Martin Guitars: An Illustrated Celebration of America's Premier Guitarmaker

by Richard Johnston, Jim Washburn

Presents the history of the guitar company from its beginnings in 1833, covering various designs, past and present musicians who use their guitars, and how the guitars helped influence popular music.

Genres: Music

Paperback

First published January 6, 2003

Reviews

[Bryan Blanchard · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent illustrated history of Martin Guitars from 1833-2007, written by Martin experts. It covers all the guitar eras, as well as the generations of Martins, including short bios of each Martin at the end of the relevant chapter. Plenty of great full color photos and illustrations complement the text. No dust cover—the graphics are part of the hardcover—and the pages are thick and glossy. This is a high-quality book. This is guitar porn at its finest. Now if only I can get my hands on book 2...

[Rider · Rating 4 out of 5]

received a free copy of this signed by cf martin iv from my workplace (take a wild guess) was really cool to get a deeper understanding of the history that goes into what i show up and do 5 days a week

[Thomas Brannock · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some typos and inconsistencies, but overall a very informative read.