Best Martin Steel String Acoustic Guitars in 2025

Solid Spruce Top

Solid Tonewood Back and Sides

Unique Contour Neck Shape

* "1-style" Sitka spruce bracing

* Martin's patented neck mortise

* C.F. Martin script logo on headstock

Mahogany pattern HPL (high pressure laminate) textured finish, solid sitka spruce top

Rust Stratabond neck, shortened 3/4 scale

Chrome small-knob tuners. Tusq saddle.

All-laminate construction

Modern 3+3 headstock

Viking bridge

Cutaway style acoustic guitar featuring layered spruce top and layered mahogany back & side in natural satin finish

Includes: premium gig bag, pickguard for installation, and adjustment tools

All Orangewood instruments receive a professional setup before they ship out to you

Acoustic Guitar: The Martin Smith W101 acoustic guitar has a dreadnought ergonomic body that is made for playability and is finished in a high gloss.

Metal Gear-heads and Steel Strings: Designed to make tuning your guitar easier and remain in tune for longer the steel guitar strings on this acoustic guitar ensure you spend less time tuning and more time playing.

Guitar Tuner: No acoustic guitar beginner kit would be complete without a guitar tuner, this clip-on guitar tuner is both easy to use and provides clear feedback to the player.

Full 24.75" scale acoustic/electric travel guitar

Only 2 lbs. 14 oz. and 28" long

Piezo pickup with standard 1/4" output

6-string Acoustic Guitar with Mahogany Top

Layered Sapele Back

Sides - Natural

Smaller body style ideal for kids

7/8 scale

Maple neck

PROFESSIONAL SOUND & APPEARANCE: Martin's D-15M acoustic guitar has a mahogany construction that delivers a lively sound with rich tonal complexity while the dreadnought body style adds a rich bass response. This dreadnought guitar provides excellent adaptability for guitarists. It has open nickel tuners and a satin finish, making it look as captivating as it sounds.

GEARED FOR GIGS: This Martin Acoustic Guitar is made for working musicians. The D-15M is completed with a simple dovetail neck joint, non-scalloped X-brace, and standard taper neck. It’s designed with a dreadnought body for excellent playability and superior sound. Plus, it comes with a hard-shell matte case for easy carrying.

PREMIUM HANDMADE GUITARS: Handmade from the highest-quality mahogany, Martin's 15 Series guitars are built to stand up to late-night jams, long studio sessions, and plenty of strumming or picking. These solid-wood acoustic guitars deliver classic designs, professional sounds, and enjoyable playing.

Body Body type: Concert/O Cutaway: Non-cutaway Top wood: Spruce Sitka Back & sides: Mahogany pattern HPL textured finish Bracing pattern: X Body finish: Hand-rubbed top, unfinished back & sides Orientation: Right handed Neck Neck shape: Modern low oval Nut width: 1.687" (42.8mm) Fingerboard: Richlite Neck wood: Birch laminate Scale length: 23" Number of frets: 20 Neck finish: Unfinished Electroni

While the Little Martin is Martin's smallest guitar, it is very big on tone, quality and versatility

The LX1 model features a solid Sitka spruce top and mahogany high-pressure laminate HPL back, sides and top

Rosen G31 acoustic guitar is made of solid grade A mahogany top and with mahogany back and side, installed high-quality Daddario phosphor bronze strings, which offers a better resonance and richer warmer sound and retains the natural original sound effect.

Fashion appearance: This guitar has a stylish high gloss finsh appearance, which is under 26 times of manual spraying and grinding for more than 18 days. The lacquer is ultra-thin and wood grain is more clear, and the tone is rich and full.

Unparalleled Craftsmanship: The inner of the neck was inserted two special high performance carbon fibers and the neck was featured in C shape, that offers a comfortable playing feeling and makes it 3 times the stability of the others. The edge of the panel is polished with a 2.5D arc which better protects your arms during playing.

PROFESSIONAL SOUND: Martin Guitar's Little Martin LXK2 acoustic guitar has a Sitka spruce and koa high-pressure laminate (HPL) construction and is Martin’s smallest guitar. While small in size, it is very big on tone, quality, and versatility. It sounds great being played around the campfire or while practicing around the house.

SUPERIOR APPEARANCE: The Little Martin LXK2 acoustic guitars are made with high-pressure laminate (HPL) top, back, and sides and built with sustainable wood certified parts. They feature a mortise and tenon neck joint, non-scalloped X-Brace, standard tapered neck, and chrome-enclosed gear tuners, making it look as captivating as it sounds.

PREMIUM HANDMADE GUITARS: Handmade from the highest-quality wood, Little Martin guitars are built to stand up to late-night jams, long studio sessions, and plenty of strumming or picking. These solid-wood, acoustic guitars deliver classic designs, professional sounds, and enjoyable playing.

FINALLY A FULL SIZE GUITAR THAT'S EASY TO TAKE WITH YOU - Our mini travel folding guitar with patented collapsible neck system allows you to quickly assemble and disassemble it in around 20 seconds, so you can carry it with you at all times.

STURDY CARBON FIBER FOR PIECE OF MIND - This collapsible acoustic guitar has quality pre-impregnated carbon fiber fabrics on all core components making it stable and durable, so you can enjoy transfer of energy and significantly longer sustain. Whether you are performing for yourself, small crowd or a huge gig, your Journey Instruments Guitar is ready to deliver an epic performance.

BACKPACKER’S HEAVEN - Fit our premium TSA compliant carry-on backpack on most airplanes in the overhead bin. The included ballistic nylon case will keep your guitar safe and the small sized backpack will fit everywhere while you travel.

Antique white binding Aging toner Forward shifting non-scalloped X bracing Dovetail neck joint Style 28 mother-of-pearl fingerboard inlays Solid headstock with square taper and diamond inlay. SP Acoustic 92/8 Phosphor Bronze Medium (MSP4200) strings Multi-stripe top and back inlays

Sometimes innovation is in the details and this is certainly true with Martin’s re-imagined 2017 D-28

After nearly a century at the helm, and as the quintessential workhorse of music legends like Hank Williams, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and so many more, Martin's legendary D-28 has been lovingly and artfully enhanced

Body Body type: D-14 Fret Cutaway: Non-cutaway Top wood: Sitka Spruce Back & sides: East Indian rosewood Bracing pattern: Non scalloped X-type Body finish: Gloss Orientation: Right handed Neck Neck shape: Low profile Standard Taper Nut width: 1.69" (43mm) Fingerboard: Ebony Neck wood: Select Hardwood Scale length: 25.4" Number of frets: 20 Neck finish: Satin Electronics Pic

The tone of the Martin D-28 Acoustic Guitar is what separates it from all other guitars

It has a solid Sitka spruce top with glossy finish, special East Indian rosewood for the polished back and sides, and genuine ebony fingerboard and bridge

HAND-BUILT GUITARS WITH RICH SOUND: Rated top 2% in USA. Zager is a small custom guitar shop that builds only a handful of guitars weekly. Buying direct allows you to bypass retail, meaning you’re getting a custom hand-built guitar for half the price

PLAY LONGER, MOVE FASTER: Zager's guitars allow you to move faster and play longer with no pain. A custom bracing system so you barely have to press to form chords, custom string spacing to prevent buzzing & custom soft metal frets softer on fingers

THE ORIGINAL, JUST SMALLER: Our original hand made guitar we’ve been building for 32 years - just 15% smaller for easier playing for smaller players. Solid spruce/mahogany, dreadnought Style, venetian cutaway, AURA system

CONSTRUCTION: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint

NECK MATERIAL: Select Hardwood

HEADSTOCK: Solid/Diamond/SquareTaper

HAND-BUILT GUITARS WITH RICH SOUND: Rated top 2% in USA. Zager is a small custom guitar shop that builds only a handful of guitars weekly. Buying direct allows you to bypass retail, meaning you’re getting a custom hand-built guitar for half the price

PLAY LONGER, MOVE FASTER: Zager's guitars allow you to move faster and play longer with no pain. A custom bracing system so you barely have to press to form chords, custom string spacing to prevent buzzing & custom soft metal frets softer on fingers

SMALLER PARLOR SIZED: Our Parlor size guitars are 25% smaller than our full size guitars + 2 inch shorter neck design. Children or small adults (under 5 ft tall) don’t have to reach as far for certain chords making playability even easier

HAND-BUILT GUITARS WITH RICH SOUND: Rated top 2% in USA. Zager is a small custom guitar shop that builds only a handful of guitars weekly. Buying direct allows you to bypass retail, meaning you’re getting a custom hand-built guitar for half the price

PLAY LONGER, MOVE FASTER: Zager's guitars allow you to move faster and play longer with no pain. A custom bracing system so you barely have to press to form chords, custom string spacing to prevent buzzing & custom soft metal frets softer on fingers

SMALLER TRAVEL SIZED: Hand built with the same precision as our larger guitars, just 25% smaller. Our Travel Electric with built in auto tuner allows you to plug into any amplifier or PA system giving you the same power as our full size guitars

Solid Sitka Spruce top

25.4" Scale Length

Cross Lap bracing

Body Body type: 00-14 Fret Slope Shoulder Cutaway: Non-cutaway Top wood: Adirondack Spruce Back & sides: Mahogany Info not available Bracing pattern: Scalloped X Body finish: Gloss Orientation: Right handed Neck Neck shape: Modded V Nut width: 1.75" (44.45mm) Fingerboard: Ebony Neck wood: Select Hardwood Scale length: 24.9" Number of frets: 20 Neck finish: Satin Electronics P

Designed by Chris Martin, the CEO-7 00 Grand Concert Acoustic Guitar is a "00" slope shouldered short scale reminiscent of models from the "Golden Era", with a gorgeous Autumn Sunset Burst finish, Golden Age Relic Nickel 2517 tuners with cream plastic buttons, and authentic headplate lettering

Providing you with a nice booming sound is a solid Adirondack spruce top and solid ebony fretboard complimented by solid genuine mahogany back and sides for complex tonality

For Left-handed guitar players

Outstanding traditional dreadnought steel string guitar built for southpaws.

If you want a full bright sound, with warm lows, and lots of projection, then this is the instrument you need.

BODY SIZE: D-14 Fret

FINISH: Gloss

CONSTRUCTION: Mortise & Tenon Neck Joint

Figured walnut back and sides, paired with a sitka spruce top and brought together in both our W and S size bodies

Maple ‘=’ inlay at 7th fret

Butterfly truss rod cover