Austin 2006 Summer NAMM: Martin

July 18th, 2006

Like Taylor, Martin had a smaller booth than normal in Austin. Still, they mangaged to show up with some cool stuff. Because the show was in Texas, they brought a trio of Lone Star State-themed custom guitars. On the left is an HD-28 that was airbushed by Don Oriolo. The two middle shots show a guitar decorated by inlay artist Harvey Leach. I was particulary taken with the way he used the natural color contrast of the wood in the fretboard to create a desert scene. The third Texas themed guitar was painted by our friend Robert Armstrong. The guitar of the far right is the new Buddy Guy Signature Model. And yes, it does have a volume and a tone knob mounted on the top. Whatever Buddy wants, Buddy gets. Martin also announced Signature Models endorsed by Nancy Wilson of Heart, Peter Frampton, Mark Knopfler, David Bromberg, Elliot Easton, Geoff Muldar and Lawrence Juber. They’re also bringing out a replica of Johnny Cash’s black D-35. You can read the story of Cash’s original Black D-35 in the second issue of the Fretboard Journal.-MJS

Entry Filed under: Guitar, Summer NAMM 2006