Musikmesse 2018: Martin unveils limited-edition Black Walnut acoustic guitars

MUSIKMESSE 2018: Martin has announced two new Black Walnut acoustic guitars, the DE Dreadnought and GPCE Grand Performance.

Promising “clear, bright trebles” and “the perfect amount of bass”, the models' tones sit in between rosewood and mahogany.

The limited-edition models feature an Ambertone shaded top and include Fishman’s Matrix VT Enhance electronics.

There’s no word on pricing, availability or additional specs yet - and they’re so new, we can’t even find them on the Martin website yet - but we’ll keep you posted as soon as we hear more...

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Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.