The Santa Cruz Guitar Company was founded in 1976 as one of the first ’boutique’ builders, and the versatile OM Orchestra Model has always been popular.
The guitar of choice for blues artist Rory Block, Martin built the now-discontinued OM-28V in two runs – first as the OM-28VR from 1984 to 1990, then as the OM-28V from 1990 to 2014.
During my recent Martin factory tour I was offered my choice of 14 select pre-built Martin Custom Shop guitars, including this Martin 0014F.
The Mahogany-bodied National ResoRocket WB combines the lovely sonority of a wooden body in a Bendaway single-cone instrument to create a unique National guitar.
By the mid 60’s Burns was a dominant name in the UK. The Virginian was the last guitar Jim Burns designed for his company,
Here’s a Martin Custom Shop D-21, built during 2016 that features a spectacular body set of Goncalo Alves or Tigerwood, a South American hardwood found between Mexico and Brazil.
