NAMM 2021 isn't taking place in the physical realm this year, but you'll find all the hottest January gear launches in our guide to the biggest guitar, amp and pedal releases of 2021 so far.
After announcing a top-shelf pair of David Gilmour signature D-35s and the 00L Earth Guitar – a sustainable strummer inspired by Greta Thunberg's School Strike For Climate movement – Martin has revealed details of its wider acoustic guitar product lineup for 2021.
Heading up the new arrivals is the Grand J-16E 12-string, which boasts a Sitka spruce top with an East Indian rosewood back and sides, scalloped X-bracing for a “beautifully resonant tone that fills the room even when unplugged”, and a high-performance taper neck.
Also arriving in 2021 are two new ziricote-constructed models – the single cutaway GPC-13E and dreadnought-shaped D-13E. Both feature backs and sides crafted of a fine veneer of ziricote, as well as Fishman MX-T electronics systems and soundhole tuners that auto-mute their outputs.
And finally, Martin's distressed-style StreetMaster series is expanding with a new DJR-10E model, a thinner-bodied acoustic with a high-performance neck taper and Fishman Sonitone electronics system.
Price-wise, the Grand J-16E 12-string is set to retail at $2,099, the GPC-13E Ziricote at $1,299, the D-13E Ziricote at $1,249 and the DJR-10E StreetMaster at $699.
For more information, head to Martin Guitars.
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