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SOLD  With a Martin 000-42 it’s difficult not to mention the looks before the sound - it really is Martin craftsmanship at it’s best, and one of the most coveted models from Martin's Standard Series. The 45 style Abalone binding and snowflake inlays are really quite...

NEW ARRIVAL  The Martin 000-28 is pretty much the industry standard fingerstyle guitar, found in most recording studios, and played by many of the greats. It’s a Spruce topped 000 guitar with Indian Rosewood back and sides, and at 15 years old has a real maturity to...

SOLD  The D45 holds a place in history as being the most expensive, highly detailed, beautifully over the top dreadnought in Martin’s range. But is it the best sounding Spruce / Rosewood dreadnought….. well it’s pretty damn close. I sat down to play it before writing...

SOLD  The Tenor Guitar was originally developed by C F Martin as a transitional instrument, allowing tenor banjo players to easily switch to more popular guitar tones. The first tenor guitars appeared towards the end of the 1920’s, and they were produced mostly until...

NEW ARRIVAL  This is one of my favourite Martin models, and quite unusual, only made between 1979 - 1989. It's a dreadnought with Spruce top and Koa back and sides. Production ended in 1989 because of Koa’s rarity - it’s only grown in Hawaii and therefore in short...

NEW ARRIVAL  This guitar started life in 1938 as a Martin R-17, an all Mahogany archtop. The top has since been replaced by a Lutz Spruce flat top, with new bracing and tortoise binding. The back, sides, back bracing, neck, fingerboard and tuners are all original from...

NEW ARRIVAL  The D18 is the all American guitar. It’s the sound of Americana, the warm, laid back, melodic sound has been heard on countless recordings, and played by just about anyone who’s anyone. Finding a 60’s example is getting more difficult, so early 70’s...

SOLD  This Custom Shop Martin 0 really is a thing of beauty, using some of the most figured Sinker Mahogany I’ve seen, and as a Custom Shop model the attention to detail is superb. Usually a Custom Shop guitar would feature high end ornamentation and / or a...

SOLD  Martin Custom Shop have produced a very unusual guitar here. As an 0-28 it’s clearly based on a pre 1936 model as it doesn’t have the logo on the headstock, just the Martin stamp on the back. Also the rectangular pyramid bridge and no pickguard would back this...

NEW ARRIVAL  The HD28 is considered to be a step up from a standard D28, with Ebony fingerboard and bridge, scalloped bracing and Herringbone trim. The scalloped bracing make this guitar very lively, the top resonating more than a standard D28. It produces a big...

NEW ARRIVAL  The D18 is American as it gets. It oozes warmth and depth, and has the DNA of the sound of Americana. It’s the classic dreadnought combination of Spruce top and Mahogany back and sides, with no bells or whistles, just classic clean lines - plus a...

NEW ARRIVAL  Over the years, the D28 has become pretty much the industry standard Spruce / Rosewood dreadnought. It’s been played by countless famous musicians, and features on many classic songs. 70’s examples are becoming amongst the most desirable, since prices of...