Articles tagged: martin-guitars

The Martin guitar Kurt Russell destroyed

"Music time's over": The sad story of the 145-year-old Martin acoustic that Kurt Russell destroyed on Quentin Tarantino's orders

By Will Groves published

NAMM 2024: On display for the first time, this sad pile of wood was a historic 1870s parlor on loan from the Martin Guitar Museum

Eric Clapton demos a Guitar Center exclusive signature Martin D-45

“The first time I saw a Martin, it was like an exotic creature”: Watch Eric Clapton run the rule over his Guitar Center exclusive signature acoustics

By Jonathan Horsley published

Check out the other models in a limited run that celebrates 25 years of Crossroads Guitar Festival – including signature Clapton Strats and a PRS Private Stock Carlos Santana

Martin John Mayer 20th Anniversary Models

Martin officially unveils John Mayer 20th Anniversary acoustics – and a mahogany-topped D-15E and affordable sapele bodied SC-10E-02 joins them too

By Jonathan Horsley published

Mayer's signature acoustic gets a bold new look and goes metal (kind of) on the super-premium $18,499 model, but Martin's quartet of summer releases have something for everyone

John McBride and Matt Swanson

“John, I’ve got this insured for a million dollars. These are the Stradivari of guitar collecting”: Watch Matt Swanson introduce Blackbird Studios’ John McBride to his 1930 Martin OM-45 Deluxe

By Jonathan Horsley published

Made famous by Roy Rogers, with perhaps fewer than 10 known to still exist in the real world, the 1930 Martin OM-45 Deluxe is a true six-string unicorn

Pair of martin guitars side by side

Best Martin guitars: Classic tones for all budgets from the famous acoustic guitar brand

By Richard Blenkinsop published

From old-school legends to models at the forefront of acoustic technology, we look at the best Martin guitars out there

Martin Summer Namm 2022

NAMM 2022: Martin rolls out D-18 and D-28 Authentic 1937s, 000-16 StreetMaster and GPC-13E Burst acoustic guitars

By Jonathan Horsley published

There is something for everyone, from high-end models referencing golden-era acoustics to the distressed 000-16 StreetMaster and a fine cutaway electro for gigging players