REVIEW MARTIN 000-JR10E SHAWN MENDES & SC-10E
MARTIN ROAD SERIES SHAWN MENDES 000-JR 10-E & SC-10E £875 & £1,375
CONTACT Westside Distribution PHONE 0141 212 0087 WEB www.martinguitar.com
What You Need To Know
1 Who’s Shawn Mendes?
Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter who’s scored multiple Billboard No 1 hits and stands as the youngest male artist to top the Billboard 200 chart with four full-length studio albums. Mendes made it by amassing a huge online following after releasing covers of (among others) Justin Bieber songs.
2 What’s sapele?
While not a truly genetic mahogany species, sapele sits within the broader family of trees and is often called ‘sapele mahogany’. Originating in Tropical Africa it can come in highly figured forms, and is currently not listed as endangered.
3 Has Martin finally produced a bolt-on neck guitar?
Not exactly. Martin calls it a “linear dovetail” joint (not like a Fender neck, which is a lap joint), and the two bolts merely pull the tenon tighter to the body for a better fit and greater sound transfer. It also allows the neck to be quickly detached.
Since Martin is such an established brand with models dating back a century or more, it’s easy to forget that those instruments
