Firecracker-crisp, proven to be louder than your brother-in-law’s howls at football night, and a smooth playability that adjust on-the-fly: yeah, our latest OM from Martin Keith can show you how it’s done. The curly Honduran Mahogany back and sides is so figured as to put your favorite Maple sets to shame, and a tight-grained Adirondack Spruce top seals the deal. Then, Martin’s adjustable neck pocket takes this guitar to a whole new level: with one twist of an allen wrench (accessible just below the heelcap), you can easily raise or lower the action to suit your playing needs—crank it up a notch for digging in with picks, then coax it down quick and slick for a fingerstyle arrangement in DADGAD.
Keith’s fit and finish more than meets muster, and his aesthetic flair is contemporary without being distracting. Trimmed in Ebony, featuring a zero nut and EVO frets, weighing in at only 4.5lbs: this Keith OM kills it from genre to genre like Manny Pacquiao boxes through title fight after title fight.