Martin Acoustic Guitars: Custom D Left Handed

by Guitar Guru
(www.play-acoustic-guitar.com)

”Top of the Line Guitar for the Serious Leftie”

If you are looking for a left-handed guitar that will knock your socks off, the Martin Custom D Spruce and Rosewood Left-Handed model is the guitar you’re looking for. It’s hard enough to find good quality left-handed guitars, but to find a well-made model that also has a superb tone? This instrument is definitely a keeper!

Perhaps it is the solid rosewood body, or maybe it’s the solid Sitka spruce top – or the combination of the two – but this guitar is not only beautiful to look at, it also has a tone that is simultaneously woody and punchy; a duo that produces a resonance that you can feel right down to your bones. But sound isn’t enough for Martin; the Custom D also plays like a dream.

Guitar reviews featuring Martin guitars all agree, Martin has an edge when it comes to great acoustic guitar construction and design. With the classic attention to detail that Martin has become famous for, the Custom D’s mahogany neck is satin finished which gives it extra smoothness when you play. Of course the Custom D doesn’t have as many bells and whistles as the more expensive Martins, but she has definitely got it where it counts.

Built on a dreadnought body, the Custom D is no small guitar. It has the depth of body and breadth of shoulders that has made dreadnoughts popular since they first hit the market. Thanks to its size, its volume and sustain have to be heard to be believed. In fact, it may be a little too large for younger or
smaller players, though if you have the reach and the build it is definitely worth a shot!

While the price of the Custom D (~$999) may be a little off-putting for some, especially if you consider the fact that you are going to need to purchase a hardshell case (you can get a
Martin 640 Dreadnought Hardshell Case for just ~$165 extra) and if you are tired of ‘making do’ and are ready for a guitar that you can call your own, then the Martin Custom D Spruce and Rosewood Left-Handed Acoustic Guitar is definitely the guitar for you.

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