[Musikmesse] 4 new Martin guitars

Martin &Co has updated its 000–18 and OM-28 acoustic guitars and, along with pre-war elements, added more modern features, including the neck shape.

000–18 specifications:

• Solid Sitka spruce top, aged finish
• Solid mahogany back and sides
• Standard X spruce bracing
• Tortoise binding
• Selected hardwood neck, modified low oval / Performing Artist Taper
• Ebony fingerboard with 20 frets and 18-style Abalone inlays
• Neck joint at the 14th fret
• Scale length: 24.9”
• Vintage chrome tuners
• Ebony bridge
• 433 hardshell included
• Pricing: $2899

OM-28 specifications:

• Solid Sitka spruce top, aged finish
• Solid mahogany back and sides
• Standard X spruce bracing
• Ivoroid binding
• Selected hardwood neck, modified low oval / Performing Artist Taper
• Ebony fingerboard with 20 frets and Diamond and Square inlays
• Neck joint at the 14th fret
• Scale length: 25.4”
• Vintage chrome tuners
• Ebony bridge
• 433 hardshell included
• Pricing: $3799

But Martin & Co also introduced at Musikmesse 2014 two new electric-acoustic guitars.

DC Aura GT:

• Dreadnought cutaway design
• Solid Sitka spruce top
• Solid Indian rosewood back and sides
• Hybrid X spruce bracing
• White boltaron binding
• Selected hardwood neck, modified low oval / Performing Artist Taper
• African blackwood fingerboard with 20 frets and pearl hexagon inlays
• Neck joint at the 14th fret
• Scale length: 25.4”
• Vintage chrome tuners
• African blackwood bridge
• Fishman F1 Aura+ pickup/preamp
• Polished Gloss finish
• 345 hardshell included
• Pricing: $2699

GPC Aura GT:

• Grand Performer cutaway design
• Solid Sitka spruce top
• Solid Indian rosewood back and sides
• Hybrid X spruce bracing
• White boltaron binding
• Selected hardwood neck, modified low oval / Performing Artist Taper
• African blackwood fingerboard with 20 frets and pearl hexagon inlays
• Neck joint at the 14th fret
• Scale length: 25.4”
• Vintage chrome tuners
• African blackwood bridge
• Fishman F1 Aura+ pickup/preamp
• Polished Gloss finish
• 345 hardshell included

Pricing: $2699