DTM David Thomas McNaught guitars

[Bringer of Chaos]

I was at a guitar shop this weekend and saw a few David Thomas McNaught guitars. WOW were they incredible looking!! Now I play mostly metal and usually prefer the pointy guitars, but these DTMs really looked like a high quality instrument. The necks were incredible and the action was some of the lowest I have seen.

The prices were ridiculous, but the place I saw them at is usually WAAAAAYYY over priced.

Anyone ever play one of these or have any comments about them? Is there such a thing as a $1,200 DTM or are they all $2k plus? The one I liked at this place was $5k!!!!! NOT!

[vitovanhalen]

Re: DTM David Thomas McNaught guitars

A friend of mine has had one for about three years. He paid a fortune. They are all a fortune. It is a great guitar. Really it's the neck. I wouldn't put out that kind of money for it. He rarely plays it and would never play it out. Unless you're a collector, I don't see the point in owning a guitar that you're not going to really play. You're really paying for alot of cosmetic and detail work. What's it better than?? That's too subjective to say.

[Greg Crowe]

Re: DTM David Thomas McNaught guitars

DTM = Ed Roman......... AVOID!!!!!!!

[straycat]

Re: DTM David Thomas McNaught guitars

I'm with greg on this one. [img]graemlins/brow.gif[/img]

[Newc]

Re: DTM David Thomas McNaught guitars

"David Thomas McNaught" - I guess there's a lot of "David McNaught"s out there building guitars, and he has to add the "Thomas" to be recognized in the crowd? [img]graemlins/eyes.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

Newc

[vitovanhalen]

Re: DTM David Thomas McNaught guitars

sorry double posted

[vitovanhalen]

Re: DTM David Thomas McNaught guitars

My friend (Mcnaught owner) bought it from a dealer in Florida. Roman is simply one dealer for McNaught. I would also suggest staying away from Ed Roman as will every other guitar enthusiast I've heard about.

[data187]

Re: DTM David Thomas McNaught guitars

yup, roman is just a dealer of mcnaughts.
dtm's are truly awesome guitars.

i played a used low end model at a local guitar shop a while ago and they were selling for $950 if i remember correctly. the quality and sound is on par if not better than a prs.

as for the high price, i think it's justified with how resonant and complex the guitar sounds. the tones are so lush, that an average guitar can't produce these sounds. you really need a nice amp to let the great sound come thru.

[Bringer of Chaos]

Re: DTM David Thomas McNaught guitars

Thanks for the responses. The ones I have seen on the internet are waaaayyy out of my price range. I inquired on a USED low numbered one and they wanted $5,000!!!!! It better write songs itself for that kind of money

Oh well I will keep looking maybe I can come across a nice one for a grand or so.

[data187]

Re: DTM David Thomas McNaught guitars

i just realized i put $950 and not $1950.
sorry for the error.

[btx109]

Re: DTM David Thomas McNaught guitars

In the interest of fairness, I want to point out that McNaught is no longer associated with Ed Roman, unless something dramatic has happened recently that I'm unaware of. McNaught indeed began as one of Roman's brands, but he broke away from ER a while back due to all of the unsavory and illicit business practices of ER that we're all familiar with. ER now disses McNaught in the same way he dogs out whomever no longer distributes their product through him, ie PRS. They are no longer associated with one another.

[data187]

Re: DTM David Thomas McNaught guitars

try mcinturff guitars, they come highly recommended on the prs forum and the craftsmanship looks every bit as good as a mcnaught. mcinturff has cheaper models than mcnaughts which you can get used for under $1000.

[MetalMedal II]

Re: DTM David Thomas McNaught guitars

I fully concur with btx109. Please don't equate DTM with Roman. DTM broke away from Roman a while back due to basically Roman being himself. My bud keeps in email contact with McNaught, which is pretty cool since he hasn't bought a guitar from him (...well, yet). From what my friend says, he's a good guy to talk to and potentially deal with, and his work is specactular...the only pitfall is his stuff is expensive!

[danhops]

Re: DTM David Thomas McNaught guitars

Originally posted by data187:
try mcinturff guitars, they come highly recommended on the prs forum and the craftsmanship looks every bit as good as a mcnaught. mcinturff has cheaper models than mcnaughts which you can get used for under $1000.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I love my TCM's very much. Great gutiars, although they are not for everyone.

[The Eristic]

Re: DTM David Thomas McNaught guitars

The McNaught SK1 can be had for around $2300, brand new. They're not all super-expensive. It's just that the dealers like to order the most decked-out and exotic ones, which, of course, command the highest prices. DTM probably has the best necks I've ever played, and his setups are AMAZING. If you like the way shred guitars play, you'll like DTM.

Terry McInturff is my favorite builder, and while his quality is top notch, his guitars are more vintage-based than DTMs. You should give him a look, though, because you may like them. I'd suggest DTM before Terry on this particular forum given the more modern tones and necks found on most of Dave's guitars.