imperialbari
Well-known member
- Joined
- Dec 24, 2010
- Messages
- 123
- Reaction score
- 1
I love the simplicity of the original Martin Backpacker guitar design. Only 7 pieces of wood on the surface:
neck & sides is the same piece
soundboard
back
end-piece
headstock extension
fingerboard
bridge
My sample has steel strings. Doesn’t say much without amplifying, but the pick-ups and the on-board pre-amp are good, so that the amplified sound is full with good sustain.
More or less by accident I found a Martin Backpacker ukulele, which sadly wasn’t for sale for my country:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&n ma=true&item=320859386400&si=2ICLS9Y26ti%252FOp%25 2FUDM0taakZJDU%253D&viewitem=&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
Did they also come in an electrified version?
Are there dealers specializing in these?
Any telling about these instruments would be of interest.
Klaus
neck & sides is the same piece
soundboard
back
end-piece
headstock extension
fingerboard
bridge
My sample has steel strings. Doesn’t say much without amplifying, but the pick-ups and the on-board pre-amp are good, so that the amplified sound is full with good sustain.
More or less by accident I found a Martin Backpacker ukulele, which sadly wasn’t for sale for my country:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&n ma=true&item=320859386400&si=2ICLS9Y26ti%252FOp%25 2FUDM0taakZJDU%253D&viewitem=&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
Did they also come in an electrified version?
Are there dealers specializing in these?
Any telling about these instruments would be of interest.
Klaus