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SKU MRTN-CMFSFG0072

Martin Custom Edition 00 Acoustic Guitar, Ovangkol Back and Sides, African Blackwood Fretboard, Custom Sunburst Finish

$4,099.00
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  • Martin Custom 00
  • 00-14 Fret Slope Shoulder Body Shape
  • Solid Sitka Spruce Top w/ Vintage Tone System (VTS) Premium Treatment
  • Solid Ovangkol Back and Sides
  • Quilted Bubinga Binding
  • Scalloped 1/4" Sitka Top Bracing
  • Select Mahogany Satin Neck
  • African Blackwood Fretboard
  • 1 3/4" Nut Width
  • 25.34" Scale Length
  • 16" Radius | 2 3/16" String Spacing (at saddle)
  • Modified Low Oval w/Performing Artist Taper Neck Shape
  • Ovangkol Headstock Veneer
  • African Blackwood Bridge
  • Grover Nickel V97-18NA StaTite 18:1 Tuners
  • Martin Hardshell Case
  • Serial #: 2186802
  • Insrument Weight: 4 lbs.

Player's Perspective

Martin acoustic guitars have a long and storied history of being some of the best acoustic guitars on the planet. Even better, however, are the special Custom Edition guitars that they come up with! The use of tonewoods on this one creates a guitar that sounds much larger than it looks. We're proud to offer up this Double-0 (00) style acoustic with hand selected ovangkol for the back and sides and an African blackwood fretboard.

Tonally, the ovangkol is sort of like a hybrid of rosewood and mahogany. The natural EQ of the guitar is very balanced and even with a very pleasant high-end that isn't too shrill or piercing and a focused and tight bottom-end that makes the guitar sound big and warm but without being muddy. The 00 body shape tightens up and focuses the bass response even more ending up with some nice and present low-mids. This would be an awesome guitar for recording in the studio too because of how even it sounds across the board.

The playability is absolutely phenomenal on this and the VTS treatment helps you cut through that "break-in" period. By putting the guitar through their Vintage Tone System, Martin pumps out a new acoustic that already has that sound of an acoustic that's seen more than a handful of hours being played and strummed. Acoustic guitars only improve in tone as they vibrate and wear in. This one's going to already be part way there right out of the box.

The solid sitka spruce top on this is loud and projects very well. This guitar sounds like it would be a sound engineer's dream to work with, whether in the studio or live. The sound is warm and round, yet crisp and clear.

Martin's Custom Shop department consists of some of their top luthiers and is a place where all of your acoustic guitar dreams can come true. They sky is the limit for what they can create. For this run of Martin Custom Shop guitars, we here at MusicStoreLive, wanted to create instruments that were aesthetically beautiful to look at, but also were functionally and sonically exceptional. We kept the extra add-on options to a minimum so that we could meld an affordable price point with a unique and highly desirable build that sounds and looks amazing. In this case, we took a traditional 00-15 and outfitted it with hand-selected figured koa back and sides along with a sitka spruce top.

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Martin. This Custom Edition 00 is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty. Photos are of the exact guitar you'll receive.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.