Martin 00018 - before/after 72 hrs Tonerite treatment

Same mic position (maybe a little higher on the second one), same distance, same settings: no eq, slight compression and reverb.
Unfortunately during the 72 hrs I had to cut my fingernails, that's why on the "after" recording the highs are a little brighter :(

[opinionhaver]

I purchased a ToneRite 3G in the summer of 2021 for a 2007 Gibson J-200 that I had purchased new and have been the sole owner of. The guitar was perfect in every way – except the tone. It has enormous bottom end but was lacking in the mid and upper ranges and I wasn’t hearing overtones like I thought I should. The biggest tell regarding the tone issue was that the guitar only sounded great when it had new strings – which is a phenomenon usually reserved for more affordable guitars. $3000+ guitars should still sound good – even when the strings are dead. So, after 2 weeks on the ToneRite, I put new strings on the guitar and it keeps sounding better and better the more I play it. Now it’s big and full and bright just like a J-200 should be. It has a very round and warm sound and I can now hear lots of overtones and nuance in the sound. The closest analogy I can think of is the “presence” knob on a Marshall amp: the guitar sounds like the presence knob has been cranked up. And, most importantly, it still sounds good even with dead strings. Is it all in my head? Maybe – but I’ve been playing guitar a long time and have played and heard lots of acoustic guitars from all price ranges, so my ears have been trained by experience. And to think that, at one point, I was considering selling this guitar – now it’s the furthest thought from my mind.

[garylenius]

Can't say I hear a real difference, but this guitar sounded so fabulous right from the start that I don't see how it could be improved!

[dnauheim]

Transformed it into a warm, rich mature sound, instead of thinnish, boxy and new.

[John-wryo]

The tone right. The sound is round and full, and when played through my i beam, and di box to the pa it is fantastic.

[Dee-fxsm]

To my ears, it sounded a little more mellow afterwards. Most of all, I enjoyed your playing!

[Baci]

I love your picking and guitar much better than Tonerite

[blairpenney]

Nice guitar & playing. From what I could hear in the video, It did sound warmer & more rounded after the Tonerite was used.

[steeping]

You have the finest Jim O'Rourke covers on youtube

[RsqSqr]

Does the rubber pad touches the tip of the guitar. Because i just purchased but the rubber pad is not touching the top of the guitar around 12mm gap. Will the tone rite perform or I have just wasted my money. Anyone help

[grungeblud]

I hear a huge difference. The huge difference is ironically a subtle one.. But its there. It much more resonant and warm afterwards. A whole new level? No. But certainly an improvement.

[YourUncleMorty]

Noticed a big difference but also the mic placement in the photo has changed distance from the guitar

[theID]

i hear a difference but the mic HAS to be in exactly the same spot. all of this was for nothing.

[jd]

You changed the strings too. It's obvious look at then before an after. Lol

[boyan.guitar]

I hear a difference, but I also see the mic isn't positioned the same way. It's closer in the "after", not just higher. So not a good comparison IMHO.

[John-wryo]

I have many guitars . So i choose one a week a gead of a gigs, and let it dig on

[jujubspp]

What do you think you? please? good after for you ? thank you

[gio-uedw]

Grandissimo suono e tocco, che canzone suoni a @1:00 ?

[JimB]

How old is the Martin? I would think that the tonerite is used mostly on new guitars.

[befingered]

No difference. I wasn't considering buying the Tonerite because of where it's made—but had though of building something to do the same thing. Now I won't bother.

[RsqSqr]

Does the rubber pad touches the tip of the guitar. Because i just purchased but the rubber pad is not touching the top of the guitar around 12mm gap. Will the tone rite perform or I have just wasted my money. Anyone help