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CF Martin & Company’s history of symbiotic artist relations has led to multiple iconic signature guitars, including collaborations with such legends as Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills and John Mayer. Ahead of January’s virtual NAMM show, the Nazareth brand announced the addition of David Gilmour to the fold with the release of six-and 12-string David Gilmour Custom Signature D-35 models. Here, we catch up with Martin’s vice president of product Fred Greene to find out more.

Bringing a new signature model into being is a demanding process, especially during a pandemic. How is Martin meeting the challenges of the current climate?

“Well, it’s definitely a brave new world. That said, we recognise that this is the reality we’re in today and this is what we have to do and how we have to do it. There are a handful of iconic Martin artists who we have not had the opportunity to work with directly to create a signature model – David Gilmour was at the top of that list. We had no expectations but Westside, our UK distributor, had been working it for a while, trying to find