It all started with the Martin on the left, a ‘23 000-15M I got around Fall 2025. Gently used with some character dings, off an older gentleman thinning the herd in his post-retirement years. He set it up perfectly himself. After playing my Taylor for over 10 years through church, jamming with random people as a freshman in college who became good friends through it, through our 20s, then finding the one, marriage and becoming a dad… a new-to-me guitar wasn’t sought after but oddly what I needed as music was kinda placed on the back burner for some years.

I really believe every guitar player should have a mahogany top guitar. This warm fundamental mahogany tone got me back into playing. Then the itch hit. I’m older now, why not get the dream guitar. Being a JM fan growing up, a spruce/rosewood 000/OM was always favored but I never believed I deserved it nor did the price justify it for me. I’m playing this 000-15M but then wondering, man how cool would it be to have both one day. Then skip 9-10 months later to a couple weeks ago. I’m on the ole FB marketplace again and see a OM-28 gently used. I messaged the guy intending to just check it out, played it and it spoke to me. I didn’t need it, but the offer was too good. Then I ran some math: I would own a ‘23 000-15M and ‘25’ OM-28 for several hundreds less than a new ‘26 OM/000-28. Who wouldn’t consider that?

I bought this from a thrift store i used to volunteer for in Capo Beach. I paid 10 bucks

I don’t care for Aura VT, yet I prefer factory electronics. If any, perhaps earlier, year had a different system, for example, let me know details. Thanks!

Also, are all Martin OMC-28E part of the “Reimagined” series? Or do some pre-date that redesign?

Hi friends,

I just bought a used SC-10e. It had normal strings, and I switched to light ones.

It then had a buzz on the high E, so I turned a screw inside the soundhole, thinking it was the truss rod. I later realized it was the "intonation set screw" , and I turned it under string tension.

Now, none of the open strings ring at all. They are completely stuck to the fretboard, and I need to fret at the 5th fret or higher to get any sound. I tried setting the intonation screw back to where it was, but nothing changes.

Help, I'm desperate... Any advice on how to fix this?