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US Folk singer Joan Baez gives a concert on the parvis of Notre Dame de Paris cathedral on Christmas Eve in front of 25000 Parisians on December 24, 1980. AFP PHOTO PIERRE GUILLAUD
Monica Barbaro played Joan Baez alongside Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan – and Edward Norton encouraged her to take the 1929 Martin she used onscreen

By Matt Owen Published

Barbaro had used a vintage Martin 00-45 during her performance as the folk legend

Artists
Furch Green Dc-SR SPE Master’s Choice: Outwardly, it looks like a classic contemporary cutaway electro, but Furch acoustically tunes the tops of all its guitars using an undisclosed tech-led process and makes extensive use of robotics for the most precise cutting tasks
Why today’s guitars are performing better than ever – not that you’d notice from looking at them

By Jamie Dickson Published

From Furch’s innovative bolt-on neck joints to Bare Knuckle’s revelatory pickups, we could be living through a new golden age for guitar innovation

Guitar Gear
Johnny Cash performing on stage with his all-black guitar
The emotional moment Johnny Cash was offered his one-of-a-kind signature acoustic

By Janelle Borg Published

Cash was a strong proponent of Martin guitars, playing a whole host of models – but his all-black D-42 signature model is the most iconic

Guitarists
Kurt Cobain performs onstage with Nirvana at Sony Studios in New York City on November 18, 1993
The mod that made Kurt Cobain's $6 million MTV Unplugged Martin one of a kind

By Jackson Maxwell Published

According to Nirvana guitar tech Earnie Bailey, Cobain was far from a vintage guitar fiend, and had no qualms with making his already weird D-18E even more unusual

Guitarists
Martin 000-45 Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa’s “museum-grade” 1941 Martin has been meticulously reissued as a five-figure signature model

By Matt Owen Published

Bonamassa purchased the mint condition model in a transaction that saved its former owner’s home – now it’s been reborn as his first Martin signature guitar

Acoustic Guitars
Johnny Marr’s Martin M-7 is a seven-string bottles his studio sound into one acoustic

By Matt Owen Published

Marr's latest signature model, the M-7 – also available as a regular six-string – features an extra string to provide his trademark jangle

Acoustic Guitars
Martin D-28 review
“Continually surprised me with beautiful, unpredictable overtones”: Martin D-28 review

By Matt McCracken Published

I get hands-on with arguably the most legendary acoustic guitar of all time. Will it live up to the hype?

Acoustic Guitars
Mark Knopfler wears an old denim short and poses with a Martin dreadnought acoustic guitar
How the Martin D-18 and D-28 changed the world – and became the definitive acoustic guitars

By Chris Gill Published

Loved by the likes of Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Mark Knopfler and more, these Martin dreadnoughts are arguably the most successful guitar designs in history. Here's everything you need to know about this steel-string icon

Acoustic Guitars
Martin O'ahu HG-28
Martin has introduced an all-new body shape that delivers dreadnought tones from a smaller build

By Matt Owen Published

In honor of the Hawaiian music craze of the 1920s and 1930s that influenced the “Golden Era” acoustic boom, Martin has unveiled the O'ahu HG-28

Acoustic Guitars
A young woman plays the ukulele
Best ukuleles for beginners: top picks from soprano to tenor

By Simon Fellows Last updated

The best beginner ukuleles from Fender, Epiphone, Martin, Kala, Gretsch and more – prices starting from $30

Ukuleles
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