Sweetwater Selections from the Martin Custom Shop
Looking for a Martin classic with a little something extra? The Martin 0000 Custom acoustic guitar may be just the ticket! This Martin was crafted as part of the NAMM 2024 lineup with an overflow of premium highlights, including a high-altitude Swiss Sitka spruce top and a Guatemalan rosewood fingerboard. A rare 0000 body style adds muscle to Martin’s familiar 000/OM shape with an expanded lower bout pumping up volume and bass response to complement the clarity of bigleaf maple back and sides. Meanwhile, detailing such as Luxe Liquid Metal, paua shell inlays, and a block-style CFM headstock logo combine for an exceptional look that’s begging for display. Beyond looks, key elements fuel vintage-style performance. The sound chamber features forward-shifted X-bracing that’s carved to prewar specs for a Golden Era sound. Don’t delay: this 0000 Custom acoustic guitar is one of a kind, and it’s only available at Sweetwater for a limited time.
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Tempting tonewoods: Swiss spruce, Pacific maple, and more!
The 0000 Custom carries with it tonewoods curated from around the world for a best-in-class sound, plus striking wood grain looks. The 0000 Custom’s top is carved from high-altitude Swiss Sitka spruce to guarantee powerful projection and rapturous overtones that emanate from each string. The back and sides are crafted from Pacific bigleaf maple, which is prized for its stability, resonance, and complex wood grain. Maple is a fitting match for the 0000 Custom’s body style, as its touch-sensitive nature and sonic clarity help you successfully leverage the 0000’s unique power. Lastly, a 2-piece flame maple neck topped with an exquisite Guatemalan rosewood fingerboard finalizes the 0000 Custom, and the fingerboard is laced with paua inlays for unrivaled looks.
Functional luxury from headstock to heel
What sets a Martin Custom Shop apart from a standard Martin? Both deliver incredible acoustic tones, but the Custom Shop features more appointments. Quite a bit more, in fact. Two outstanding touches are the 0000 Custom’s paua shell inlays and a Style 45 rosette. Close inspection of the headstock reveals more paua shell inlays, set into a big leaf maple overlay that frames a throwback block-style logo. Other appointments merge beauty and function, such as a Guatemalan rosewood bridge, Waverly tuners, and high-performance Luxe Liquid Metal bridge pins made from resonance-boosting zirconium to enhance tone.
About Martin Custom Shop
If you’re like us here at Sweetwater and often dream about guitars that may not exist, the Martin Custom Shop is the place to turn for unique limited runs built with care. Each Martin Custom Shop acoustic guitar is built by hand in Nazareth, Penn., by luthiers who match your passion for unique instruments. The Martin Custom Shop builds instruments for iconic players and hobbyists alike, with options ranging from classic tonewoods like rosewood, mahogany, and spruce to stunning figured rarities like koa, flame maple, and Brazilian rosewood. Each Martin Custom Shop guitar is crafted to deliver classic Martin performance, but with satiating extras like custom inlays and premium binding — all tied together by an unparalleled attention to detail.
Martin 0000 Custom Acoustic Guitar Features:
- Gloss-finished Swiss Sitka spruce top ensures stellar volume and projection
- Pacific bigleaf maple back and sides fuel snappy tone and a brisk, bright clarity
- Totally unique Martin Custom Shop 0000 grand auditorium, built in the USA as part of the NAMM 2024 lineup
- Widened 0000 lower bout adds a significant volume and bass to the Martin 000-style sound
- Striking 2-piece flame maple neck with an ornate center strip and a lightweight gloss finish
- 20-fret Guatemalan rosewood fingerboard with gold fret wire, bound in antique white
- Golden Era forward-shifted scalloped Sitka spruce X-bracing maximizes top vibrations and strengthens tone
- Packed with wish list appointments, including paua shell inlays, a Guatemalan rosewood bridge, Luxe Liquid Metal bridge pins, and Waverly tuners
