About Me

First Name

Marty

Last Name

Fingerpicking, Flatpicking, Songwriting, Bluegrass, Electric guitar, Blues, Collecting guitars, Discovering new music

Nickname

martygermanmac-com-2

Why I'm Here

1973 Japanese built, Guild Madiera … flame maple back & sides with spruce top;

1987 Gibson Chet Atkins Alpine White CEC classical;

1989 Epiphone Chet Atkins SST Black;

2000 PRS Custom 22 electric w/upgraded 58/15-LT 2016 Pickups;

2003 Fender Elvis acoustic/electric;

2008 Epiphone Chet Atkins SST natural (signed);

2008 Epiphone Chet Atkins CE natural;

2011 Peavey AT200 electric with Seymour-Duncan Pearly Gates and HFS pickups;

2013 Fender Cabornita Thinline Telecaster with Fidelotron pickups

2014 Ibanez AF95 jazz acoustic/electric w/ George Bensen flatwound strings (huge sound improvement!);

2014 Gibson SG Future Tribute red;

2014 Brian May Red Special electric;

2015 Gibson ES-335 Standard semi- hollow-body/electric;

2015 PRS Angelus Custom SE electric/acoustic;

2015 Takamine GD93CE natural acoustic;

2015 Martin OM-28 Custom Shop;

2015 PRS Paul’s Guitar yellow 10 top;

2016 Martin OMC-35E Fishman electro/acoustic w/body sensor system;

2016 Gretsch Jim Dandy acoustic/electric;

2016 Vintage Guitars Jerry Donahue Signature V58JD Telecaster electric;

2017 PRS Reclaimed Wood CE24 semi-hollowbody w/upgraded 2017 58/15-LT pickups;

Fishman Loudbox Mini acoustic amplifier;

Fender CyberTwin 65w x 2 (stereo) tube (12ax7) amplifier (works in stereo w/Amplifier 12 sim, below);

Fender GDEC-3 Thirty Country special edition amplifier;

Fender GDEC-3 amplifier (I love these because they accept SD Cards with backing tracks to play along with!);

Fender Ramparte Pawnshop amplifier;

PRS SE 20 tube amplifier;

Atomic Amplifire-12 (simulates amps, pedals, speakers, etc. so well that you can’t tell which is real and which is the sim!)

200 watt RMS/ 800 watt peak powered, full range 15″ PA;

Electronic drum set … snare, 3-toms, bass, high-hat and crash symbol w/10 set sounds;

Harmonicas!

City

I love the sounds my guitars make and I have a bad case of GAS (Guitar Acquisition Syndrome)!
I've learned to repair and set them up so they sound and play really great, for me.
Some are new and many are old instruments that I've restored, love and play, regularly.
I try to play each of them, every day and they each have their own personality. I am constantly trying new instrument/string combinations. It brings true joy into my life!