Martin OM-42 Rosewood/Spruce Acoustic Guitar - #M3018195

Experience Refined Tone and Elegant Craftsmanship - The Martin OM-42 Rosewood/Spruce Acoustic Guitar

The Martin OM-42 is a trusted blend of tone and craftsmanship, designed for players who value exceptional sound and stunning visual details. Its Auditorium body size delivers balanced tone across all six strings, with deep bass, rich overtones, and clear trebles that suit any playing style. Handcrafted with a solid spruce top and solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, the OM-42 offers a resonant voice with enhanced projection and sustain, thanks to its longer 25.4" scale length. The gloss genuine mahogany neck, featuring a Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval profile and high-performance taper, ensures effortless playability and precision. Adorned with exquisite abalone details, the OM-42 features snowflake inlays on the bound ebony fingerboard, a shimmering rosette, and pearl trim on the top that wraps elegantly around the fingerboard. Complete with antique white binding, an ebony bridge with bone pins, and gold open gear tuners, the OM-42 is a guitar you can trust to unleash the artist within.

Martin’s refreshed Standard Series for 2025 enhances tone, comfort, and style. Sitka spruce GE top bracing, as featured on the Modern Deluxe Series, delivers vintage-inspired tone and sustain, while updates like a reimagined neck profile, thinner fingerboard, and refined bridge and heel improve playability and aesthetics. Each guitar includes a hardshell case.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body Size: 000-14 Fret
• Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
• Top Material: Spruce
• Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
• Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Back and Side Finish: Gloss
• Top Color: Aging Toner
• Binding: Antique White
• Rosette: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
• Bracing Pattern: X-Brace
• Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
• Brace Material: Spruce
• Brace Size: 1/4"
• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Bridge Style: GE Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
• Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
• Bridge Pin Material: Bone
• Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone
• Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
• Saddle: Compensated Bone
• Saddle Radius: 16"
• Heelcap: Antique White with Multi-Stripe
• Endpiece: Antique White
• Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe

Neck

• Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval
• Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
• Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
• Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
• Finish: Gloss
• Scale Length: 25.4"
• Number of Frets: 20
• Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
• Fingerboard Inlay Style: Style 45 Snowflake
• Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
• Fingerboard Binding: Antique White with Multi-Stripe
• Side Dots: Black
• Nut Material: Bone

Hardware

• Tuning Machines: Gold Open Gear
• Knob: Butterbean

Electronics

• Electronics: None

Miscellaneous

• Case: Hardshell
• Left-Handed Availability: Yes
• Pleked: Yes

Manufacturer: C. F. Martin & Co.
Model: OM-42 2025
SKU: I811577-N-M3018195-1-WHXC
UPC: 729789682930

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