NAMM 2025: Martin has lifted the lid on some truly dazzling new builds, including a double-neck acoustic-electric – a design that, until now, was so rare it had attained near-mythical status – plus a celebration of its three millionth serialized build, with the astonishing D-3 Millionth.
“Designed for musicians and collectors alike, they promise something truly extraordinary,” runs the press release – but we have to say ‘extraordinary’ is a fair description of the eye-catching builds in the special edition line-up…
D-3 Millionth
The D-3 Millionth celebrates Martin’s latest multi-millionaire milestone with one of the most lavish acoustic guitar builds we’ve ever seen – and one literally laden with symbolism.
The guitar’s top is representative of a sycamore tree trunk cross-section, with solid gold ‘tree rings’ inlaid in the core to represent the 192-year-old firm’s growth – and diamonds marking significant moments from Martin’s storied past.
The back and sides are made from Brazilian rosewood, with a sycamore tree image (representing the firm’s employees), inlaid with gold and pearl. There’s even a diamond encrusted headstock and solid palladium pickguard, which features a ruby-inlaid map of the Nazareth, PA area that marks the firm’s historic factory locations.
That model is limited to a run of three – but Martin is only parting with the third build on the open market, serial number 3,000,002.
We have not yet confirmed a price, but is it possible the model name provides a clue?
D-300
If that’s a bit rich for your tastes, then the D-300 carries over the D-3 Millionth principles but in a run of 30. The tree rings are inlaid with silver on that one, and the milestones marked with gold dots. It’s still got the Brazilian rosewood back and sides, plus a ruby-inlaid pickguard map. It’s a snip at $300,000.
Grand J-28E DN
The Martin double-neck is a bit of a unicorn as far as collectors are concerned, with examples in the wild proving vanishingly rare – and Martin is billing this double-neck debut as the “first time in a century”. The Grand J-28E DN is therefore a certified big deal for the brand, not least because it’s entering straight into the newly-revamped Standard Series.
The Grand Jumbo build blends a solid spruce top and East Indian rosewood back and sides into a 12- and six-string necked model with two compound dovetail neck joints, “unique X-bracing” and custom Fishman electronics. It’s priced at $7,999.
CEO-11
Martin’s President and CEO Thomas Ripsam has been back at the sketchpad. His latest creation, the CEO-11, offers a Grand Auditorium shape, that has figured white oak back and sides and a European spruce top – finished in a unique New Horizons blue burst.
Then there’s a two-piece flamed maple neck, flamed maple binding and custom-voiced Fishman Aura VT Blend electronics. It’s limited to a run of 1,111 at a price of $6,999.
00L Oliver
Martin’s collaboration with Julie Heffernan does not represent the artist’s first foray into the guitar scene – you might recognize her characterful, flower-laden style from Epiphone’s Adam Jones Les Paul Custom Art run.
Her Martin acoustic reproduces Self-Portrait as Arms and the Men on a Grand Concert body, with a solid spruce top and medium flame satin koa back and sides. It’s limited to 104 models with a price of $2,999.
D-Robert Goetzl 10
We never thought we’d say it, but Martin has unveiled a hummingbird model… Sort of. Martin’s wider cultural embrace continues with this one-off dreadnought that has been hand-painted by the artist Robert Goetzl. This time the solid spruce top is complemented by East Indian rosewood back and sides, plus a mahogany neck and Waverly gold tuners.
For more information on all of the builds, head to Martin Guitar.
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