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Topic: Marlen! I had no idea! |
Andrew Goulet
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Posted 28 Jul 2020 7:08 pm
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I recently bought an S12 Marlen from K. Maul (which was an amazingly synchronous deal, by the way! Fantastic fellow) And I have to say, the tone on this guitar is outstanding. It's rich and clear, and the high strings are transparent and smooth as glass. Coming from a decade of only playing Fender (which I love dearly), this is a huge and welcome change. In addition to that, the guitar seems incredibly rock solid in the tuning K set up. The pull release tuning ritual is definitely an adjustment, but it all makes sense to me. I'm just so excited about this guitar. With the extended E9, I can actually use it in place of an acoustic guitar for my solo children's music gigs. Such a bonus! I can consolidate my musical energy into the instrument I truly love and introduce kids to the instrument as well. |
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Tucker Jackson
From: Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 28 Jul 2020 7:33 pm Re: Marlen! I had no idea!
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Welcome to the Marlen fold, Andrew.
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I can consolidate my musical energy into the instrument I truly love and introduce kids to the instrument as well. |
Those children are going to be every bit as confused by a steel guitar as the people at my hipster gigs. You'll spend all your time giving tours. There are worse things... |
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Brett Lanier
From: Hermitage, TN
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Posted 28 Jul 2020 8:41 pm
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That's awesome. I started on a Fender too, but then had a bunch of more modern steels. When I got my Marlen, it felt like I got back a little of that guitar-like tone that the Fender had. |
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