OK folks, I wanna know how many of us own a Martin OM21. This little sleeper seems to get a few mentions around here so I though Id start a roll call.
Cheers, Scott.
Danny? tell me you've still got it :guitar????
I do not but it is at the very top of my wish list. It seems to be getting more attention as a very nice player.
Mine is 16 years old and I just had it refretted.
It sounds like an OLD guitar, very different from new ones in the shop. Previous owner obviously played it a lot. When I got it, someone upgraded tuners to waverly. There is a highlander pickup installed. Truss rod is very hard to turn but works. A real player.
Quote from: pcmancini on November 13, 2011, 09:27:53 AM
I do not but it is at the very top of my wish list. It seems to be getting more attention as a very nice player.
I hear you pc, it was at the top of mine for a very long time too. :wink:
Quote from: frankhond on November 13, 2011, 01:17:55 PM
Mine is 16 years old and I just had it refretted.
It sounds like an OLD guitar, very different from new ones in the shop. Previous owner obviously played it a lot. When I got it, someone upgraded tuners to waverly. There is a highlander pickup installed. Truss rod is very hard to turn but works. A real player.
frankhond, mine is 5 years old now, I must admit Ive still gotta play it alot more to get that "ol' timey' sound.... :bowdown:
Cheers, Scott.
I don't own one never have but a friend had one I it was one of the 5 or 6 Martins I would like to own.I've worked on a few and everyone has been a good player with a really nice tone.
I don't have an OM-21. But I do have an OM-21 Special. Special it is. It has a rich warm tone and looks fantastic.
For the money, the OM-21 is probably one of the best values in the Martin Lineup and is a nice alternative to the 28 series for someone who wants a low cost rosewood guitar from Martin.
I chose an OM-35 over the OM-21 because I had a little extra cash left over following my Larrivee 12 string purchase and I prefer the look, sound and feel of the 35 series. At the time, I thought it filled a nice gap between the 21 and the 42 series.
Got one. Love it to death. Huge balanced sound for it's size. :+1:
I wish, I wish, I wish.
Thought long and hard about one (or a Special w/o the tint) before getting my SCGC OM/PW, but went with the OM/PW. Played an OM-21 a few months back and it was fantastic. I think it would fit in nicely with my OM/PW and my OM-03R. All three have a different sound and I love the OM size.
got to love them. I have one myself, and I will never part with it. Although they have the new Martin's OM-21, but there is nothing that makes me want to spend as much. Now, off to the D-28 Sunbirst...
It's lovely guitar Obe-wan, I think the newer model would be something I'd consider in the near future also.
I don't have one in my stable yet, but I do own a OM-28V, OMJM and a 00-18V
How do you like the 00-18V
Quote from: mg21sp on February 16, 2012, 03:38:18 AM
How do you like the 00-18V
Beautiful, lots of volume for a small git, especially in the strumming, travis picking department, not as loud as my OM-28V but it sure holds itself up there. Beautiful in the finger picking department. The 'V' neck is also great not so noticeable and chunky in your hands.
Nice Martin tone, great for blues, something I found lacking in Larrivees.
I've only played one OM21, about four years ago, at a local shop.
Maybe it was too new, maybe it had old strings, I really don't know, but I was underwhelmed. Something lacking in the one I played.
Quote from: steam-powered on February 18, 2012, 11:02:03 AM
I've only played one OM21, about four years ago, at a local shop.
Maybe it was too new, maybe it had old strings, I really don't know, but I was underwhelmed. Something lacking in the one I played.
You get that in all guitars, some good some bad, thats why it's always wise to try before you buy
I have played lots of them in shops. The new ones are somewhat uneven. Often they sound a little thin. But the used ones almost always sound great.
But that goes for most guitars...
Quote from: frankhond on February 19, 2012, 09:59:02 AM
I have played lots of them in shops. The new ones are somewhat uneven. Often they sound a little thin. But the used ones almost always sound great.
But that goes for most guitars...
Played 4 of them myself before I found "The One"..... :drool:
Cheers, Scott.
I have a OM-21 Special too and I'm in love with her.
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Niiice Braxton, awesome guitars, thats why they were named 'Special', shame they have been deleted from the Martin production line.
Quote from: fongie on February 21, 2012, 03:11:04 AM
Niiice Braxton, awesome guitars, thats why they were named 'Special', shame they have been deleted from the Martin production line.
Thanks fongie.
Yep, I could not believe they did that.
I too love my OM-21 Special. I like the appointments, the string spacing, the playability, and especially the sound.
It's the guitar I've been looking for - for a long time. And I finally found her.
Oh yes, she is a good one.
I feel lucky and rich indeed.
Good to see Fongie is back. :thumb
Quote from: carruth on March 07, 2012, 02:52:42 PM
Good to see Fongie is back. :thumb
Hello Peter, it has been a long time, nice to be back. Still playing your CD. :thumb
Quote from: obe-wan on November 13, 2011, 02:06:12 AM
Danny? tell me you've still got it :guitar????
Sorry Scott I had missed this thread. Yes I still have my 1993 OM-21. It has a wider spacing at the nut and saddle than the standard OM-21, really closer to the special, but with standard appointments. Don't know why, but I like it.
And I've never heard a better one than mine. (I'm sure some equal ones are out there though.)
I've had my OM-21 for better than two and a half years and haven't thought seriously about another guitar since getting it.
Bill
Of all the Martins I've played its the one I really like. :smile:
Put mine up for sale :blush:, along with three other guitars. The OM-21 is the one I have had the longest of my current "rotation" guitars.
Quote from: dependan on March 16, 2012, 05:14:23 PM
Put mine up for sale :blush:, along with three other guitars. The OM-21 is the one I have had the longest of my current "rotation" guitars.
Its still in your signature, does that mean you still have it mate? :nice guitar:
Cheers, Scott.
Quote from: obe-wan on April 15, 2012, 09:47:10 AM
Its still in your signature, does that mean you still have it mate? :nice guitar:
Cheers, Scott.
I do still have it.We are selling our house and too much is going on.So I took it off the market.
Have you tried the new 2012 OM-21? If I had not purchased my new OM-28V, I think I would have considered one of these myself.
That is great Fongie. Got a new CD out. If you email me your postal address will send you a copy