Martin D-28M and D-28 Elvis Presley Guitar
January 17th, 2008
Martin have come out with 2 new guitars both are going to be hot items for collectors. One is a limited edition and the other is a commemorative for Elvis fans.
At Namm 2008 Martin showed off the new acoustics
D-28M ELVIS PRESLEY COMMEMORATIVE LIMITED EDITION (175 total) and D-28 ELVIS PRESLEY COMMEMORATIVE EDITION
While best known for his singing, Elvis’ guitar playing served him well, especially in the early years of his career. His pulsing, rhythmic strumming was featured on many of his early recordings and on stage in the mid-1950s, when Martin was his guitar. He began with a used 000-18 in 1954, but within months had traded it in for a 1942 Martin D-18. The next year he got a 1955 D-28; fitted with a custom-tooled leather cover with his name across, it became perhaps his most recognized acoustic due to the many Elvis concert photos in which it appears. A Martin also was Elvis’ main acoustic at the end of his career. He played a mid-1970s D-28 during his last concert tour and it was the last guitar he played on stage in June of 1977
Limited to just 175 guitars to mark C.F. Martin’s 175th anniversary, the D-28M Elvis Presley Commemorative Limited Edition features rare Madagascar rosewood back and sides, an Adirondack spruce top and Adirondack spruce braces for brilliant, powerful tone. The tooled leather guitar cover made Elvis’ original D-28 instantly recognizable. Therefore the D-28M Elvis Presley Commemorative Limited Edition is outfitted with a tooled leather guitar cover modeled after the original and is delivered in a special oversized vintage Geib style hardshell case to accommodate the guitar and cover.
The unrestricted D-28 Elvis Presley Commemorative Edition features back and sides of East Indian rosewood and a top of Carpathian spruce. The combination of these fine tonewoods produces a responsive guitar with impressive volume, punch and sustain. The D-28 Elvis Presley Commemorative Limited Edition comes sans leather guitar cover with a vintage Geib style hardshell case, but the cover may be ordered at extra cost, an upgrade that also includes the oversized case.