NGD: Martin DJr-10E StreetMaster

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Congratulations!

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Happy NGD Jason. Glad to read that there is nothing you dislike about it, so far.

Iā€™m looking forward to seeing the pictures.

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Happy NGD Jason. I looked this guitar up online and the distressed finish looks pretty cool. Ideal for a ā€˜take anywhereā€™ guitar.

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Happy Neq Guitar day!
Love these like that :smiley:

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D-15s are fine instruments. The most obvious difference is the size. The D-15 is a dreadnought, so itā€™s bigger, and probably louder with richer low end. The DJr-10 is quite a bit smaller, has a shorter scale length, narrower nut, and a different neck taper. Material-wise, theyā€™re both solid wood guitars, but the DJr-10 is sapele and the D-15M is mahogany. Those are (very) similar woods, but mahogany is considered the premium wood of the two. There are other areas where the D-15 has slightly higher quality materials. For example, the D-15 has a bone nut compared to the DJr-10Eā€™s corian nut, and the D-15 has a rosewood bridge compared to the DJr-10Eā€™s Richlite bridge. Same story for the saddle: D-15 has bone, DJr-10E has Tusq.

Mainly due to the size difference, in a head-to-head comparison of tone and volume Iā€™d expect the D-15 to come out on top. But the small size and playability is the big draw for the DJr-10, so itā€™s all about what youā€™re looking for and the right guitar for a given situation or role. For recording, Iā€™d probably almost always pick my OM-35E over the DJr-10E. But for grabbing a guitar to play on the couch while watching TV, or taking to an open mic or jam session Iā€™d pick the DJr-10E.

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Hereā€™s a picture:

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Oooh - thatā€™s beautiful.

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Happy NGD Jason!! Thatā€™s a stunning looking guitar!

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Happy NGD Jason

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Hi Jason,
Happy NGD :sunglasses: :partying_face:
Amazing how it looksā€¦
Greetings

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I posted a couple quick recordings of this guitar on my Learning Log.

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When I recorded with it this afternoon I discovered that Iā€™m not a fan of the pickup. Itā€™s got the quack. Iā€™ve been spoiled by the pickup in the OM-35. Not a deal breaker, of course, but definitely noticeable.

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Thatā€™s sure a nice looking guitar! Happy NGD :slightly_smiling_face:

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Looks fabulous, Jason. As always appreciate the detail info and thoughtfulness in your share.

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Looks and sounds fabulous happy NGD!

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Sweet!!

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Happy NGD Jason!

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Appearance is so very striking. Beautiful guitars need to be played. Thank you JWC for getting us all talking guitar! -R

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Posted up-thread that I was disappointed in the pickup because of the piezo quack. That was quite evident going straight into the interface, but Iā€™ve found that itā€™s much more tolerable through my acoustic amp that adds some processing to the signal. (In this case the processing is EQ and also Bossā€™s ā€œacoustic resonanceā€ circuitry that ā€œadds the natural resonance of an acoustic guitarā€ through electronic wizardry. The ā€œacoustic resonanceā€ makes a big difference.)

Anyway, thatā€™s good news, and goes a long way to addressing my only complaint.

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Another recording of this guitar. This was this eveningā€™s ā€œend of practiceā€ run through as Iā€™m learning this song (itā€™s not the whole song, just parts).

I recorded this by plugging the guitar into the Boss Acoustic Singer Live amp, then taking a line out from that and going into my interface. I mainly wanted to see how the line out from the amp sounded for recording. I added some light EQ and a plate reverb effect in my DAW. You can still tell itā€™s a piezo pickup, and I wouldnā€™t call it great-sounding, but itā€™s not awful-sounding, either. I think it sounds better through the ampā€™s speaker, though.