Martin

FROM THE NECK down, the Modern Deluxe instruments introduced by Martin this year are endlessly interesting and mark a major step forward for America’s oldest acoustic guitar manufacturer. They’re loaded with forward-minded features, such as torrified tops, titanium truss rods, Liquidmetal bridge pins and carbon-fiber-composite bridge plates, plus copious sophisticated appointments and a standout neck modeled after one from a 1930 Martin Museum piece.

Martin did away with the Vintage Series when it introduced the Modern Deluxe Series, which now resides above the Standard Series (which was “re-imagined” in 2018) and the Authentic Series with