Martin LXM Little Martin Acoustic Guitar
Whether you're a traveling troubadour a beginning guitar student, the "Little Martin" LXM is a perfect fit. The LXM features a Spruce Pattern HPL (High Pressure Laminate) textured finish top along with Mahogany Pattern HPL textured finish back and sides. Both the fingerboard and bridge are made of Black Micarta. Additional features include: Modified Low Oval neck shape; gold and black herringbone rosette; 20 total frets with 14 clear; Gotoh nickel tuning machines. Comes with gig bag.
Model
LXM Little Martin
Series
X Series
Body Style
Classical
Body Wood
Spruce Pattern High Pressure Laminate textured finish top, Mahogany Pattern High Pressure Laminate textured finish sides, Mahogany Pattern High Pressure Laminate textured finish back
Comments about CF Martin LXM Little Martin Acoustic Guitar:
Dollar for dollar, this is a great axe. It may look like a child's toy, but trust me, it's not. The deep, rich tone, superb action on this lil guy make it a real bargain. It's so small that you can take it anywhere. It will fit in the overheads on planes. I just returned from a trip aboard and I took this with me. It's a great travel guitar. I have been playing for decades, and have owned ALL kinds of different guitars. This one is one of the best deals around. If you like solid action, great tone, superb playablility, and don't want to spend huge bucks, then this lil guy will definately fit the bill.
12/12/2008
(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
5.0
Handy little Martin
By Bulldog
from Avon, IN
About Me Experienced
Pros
Consistent
Excellent projection
Fun To Play
Good Feel
Not a toy but a real axe
Rich Sound
Stays In Tune
Cons
Best Uses
Air travel
Business trips
Camping biking
Jamming
Just plain loafing around
Practicing
Comments about CF Martin LXM Little Martin Acoustic Guitar:
After a number of very unimpressive experiences with Martins over the past 10 or 15 years I'm pleased to say I've finally found a Martin I like. Looking for a decent travel guitar I tried a bunch of them up to and including the Baby Taylor and was very disappointed. Finally, I asked to try a Little Martin and was provided with one of the sweetest playing and sounding Martins I've played in years! This lil' guitar projects as loud as a OOO and is sweetly balanced with deep clear bass and balanced treble and mids. She frets like a Martin is supposed to and the tuners are top notch. A couple gripes are the gig bag and I've put the wife on notice that Santa should be laying away the hard shell case I found for this great little ax. My other gripe is that the instrument is made in Mexico... but it is a sweet playing and sounding guitar. I am VERY impressed. Fit to finish appears very good, bracing is solid and well placed. I dunno' maybe I just lucked out and got an exception to the normal fare as I've had one other Little Martin and was not very happy with the way it played or sounded. But this one? I'd recommend playing a few of these before buying to make sure you're getting the 'pick of the litter' as it were, but if you're looking for an affordable travel guitar to take on road or business trips, or something to throw in with the tent and bike for the week end, or a first guitar for youngsters or smaller players I have no reservations recommending the Little Martins. I consider myself a picky SOB and I like this bad boy A - LOT! There are less expensive mini guitars out there but a rule of thumb I've found to be true is you get what you pay for. Buy once, buy well and be happy
