Does Martin make a maple guitar?

Does Martin make a maple guitar?

Martin does have a custom shop, and so maple body Martin dreadnoughts can be had from there anytime a player wants one.

Is maple a good guitar wood?

Maple is a very hard type of wood with good tonal qualities and good sustain. Maple is also often used as a top for the guitar body, partly because it is beautiful (think flame or quilted maple tops), and partly because it can give a bright sound that would otherwise be murky.

Do maple guitars sound good?

In addition to its stunning visual appeal, maple is also a highly regarded tonewood. The tone and sound maple instruments produce are unique because the tonewood has amazing strength and is quite dense. The unique curls or strips in the bigleaf maple wood make it visually appealing and desired by instrument builders.

What is more expensive mahogany or maple?

I’m not a builder but I took a quick look and figured maple (which is the norm in maple guitars) is 4-5 times the price of non-figured mahogany (which the norm in mahogany guitars). Just because maple is abundant doesn’t mean figured maple is equally plentiful.

Which wood is harder maple or mahogany?

Hardness. In the competition for density, maple wins out. Maple is a much more densely packed wood that is both heavier and harder than mahogany. Mahogany is not often used in flooring, but is only hard enough for accent woods such as molding and window trim.

Is maple heavy guitar?

Also, due to its density, it’s heavy. It also reflects resonance really well so if a non-vibrating guitar body is your thing then have at it!

What Martin Guitar does Dwight Yoakam?

D-28
The Signature Dreadnought of a Country Legend Few iconic artists have been attached to their instruments the way Dwight Yoakam is to the 1972 D-28 he’s been playing since the beginning of his career.

What acoustic guitar does Dwight Yoakam play?

Self-proclaimed hillbilly-bluegrass flatpicker Yoakam favors the acoustic guitar, and his weapon of choice is a Gibson J-200.

Why are maple guitars so expensive?

Unlike many hardwoods, the most desirable maple is comprised of pale sapwood. That limits the selection to those logs that happen to have thick sapwood. As a result, the higher grades of figured maple can be quite expensive.

What makes a good maple flat-top guitar?

In a good maple flat-top, the effect of maple can be like having an individual volume slider for the treble, middle, and bass register of the guitar. With fewer clashing overtones, it’s easier to lift up your melody over your accompaniment, emphasize some interesting middle movement, or break up your basso ostinato with a dramatic run.

Are maple guitars worth buying?

In conclusion, with all of the new and vintage maple guitars in the world, maple still doesn’t get fully acknowledged for the interesting tonal properties it possesses. Try to get past the appearance and appreciate the value of a body that lets the top get where it’s going with minimal interference.

What is the difference between quartersawn and maple for a guitar?

Most maple guitar back-and-side sets are cut on the slab, which shows off any grain figure to best advantage. This reduces overall stiffness as compared to quartersawn wood, to predictable effect. Personally, I would like to see more plain, quartersawn maple used for guitar construction, boring as that may sound.

What tonewoods did Martin Luther use?

He was using maple for his 5-course Renaissance guitars in the 1600s, and if that doesn’t qualify maple as a traditional tonewood, then I can’t imagine what would. As with mahogany, the term maple is used to refer to more than one species commonly encountered in lutherie, but the range is somewhat narrower.