It aint Bluegrass without a sweet sounding Martin .

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Well i aint got a Martin, but I do play some bluegrass from time to time.
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I play a Martin D1. But I don't play any blue grass and am not that good. I do a lot of finger picking though!
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I have been playing the guitar at my church for the last few month's. We have a new choir director and we have (after three years) finally built up a live band. I have been meeting with a professional guitar player that the choir director knows to get my skills better (everyone can get better, especially me). Anyhow I was at the professionals house the other day and he has a rocktron banshee talkbox, so I kinda mentioned that I always wanted to give the talkbox a shot, since Peter Frampton did it in the 70s I think everyone who plays guitar at least has thought about it. He says hey man no problem take it home with you, so I did. Kinda cool and was able to do some stuff right away, although talking is harder than I thought. Anyhow sent the guy an email a couple days later thanking him for letting me borrow it and telling him how cool it is. He sends me back an email and says "cool, you can have it" I was kinda blown away, cause the cheapest I have seen them is around $150.00. Long story short, I met with the choir leader today and we tried it out at the church and we will definately be putting in on some songs soon.
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I saw this thread and thought of Greg. I am glad he responded...
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Glad you asked.
But you might not be glad at my answer!

I'm an old rock and roller, raised in country.
I do love bluegrass, but Good Lawd I can't fingerstyle worth a sniff!

I am a flatpicker I suppose.
(Kind of like calling George Lynch or Eddie Van Halen a flatpicker)!
So a shot of one of my weapons of choice is in order:

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Been playing for over 30 years.
If it was a choice between cigars and guitars....
(Ducks)!
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very sharp guitar. I have been playing acoustic for the last 30 years, and bought a MIM Strat to play at church.:-)
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Dead Eye: Awesome guitar. I can definitely see where you put some playing time! :-) I recommend sanding down the fretboard lightly (0000 steel wool, or finer) then coating the whole thing in lemon oil. After it settles for like 10 minutes, wiping off the excess. I usually do this everytime I change out my strings. It keeps the fretboard and frets "healthy"

That being said here is my baby:
Martin DM (Fishman Matrix Infinity put in for stagework)
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Slightly off topic:
Kala CE Concert Uke (made sure to get one with decent electronics)
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I do... :-)

A quick list of just the acoustic guitars (if I don't miss any) are:

Martin D76 (number 0049 of 1,976)
Breedlove AC-SR25 plus
Parkwood 320M w/ iBeam Active
Taylor 114ce
Ovation CC-48

...and a couple others.

The Breedlove is the one I play out with primarily and the Parkwood gets the majority of fingerstyle play.

Here's a video of mine that I used for a contest some time back (on the old site)... a brother here created a name for this song and won some cigars:

http://www.youtube.com/danielballjr#p/u/6/urkfzMwIY48
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With a name like Cygnus X1 I would figure you as a Lifeson flatpicker:-)
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Dead Eye asked to leave the Asylum in 2009, Aldrin, so you won;t be getting any response. :-)
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Hahaha... I had no idea... I just caught up on all that.
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HAHAHA wow. Didn't catch that.

For the record, DBall is an awe inspiring guitarist and we should all check out his videos :-)
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I have seen some...that guy Dan rocks!:-)
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Yamaha I've had since 1972 .... Meloooooow
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Nice martin! I have a DC-16rgte
Image here is my custom Git=Fiddle
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You all are too nice. Thanks!!!
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:-)

Lifeson is difficult to emulate.
Rik Emmett (Triumph) is my favorite for Canadian "flatpickers".

Great all round guitarist!
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:-)
SWEET!

How thick is the cap on that?
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