Martin Guitar OM42
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Martin Guitar
OM42
Product Info
Article Number:
605635
Brand:
Martin Guitar
Model:
OM42
Category:
Premium Acoustic Guitars
Price:
$9,337.90
* Prices may vary. Check retailer for current pricing and availability.
This OM42 is a truly refined instrument, built for the serious player. The combination of spruce and rosewood creates a beautifully balanced tone, perfect for intricate fingerstyle and nuanced strumming. It's a heirloom-quality guitar that will inspire for generations—ideal for experienced players who appreciate top-tier craftsmanship and a focused, articulate voice.
Product Description
- Martin Guitar OM42
- Steel-String Guitar
- 2025 model
- Style: Orchestra
- Top: Solid spruce
- Back and sides: Rosewood
- Neck: Mahogany
- Headstock: Rosewood
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Abalone Sway fingerboard inlays
- Abalone rosette with multi-stripe
- Top inlay: Abalone with multi-stripe
- Scale: 645 mm (25.4")
- Nut width: 44.5 mm (1.75")
- Bone nut
- 20 frets
- Tortoise pickguard
- Ebony bridge with compensated bone saddle
- Open gold-plated machine heads
- Strings: MA540T Authentic Treated Light (Art. #469771#)
- Colour: Natural
- Includes hard shell case
- Made in USA
PROS
- • Solid spruce top delivers exceptional clarity and dynamic range across the spectrum.
- • Rosewood back and sides provide a rich, complex overtone series and powerful projection.
- • Ebony fingerboard offers a slick playing experience and excellent note definition.
- • Open-gear tuners ensure precise and stable tuning, critical for nuanced playing.
CONS
- • The OM body shape might feel slightly smaller for players accustomed to dreadnoughts.
- • Rosewood's tonal characteristics may not suit all playing styles, favoring fingerpicking and softer strumming.
- • Premium-priced, representing a significant investment for most musicians.
Product Video
Key Features
Top Wood
Solid Spruce
Back & Sides
Rosewood
Neck Material
Mahogany
Fingerboard
Ebony
Scale Length
645 mm (25.4")
Frets
20
Electronics
None
Weight
Approximately 6.2 lbs (2.8 kg)
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Frequently Asked Questions
The D-28 is fuller and more powerful, while the OM42 is more focused and articulate, with a more intimate feel.
The tortoise pickguard is a standard aesthetic feature on the OM42, contributing to its refined visual appeal.
The included MA540T strings will initially be bright but mellow out over the first 20-30 hours of playing, revealing more warmth and complexity.
