Guitar Tone Tuesday: Ep 223 - Sigma DM-2 - Were These 80s' Martin Imports Any Good?

Guitar Tone Tuesday: Ep 223 - Sigma DM-2 - Were These 80s' Martin Imports Any Good?
Visually Impaired since birth, Lucas Haneman of the LH Express uses his ears and hands to guide him when choosing gear, writing songs and recording parts. Will you agree with his assessment? Haneman gives you experienced tips and tricks, as well as showcasing lesser known gear in this series. Subscribe and follow to let your voice be heard!
The Sigma brand came about in the early 1970s' as a way for the Martin Guitar Company to compete with their competition. At the time there were a number of companies, particularly those in Japan making very good copies of Martin guitars, so Martin created Sigma to do the same thing, but to their own manufacturing specifications.
This particular guitar is a Sigma DM-2, (one of the more popular Sigma offerings from the late 70s' through very early 90s'). The DM-2 is in essence a very budget conscious Martin D-18 copy with laminated mahogany back and sides, rosewood fretboard and bridge, and a spruce top that may be solid or may be laminated depending on who you ask.
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Have you ever spent time with a vintage Sigma guitar? If so what are your thoughts on the brand? Let your voice be heard in the comment section below!
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[@tontrenner]

Hey Lucas, my acoustic journey or rather my revival began about 13 years ago with two Sigmas, a 000MC-15e and a DM1ST (in Johnny Cash black) :D. I later swapped the DM1ST for a used DM12e. This has a great, full, deep, shimmering 12-string sound. And it doesn't even had a belly on the top, which I don't take for granted in this price range. In the years of construction around 2013-14 they also all had rosewood fingerboards. The small mahogany OM is great anyway, and has about 80-90% of the sound quality of a corresponding Martin, but for a tenth of the price. So, I still really like these Sigmas, and especially their workmanship for the price. I've become a real Eastman fan now, but I hold my two Sigmas in high esteem, because they brought me back to the acoustic guitar back then. I'm looking forward to your next videos as always. See you then :)

[@derekhanna4642]

Thanks Lucas, she sounds pretty good. Learned a lesson through this guitar, don't buy a Bridge Dr from that jungle website. You get what you pay for. Hello StewMac.....?

[@mooseymoose]

Some were good, some not so much. Problem with production acoustics is the absolutely insane variability from guitar to guitar. They just couldn't and still really can't voice the instruments to be consistent with the margins they operate under. You just have to play multiples of the same model and find one that's good. This example sounds decent, though i'm not so into dreads as a general rule.

[@theshadowolf1]

It was bought early ninety’s new.