Martin Guitars Custom Shop 000-45
A Wooden Ferrari
Wildwoodians, this Custom Shop 000-45 is one of the most opulent acoustics to grace our shelves in recent memory. Sporting all of Martin's top-of-the-line cosmetic appointments and supercharged tonewoods, it feels like the acoustic equivalent of a supercar--a real wooden Ferrari! Decked out in abalone from top to bottom, it looks positively resplendent, and it sounds titanic to boot! It has an Adirondack spruce top, which gives it tremendous projecting power, excellent articulation, and a warm, woody, balanced tone with a strong fundamental. The wild grain Indian rosewood back and sides complete the intoxicating sonic cocktail with deep lows, shimmering highs, and superb overtone presence.
All in all, it sounds robust yet balanced and clear, and its tone works beautifully in a wide variety of musical contexts from strumming to fingerpicking to lead playing. So, while it looks like a McLaren made from a tree, it has the soul of an all-terrain musical vehicle. We have no doubt this magnificent Martin will inspire some intrepid acoustic adventurer to embark on all sorts of exciting fretboard adventures!
Specifications:
Brand | Martin Guitars |
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Model | Custom Shop 000-45 |
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Type | 000-14 Fret |
Top Wood | Solid Premium Adirondack Spruce |
Top Finish | Polished Gloss w/ Aging Toner |
Top Inlay Material | Select Abalone on Perimeter w/Fingerboard Profile |
Bracing | Golden-Era Style, Scalloped 1/4" Adirondack Spruce, Forward-Shifted X-Brace |
Back & Sides Wood | Solid Premium Wild Grain East Indian Rosewood |
Back & Sides Finish | Gloss |
Neck Wood | Mahogany |
Neck Finish | Gloss |
Neck Joint | Dovetail with Mahogany Blocks |
Neck Shape | Modified Low Oval with Standard Taper |
Neck Dimensions | .810 1st - .890 9th |
Fingerboard Material | Ebony |
Fingerboard Inlay | Select Abalone Style-45 Hexagons |
Fingerboard Radius | 16" |
Frets | 20 |
Scale Length | 24.9" |
Width at Nut | 1 3/4" |
Nut Material | Bone |
Binding | Antique White |
Rosette | Select Abalone Style-45 Boltaron |
Bridge | Ebony Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle |
Saddle | Compensated Bone |
Saddle String Spacing | 2 1/4" |
Tuners | Gold Grover V97-18GA StaTite 18:1 w/ Vintage-Style Butterbean Keys |
Pickguard | Faux Tortoise Pattern 4B |
Case | 5-Ply Hardshell |
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