Which one is better? Yamaha ll36 vs Martin d41

[@6thwatergateplumber]

Yamaha has produced a great guitar. No doubt. They both sounded awesome. I wouldn't care which one I had.

[@shawnsnow6413]

Both sound great. The LL36 is brighter and the Martin has a little more depth especially in the bass. I'll take one of each.

[@jcradical2520]

Sometimes I really like the Yamahas. They sound like a Taylor with more oomph that I find missing in Taylor’s. The Yamahas feel halfway between Taylor and Martin and I think that’s a really good thing.

[@shawnsnow6413]

@@jcradical2520 I would agree with that assessment.

[@40rpt]

With headphones I find the Yamaha much more pleasing. It really has that bell-like quality.

[@guyincognito320]

Smaller shoulders. More pear than square. Less compressed air in the sound. I like L guitars for a more fingerstyle able dreadnought that can still do bluegrass.

[@larryrichards3668]

Tough choice, they both sound great.

[@Joe-m6p6b]

Good presentation, nicely played and great sound. Martin ist more midrange and dry, Yamaha more Juicy and brilliant. I like both.

[@ozarkpipertony8396]

Ill take the Yamaha all day long with much respect for the Martin. In fact I'm looking for the Yamaha LL55 1985 and LL55 D.R Custom and LL45 Custom.

[@dalesearcy5734]

I love both Martin and Yamaha guitars. I have owned several Yamaha guitars over the years and loved them all. My favorite was my L-20A that I played for over 30 years and finally wore it out. I have owned my Martin D-35 for over 40 years. The Yamaha got most of my playing time as I was babying the Martin. I just bought a new Yamaha LL-16D and it is as nice as my old L-20A was. I need to change out the plastic saddle and bridge pins and I will be set for the rest of my life with this one.

[@MarianoPerez]

The matin is warmer, but that yamaha really sinestesia in the higher frequencies. It really comes down to preferences as both are amazing instruments. If you prefer the yamaha, save cash by getting the LL16, which is about 90%+ of the LL36 in terms of sound.

[@dlj1285]

You have to be kidding. The LL26/36/56 are on a whole other level compared to a 16.

[@MarianoPerez]

@dlj1285 calm down, they are all good and I'd say that at that level is more of a sound preference. The ll16, holds really well against its older siblings.

[@dlj1285]

@@MarianoPerez No, your statement is nonsense. I’m calm, just calling you on your uninformed BS. An LL16 is a good guitar for what it is but it does not stand with this guitars. Period.

[@MarianoPerez]

@dlj1285 stop being snobby man. Lol

[@dlj1285]

@@MarianoPerez If you call someone living in reality snobby then so be it. There is a guitar for everyone.

[@renmad0078]

An impressive video thank you a lot 🙏👍😏

[@leerothman7570]

Had 7 Martins over the years. Now a LL-TA and thinking about a LL-36. No question they beat the manufacture quality over Martin let alone the power, clarity and sustain.

[@steveinthethumb6441]

Yamaha has a fuller sound with a deeper bass. Both are good; but Yamaha LL36 edges out the Martin D41.

[@bBersZ]

Each guitars tone compliment's the other and they would sound great playing together, is what I think

[@normanhasler340]

The d41 has more mids. So the martin sounds fuller and with more warmth. But a good tuned D35, e.g. Bridgepins like Neil Young does it, powdered strings not coated, can do the job magnificent for 90-95 percent, too. For 30 percent off pricing, the bling bling from the D41 taken into account.

[@ramspencer5492]

The Yamaha LL36 is a bench guitar, hand built by skilled Luthiers! If I'm not mistaken (yeah I'm not!) the Martin d41 is a factory guitar. There's care taken... But it is assembly line rinse and repeat process....

[@AaronPlowman-qn1px]

Overall the Yamaha but I like the low sounds of rhe Martin better.😊

[@Joe-m6p6b]

Could you kindly do a comparison with the FG-9R with these two guitars?

[@johnrathbun2943]

I can hear the difference between the two. The Martin has a better or more mids to it. But the price difference between the Martin and Yamaha doesn't justify that mid boost.

[@revisionist3824]

Yamaha if sound and quality matters, what else. Brilliant japanese stuff.

[@gregorylumpkin2128]

Yes, somewhat different tone curves between the two, but I think the D41 has just a touch more class in the overall tone and vibe. Yamaha sounds great though, you could go a long way with that guitar, no doubt.

[@stevebernard221]

That Yamaha is super clear. Do it sound like a Martin? NO! Its not built to sound like a Martin. It's built to sound like a Yamaha, and it's a good one.

[@onelchannel9504]

DREAM GUITAR😱

[@deandee8082]

welp, for a $2800 difference, I'll take the yamaha ALL DAY LONG.. being familiar with Yamahas phenomenal luthiers and woodworking expertise having about 20 vintage middle to hi end FG yamahas they only sounds better as they age, most of mine some are +50 years old hold up so well, several do not even need a fret job yet.. of course if you do not slack the strings when sorting the older FG's may be prone to the belly bulge but I have a good fix for that that last another 50 years, using heat and weight only, a natural solution.. many mistook a belly bilge for needing a neck reset, wrong!!! straighten out that belly and she is mint once again, some of my rosewood FG's specially my FG580 sounds just ridiculous in tone resonance and volume comparted to new acoustics, no contest really.. nothing against martin on my end save they are fairly overpriced specially when you consider what you all you get, a name and 1930's technology lol yamaha has always been frugal about what wood choices they purchase, quality over everything else.. storage technology and of course the Japanese are amongst the finest fine wood workers on the rock, $5800 for the martin new or 5800 for the LL36 new ? yea easy choice for me.. they are so similar in tone volume and everything else, I like the feel of the yamaha better as I play yamaha's often.. I do like the feel and playability of the martin as well, no shortcomings there and obviously here in the USA the Martin will retain its value longer I am sure, but that's an artificial retaining as the Yamaha never decreases in performance at all, its just the name and the fact its made in the USA if indeed they still are? II honestly doubt whatever your choose would be here there would be disappointment's, 2 fine acoustics no jokes

[@curtvahle2018]

The Yamaha was very good. The Martin heads and tail above it though. If you have any doubt listen through headphones, clearly better.

[@hoalfred4158]

Yamaha 音比較好及聲音比較爽，Martin 比較厚及沈實！

[@cugir321]

I have a LL-16...it sounds like this LL-36...save the money and buy a LL-16D if you need one. They are very trebly....mine is a cannon....low and high end. Cuts through all the 5 martins at an open jam I go to (including a 11k dollar D-45).....sounds great in a blue grass setting....very hard to tame the treble playing plugged in in a bar that has hard walls and floor...playing by yourself with a mic. Must use a 10 band EQ with my fishman loud amp. 16k is the secret....pull it all the way down and go from there. The 8K slider doesn't get rid of enough of the icy sound. You don't get the stupid piezio they put in my guitar with the LL-36....good luck figuring out how to tame the treble with a K&K type pickup....I would still use the EQ most likely.

[@leraph3904]

martin got better sound but yamaha is also a amazing guitar

[@Benwaldner3298]

Yamaha wins

[@jessehudson7113]

Yes the yamaha sounds great But that martin blew the rice off that yamaha on this compaison

[@RobertoCichetti]

yamaha is better, martin is good but they are not worth the price they ask

[@cugir321]

I believe the D41 sounds better...hate saying that....usually the Martins get their ass kicked by the yamaha's ... especially the japanese ones.

[@younghung6499]

good

[@sircusboy351]

I had an ll-36 I couldn’t get rid of fast enough. It was a great finger style guitar. But once you played with a pick it was lifeless. Took almost 2 years to get rid of it. I warned the future buyer is mostly a finger style player. I have many Yamahas I’m in absolute love with. 2 red label Fg180’s, ll-ta, ls8r. I love Yamaha so much I bought the ll-36 and regretted it so much. Maybe it was a lemon. But this was too much money not to have a great sounding all around player. It and a Koa Taylor K24ce… just lifeless and very quiet. I’ve heard lifeless Martin hd28’s as well. Sad lemons can get through these facilities.

[@deejay.s]

Indeed, I also learned this the hard way. That's why now I only buy guitars that I thoroughly inspect (play) myself regardless of the name on the headstock.

[@sircusboy351]

@@deejay.s i bought a Yamaha fgx800c to add to the collection. Got it a Few weeks ago and it also blows me away every time i hold it. Yeah play something first. know it’s great. Don’t wait years for a guitar to get better. Buy it great.

[@dlj1285]

That is rather shocking to be honest. Those guitar are made to incredibly high standards, are tap tuned, are generally very consistent etc…

[@sircusboy351]

@@dlj1285 it was quieter than a mouse. Had little bass. I had to put extra light strings on it for it to sing better. I just bought an fg9 that sounds great. However it has a green makers mark over an inch long mark on the top that was lacquered over from the factory. Just mind blowing what can pass through these places. I have a Gibson les Paul standard nitro ebony that has had paint missing at the heel straight from the factory. Luckily all i care about is the sound and how it feels. But if you make a high cost instrument and it doesn’t sound good you missed the entire point.

[@dlj1285]

@@sircusboy351 I believe you, I’m just shocked based on what I know about these higher end Yamaha guitars, and my direct experience with them. I own a LL56 and it is mind blowingly good. Wow, that lacquering over marker, I would have refused the guitar full stop. At those prices they need the fit and finish and the sound as far as I’m concerned. My LL56 was absolutely perfect all around. I have a reasonably high end Boucher OM as well. Also mind blowing. I absolutely love these 2 guitars. Boucher really pay attention to the details, probably more then Yamaha even. Makes sense given that they cost a bit more than Yamahas. I’ll definitely keep your experience in mind. Maybe they are slipping a bit now for some reason. I was considering picking up a mahogany FG9 but now I’m not sure I will bother. Perhaps I’ll just go back to Boucher.

[@GemoyMoy-v8q]

Martin is the best

[@kenpark7427]

i had both, you really want to know what differences between them? martin sounds much much better, if you plug in amp, very hard to find superior, but without amp, you will know that. martins sounds more vibe, resonant, sustain and smooth. also price is very different.

[@Marhava2023]

中国のトップブランド製品も比較対象に加えて欲しい。 私の聞く限り、最早、中国製のほうが良い音だと思う。

[@aaronlarsen7447]

I honestly liked the Martin noticeably better, but the Yamaha still sounded great. What's the price difference?

[@Katscript_OCE]

$2800

[@RahulSharma_JaiMataDi]

Always Martin any day 😂

[@myhowiekiki]

I think you get what you pay for.

[@petrosanagnostou1987]

yamaha sounds tiny

[@philipchan6053]

The Martin is overrated.

[@el34glo59]

Lol no. Yamaha is all highs and no depth

[@dlj1285]

Overrated and very inconsistent. You can find good ones but you gotta search.

[@aaronlarsen7447]

@dlj1285 that's a myth made by rivals. Anything in Martin's standard line, is the standard.

[@dlj1285]

@@aaronlarsen7447 uh huh, we’ll that just shows how little experience playing guitars you have. They makes some good ones, don’t get me wrong, but you gotta find them.

[@aaronlarsen7447]

@dlj1285 I owned a Back Packer, a DR, Om 21, d28, d18, D1CE, that was kind of a dud. I have a 00017 and and OM 28. Had Gibsons, Taylors ect. My guitars get used for writing songs. The only thing in the standard series that isn't high end parts solid wood, or hand crafted bone are maybe the bridge pins. They still win awards every year and the artists still love them.

[@vynleshmynle7372]

In 5 years you can sell the Martin for what you paid for it. The Yamaha, not so much.

[@suttisukmek]

Then, I bought LL36 (2nd hand).

[@LerZubkov]

Martin D41 нельзя сравнивать даже с Yamaha fg830. Американцы не умеют делать гитары. Американцы умеют только есть фастфуд в McDonald’s.

[@JRSIM-1]

Yamaha doesn't have any guitars that can even touch Martin's. Case closed. You peoples must be tone deaf. The Yamaha sounds dead, thin, empty.

[@phanhuyduc2395]

I do really think you are the one that tone deaf here😂😂

[@codythedoggo7671]

Yamahas make fantastic guitars

[@dada1952]

If Bert Jansch was alive he would disagree...

[@1deadtoe707]

Yamaha handmade guitars are immaculate. The LL is one of these. if you can't decide, buy a Collings

[@cugir321]

Their mexican guitars suck.

[@ประภาสรวมรส]

Different, real Different.