Mikael Åkerfeldt has played Cobain’s D-18 and holy grail acoustics from the Martin museum but says his new OM beats the lot

Limited to 74 instruments worldwide, the Opeth frontman's signature model has a truly exquisite three-piece back of Guatemalan rosewood with an East Indian rosewood wedge ...

Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt teams up with Martin for a new signature model that blends tradition with a key, ultra-modern twist

Mixing the old and the new, the front porch and campfire with devil's horns, the limited-edition model is luxurious from top ...
gearpatrol

Now’s Your Chance to Get a Martin Acoustic Guitar on Sale

Currently at Guitar Center, you can save up to 30 percent on a few great Martin acoustic guitars. For the 4th of July Sale, score discounts on classic instruments like the D-18, the D-28, the OMC and ...

Martin Guitar Unveils OM Mikael Åkerfeldt Signature Model

Today at Guitar Summit in Mannheim, Germany, C. F. Martin & Co.® unveiled the OM Mikael Åkerfeldt, a limited-edition acoustic ...
loudwire

Unearthed 150-Year Old Acoustic Guitar Sells to Former Fender CEO

The sale of a rare 150-year-old Martin acoustic guitar worth $15,000, which was discovered by an 85-year-old New Zealand woman in her back room, has been reported by Guitar World. And while the sale ...
American Songwriter

Martin D Jr E StreetLegend Burst Review: Martin Executes Total Refresh of Their Junior Series

Martin’s just launched a total refresh of their Junior Series, featuring solid tonewoods and premium appointments at affordable prices and in compact sizes. Martin Guitars are known for setting the ...
USA Today

Great American factory tours: Martin Guitars in Nazareth, Pa.

NAZARETH, Pa. – German immigrant Christian Friedrich Martin began shaping wood into guitars in Nazareth in 1838. He had come from Saxony to New York City a few years earlier but migrated with his ...