Martin Acoustic Guitars

You don�t need to be an experienced player to sense the unmistakable touch and feel of a Martin Guitar. Or to appreciate its responsiveness. In the early 1980s, to satisfy the needs of players�many of whom developed strong interest in acoustic guitars after starting with electrics�Martin began to slim the necks and modify the action to ease playability without sacrificing Martin�s unique responsiveness and clean sound.

Martin has always found that two traditional techniques work best to join the neck to the body. Either a dovetail joint or our patented mortise and tenon joinery. These time-tested methods lock neck and body completely, so more vibration and tone can travel throughout the body. We choose which way to go for each model, depending on its special features.

With a Martin, you are assured of ease of play as well as full intonation all the way up the neck without any loss of tone. Players tell us that their Martins sound and feel as great on the seventh fret as they do on the first�and sound even better in the seventh year than they do the first.