Martin
Roger McGuinn Signature Edition
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If anyone would know how to meld cuttin edge with traditional it would be Roger McGuinn, founding member of the Byrds. When he asked Martin guitars if they would build him a custom guitar with an octave on the G string a new concept was born. I have seen a lot of ideas that people have had, trying to do something really cool with the acoustic guitar, and most of them are well meaning but kind of pointless, or worse. This is really different and really cool. Everyone who has played this in our shop has been impressed. It is a fine guitar in its own right with a big strong Martin sound, and the addition of the octave G gives all the charm of a 12 string without any of the problems usually associated with the instrument. It gives the player the extra range, but lets you do bass runs and leads without jangling. It will be a strong addition to the arsenal of any folk singer, folkrocker, or singer songwriter.