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Martin Jr. Series: this new affordable run from the high-end acoustic brand comprises a range of travel-friendly instruments with a regular 24.9" scale. Here the range is pictured against a green background.

Meet the Junior Series, the new small-bodied, travel-friendly full-scale acoustic range from Martin

By Jonathan Horsley published

Need a travel guitar but don't feel short-scale acoustics feel like toys? Apply within. There's also a bass option too

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Eric Clapton sits on a cream sofa and plays one of his new signature Martin acoustics, with the other sitting on a stand beside him

Martin recreates Eric Clapton’s MTV Unplugged acoustic for limited edition 30th anniversary run

By Jonathan Horsley published

These two versions of Slowhand's pre-war 1939 acoustic were announced on his 80th birthday and celebrate the 30th anniversary of his first signature Martin

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Martin X Series Remastered D-X2E Brazilian Natural

“A Martin you can be proud of”: Martin X Series Remastered D-X2E Brazilian Natural review

By Ellie Rogers published

The HPL’s had a glow up, but how do Martin’s latest affordable dreadnoughts sound?

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Martin M-7 Johnny Marr

Johnny Marr says satin finishes have no business being on a guitar neck

By Jonathan Horsley published

Gloss is boss in Marr's book as he reveals his six-string pet peeve

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Mikael Åkerfeldt (left) and Kurt Cobain: Åkerfeldt wears dark make-up and plays a PRS electric guitar onstage with Opeth in 2024; This B/W shot of Kurt Cobain was taken during Nirvana's legendary 1993 performance on MTV Unplugged.

Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt played Kurt Cobain’s “haunted” Martin and says it was nothing special

By Jonathan Horsley published

Åkerfeldt got a chance to play the late Nirvana frontman’s 1953 D-18, aka Grandpa, in a recent visit to the Martin Museum

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Billy Strings wears dark sunglasses as he sits against a wall and plays his new signature Martin D-28 acoustic guitar

NAMM 2025: Bluegrass phenom Billy Strings teams up with Martin for a pair of signature acoustics

By Jonathan Horsley published

One is classically high-end Martin, the other retails at $899 – both are built for pickin' quick

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Joe Bonamassa and Martin 000-45 Brazilian prototype

Martin is giving up the Brazilian rosewood for Joe Bonamassa – blues star teases holy grail acoustic

By Jonathan Horsley published

Martin and JoBo unveiled on a meticulous replica of his 1941 000-45 in November but might this be upstaged by a version with the "ultimate tonewood"?

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Martin 000-45 Joe Bonamassa: This is a stunning replica of the blues superstar's 1941 000-45, a pre-war acoustic with a real story to tell.

Martin brings a unicorn back to life with $19,999 replica of Joe Bonamassa’s 1941 000-45 acoustic

By Jonathan Horsley published

Pre-War mojo off the charts, but you’d better act fast – the blues superstar’s signature acoustic is limited to just 45 instruments

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Martin M-7 Johnny Marr

Martin unveils 7-string Johnny Marr signature acoustic with an an octave G string for added jangle

By Jonathan Horsley published

The M7 Johnny Marr is one seriously cool Grand Auditorium with an East Indian rosewood back and sides, solid spruce on top, and there is a six-string version available too

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The O'ahu HG-28 debuts a new slope-shouldered dreadnought acoustic body shape for Martin

“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

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