but I really like the mid range in B, very smooth transformer sound.

@@mengskenon8090 Thanks for your discerning ears and comments. In the next couple of months I should be receiving a newer version of Mic B that will be improved. I’ll be sure to do another comparison video to see if it seems like an improvement or not.

How soon is soon!? Christmas in August! :)

@@bobbybo3458 yes. The holes in my bridge are slotted. My bridge pins are not slotted. Incidentally, I need to make a new video because I’ve switched to a much better way of re-stringing.

@@BoydTimothy I'm sorry, I misspoke. What I should have asked you is do you cut a little extra wood from the ramp that guides the string down into the bridge pin slot? All of the other videos I have watched included that step, and also reaming the bridge pin slots.

I should say cut or saw some wood from the bottom of the string ramp, since the bridge pins are unslotted, the windings on the ball end of the string have room to pass up through the bridge. I hope I'm not confusing you. I'm confusing myself, lol.

The holes are large enough that the ball end easily pass through and then get pushed forward when you put the bridge pins in. The guitar in the video I didn't slot (it came that way), but I've done it on a couple of other guitars. When cutting the slot, I didn't add any extra room for the ball. You want the slot just wide enough for the string to fit through. You push the ball end through the same hole that the bridge pin will go through and then after you move the string into the slot and pull up (to make the ball come in contact with the bottom of the bridge plate, the bridge pin holds it all in place. Am I understanding your question ... and does that make sense? :)

@@PiesAndPasties yeah, I’d like it better with a standard 3-way switch.

@@ukeplaya1 Thanks!

@@Wesquire Wow! Great work! I really need to do some more recording with that 000. It’s a keeper, for sure.

@@BoydTimothy They are both nice, I just prefer the roundness of the OOO; however, that does mean a bit less "Hi-fi" sound while strumming.

Could be. The strings have less tension because of the shorter scale length. If you whack it like you can a dreadnought with medium strings it’ll definitely buzz a little. :)

Just put the answers in the comments. Thanks for asking!

“The High Road” by Tim O’Brien.

Thanks for the comments! My studio is currently torn apart waiting for new carpet, but I’d love to add a follow-up video to this one. I have much better microphones (some DIY KM-84 clones I made) and a good way to stereo mic my guitars. My two guitars featured in this video both ave a 1 3/4” neck and the exact same bridge spacing. You’re right, I ventured out of the norm by using mediums on my 000. My particular 000 handles mediums perfectly. The purpose of my video was to keep as many things consistent as possible and in this case, the woods are the same (both mahogany back and sides and Adirondack tops). For sure, they’d sound a lot less different if I put light gauge strings on the 000 - but then I probably wouldn’t play it as much (personal preference). Haha.

@@BoydTimothy Hi Timothy. Thanks for this nice comparison. 🙏 Just a few moments ago I saw some other videos of you. One where you're comparing this two guitars with a 000-18 and a HD-28V Clone. And one where you compared the Pre-War Mod. D to your former D-18 Authentic 1938. So to my ears all were absolutely stunning and beautiful sounding guitars...at least all the hog ones 😅Is the neck of your own Pre-War Mod. D with its 1 3/4" nutwidth more comfortable to you than the more modern 1 11/16" neck that you had on the Mod. D for temporary loan? Doesn't your own has a 2 5/16" bridge string spacing? Just curious how it works for strumming and flatpicking? Unfortunately there's no Pre-War Dealer here in Germany. Cheers

@@Lutze_en_voyage Thank you! The Pre-War Model D guitar that I ordered and own has a 1 3/4” nut width and 2 3/16” bridge spacing, which is right about what Martin has been doing with their more recent D-18 & D-28 guitars. I find that to be the sweet spot for me. The 2 5/16” bridge spacing, which is normal for vintage spec, feels a bit too much to me. The extra space from the 1 3/4” and 2 3/16” (compared with the 1 11/16” necks) seems to make flat picking a bit easier because you can play more “through” the string and my pick has a little bit more space to move around. I feel like I can flat pick more cleanly with the wider spacing. But, that’s just me. I had to special order the 2 3/16” bridge spacing, but haven’t ever regretted it. Strumming seems to work equally well for me on either width of the necks. I can get by with 1 11/16” fine enough, but I definitely prefer the 1 3/4”.

@@BoydTimothy Thanks Timothy for your reply. Even if neck profiles are a very personal choice I found your descriptions and impressions of your guitar very helpful. 👍 It confirmed me that the combination of 1 3/4" and 2 3/16" would be the perfect choice for me too.. The 2 5/16" always looka a bit wide for me and I feel 2 1/4" bridge spacing is max for me to comfortably strum and flatpick. Good to know that it's possible to combine the two dimensions that your Pre War has. Didn't know because their website just lists 1 11/16" to 2 3/16" or 1 3/4" to 2 5/16". Did you paid extra for these specs? May I ask you what you're doing for a living? Are you a musician? Have a nice day.

@@Lutze_en_voyage The best way to find out if you’d like the spacing of the 1 3/4” nut and 2 3/16” bridge spacing would be to try out one of the modern Martin D-18 guitars. I didn’t pay extra to have them build that neck. It was a custom order and I gave them the specs I wanted on it. Both my D and 000 from them have the same spacing on the neck and bridge. If you put in a custom order and wanted the same neck, you can literally ask them for the same neck they built on mine (Boyd’s Model D) and they’ll know what it is. ;) I’m a software engineer by trade and am lucky to have music be a hobby. Yes, I'm also a musician. Look up the bluegrass band I'm in, Basin & Grange. We just released our first album.

Yep

Awesome! Glad you like it. I haven't really ever made tab before and mostly just play by ear. But I did hear at a recent workshop that transcribing is a great way to learn. My best suggestion is to just try breaking down the melody on your own until you've got something you're satisfied with. The nice thing is this one doesn't really require you to move up the neck. Just stay planted in they key of A near the nut and you should be good to go.

Thanks! I originally had a couple things a little different and there was more of a gap in sound. With my latest "fix" (removing a feedback pad capacitor) I am now guessing it wrong a bunch with a blind test plugin in Logic. Pretty pleased with how the experiment turned out. I think one area where they may differ is in really low frequencies and higher frequencies ... and probably louder sources like drums and maybe brass. But, since none of that is allowed in bluegrass music, I'd say I'm pretty safe. :)

On paper, yes. In practice, I'm getting about 0.5w of power when measuring the 12BH7 with an oscilloscope. The amp is plenty loud for playing inside the house solo though!

Nice work! For sure, most 000 guitars I’ve played have something quite a bit different than dreads. Most of the 15-30yr old Martin 000 guitars (before they recently changed them to thinner and scalloped bracing) don’t sound that great to me. I like what they’ve done in their recent builds and Pre-War’s 000, to me, produces quite an incredible clear tone.

Thanks! Yup, they are great! My favorite tone (at least for clean stuff) is probably the BV-30H, but for weight savings and 95% of the same great tone, the BV-60N wins for me.

@@BoydTimothy for my tastes they are just all-round better speakers.. no compromise on tone, if anything more detailed and articulate sounding in the higher frequencies than ceramics speakers by direct comparison. The lighter weight has meant I've been more adventurous with the size of the cab I put them in, so if anything they sound better!

​@@BoydTimothyhere's my tone using the Mojotone British Neo (plus an 18 Sound 12NMB420) kzbin.info/www/bejne/baPHfJeCjshnrJosi=o_TiTF1-xCvAI3oB

Let's hope it doesn't come to that, but great choice!😄

I guess I haven't paid attention to that yet - or don't play it generally at high volumes. I'll pay attention next time I have that speaker connected. Right now it's in a box because I prefer the other two.

The only issues I get with my Mojotone Neo at high volumes is my band mates telling me to turn down!

Makes a lot of sense. The 000 definitely wins that battle! It's the go-to when you just wanna sit down and relax and play something nice.

so the 000 has evo frets is that right? and from what i read you dont detect much difference in terms of tone etc?

@@rblanks2050 That’s right. I sent my Dreadnought in for a re-fret also and had them change it to EVO fretwire. I’m sure if it were possible to play the same guitar back-to-back with standard vs EVO frets, you could probably notice a very slight difference, but my dread sounds the same to me as before. The EVO fretwire feels a lot smoother and peace of mind knowing I’m likely not to ever develop a buzz because a fret is worn out since they last much longer.

he literally said grab a pencil

Wow, I’ve never had that happen. Maybe that particular set of strings you were using were poorly made? I’ve had really great success with D’Addario EJ17 strings or Martin Lifespan 2.0 Mediums.