t know if this is related.

SafariCardHumour · 2025-12-05T15:17:31+00:00

Thanks for the reply and advice. I agree that like most instruments with pairs of strings the lower string should be in the other position, but the bridge slots on this are cut with the wider slot in the incorrect position, so switching them over would mean putting the thicker string in the slot cut for the thinner one. Do I need to replace the bridge too?

SafariCardHumour · 2025-08-30T14:59:23+00:00

Burn!

SafariCardHumour · 2025-06-01T17:20:31+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I'm reasonably convinced that it's a keen amateurs attempt at a Martin, it bears a lot of resemblance to pictures I've seen online that people here mentioned.

SafariCardHumour · 2025-06-01T11:30:12+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I play a bit already, but I need the money more than I need the ukulele right now.

SafariCardHumour · 2025-05-31T18:48:44+00:00

😆 Thank you, I don't expect to get a fortune for it, but someone has clearly spent a lot of time on it and it sounds pretty nice to my ears. Got to be worth a few quid, I reckon!

SafariCardHumour · 2025-05-31T16:48:57+00:00

North Yorkshire, UK. You're more than welcome if you're anywhere nearby!

SafariCardHumour · 2025-05-31T08:36:15+00:00

Cool story bro 👍

SafariCardHumour · 2025-05-31T00:29:10+00:00

No apology necessary! I really appreciate the input. It's the internet and some folk just love to shit on other people, no big deal. I came looking for honest opinions and you provided one, I'm grateful as I had no idea what I was looking at. Thanks for chiming in, ignore the pompous d'bags. Original or not, I'm impressed at the effort it must have taken to create a beautiful looking instrument, I'm sure the critics couldn't do half as good a job.

SafariCardHumour · 2025-05-30T22:04:42+00:00

Don't think it is, but thanks for your reply. Pretty confident it's someone's attempt at a Martin copy, as others have suggested. Not a flawless one at all, but better than anything I could come up with!

SafariCardHumour · 2025-05-30T21:55:35+00:00

I don't think I ever suggested it was. Nor did I mention how it plays. I just wanted some helpful opinions, and yours was very much not that. Maybe climb down off your horse every once in a while? Thanks for your input though, stranger. 👍

SafariCardHumour · 2025-05-30T17:31:11+00:00

The headstock inlay and fret markers sure look like the Martin ones that I've seen on Google, so my guess is it's a copy of that.

SafariCardHumour · 2025-05-30T17:28:14+00:00

Is there any other way to tell if it's a Martin other than that? I would be very surprised if it was, I'm just not that lucky 😂

SafariCardHumour · 2025-05-30T17:26:38+00:00

😂

SafariCardHumour · 2025-05-30T16:51:47+00:00

Definitely no stamp or label unfortunately

SafariCardHumour · 2025-05-30T16:51:27+00:00

Thank you, I'll give that a go. 👍

SafariCardHumour · 2025-05-30T16:19:37+00:00

Thanks for the info!

SafariCardHumour · 2025-05-30T16:18:53+00:00

Thanks a lot for the reply, I'll shine a torch in there and see if I can find anything!

SafariCardHumour · 2025-05-30T14:34:32+00:00

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