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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

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

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

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"?

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

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

“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
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