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Martin overhauls its Standard Series for the first time in 7 years in response to player demands
By Matt Owen published
Martin’s workhorse acoustics just got their first refresh since 2018 – and there are three new models to usher in the new era
Monica Barbaro played Joan Baez alongside Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan – and Edward Norton encouraged her to take the 1929 Martin she used onscreen
By Matt Owen published
Barbaro had used a vintage Martin 00-45 during her performance as the folk legend
Why today’s guitars are performing better than ever – not that you’d notice from looking at them
By Jamie Dickson published
From Furch’s innovative bolt-on neck joints to Bare Knuckle’s revelatory pickups, we could be living through a new golden age for guitar innovation
The emotional moment Johnny Cash was offered his one-of-a-kind signature acoustic
By Janelle Borg published
Cash was a strong proponent of Martin guitars, playing a whole host of models – but his all-black D-42 signature model is the most iconic
The mod that made Kurt Cobain's $6 million MTV Unplugged Martin one of a kind
By Jackson Maxwell published
According to Nirvana guitar tech Earnie Bailey, Cobain was far from a vintage guitar fiend, and had no qualms with making his already weird D-18E even more unusual
Joe Bonamassa’s “museum-grade” 1941 Martin has been meticulously reissued as a five-figure signature model
By Matt Owen published
Bonamassa purchased the mint condition model in a transaction that saved its former owner’s home – now it’s been reborn as his first Martin signature guitar
Johnny Marr’s Martin M-7 is a seven-string bottles his studio sound into one acoustic
By Matt Owen published
Marr's latest signature model, the M-7 – also available as a regular six-string – features an extra string to provide his trademark jangle
“Continually surprised me with beautiful, unpredictable overtones”: Martin D-28 review
By Matt McCracken published
I get hands-on with arguably the most legendary acoustic guitar of all time. Will it live up to the hype?
How the Martin D-18 and D-28 changed the world – and became the definitive acoustic guitars
By Chris Gill published
Loved by the likes of Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Mark Knopfler and more, these Martin dreadnoughts are arguably the most successful guitar designs in history. Here's everything you need to know about this steel-string icon
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