This little Martin HOM-35 is a sweet little gem. Made from Brazilian Rosewood and Sitka Spruce top, this OM has a great voice with apparent overtones and a sweet reverb like quality thanks in part to the Brazilian Rosewood. The HOM-35 model marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Martin OM, and this one is number 21 of the 60 made to commemorate the occasion. We found this guitar to work particularly well for sweet fingerpicking melodies, but jazz oriented pieces sound stellar on this OM as well. We are fortunate enough to have three of these anniversary models in the shop right now and each one has a different voice that brings a little something different to the table. This one is all sweet tones, it’s beautiful.

This is another of the Martin HOM-35 Anniversary models that we have in the shop. Number 16 of 60, it is a little less played in than numbers 21 and 60 and has considerably less play wear. The voice on this one is stellar, with the Brazilian Rosewood and Sitka Spruce having had more than three decades to mature. The results of its age are evident everywhere in its voice, full and rich and capable. While all of the three HOM-35s that we received have powerful voices, we find this one works slightly better for flatpicking and strumming. Come give it a play! You won’t regret it.

Here we have a Martin OM-42 Quilted Maple 2 number 6 of 30. This is the first of its kind that we have seen from Martin, the wood choice truly is unique and stunning. The Quilted Maple used on this guitar is nothing short of fantastic, and Martin and co. took it one step further by staining the wood, bringing forth a truly three dimensional effect. The maple is paired with a tight grained Italian Spruce top. This OM took us all by surprise in the tone department, it is crystal clear and responsive, favoring the fundamental with only a hint of warm overtones. This guitar is a rare collectors piece that not only looks stunning but sounds just the same.

Here we have a rare and collectable bird from the Martin guitar company, a D-28S 12 fret slope shoulder Dreadnought in Brazilian Rosewood and Sitka Spruce. This guitar is all about the tone – it is sweet and rich thanks to the twelve fret neck, while thundering and powerful thanks to the large body size. If you are looking to play intimate fingerstyle passages or you just want to blow peoples hats off, this is the guitar to do it with. And with its perfect set up you’re sure to enjoy every minute of your playing.

There are few guitars suited to the workhorse life like a Martin HD-28. This thing has the tone and the toughness to handle what the road may throw at it. Built from East Indian Rosewood and Sitka Spruce, this guitar has the loud and driving tone to lead a roaring bluegrass band. If you need more volume than this guitar can provide acoustically, then just plug in through the Fishman Matrix pickup and get all the volume you need. This is a great guitar that has had some good years spent on it with many more years left to go.

This here is an incredibly well thought out guitar: a Martin D-18 Authentic made to their 1937 specs, updated with a 1 3/4″ nut and 2 1/4″ string spacing. It has the best of both worlds – vintage tone and modern feel and playability! The notes seem to just leap out of this one, with all the power and control that you would want and expect from a Mahogany and Adirondack (Red) Spruce guitar built to the same specs as one of Martin’s legendary prewar instruments, hide glue, forward shifted bracing, scalloping and all.

It is hard to beat a Martin OM-18 when it comes to an all around kind of guitar. If you want to play blues and rag or even bluegrass, the OM-18 is the guitar to do it on. With its Red Spruce top and Mahogany back and sides this OM has all the power and bark you could want. Dig in to it or play it sweet, you will get exactly what you need out of it every time. Martin has perfected the sunburst, and it stands out here on this guitar. It has the vintage vibe and tone with modern playabiltiy, what more could you want?

The Martin OM-42 is a guitar that normally would need no introduction, but this one has a crisp sweetness about it that demands special attention right from the get go. The classic, time tested combination of Sitka Spruce and East Indian Rosewood yields driving, yet glassy bass and trebles that were just born to carry a melody. And while the 42-style adornments may give it an incredible look, the real value in this one is the voice. It seems to melt into your hands and go exactly where you’re thinking with the least possible effort. Call us soon before it’s gone forever! This is the one you’ll regret not asking about…