Martin OM-42 Standard Series Acoustic Guitar, Natural w/ Hard Case

Joining in on Martin's refreshed Standard Series, we have the Martin Standard Series OM-42. This guitar, designed for a truly luxurious musical experience, delivers on fine Martin sounds and aesthetics universally. This radiant instrument combines the best of Martin's technical know-how, musical intuition, and reputation for showmanship.

The Martin Standard Series OM-42 is a dazzling piece from the historic brand. This all begins with Martin's 000-14 Fret Auditorium body shape brought together with spruce and East Indian rosewood. The spruce pick, a classic Martin option for their tops, meets with the iconic East Indian rosewood for establishing a musical base that is rich, complex, nuanced, and familiar. This spruce is lined with a special Martin consideration, GE "Golden Era" scalloped spruce braces. Martin's "Golden Era" scalloped spruce braces, normally found in the Modern Deluxe Series, make an considerable impact on the guitar's tonal focus, balance, sustain, and projection.

This experience continues on with a genuine mahogany neck shaped in a Golden Era Modified Low Oval profile. Affixed to the body with Martin's Dovetail Neck Joint construction and bearing a High-Performance taper, this neck plays with comfort and speed for any style of music and any style of player. This neck is joined by an ebony fingerboard inlaid with abalone. Twenty frets bearing Style 45 Snowflake inlays line the rich ebony for an effortless feel across the fingers. The OM-42's playability is matched by the dazzling Snowflake inlays – a lesser-seen style of inlay across today's Martin guitar series.

For players who appreciate the smaller details in a guitar like this, Martin loaded in a host of fine specifications to really tie the whole experience together. At the base of the scale, an ebony Golden Era Modern Belly bridge lands with a drop-in compensated bone saddle. A bone nut and gold open gear tuning machines land at the headstock for stringing stability and accuracy. Aesthetic choices that can be found across this Standard Series entry include an abalone top inlay pattern and rosette. These choices go further with an Aging Toner color treatment to the spruce top, highlighting the abalone inlays. This whole experience is wrapped up in a ply hardshell case.

For fans of high-end Martins and all the showmanship they're known for, this Standard Series OM-42 is a classic example of fine design in motion.

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