11 BEST Martin Guitars You Can Still Get Today Acoustic Tuesday 269

Most beautiful Hockey Jersey in NHL. Greetings from Montreal...

My goodness, hearing the O17 immediately gave me goosebumps!

I have a 1971 custom detailed by Martin, D-35 with a satin finish and one strip of de-stressing relief, shored up by the factory... it's stunning!

Standard Series D-28 for me. It’s my “holy grail” guitar.

Dammit, I was eyeing a CEO-7. After this video they will be even more sought after..

D-35

LX? You’re right. I wouldn’t even have thought of that being on the list and I still don’t believe it.

I change my mind
I recently picked up a second hand,8 year old om28
It's Wonderful!!

The truth is you'll never actually get good until you have quality instrument. Bad Guitars encourage bad habits.

I just bought a Martin GPC13E Ziricote Burst. I love it!

Just bought my first Martin 2 weeks ago. HD28 Custom Shop and it has blown me away. Only ever played one other Martin prior a couple years ago.

my favorite is the only martin i ever played or owned that my black smoke dss17 although it had to be returned to dealer for a neck reset

Just got Ceo 7 fricken love it perfect recording guitar

Tony, you're still very young :) Great video !

I thought you were going to say #1 was an OM-42

It’s impossible to boil it down to 11. You left out some obvious ones that should have been there. The D28? Forgive me if I missed it. You got the D-18 right. The D-28’s role in history is unsurpassed. How about Om-28v? I agree on the Om-28 Marquis. D-28 Marquis is another. The D-18 Golden Era and any of the Authentic series. I think withstanding ridiculous humidity levels is really irrelevant. Why not just use a carbon fiber non-guitar? How about any great PreWar guitar. The OM-45? The D45? The Artinger sounds like the strings are right down on the neck. The HD16-R was a good guitar. I had one that UPS destroyed. The D-28 Marquis in Madagascar really beats any other HD-28 that I’ve heard other than maybe some Authentic’s. The 15 series are very nice but I don’t think hog tops are as versatile as spruce. The 0-17 is very similar. The HD-35 guitar is great, as is the HD-45. The CEO-7 is a gem. Another guitar I like is the D-41.

Toshihiko Nakade SS2000.

You can still get all these today??

Woooo proud ceo-7 owner here!

I ordered mine back in 2021 and it finally came in a few weeks ago. I’m a lefty and mine sings beautifully! Played it every day since I’ve gotten it. I had a 0015m years ago but wished I had gotten the ceo7, although the mahogany 15 was amazing too.

Went back and listened again. OM 28 Marquis hands down. Best tone in the crowd.

Interesting list!! I prefer rosewood so out with the CEO 🙂 Based on what I just heard, its a tie between the OM 28 Marquis and the HD 35. I'd have to hear more of the two to pick a winner. (FYI, its a little weird when you refer to yourself in the 3rd person)

I just got a new 000-15M. GR8 guitar. Never had a Martin b4. Now I understand the hype. This thing plays & sounds great.

Two Martin guitars I'm super impressed with is the Road Series D-10E and the D-X2E (HPL with spruce top and mahogany neck). Two really great sounding guitars that retail for $949 and $649 respectively. The D-X2E is pretty high on my list for my next acoustic guitar. I always like your show Tony. So much good information.

D18 Golden Era. Monster guitars. In small bodied guitars I'd likely look for an 18 GE. In rosewood 28 GE or Marquis. I agree that the CEO7 is great. Also, I'd like to see some love for the 12 fret Martins, many of which are great.

Hi Tony, I'm looking for a 12-string acoustic-electric. What I care for most is the deep rich sound. I'm looking at a Fender cut away but the sound is too tinny and it struggles to stay in tune. After seeing your video, I am very impressed with your knowledge, familiarity and expertise ( in addition to your playing skills). And you sold me on Martin, especially given the reasonable prices for the ones you featured. Is there one you would recommend for about $1,000? I am a novice. Thank you very much. Peter

yup luv my ceo-7 ... but made me sad i sold my hd-35 (#2 pic) ... but my goto is my Larrivee ooo-50fsb

If I had my choice, and I could get the wife to let me to buy it, I'd take the Martin OM28 Modern Deluxe. I think your picks were slanted slightly toward smaller, short scale guitars. That's OK. that's what you like. I have an HD28 which is love. I'd like to have a D35 just because I think they're beautiful. The most popular Martin of all was over looked. The standard Martin D28. All that being said, if you want to sell that OM28 Marquis, I'd be interested.

Im glad you showed the nirvana cover Mary did and I been watching you tons lately along with acoustic letter and alamo music, great channels all of you and Tony you are a 1 man Army doing such great work helping people like myself to keep picking up my guitars.. been acoustic player over 25 years and recently finally was able to buy myself a Gibson Hummingbird Original not in a burst but antique natural which i personally love. keep up the amazing content!

I want a CEO so bad but man the price. They are so beautiful. I love the looks of the cherry wood Martin you showed us.

The Martin CEO6 is the Hummingbird like guitar I think.

How do you feel about the D16 Rosewood? What 16 series Martins do you like?

I’m shocked that the Martin LX1E Ed Sheeran signature X guitar wasn’t on this list. Unsubscribing.

D 12 35. D 76. BUILT FOR THE BICENTENNIAL

OMC-35 ties with my OM-28(non-electric) for my favorite guits. Happy tunes, everybody!

My favorite Martin is a Gibson

I have a mint CEO 7...& Can't play anymore

I have completely redefined myself as a player because of my D 35S. After decades of playing classical and jazz on a nylon string guitar, I was able to easily transition to this neck, but it was the sound that hooked me.

My favorite Martin that I've played is the GE D18. I've owned a D18 since 1971 and played many guitars.

Mr. Guitar Guru you are so caught up in Martin guitars that you failed to understand the best guitars ever made, Yairi guitars not made by Alvarez but by the Master himself Sadao Yairi who produced S. Yairi guitars from 1960 through 1980. Are you forgetting the Martin guitar strike which lasted throughout the 1980's and which most if not all master luthiers were fired? That means most Martins purchased in the 80's were made by wanna-be makers. No doubt Martin guitars have a name for themselves but in your view it is the "only" name in guitars. . . Wrong!

I've played and owned several guitars through the years . When I stepped up in quality builds, Martin was my final selection . Having HD28, my advice to anyone buying a guitar would be to go to a sales guy or someone who can pick your guitar at about 25 feet away from you and then you hear what it sounds like. Trust me , this tells what the crowd hears .

I've always avoided trying to "buy expertise" by having gear that exceeded my skill level. Except...took the guitar up at age 65. After practicing for a year diligently and making very slow but steady progress, I purchased a Martin OOO-18. If I waited until I was "good enough", at best, I'd have few years to play it, at worst, I'd never have it. My Martin is not played nearly as well as other Martins, but it's a happy guitar because it's played every day.

Road series?

IMO, The D-18GE is the most wonderful mahogany Martin ever made. I traded 000-18GE for it, also a great Martin, but I love my 000x1AE so much. It’s really my go-to guitar, which is sayin’ somethin’ cuz I have 6 Martins, 5 Taylors and many others.

I've got a Martin MC-28 that I've had since the early 90s. Don't know much about it, but its an amazing instrument. I enjoyed this, thanks!

CEO 7 SOUNDS GOOD TO ME

This dude reminds me of Smooth Mcgroove. Not a bad thing tbh.

If you are a fan of the Ceo7 you might wanna check the all mango ceo9 i believe. After i played that guitar no other one made any sense. I wouldnt ever wanna buy it even if i could afford it because i would stop playing all my other acoustics…

MARTIN HD35 SHOULD BE #1 simply awesome

I’ve got a D-16R from 2004 that I love dearly. I heard they stopped making them as people were choosing to buy them instead of D-28s.