I'm a Collings man for sure - however I do love this little 000-18. I changed the guard, it's a Collings guard BTW, and the tuners to Waverly. The set up was the best on any Martin I've owned and I haven't touched it. It's currently the only Martin in my line up but it's a keeper. Thanks for watching my take on the St. Louie Blues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGJn2VnKDP0

Man, you sure can play. And I wonder how many thousands, or tens of thousands, of American popular songs trace their roots to WC Handy? Like I used to say to my students, if you take the blues out of American music you've got Lawrence Welk. I myself wrote a song that steal about a third of what's in St. Louis Blues. And my wife of 37 years and three months today (but who's counting) was born in St. Louis. I owe that town an unpayable debt.