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A Gem of The Small-Size Guitar Realm,
March 5, 2012 Zengirl (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Martin LX1 Little Martin Acoustic Guitar w/ Gigbag
How in the world has this guitar not been rated on Amazon? Astonishing.
I bought a cheap $120 3/4's size guitar about a month ago for travel. It had a good sound and fit my hands well, but after a couple weeks it developed a horrible buzzing sound on the 5th & 4th strings. I really didn't want to spend $60 on a setup/tune up, and started to regret not buying the Martin LX1 I had looked at the same day.
Receipt in hand, I went back to Guitarcenter and returned the Mitchell guitar (GC's "in house" brand), and got the Martin. I knew I should've bought it to begin with.
The Martin has a lot to love:
-EXCELLENTLY padded gig bag; I was surprised at the quality and sturdiness
-nice action, not too high
-not sure what gauge the strings are, but they're nice and not too tough to fret
-perfect size for my small hands, arms, frame, etc.
-wonderfully warm, full tones
I've been playing alongside my partner's full-size...Read more