2016 saw Martin, very rightly, centre on its 100-year-old dreadnought but in terms of new releases we saw plenty of other styles make their debut. Launched towards the end of 2016, along with a pair of dreads, the DR Centennial and D-15 Special, the 000-15 Special, like its dread companion, is a seriously stripped-down, vintage-y tone machine that’s only available in a limited order window. Our all-acoustic review model is joined by an electro version (at £1,635); both include a hard case.
Martin’s 15 Series is, of course, allmahogany in construction, so this one breaks the rules with its Sitka spruce top, hence – presumably – its ‘Special’ title.
The ‘wrong’ top wood, however, is not the only ‘oddity’. Martin, like many other makers, seem to mix up the 000…