The Martin M-36 Acoustic Guitar is a shop favorite. Don't bother with a Custom Shop version, this guitar is perfect as is. The easiest body size to record, slimmer than a dreadnaught, and dressed with tasteful appointments like a bound fingerboard and a 3 piece Rosewood back. This is the new version of the M-36 with 1.75" Nut Width. If you want the comfort and character of Martin's 0000 "M" body style with unrivaled elegance and top-notch appointments, then this guitar is the perfect acoustic for you.
This Martin M-36 Acoustic Guitar features East Indian rosewood back and sides topped with Sitka spruce that gives you outstanding tone and projection — even with the undersized 0000 body style. The acoustic tone of solid spruce and genuine rosewood is now the stuff of legend — balanced, warm, and robust. You'll love the crisp sound of the solid East Indian rosewood back and sides. Topped with solid Sitka spruce which adds rich and mellow overtones, a beautifully crisp high end, and an even midrange.
A jet-black ebony fingerboard with a modified low-profile oval neck shape and high-performance taper feels comfortable and instantly playable in your hands. This Martin M-36 is yet another outstanding acoustic guitar! 1.75" nut width is paired with 25.4" scale length for a taut feel and a LOUD guitar!
Martin performs a factory Plek Fret Dressing during construction and the results are a buzz-free playing experience. This revolutionary machine has been making guitars far more playable than they have ever been and that's why leading manufacturers like Martin and Gibson have been using them for years! And guess what? We have a Plek Machine of our own, on-premises! Watch a video about the Plek Machine process here or check out an in-depth Blog Post with before and after pics here!
The Music Gallery of Highland Park is proud to be an authorized Martin Guitar Dealer. Blending their Vintage Recipes with modern Manufacturing has given guitar players the best guitars Martin can make. These instruments have never been more playable, more consistent, or more righteously priced. Stop but the shop to check out our full inventory of Martin and Martin Custom Shop Acoustic Guitars!
The pictures in these listings are of the exact guitar that we have for sale. It has been fully set-up in our shop by George MacPhail, playtested for functionality, then re-inspected and set-up to your preferences before being shipped out. Plus, we'll never charge you for a case that was included with your guitar in the first place! Stop by the shop or give us a call to learn more about this or any of the other great Acoustic and Electric Guitars in our collection!
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- Martin
- M-36
- Body Size: M-14 Fret (0000-14 Fret)
- Finish Top: Gloss
- Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
- Back & Side Finish: Gloss
- Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X Brace
- Scale Length: 25.4"
- Brace Shape: Scalloped
- Fingerboard Width At Nut: 1 3/4''
- Top Material: Sitka Spruce
- Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
- Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
- Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Electronics: None
- Top Color: Aging Toner
- Bridge Style: Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
- Binding: Antique White
- Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
- Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
- Bridge Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Top Detail: None
- Bridge Pin Material: White Plastic
- Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
- Bridge Pin Dots: Faux Tortoise
- Pickguard Inlay: None
- Saddle: Compensated Bone
- Rosette: Multi-Stripe
- Saddle Radius: 16"
- Body Brace Material: Sitka Spruce
- Back & Sides Color: None
- Brace Size: 5/16"
- Back Detail: None
- Back Purfling/Strip: Style 35
- Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
- Heelcap: Antique White with Multi-Stripe
- Side Detail: None
- Endpiece: Antique White
- Side Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
- Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe
- Neck Material: Select Hardwood
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Finish Neck: Satin
- Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
- Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
- Fingerboard Inlay Style: Style 38
- Number of Frets Total: 20
- Fingerboard Inlay Material: Mother of Pearl
- Neck Joins Body At 14th Fret
- Fingerboard Binding Material: Antique White
- Side Dots: Black
- Recommended Strings: SP Acoustic 92/8 Phosphor Bronze Light (MSP4100)
- Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper
- Tuning Machines: Chrome Enclosed Gear
- Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Knob: Large
- Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay
- Nut Material: Bone
- Headplate Binding Material: None
- Case: Molded Hardshell
- Label: None
- Pleked: Yes
