Open Box Martin Special 000 All-Solid Auditorium Acoustic Guitar Level 2 Natural 197881462321

This guitar was purchased as a travel instrument. I own several Martin products that I still play and love, but would not toss them in the back of a pickup truck for a trip. I was looking for a product at this price point and was very pleased when it arrived. It more than exceeded my expectations in construction, note voicing, and appearance. The set-up was perfect out of the box. The gigbag that came with it was a total surprise as far padding and protection for the instrument. The solid top and solid sapele body give great projection, and I couldn't be more pleased.

I'm an adult beginner just two years in but have been dying for a Martin, as I love their signature tone and I live in PA and want to represent! As a woman with small hands I really needed a shorter scale and narrow nut width, plus I dislike rich-lite and hpl, as they are heavy in the hand. Nothing existed in my budget that had both the reduced scale and 1.68" nut until I discovered GC's exclusive. The neck suits me really well and the frets and set up on my particular guitar were impeccable. The fit and finish were also great with a beautiful, straight grain top. Now give me an all hog or sapele version and a deluxe model with gloss top and rosewood back and even a dreadnought with the 24.9" scale and I'd buy all of them. No frills, but beautiful in it's simplicity and it does have that wonderful, round, warm tone out of the box in a versatile ooo body under $1000 and on sale! Really pleased. Xoxo.

I'm pretty sure I have played all the Road Series guitars except the Dred. This was the best sounding of them all. I wasn't expecting to get the 000 but I'm glad I did. Great tone imo. Did have fret buzz so needed a setup but unfortunately that's expected anymore. I do knock it a little for that.

If you are looking at a martin 000 on a budget this is it. l Absolutely wonderful feel and sound. The 000 shape definitely has a nice tonal balance across the strings. This is a very fragile guitar, so keep that in mind before you buy it. Ensure proper humidity is kept if you don't want cracks/warping. I keep it in my humidity controlled studio, so it's a very welcome addition. When the guitar arrived, the intonation was perfect. It had a relief of .010 which is very acceptable (I did end up straightening the neck a bit, to get it to .008.) Unfortunately the string height was about 12/64ths on the bass side, and 10/64ths on the treble. So keep in mind, it might need a set up out of the box. I contacted martin about factory specs since this thing isn't on their website (gc/mf exclusive.) They told me if you buy a martin, even a mexican, you get a free setup from a martin authorized repair shop (gc is not.) There were none near me, so i ended up just sanding down the saddle myself. I also used this as an opportunity to switch out the martin strings for elixers. It plays perfect now, this guitar is wonderful!

Perfect sound from an all solid guitar and the 000 is a great size . Setup and in tune out of the box . If you're looking for a solid guitar that plays and sounds amazing , grab this . Perfect for playing live . I put a Fishman sound hole pickup and it's amazing .

I've owned Martin guitars through the years and I wanted a 000 body. This 000 Special is a quality guitar, but being a GC exclusive, for a price over $1000 it could come with a hard case. Regardless, the guitar itself is a keeper for MIM.