Martin Custom Shop "J" Jumbo Acoustic Guitar, 28 Style, Adirondack Spruce/Pacific Big Leaf Flamed Maple

How often do you get a shot at something like this Martin Custom Shop 28 Style Jumbo with Adirondack spruce top and Pacific Big Leaf flamed maple back and sides? This large-and-in-charge acoustic from Martin's artisan builders comes together with quality woods and captivating design elements from our Martin-obsessed team here at Russo Music for something unique, compelling, and one-of-a-kind.

Here at Russo Music, we're proud to hold the distinction of being a Martin Custom Shop Expert Dealer. As part of a select group of nationwide Martin Guitar dealers, we're lucky enough to take part in exclusive Martin builds and releases. One of those builds in question is this special "J" Jumbo with hand-selected woods from our team here at Russo Music on one of our trips up to Martin headquarters in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Top-shelf woods and radiant design choices at every turn make this Custom Expert into something to step back and take all in.

This Martin Custom Shop custom build model starts out principally with its imposing jumbo-style body assembled from an Adirondack spruce top and two-piece Pacific Big Leaf flamed maple. This combo of woods – shining brightly both visually and audibly – constitute an expansive and powerful baseline voice. Hand-selected by our team, this model's Pacific Big Leaf flamed maple back and sides exhibit gentle patterned streaking for a detailed aesthetic to impress. These aesthetics continue on with rich Guatemalan rosewood binding wrapping its body's edges for a clean, geometric accent while its voice is bolstered by Golden Era scalloped Adirondack spruce braces in a forward-shifted X-Brace pattern.

The flamed maple continues on with this Martin Custom model through its neck. A two-piece flamed maple neck in a Golden Era Modified Low Oval profile joins this model's body through dovetail neck joint construction with Martin's Modern Adhesive. Its High Performance taper compounds on playability for a slim, smooth feel in the palm that streamlines moves from lower to higher registers. An oiled black ebony fingerboard joins in here with twenty Standard-sized frets with abalone Diamonds and Squares Long inlays for a cool, classy aesthetic.

Maintaining a sturdy playing feel, this Martin Custom model lines up with a shuffle of solid hardware specifications. First, the base of the 25.4" scale is fitted with a Golden Era Modern Belly black ebony bridge with a drop-in compensated bone saddle for a solid transfer of motion string-to-body. Second, a bone nut and Grover nickel tuning machines land at the headstock for smooth stringing. Aesthetically, this jumbo-sized wonder is detailed with Style 28 appointments like a black fiber rosette, Herringbone inlays, and HD Zig Zag back purfling for visual delights on the biggest and smallest scales.

A loud-and-proud marvel from the Martin Custom Shop, this "J" Jumbo has every reason to make itself known.