Namm 2024: Martin New SC-18E & SC-28E guitars

Martin announces new SC-18E & SC-28E models for Namm 2024!

SC-18E

Modern playability and classic looks—the all-new SC-18E pairs technology with timeless style and tone, combining SC innovation and Standard Series appointments. Its patented features include a Sure Align neck system that helps you play all the way up the neck, while the low-profile velocity satin neck barrel fits comfortably in your hand, and an internal soundboard recurve for added bass response. The gloss SC-18E features a spruce top with mahogany back and sides, giving you plenty of volume, bright treble, and punchy midrange for that classic Martin sound. It also features an ebony fingerboard and bridge, nickel open gear tuners, Fishman Aura VT Blend or LR Baggs Anthem electronics, and is strung with LUXE BY MARTIN Kovar strings. The SC-18E comes with a molded hardshell case.

  • Body Size: S 13-Fret Cutaway

  • Top Material: Spruce

  • Bracing Pattern: Tone Tension X Brace

  • Brace Shape: Treble Side Scalloped X with Non-Scalloped Tone Bars Back Material: Mahogany

  • Side Material: Mahogany

  • Neck Material: Select Hardwood

  • Neck Taper: High Performance Taper

  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony

  • Scale Length: 25.4”

  • Number of Frets Total: 20

  • Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4”

  • Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18

  • Back and Side Finish: Gloss

  • Finish Top: Gloss

  • Top Color: Aging Toner

  • Finish Neck: Satin

  • Bridge Material: Ebony

  • Saddle: Compensated Bone

  • Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear

  • Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern

  • Case: Molded Hardshell

  • Electronics: Fishman Aura VT Blend or LR Baggs Anthem

  • Left Handed Availability: No

  • Recommended Strings: Kovar – Light MK12

SC-28E

Modern playability and classic looks—the all-new SC-28E pairs technology with timeless style and tone, combining SC innovation and Standard Series appointments. Its patented features include a Sure Align neck system that helps you play all the way up the neck, while the low-profile velocity satin neck barrel fits comfortably in your hand, and an internal soundboard recurve for added bass response. The gloss SC-28E features a spruce top with resonant East Indian rosewood back and sides, giving you deep bass and rich overtones for that classic Martin sound. It also features an ebony fingerboard and bridge, antique white binding, nickel open gear tuners, Fishman Aura VT Blend or LR Baggs Anthem electronics, and is strung with LUXE BY MARTIN Kovar strings. The SC-28E comes with a molded hardshell case.

  • Body Size: S 13-Fret Cutaway

  • Top Material: Spruce

  • Bracing Pattern: Tone Tension X Brace

  • Brace Shape: Treble Side Scalloped X with Non-Scalloped Tone Bars Back Material: East Indian Rosewood

  • Side Material: East Indian Rosewood

  • Neck Material: Select Hardwood

  • Neck Taper: High Performance Taper

  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony

  • Scale Length: 25.4"

  • Number of Frets Total: 20

  • Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4"

  • Fingerboard Inlay Style: Style 28

  • Back and Side Finish: Gloss

  • Finish Top: Gloss

  • Top Color: Aging Toner

  • Finish Neck: Satin

  • Bridge Material: Ebony

  • Saddle: Compensated Bone

  • Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear

  • Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern

  • Case: Molded Hardshell

  • Electronics: Fishman Aura VT Blend or LR Baggs Anthem

  • Left Handed Availability: No

  • Recommended Strings: Kovar – Light MK12

D-CFM IV 50th Anniversary

Introducing the D-CFM IV 50th Anniversary—a timeless tribute to half a century of dedication, and a special acknowledgement of the company’s 35th year of quality craftsmanship by its talented family of coworkers in Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico. To celebrate, each of these beautiful anniversary instruments proudly displays a signed, numbered label commemorating both Chris Martin IV’s 50 years of service, and the rich lineup of innovations originating in Navojoa. It’s a testament to the artistry and skill that have defined Chris’ tenure. Crafted at Martin’s factory in Navojoa, the guitar features a gloss finish, pommele sapele back and sides, a bearclaw spruce top, and classic “Tree of Life” inlays on the fingerboard and headplate with a matching rosette presented in beautiful Paua pearl. It’s an instrument that promises to inspire and captivate musicians for generations to come, as Martin continues its quest to make quality and innovation as approachable as possible. This guitar is a true collector’s item, with only 50 available worldwide.

  • Body Size: D-14 Fret

  • Top Material: Bearclaw Spruce

  • Bracing Pattern: X Brace

  • Brace Shape: Scalloped

  • Back & Side Material: Pommele Sapele

  • Neck Material: Flamed Mahogany

  • Neck Taper: High Performance Taper Fingerboard Material: Ebony

  • Scale Length: 25.4"

  • Number of Frets Total: 20

  • Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4" Fingerboard Inlay Style: Tree of Life - Navojoa Back and Side

  • Finish: Gloss

  • Finish Top: Gloss

  • Top Color: None

  • Finish Neck: Satin

  • Bridge Material: Ebony

  • Saddle: White Tusq

  • Tuning Machines: Gold Open Gear

  • Pickguard: Faux Tortoise

  • Case: Molded Hardshell

  • Electronics: None

  • Recommended Strings: MA550T

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