Hi guys, just thought of starting out a Martin Owners Club here in Malaysia. Feel free to share your thoughts, your collection, your dream Martin Guitars or everything about Martin guitars.

This post has been edited by gas4martin: Mar 17 2016, 02:29 AM

Here are my collection over the years...




This post has been edited by gas4martin: Mar 17 2016, 11:43 AM

dont know if you going to get many martin . let alone acoustic chaps here lol

want to buy 1 martin also susah dy...

It's okay... we start from a small community and may turn into a bigger community in the future.

I'm sure there are martin owners out there.

Are people in Malaysia willing to spend more on electric than acoustics? I know martin is expensive in Malaysia but there are always a better way to buy used/new martins.

I had this 3 Custom Shop Martin 15 series for few years, SOLD two of the larger size already. Lovely isn't it?



This post has been edited by gas4martin: Mar 17 2016, 11:28 AM

msians dont spend on electrics or acoustics lol

and the other thing is here the community is rather small, theres an acoustic enthusiast sometime ago but he was the only one and contributed to most of the stuff.

i own a D35 but thats about it

U bought the d35 from fellow member ? I saw someone posted not so long ago

sure they do...u just hang aroud with JT crowd of cos dont see much.
how else u think guitar collection or bentley stay afloat all these yrs...
ur martin is also from GC...so u partly helped them

naw got it from GC

they sell 3-6k guitars more ma, you dont see much expensive things around also

the bentley and GC range is comical for expensive stuff.

i used to see plenty of ppl buying taylor 600, 800 series etc.
they just dont go JT.

3-6k guitars also considered alot already...but u richfag thats peanuts la.

Nice collection guys..am planning to get one..can get it for around 2k budget?

Nice collection guys..am planning to get one..can get it for around 2k budget?

I'm sure you get some la, but you dont see them as often as other places ma

even for second hand dealers or soft, you can see andersons, callings, etc etc? here ? rare leh

those small guitar companies the answer damn obvious la.
its not like dealers here can order 10 pieces and expect to have a showroom here.
some small guitar companies also dont keep stock, they require u to place an order...wait min 3 months for it to be made depending on quantity...then u need to wait another few months for it to be shipped over here...by that time the model already considered last seasons model...why would international market want to waste time

so rare or not is not the question.
it should be whether it makes sense from business perspective to do it.
and the short answer is no

That's only cos here not a lot of people buy la, both Indonesia and Thailand have super high end small shops, so did sg untill swee Lee came by.

Here? Bents being in 3-4 Cu24 and that's about it

For RM 2K, you can only buy Martin Made in Mexico. Eg. X Series.

is it..but the tone is good right? or should I get a yamaha instead

super high end but got small guitar companies stuff or not?
unless u richfag, oh wai, sure u want to try before u buy.
there also lots of richfags.

OP: Martin vs Colling opinions??

We don't really use soft anymore, everyone is on carousell now even some dealers put up here, but some people may put up advert in two places for wider reach to buyers.

There are many guitar shops in Singapore, namely..

1) Swee Lee - Fender, Gibson, Epiphone, cort
2) Citymusic - Martin, Citymusic owned brand (Custom Acoustic), ovation, adamas
3) Peninsular Plaza - lakewood, Mostly cheap brands
4) Guitar Gallery - Genuine Santa Cruz , Bourgeios, Goodall
5) BGW (Swee Lee) - Collings, froggy
6) heirloom - Mostly Single Luthier brands from high end to affordable guitar
7) bernard godfrey guitars - charis, mcpherson carbon fibre, consignment used guitars (martin, taylor, gibson, goodall)
8) Luthier Guitars - Larivee
9) sinamex - taylor, mcpherson guitars

I very long never go to any local guitar shops in Singapore, however out of all, the only one i still go from time to time is bernard godfrey guitars. The 2 storey house turn into shop is kinda cool concept. They have 3 separate rooms for diff brands of guitar to audition. Each room has a huge couch, and they leave you alone for 1 hour to audition the guitars. They even serve you with high class coffee/tea. Having said that i bought one guitar on consignment from them, apparently its a Goodall. If you are not a risk taker, then u may want to wait for Citymusic Christmas sales or mid year sales during the Martin Experience event.

Most of my guitars are bought directly from US dealers as its way cheaper than buying in our local shops in Malaysia and Singapore, but of coz there's always a risk for instance... damage during shipping, warranty, scam and so on.

The biggest regret i did was selling off my Martin 000-ECHF Bellezza Nera to a US buyer.

Got la, Thailand got Huber dealer

Heck sg also got suhr distributor

Here takde

but got stock or not of what u want? or 6 months waiting list etc.

X series is a good guitar but if you want a great martin guitar, you should start or aiming for 15 series and onwards. The higher you go, the harder to go back down coz you would end up playing the better ones... i genuinely believe in .... you get what you pay for....

This post has been edited by gas4martin: Mar 17 2016, 04:20 PM

Martin: Traditional tone
Collings: Traditional tone with clear piano like trebles
Goodall: Modern tone with clear bell like trebles, good for finger picking only.
Gibson: i only like the J45 True Vintage model, had it at one point but sold it to get a Collings.

Very subjective... however i have more martins than collings or goodall. i know i like collings and goodall too but I would always go back to Martin.

This post has been edited by gas4martin: Mar 17 2016, 05:19 PM

If any of you interested in visiting bernard godfrey guitar in singapore. Its an appointment based shop.

Bernard Godfrey Guitars

ya, acoustic tone is just as subjective as electric.
diff picks, diff picking styles, so many factors.
just like electrics, give 2 diff guys the same guitar and they will sound different.

in the end, the song matters more

Not only they leave you alone for 1 hour to test out all the guitars, they even serve you a nice coffee/tea while auditioning the guitars.




This post has been edited by gas4martin: Mar 17 2016, 04:28 PM

For me, Thailand has a bigger range for Martin, Taylor, Gibson brand than in Malaysia. They even have Authentic and Custom shop model. However buying experience in bangkok is the worse of all. They reluctant to take out the high end guitar off the glass window. Also they only allow you to test run for 5 minutes for all higher end guitars. Feeling frustrated.. i walk away.. their lose

Korea has a large range of high end guitars, probably better than Singapore.

Vietnam... i went to guitar street, 2 blocks selling only locally handmade guitars. Sadly no attachment to these guitars. Also hard to communicate.

This post has been edited by gas4martin: Mar 17 2016, 04:45 PM

some got la

let aloen here distribution also takde

thanks for the heads up might find some gems

carouhell... ya i see quite abit... ads and idiots

Wherever you go you'll see lowballers

i'm not worthy to post in this thread yet.

So not much on soft but carousel? Looking for a used Martin.

Yes. Most people use Carousell now Coz it's easier to communicate as well as changing the info of the guitars like desc, price.

yup.. carousel and duriana.. bought a few good stuffs at cheap price. that was when not many ppl know these apps..

btw, i owned a martin GPCPA... forgot 2 or 3

Never heard of duariana... i will check out

Congrats man.. nice piece! would be nice if you can post photos as well.

will do... bought it used at a good price.

Used is even better.. the guitar is more open sounding.

Martin of the day.

Martin of the day.

Another Martin for the day.

Happy Good Friday and Happy Holiday. My 3 fav martin. Always love the martins....







This post has been edited by gas4martin: Mar 24 2016, 10:45 AM

Martin for the day!

Tribute to my Custom Martin Size 5 Terz. Will have a new owner soon.












This post has been edited by gas4martin: Apr 1 2016, 02:17 PM

Something different today. Decided to use the money for a used TYRELL FX bike.

uhh ok.
try not to spam here.
there are other sections in this forum for u to show off other goods.

Got it.

currently thinking of a Martin Lx1e thanks to Ed sheeran..but can't seem to find any shops with it..

There are so many lx1e including Ed Sheeran signature model available in used market. Check out Carousell Singapore. Used are great guitars. I can help you nego if u want, but first let me know your budget

Do you know where can I get the HD28v