The Man in Black's Signature Axe!
Johnny Cash's deep baritone voice was instantly recognizable. When he passed away in 2003, country music lost one of its original rebels. Johnny was such a rebel, in fact, that the first black Martin ever produced was built at Johnny's request behind the back of Martin's president C. F. Martin III, as he didn't want a black Martin to be built. C. F. Martin III actually didn't find out that the guitar had been built until he saw Johnny Cash play the black Martin on "Columbo." The D-35 was Johnny's favorite axe, and it accompanied him onstage for nearly 20 years.
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Premiere performance defined by legend
The Johnny Cash D-35 isn't just a collector guitar to be hung on the wall. Since it is a Martin, it plays and sounds as good as it looks. The ebony fingerboard is fitted with abalone stars bordered in mother-of-pearl position markers, and Johnny's signature is inlaid in pearl between the 19th and 20th frets. The interior label is signed by Johnny Cash's son, John Carter Cash, and C.F. Martin IV. This is a Martin that is as distinguished as its original owner. Johnny was a legend in his own time, and this is your chance to own his trusty axe.
Martin D-35 Johnny Cash Acoustic Guitar Features:
- Mahogany blocks / dovetail neck joint construction
- D-14 Fret body size
- Solid spruce top with solid East Indian rosewood back and sides
- Style 45 rosette
- D-Omle Forward Shifted top bracing pattern with scalloped 1/4'' braces
- Hd Zig-Zag back purfling
- Grained Ivoroid endpiece with multiple black/white Boltaron inlay
- Grained Ivoroid binding
- Multiple black/white Boltaron top, back, and side inlays
- Modified low-oval select hardwood neck with a solid black ebony fingerboard with abalone stars bordered in mother-of-pearl inlays
- Bone nut
- 25.4" scale length
- 20 frets
- Polished gloss / Black finish
- Solid black ebony bridge
- Grover 102c tuning machines
- Martin Sp 4200 Medium Phosphor Bronze are the recommended strings
- Black pickguard
- 545e case with black hardware and interior
- Interior label is signed by C.F. Martin IV & John Carter Cash
