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Have this exact guitar, fantastic! I’ll have to try the heavier gauge strings. Thanks for sharing

oak n the acorn lol

I subscribed right away to your channel as soon as I heard your eloquently expressed passion for guitars as well as your passion for preserving our natural resources. I find your guitar playing style soothing and inspirational. Somehow your style reminds me of John Denver. Images of majestic soaring eagles and the Rocky Mountains came into my head as I heard you playing your guitar. Thank you for a most enjoyable and informative video.

The F stands for Folk not to difficult.

Enjoyed it ! 🎯

Hi ! I enjoyed your video ! I have a Höfner Arizona 5152 6 string.... so can you tell me what years they were made? Thanks! :)

I have Framus texan I have no idea which model exactly because most probably it's a prototype. My father bought it for me for around 60$ as a college graduation gift from his bandmate seven or eight years ago. Inside the soundhole there is no serial number no signature no model number only the letter "P". It also lacks the string bar on the head and some other features I found on other texans. I've written to Framus Museum in Germany and they are not 100% sure but willing to agree that it might be one of the prototypes. Amazing guitar, totally unique sound but now it waits until I have the money to do some restoration work. Due to rough storing conditions string height became super high and at the same time top has sunk.

my parents got me a1968 framus texan 12 string for Christmas that year....IT STILL PLAYS AND SOUNDS MARVELOUSLY //// yes love sports car analogy.

What is the price of a guitar like this

Koa will get a lower bass response in time with a solid top ,back,sides ! Not with an all laminate.🤌

The story of Martin DX1…

Just brought home a 5/196 from my local guitar shop. Such an interesting piece. I went to buy a Silvertone Speed Demon, but couldn't pass up the Framus.

Great video! But the 5/195 is the Western, the 5/196 is the Texan :)

I love my all Koa Yairi. WY1 I think? Or something like it.

Got the F2512 e 12 string and what a joy to play. Bet this is sweet.

I bought a storage auction unit and there was a 490 12 string with the adjustable neck in it and after I got it strung and tuned, the sound that comes from it is awesome. It’s going to be hard to sell. 😂

i have a DX1AE and it sounds beautiful, however, if anyone out there is thinking about buying one, play several, some sound way better than others, i was lucky with mine, as soon as i played it i knew i had to buy it, remember that not all of the same model numbers sound the same.

Nice,this Framus Texan is your favorit guitar.But in the sixties,Framus weren't the best instruments they made.In the seventies, they made much better guitars,to materials and workmanship.I have a Framus,model 75La Jumbo style guitar,Nashville type headstock.George Harrison played such a guitar,after the Beatles. Check out also Klira guutars,especially the ones from the seventies.

Nice playing Ed. Man that guitar still has that Martin sound. I hate to say it but Martin just knows how to do it right. I don't call this an entry level guitar. Some do. But that shouldn't be said just because a guitar is affordable. I just bought 2 of these to gig with. USA made black label and I bought a Mexican made black label. Both solid top spruce. Apparently there are some that are all laminate or they are listed wrong on some sites. I'm a little confused about that. Could be the black labels are solid top and the tan are not, not sure. I'm not saying these are the best on the planet. They are NOT HD-28 quality of sound. But I've played for a living my whole life and can tell you as a gig guitar you would NOT be at any disadvantage using one of these and they sound really good. Mine were the non pre versions, I added a K & K mini' pickup ran to a Presonus channel strip with the upgraded tube where I can compress, EQ and shape the sound going out as to not be totally at the mercy of a sound guy LOL.,using a volume pedal on the floor, and have been gigging with it. The Taylor I'd been using I paid $2500 for and its an amazing guitar. Switching to the Martin I fair easily as well. It's a wonderful instrument.

Fantastic sound. When they were still made in the USA. Got one of these a couple years ago for my Nephew, and just found one for myself.

Where’s the video of you getting your haircut?

Great video! I bought mine brand new the day after my first divorce in 2002. It was around $600 and my first and perhaps last Martin!

Hello sir, my name is Nancy I’m 71, I had back surgery last November. I had a laminectomy and screws 3 in my back . I was on OxyContin for my hospital stay and came home after 4 days. Once I got home I had to stop the OxyContin because it was a bad experience. My situation after 9 months is I have Rheumatoid arthritis and that causes me more pain than my surgery. I’m still in pain management for that and take hydrocodone but not every day. I hope you are doing well but let me know cause I can’t tell how far along you are since the video ❤

Speedy recovery ❤

I think the equivalent of this now is DX2E, specwise. Although the saddle and fretboard is not micarta or richlite, it is katalox I think. And it doesn't have a stratabond neck which was unpopular. But I tell you my guitar stays in tune forever still after 20 years no issues. when I bought my DX1 I went to about 7 shops all over NYC till I found one that was in good condition and set up nice and I had to compliment the luthier. As soon as I picked it up I knew it was coming home with me instantly.

Got my dx1 made in usa with spruce top probably very early 2000's. I wanna say 2004? Play it daily still, top got alot darker and grainy probably from some dry seasons probably. But its never had any problems and still has great intonation. never needed any work done to it I just keep it in a hard case when not playing. I've always jsut cleaned the fret board and neck with the martin polish. Think maybe I will invest in the dr ducks and try to spruce the whole guitar up. the highs even resonate more now then when I first got it to to compliment the boomy bass which really sold me on this thing for my finger picking lol. sweet sound.

This is amazing!

Unbelievably beautiful sound and wonderful playing. What tune is that? ❤

Having had my heart set on either a MArtin D-28 or HD -28 , I headed off to GC with my friend who is a very good player ( I'm a drummer lol ) . He played all of the best ones including a Gibson Dove , The top of the line Taylor , Takanime , Breedlove . We both agreed the DX-1 floor model played and sounded the best . So he asked if there was one in the back . There was and it was in tune hah ha . I Bought that one . Made in Mexico btw . So nice not to have to worry about humidity and babying it .

Been loving this series of videos, keep em coming! Great axe

I got mine in 2007 and was also blown away at first play. Since 2011 I have been making a living busking and gigging pretty much playing it 2 to 3 hours every day and it has proven to be the perfect workhorse. It had a few repairs over the years and it literally now looks like this new street master line that Martin has, but she is still going strong.

I have this guitar and so many videos on the net don't do it justice, this video does.... Typical Martin Sound....👍

This really cool and poetic man is absolutely right in everything he says....he didn't mention the quality of the neck, my guitar almost plays by itself.... I started to play guitar in 1959 and recently I made the list of all the guitars and other instruments that I had since the beginning and even counted those that belonged to my friends or band companions .... today I only have one guitar and it's a DX-1-R .... and I would not trade it for a-ny-thing....!

A lot of instrument builders were based in Markneukirchen including Martin.

I remember when I watched this video about 2009.

Great review. I bought dx1 maybe 15 years ago. When I bought it I couldn't believe how lovely it played. I really was thinking this guitar can compete at a higher level. I couldn't part with it now. Of course there is the top Martins but this is a great guitar if you can pick up.

Wish I could hear him place something other than the same 4 chords 😂

Damn that’s tasty!

I see a man with the capacity to feel over whelming empathy feel sorry for societies that can hardly feel any empathy.

Thank you.

Thank you very much .I hope have a good life. We understood your message completely.,🙏🙏🙏

I recently bought one of these and am really loving it. Initially, it wasn't that great, tone was good but not great and there was a little fret buzz from the 12th to 14th frets. A few days playing changed everything! All trace of the fret buzz disappeared and the tone really began to develop. I suspect that the early issues may have been a result of the guitar sitting in a warehouse for however long with no tension in the strings🤔 It's now the tone cannon that I expected and getting better! My second Guild, but my first acoustic model. I bought a 1979 S-300 solid body, new and at a heavily discounted price in the mid 1980's. That remains the best guitar that I have ever played and I really need to play it more, but I have mainly been concentrating on acoustic in recent years. After all these years, the new Guild only cost £11 more than I paid for the old one😎

Cool. I was a few days ago in Guitar center to visit the guitar tech, and then went to the acoustic room and played the guild f240 and knew immediately I wanted one... Next day i got one on Reverb at a superb low price. Should be arriving soon. And you are correct about the demo's on you tube regarding the f240 guitar...they all sound horrible. However your recording and playing of the guild f240 sound 100 percent better...stellar...and you made the guitar sound like the unique and uncomparable classic that it is...

czcams.com/video/K4pYemga4Cs/video.html !

10 years later and it’s still one of my favorite songs

To be more accurate, 200 series are laminate back and sides. Most are arch backs, but there are some flat back models. 100 series are all solid wood😎

Thank you for putting a spotlight of these brands! This is THE ONLY time I've heard anybody mention Ecko....My cousin had one and what a fine instrument it was too! I have a 1969 Framus Texan. I used to dream about owning a Gibson J45. I'd still love a J45 but lets say I dream about owning one a little less now that I have my Framus.

I have one of those, got in when I was 15 Im 38 now and still have it. Very nice guitar!

What a joy to see a HUMAN BEING with SUCH GENUINE PASSION! THE COOLEST of 😎! CHEERS MAN!!!

I got my dx1 in 2005 and its still fantastic and in great shape.