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Paul McCartney's 1967 Martin D-28
« on: June 26, 2022, 10:21:49 PM »







Paul acquired his D-28 in 1968.  With it, he recorded several songs such as Blackbird, Mother Nature's Son, Two of Us, and Her Majesty.  It was a right-handed model which he strung in reverse.  But he never had the bridge modified to correct the position of the saddle for proper intonation...


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Thus, his D-28 was "reverse-compensated" yet his acoustic guitar accompaniment sounded perfect...


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Today, Paul performs with a left-handed D-28...


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Re: Paul McCartney's 1967 Martin D-28
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2022, 11:08:48 PM »






It was the same with his right-handed Epiphone Texan FT-79  yet his acoustic guitar accompaniment sounded just fine...


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Paul still has and occasionally performs with that guitar today...


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The bridge is original but the saddle had been replaced with a modified saddle to help a bit with intonation.
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Re: Paul McCartney's 1967 Martin D-28
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2022, 11:16:04 PM »
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Paul and Linda   1973

Paul is playing a Gibson Everly Brothers guitar, intoned correctly.  I love this video!
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Re: Paul McCartney's 1967 Martin D-28
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2022, 12:34:21 AM »
Thanks, Hello Goodbye.  That medley video is wonderful in so many ways.
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Re: Paul McCartney's 1967 Martin D-28
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2022, 01:29:50 AM »
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Loco.  We're lucky to have that video.
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