Martin OOOC 16GTE

[Ed Maier]

I saw one of these on Craigslist for $800, and I've been looking at the
smaller body sized guitars lately. Anybody here own one? This model has
been discontinued by Martin, but their link is still available.
<http://tinyurl.com/3474nl>
I haven't actually viewed or played this particular one yet; curious if
there were any "gotchas" with this model. (The Micarta fretboard is a
non-issue with me.)

Thanks,

Ed Maier

[Joe Jordan]

On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:21:20 GMT, Ed Maier

Post by Ed Maier
I saw one of these on Craigslist for $800, and I've been looking at the
smaller body sized guitars lately. Anybody here own one? This model has
been discontinued by Martin, but their link is still available.
<http://tinyurl.com/3474nl>
I haven't actually viewed or played this particular one yet; curious if
there were any "gotchas" with this model. (The Micarta fretboard is a
non-issue with me.)
Thanks,
Ed Maier

Ed,

I don't own one of these, but I've played several. In my
experience, they are consistently pretty darn good.

I do own a 000-16, without the cutaway, gloss top, or
electronics. I like it a lot, and for a long time it was my
"go to" guitar just sitting around the house because it's
very comfortable, and plays and sounds great.

Be aware that these 16-series 000s are sort of odd ducks for
Martin in that they have a long (25.4") scale and the
fingerboards are 1-11/16" at the nut (i.e., the same specs
as a Dread). 000-18 and higher have short (24.9" scales).
Looked at another way, it's the same thing as an OM, except
the fingerboard width and string spacing.

If the guitar is in good condition, this is a fair price.

Joe
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[Tony Done]

Post by Ed Maier
I saw one of these on Craigslist for $800, and I've been looking at the
smaller body sized guitars lately. Anybody here own one? This model has
been discontinued by Martin, but their link is still available.
<http://tinyurl.com/3474nl>
I haven't actually viewed or played this particular one yet; curious if
there were any "gotchas" with this model. (The Micarta fretboard is a
non-issue with me.)
Thanks,
Ed Maier

I've played a couple of standard 000-16s and like their plain vanilla sound,
which is good for things like fingerstyle acoustic blues. - A nice round
well-balanced tone without much character. By way of comparison I also like
the 000-15, and own a D-16. It there had been a 000-16 around when I bought
the D-16, I would likely have got it instead.

Tony D

[t***@peoplepc.com]

Post by Ed Maier
I saw one of these on Craigslist for $800, and I've been looking at the
smaller body sized guitars lately. Anybody here own one? This model has
been discontinued by Martin, but their link is still available.
<http://tinyurl.com/3474nl>
I haven't actually viewed or played this particular one yet; curious if
there were any "gotchas" with this model. (The Micarta fretboard is a
non-issue with me.)
Thanks,
Ed Maier

they play and sound ok
my friend has one
it had serious finish and electronic issues, and the neck joint slipped,
martin would not warrentte the repairs
it spends alot of time in the case now
I can not speak for the entire output for this model
just the one I have personal experiance with
george

[Misifus]

Like Joe, I have a similar model an OM-16GT, gloss top, but no cutaway,
or electronics, and also discontinued. I also find it becoming my go to
guitar. It's light, comfortable, and it's got a pretty good sound. I
added a K&K mini to it. In all, I'm quite fond of the 16.

-Raf

[Mike Brown]

Post by Ed Maier
I saw one of these on Craigslist for $800, and I've been looking at the
smaller body sized guitars lately. Anybody here own one? This model has
been discontinued by Martin, but their link is still available.
<http://tinyurl.com/3474nl>
I haven't actually viewed or played this particular one yet; curious if
there were any "gotchas" with this model. (The Micarta fretboard is a
non-issue with me.)
Thanks,
Ed Maier

Ed. I have played one in a shop. and thought that it was excellent for
the price (and that isn't a concealed put down). A very comfortable
guitar to play, good tone.

MJRB

[Leonardo]

Post by Mike Brown

Post by Ed Maier
I saw one of these on Craigslist for $800, and I've been looking at
the smaller body sized guitars lately. Anybody here own one? This
model has been discontinued by Martin, but their link is still available.
<http://tinyurl.com/3474nl>
I haven't actually viewed or played this particular one yet; curious
if there were any "gotchas" with this model. (The Micarta fretboard is
a non-issue with me.)
Thanks,
Ed Maier

Ed. I have played one in a shop. and thought that it was excellent for
the price (and that isn't a concealed put down). A very comfortable
guitar to play, good tone.
MJRB

Sure have been a lot of Martin '16s'


current models

000-16GT 000C-16GTE Premium 000C-16RGTE AURA 00C-16DBRE D-16 D-16GT
D-16R DC-16E Premium DC-16GTE Premium DC-16RE AURA DC-16RGTE AURA
J12-16GT JC-16ME AURA JC-16RE AURA JC-16RGTE Premium J12-16GT JC-16ME
AURA JC-16RE AURA JC-16RGTE Premium OMC-16E Maple OMC-16E Premium
OMC-16RE AURA OMC-16RE Premium OMC-16E Maple

discontinued models

000-16RGT
000-16SGT
000-16SRGT
000C-16GTE
000C-16RGTE Premium
000C-16SGTNE
000C-16SRNE
00C-16DB
00C-16FMBUAE
00C-16GTAE
5-16GT
D-16 Lyptus
DC-16E
DC-16GTE
DC-16RE
DC-16RE Premium
DC-16RGTE
DC-16RGTE Premium
JC-16GTE Premium
JC-16WE Premium
MC-16GTE
MC-16GTE Premium
OM-16GT
OMC-16E
OMC-16RE
OMC-16RE Premium
OMC-16WE
SP00C-16AE
SPD-16
SPD-16K
SPD-16K2
SPD-16R
SPD-16W
SPD12-16R
SPJC-16E
SPJC-16RE

[Tony Done]

Post by Leonardo

Post by Mike Brown

Post by Ed Maier
I saw one of these on Craigslist for $800, and I've been looking at the
smaller body sized guitars lately. Anybody here own one? This model has
been discontinued by Martin, but their link is still available.
<http://tinyurl.com/3474nl>
I haven't actually viewed or played this particular one yet; curious if
there were any "gotchas" with this model. (The Micarta fretboard is a
non-issue with me.)
Thanks,
Ed Maier

Ed. I have played one in a shop. and thought that it was excellent for
the price (and that isn't a concealed put down). A very comfortable
guitar to play, good tone.
MJRB

Sure have been a lot of Martin '16s'
current models
000-16GT 000C-16GTE Premium 000C-16RGTE AURA 00C-16DBRE D-16 D-16GT D-16R
DC-16E Premium DC-16GTE Premium DC-16RE AURA DC-16RGTE AURA J12-16GT
JC-16ME AURA JC-16RE AURA JC-16RGTE Premium J12-16GT JC-16ME AURA JC-16RE
AURA JC-16RGTE Premium OMC-16E Maple OMC-16E Premium OMC-16RE AURA
OMC-16RE Premium OMC-16E Maple
discontinued models
000-16RGT
000-16SGT
000-16SRGT
000C-16GTE
000C-16RGTE Premium
000C-16SGTNE
000C-16SRNE
00C-16DB
00C-16FMBUAE
00C-16GTAE
5-16GT
D-16 Lyptus
DC-16E
DC-16GTE
DC-16RE
DC-16RE Premium
DC-16RGTE
DC-16RGTE Premium
JC-16GTE Premium
JC-16WE Premium
MC-16GTE
MC-16GTE Premium
OM-16GT
OMC-16E
OMC-16RE
OMC-16RE Premium
OMC-16WE
SP00C-16AE
SPD-16
SPD-16K
SPD-16K2
SPD-16R
SPD-16W
SPD12-16R
SPJC-16E
SPJC-16RE

That's an interesting statistic, and it doesn't even include special models
built with 16 series technology. This proliferation of models isn't confined
to the 16 series, and it isn't confined to Martin (have you ever tried to
count how many current Fender strats there are?), and I doubt it is confined
to guitars. CFM IV was trained in business, not musical instrument making,
and he seems to have adopted the Japanese approach (all products) of more
models, more sales.

I wonder how a comparable list of the traditionals would look over the same
time span?

Tony D