I HAVE A HUGE MISTAKE IN THIS VIDEO! Collings is privately owned and I was completely misinformed...I'm so sorry to Collings Guitars, I will do better in the future. Sorry again for my mistake.

When you play a Neil Young song with a Martin guitar and this guitar sounds just like Neil's, and yours does, that guitar is an absolute keeper. This particular one sounds amazing. I should disclose I own a very high end Martin D-42 with an Adirondack top, perfect Amazon rosewood back and side, beautiful flamed maple binding throughout, and torch inlay. That girl is my best friend.

I vote you should keep that one!! Sounds amazing!! Much better than your average Martin.

1. Pronounced "gibe", probably German. 2. Sounds like you're getting some string slap. I recommend medium gauge bronze strings on a dread, to get the most sound. I'm sure you have your own preferences. Pretty!

NOOOOO!!!!!! What did your wife say to you when you told her to never say anything like that again?

Perfectly in tune right out of the box? Come on now, tell us when you REALLY opened it for the first time.

I sang Tyler as I watched the video.I was NOT expecting you too also...so I Immediately harmonized, Although I sang the lyrics in order.

I've learned a lot from you about guitars. So much so that I've ordered a Martin Sinker custom shop as a 65th birthday present. To return the favor, I've been a singer for 61 of my 65 years. You have nothing to feel insecure about when it comes to singing. Your voice is right where it needs to be - I can tell from your speaking voice. Sing out and don't hold back. Breathe deeply and let it go - you have a great tenor voice. Look forward to hearing more of it. Best, and Thanks!

Forget about the Martin. Get a Boucher, Froggy Bottom, or Bourgeois instead. For the price that guitar should have Brazilian Rosewood, which boutique shops can get you.

I kind of think of Collings as being like a 3rd party Martin custom shop. My Martin J40 standard arrived from the USA. Like you, I opened it up and it was more or less in tune out of the box! Also, loved to hear you use the expression 'no slouch'. Used a lot by my mother and her generation and mine (I'm 70), but has kind of fallen out of use here in the UK. First time I've heard an American use it! I thought your discussion of Martin and the boutiques was interesting. For me, Martin is still king. The level of quality for such a large producer, the range of models across the range of prices (even leaving aside their budget models, which I believe to be a mistake), and they can still come up, as you show, with guitars that kill the boutiques. I've mentioned elsewhere on your channel that I have a couple of boutique guitars which I love, but at the end of the day my HD 35 is the one I'll be dragging from that burning building.

That first chord out of the box...wow. I have a D-18 and love it, but rosewood sure has a beautiful sound. Thank you, Jeremy, for bringing all this awesome music and info to all of us.

That is a keeper. I still miss the D-18 I had for a few years back in the '70's. You deserve a great guitar. Martin has made great guitars and is clearly making an effort to do something special.

Thank you for going out on the limb and sharing that song with all of us. It absolutely made my day. 🙏

Jeremy... One of these Carpathian top D-42 Custom's showed up at Guitar Center in Clearview, Tx MINT, and being 300 miles away I couldn't go try it out, and knowing zero about Carpathian tops I was reluctent to order it. So, I googled "carpathian tops", read what I could find, and then looked for video reviews. Wasn't expecting anything being as only 50 were made, and found your video. First, I've watched several of your vids in the past and LOVE them. Your enthusiasm and excitement is infectious, as is your sense of humor. Anyway, the D-42 in this vid sounds great. So I went ahead and purchased today based upon your video and when it arrives if it sounds anything like yours, I'll be happy. If not, it's all your fault! LOL! J/K. Loved your singing too... Just go for it. Don't hold back. Emotion is a good thing. So, what was that song you were playing in the intro? I got what little of it that you played down, but need to know the name of it so I can learn the rest of it. :-)

Another great video as always. I just bought my first Martin and love it. Thanks for the honest reviews. So many channels on here that review products can be over critical and not so nice. 👍🏻

Man, such a beautiful looking and sounding guitar! It goes well with your vocal too.

That is a lovely guitar. Listening to you talk about it. You NEED to keep it. It speaks to you. As an old guy who’s owned about 100 guitars, my opinion is you will kick yourself later if you don’t grab it.

That’s a good sounding box Sir, and I love the maple binding, in fact, that’s what I got on both of my Edmonds guitars. That’s some nice EIR too!

Welcome home! Make it happen! Great song and great video.

That is such a gorgeous guitar. Maybe it time to hang on to a Martin. I’ve rarely seen one that had the combination of physical beauty and sound. Thsnk your lucky stars and hang on tight.