Are Martin 000 guitars any good?

Yes, the 000 is popular with many iconic players, including Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan and Nick Drake.

What does Martin 000 mean?

000 is Martin's Auditorium size guitar.

What is a Martin 000 guitar good for?

The 000 offers a smaller body size with ample volume that's excellent for fingerstyle playing.

What makes a Martin 000 different to a dreadnought?

Martin 000 body style is smaller and shallower than a dreadnought. It has a tighter 'waist', making for a sound that is more pronounced in the top and bottom but with less mids and slightly less projection than a dreadnought.

What kind of guitar player is a Martin 000 intended for?

We think anybody can play any guitar but it is fair to say that it is mostly fingerstyle and folk players who take to the 000. It has a slightly more intimate feel than a dreadnought or a jumbo and fingerstyle players tend to like this. The sound is more suited to this type of playing too, with lots of good single note definition.

What is meant by 'Sitka Spruce'?

Spruce is the single most popular timber for use in building guitar tops or 'soundboards'. Spruce is the perfect mix of rigidity and flexibility, both of which are important in making a good soundboard. Sitka is a densely wooded area in Alaska. The sitka spruce tree, which grows in many parts of the world, is the largest type of spruce tree and is named after the Alaskan area due to the large number of them found in the State.