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The Martin LX1 Little Martin Acoustic Guitar is a great small travel and beginning student guitar. It has a solid Sitka spruce soundboard atop the small, modified 0-14 body to guarantee tight, rich tone. solid East Indian rosewood fretboard and bridge, 23" scale, Stratabond modified low-oval neck, and Martin's patented mortise/tenon neck joint. Ping 14:1 tuners. Includes padded gig bag.
One year warranty on the Backpacker. Limited lifetiime warranty on other Martin guitars.
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What I will say is this litle guitar is built surprisingly well. Frets are clean, neck's straight, intonation's on, action is acceptable, tuners are GREAT, wood quality and overall construction is nice. The sound.....well, it's fairly small, to be honest. But, if you're buying such a small guitar expecting a full range of tones, you're SOL here. Although it can get fairly loud while strumming with a pick (I'd say about 6 or 7 out of 10...10 being a full-sized dreadnought) it always maintains a ukelele-like tone and it's fairly quiet while picking. In other words, don't expect this guitar to ring out and resonate like a full sized acoustic because it never will. As for claiming to be 3/4 the size of a regular guitar, I'd say no. When you consider the body, it's maybe 60% the size at best...and that's pushing it. It's enjoyable to play, it stays in tune, it's built to last a while, and it looks good. Those are the qualities you want to look for in a guitar. The tone is really in the ear of the beholder. Again, we're talking about mix of acoustic and ukelele, no matter how you cut it. Sot, the best thing to do, as always, is play one in your local guitar store before you buy.
I was a little hesitant to order based on the size of this guitar. It seemed like a novelty, not a long term investment. I couldn't have been more wrong. The Little Martin is the perfect size, has great sound and is very easy to play. We anticipate many years of use. This is a good all around guitar for beginners and advanced musicians.
The sound that comes from this little gem is spectacular. The quality of workmanship is outstanding. I bought this guitar as a traveler after I'd tried a Washburn Rover and a Martin Backpacker. This guitar has a more full sound and is better balanced. The action is not too high and it really holds its tune well. The fretboard is a little narrow, so my sausage fingers have a bit of a tight pinch to play an A amjor but a little prectice and modified technique and that was overcome. This would be an excellent guitar for a young beginner's hands.
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