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“Ideal for players who love the dreadnought tone in a more comfortable size”: Martin debuts all-new body size and salutes Hawaiian influence on steel-string acoustics with the koa-backed O’ahu HG-28
By Jonathan Horsley published
Martin says mahalo to the pioneers of steel-string guitar design with new player-friendly acoustic featuring a slope-shouldered dread-style body with a 000 depth

Martin celebrates David Crosby and the democratic process with the custom art D-11E Rock The Vote
By Jonathan Horsley published
This D-11E Rock The Vote is a six-string civics lesson with an L.R. Baggs M80 soundhole pickup, a dreadnought scale but 000 depth, and artwork by artist Robert Goetzl

"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

“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 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, 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

Best Martin guitars 2025: 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

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
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