rodbender
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Just bought this Korean-made Martin D45 copy for cheap and thought I'd share some pics and info. I had trouble finding much info on this brand when it popped up on eBay so I thought I'd share my findings and thoughts for anyone who might stumble across one in the future.
It's all plywood, including the top, and though the back and sides look a bit like Brazilian Rosewood, they're almost certainly Jakaranda, like most other Martin copies from Asia. This one's got a big fat V-shaped neck, very much like a vintage Martin. Blank headstock, oddly enough, which looks a touch too big. Plays reasonably well and sounds about as good as an all plywood guitar can, which is to say not great, but it's a decent beater to have around the house for the $100 I paid for it. Abalone inlays are plastic and not inlayed all that well, but don't really cause issues when fretting notes.
It's all plywood, including the top, and though the back and sides look a bit like Brazilian Rosewood, they're almost certainly Jakaranda, like most other Martin copies from Asia. This one's got a big fat V-shaped neck, very much like a vintage Martin. Blank headstock, oddly enough, which looks a touch too big. Plays reasonably well and sounds about as good as an all plywood guitar can, which is to say not great, but it's a decent beater to have around the house for the $100 I paid for it. Abalone inlays are plastic and not inlayed all that well, but don't really cause issues when fretting notes.
