Overview of Martin Guitars

Have you found the perfect guitar for your self or are you still window shopping? If you are still looking for one then here’s an insight into a company that has made some of the finest acoustic and classic guitars of all time.

The Martin Guitar Company has been making some of the finest guitars in the world for over a century and a half. Each generation in the Martin Guitar Company has brought with itself new and evolutionary concepts and creative designs to enhance guitar playing and make it a worthwhile experience.

Martin guitars have had a colorful and eventful history as the company strived to adapt itself to a changing market and requirements and did it ever so successfully. Changes in product design, manufacturing methods as well as distribution systems were handled extremely well and even today the Martin Guitar Company has very few competitors. In spite of these changes in the market, C. F. Martin always stuck to their initial commitment to quality.

The Martin Guitar Company is considered as one of America’s most famous guitar design and manufacturing company and it was founded in Markneukirchen, Germany on January 31, 1796. Till date, the Martin Guitar Company has sold more than 1 million guitars worldwide. The different categories of Martin guitars offered by the company include:

· Limited and special editions

· Standard series

· Vintage series

· Golden era marquis

· 15 series

· 16 series

· Road series

· Authentic

· X series

· Little Martin

· Ukulele

· Backpacker

· Custom artist series

One of the most popular series is the limited edition series, which consists of Kingston Trio, mark Knopfler, Hippie, Robbie Robertson, Peter Frampton, Felix III, OM Negative, Ritchie Sambora, Travis Tritt etc.

In their own words, the Martin Guitar Company says, “Our traditional models are built with premium solid tonewoods – such as rosewood, mahogany, koa, ebony and spruce – as well as exotic varieties within these species in limited quantities. Many of these instruments include one-of-a-kind designs and highly faithful replicas of classic Martin models and require a great deal of hand craftsmanship.”

The price tag of Martin guitars effective 2007 for some of the models are as follows:

Guitar	Price
HD E Elliot Easton Quilted Mahogany	$5,399
D-100 Deluxe Brazilian Rosewood* 50	$ 109,999
Richie Sambora Madagascar Rosewood 200	$7,199
Golden Era Sunburst Mahogany	$4,349
Ditson Dreadnaught 111 Mahogany	$ 6,499
Johnny Cash Rosewood	$ 5,499
John Mayer Rosewood	$3,999
Flamed Maple	$4,649
D-18V Mahogany	$3,199
DC-16RE Aura Rosewood	$2,999
D-16GT Mahogany	$1,399

One of the salient points is that Martin guitars are also custom built. You can order a one of a king Martin guitar that you have always dreamt of owning through the Martin Custom Shop. According to the Martin Guitar Company, anything is possible and dreams certainly are. There mission is to use every resource possible to make that happen for you. You can choose from spectacular pearl-bound guitar models to simple and elegant contemporary or traditional guitar models. You can add your unique touch to it and make it extremely intimate or personal.

The Martin Guitar Company believes that choosing a guitar is an extremely personal affair and hence they craft their acoustic guitars in such a way that you get the highest quality, excellence and innovation. The martin guitar is made from the finest raw materials and crafted to perfection by highly skilled people. Most of the Martin guitars are handmade. But there is much more that goes into making a Martin Guitar: the entire concept is to make the guitar feel smooth and sound great the moment you hold it in your hand.

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