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I have a lower line single cutaway Martin (circa '05) that I hate. Sounds thin and shitty acoustically. Was wanting something for recording and came across a Vintage Sigma DR-41, made in Japan (80's) so I did some research. Nobody sells the old ones...very coveted and revered. Lost the auction, it sold for 710.00. Found one made in Korea (probably late 90's early 2000's)* in Franklin Tennessee, but it was local pickup only. Well, got someone to go to dudes house on Wed to pick it up and ship it. Psyched.

Anyone ever own one? Thoughts?

Thanks


*Korean Sigma's were made from '84 - '94

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Well,
Dude (Dave) who picked up and shipped the guitar for me was a luthier. Got the guitar, and I hate it. Think I have it sold locally for 650.00 which would be ideal.
so...Got to talking with Dave about his builds, and he has a D28 almost done..instead of rosewood sides and back it's cherry, with ebony finger board, mahogany neck, spruce top, abalone all over the place, but tastefully done....
he's gonna pimp it out for me..."GeekMacDaddy" on the headstock...Gonna buy it and it might be done by the end of August. Dave is the childhood friend of a friend, so I'm getting BRO pricing. Super Bro pricing. Very exciting as I've never owned a nice acoustic before.

Geek

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Scott

My band, Austin Hollow

Serendipity.

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Everyone likes sausage. Nobody wants to see how it's made.

progress

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Gorgeous!

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My Website * My Musical Gear * My DIY Pedals: Pg.1 - Pg.2

progress

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Coming along beautifully, Jeff!

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“My favorite programming language is SOLDER” - Bob Pease (RIP)

My Website * My Musical Gear * My DIY Pedals: Pg.1 - Pg.2

Looking good buddy. That’s gonna be such a treat to have when it’s done.

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Scott

My band, Austin Hollow

Thanks guys. Some gear related stories to go with. Got me some stuff, including 2 golden age Comp54's. Ordered the 3 Carnhill transformers for each to upgrade. The 2nd install went smooth, but the first was a learning experience. Had to de-solder and re orient the line and mic transformers and pulled up solder pads. Luckily Bo Medin from Golden Age was very helpful and sent me the schematic for the input section, and I hand wired the pin connections. Working! Had to have a special mic to record this, so I built this to go with;
https://microphone-parts.com/products/s ... km84-style

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Nice! I use my LDC from micparts.com all the time. I want to build a SDC sometime, but the truth is I don't really need it.

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Scott

My band, Austin Hollow

Whatcha got? how do you like it?

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That guitar is amazing. Love the finish. Can't wait to hear it.

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It hurts me to say this.. but.. follow me on facebook and.. instagram

I have the T-47. I really like it, but I confess my ears probably aren't good enough to really know whether it's as good as the ad copy claims.

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Scott

My band, Austin Hollow

Cool...hell with the ad copy. You make good recordings w/it?

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All my vocals on this demo album were double tracked with the T-47 and an SM57. I think it turned out pretty solid. Mostly it's just fun to make music with something you built—which is the reason we're all here, right?

(OK, thread jack over!)

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Scott

My band, Austin Hollow

Nothing like it!!!! I'm using a home made U87 and KM84...for bass, I built a tube direct box from a Jensen schematic. Sounds incredible. Quiet too.

Vocals on your recording sound nice. I like the music too. Wonder what the mic sounds like on it's own...

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I'm loving that stained cherry.

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So I HAD to have a custom logo. Won't see the guitar till Oct. Dammit. Here's a clip of my shite Martin with the new KM84 clone. Kinda pleased with the mic. The Martin sounds thin. The mic is true

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yd9qx2q5d7791 ... I.mp3?dl=0

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What model Martin is it, Jeff? Sure doesn't have the bottom end I associate with a Martin dreadnaught.

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My Website * My Musical Gear * My DIY Pedals: Pg.1 - Pg.2

No it does NOT. I describe it as a paper banjo. It's a DC-1E (DC-Doesn't Count, 1E- if you don't spend in Excess of 1Grand)

So, my custom logo is taking longer than expected. Won't see the guitar till Oct. That one will have big bottom.

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That's the sound! You must be super excited.

PS: When you get it in your hands and are ready to show us the finished video, make sure you turn the phone sideways so we can see the whole thing!

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Scott

My band, Austin Hollow

I am super excited. that's the guy who built it, I'll do a nice vid, record it with the KM84 clone...here's my paper banjo Martin recorded through the KM84 clone

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vfwfz5uhsn8ab ... I.mp3?dl=0

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I clicked the video and was like, yikes, Geek sure looks different these days. What the hell??

Then when I heard the accent I figured it out.

yeah, I'm dumb

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