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I bought this guitar a little over a month ago. Guitar was in perfect playing condition right out of box. Usually first thing I do is change the strings as soon as I open. But I noticed they were very bright and had no sign of aging. Good thing I didn’t because the lifespan 2.0 strings it comes with are amazing. After 40 plus hours of playing strings still had no dirt or grime on them. I always thought all strings are the same. Probably got 3x the life out of these. So once I plugged it in I couldn’t believe how great it sounded. Every little note was so clear and it picks up all the little accents in my playing so well. You can really hear every note so clear. It is an expensive guitar but if you are a serious player and want the best you will not be disappointed with this guitar. The fishman pickup is great. So much tone. Unplugged sounds great too. Also I wasn’t crazy about how they put the electronics in sound hole. But now I kind of like it now they’re hidden and keeps it looking more natural. They’re in there pretty deep so you won’t hit them when playing. I am familiar with the Grover open back tuners also. They are great very smooth and hold in tune excellent. I must mention I chose this one for the neck profile also the modified low oval is easier on the hands then the performing artist neck. I got the low oval on my 00015M both are great guitars but I needed one with a cutaway and acoustic-electric.

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I have had my Martin GPC-16E for a year now and I can say that it is really one sweet guitar. I have always wanted a Martin for the last 30 years of my life but they were always just too rich for my blood. I have been buying from zZounds for a few years now and I was actually able to afford to buy my first Martin thanks to their payment plans. After a year of being played 2-3 hours daily my GPC-16E still does not need to be setup yet. They put all their guitars on the PLEK machine at Martin, and mine was setup with low action and it did not and still does not buzz on one any fret on the guitar. It was setup perfectly for me out of the box and it is still holding rigid after a full year of play. The tuners on this guitar are the best, I can tune mine and honestly I can play it a couple hours and only have to maybe adjust the G string once, the other strings hold tune perfectly after a couple hours of play. If you are thinking about purchasing a new acoustic guitar this one is a winner! My only complaint is for $1,749 it did not come with a hard case, that is just kinda' cheap to me. (A soft case with this guitar? C'mon Martin) But other than that I will honestly give it a 10/10, it is a nice sounding and smooth playing guitar. Thanks again zZounds, you guys are the best!

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Wow. Love this guitar. The neck is so easy to play. zZounds did a great job. Customers service is top rate. Will continue doing business here.

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