Martin D-13E Dreadnought User Reviews

I have owned several expensive guitars in my life. One, from another manufacturer cost nearly $3000. Nothing I have owned even comes close to the sound of this. Completely acoustic it fills a room. It does exactly what Martin designed the dreadnought to do. This guitar walks into a room and says, "I'm here" in no uncertain terms. If you need a professional quality guitar but don't have $4000 to spend on a D28 then you could do no better. I love this guitar and I will put it's sound up against anything I have heard from any builder.

Sound

It sounds like a Martin acoustic guitar. Maybe it doesn't have quite the oomph of a D18 or D28 but this thing will fill a room and no one will have any doubt that someone brought a Martin to the game.

Features

The most useful feature is the Sitka Spruce top, Ziricote back and sides, X bracing, and everything else that makes up the sound engine of this guitar. I can't think of anything least about it.

Ease of Use

How to get great sound. That's easy. Strum it one time. You'll be convinced.

Quality

It's a Martin. Of course it's well made. The Road series is made in Mexico but the quality of this guitar will stand up to anything built here in the US of similar materials.

Value

You could charge $2K for this guitar and get away with it. The price is a steal.

Manufacturer Support

Never have had to deal with support of any kind. It worked right out of the case. Perfect intonation and it was even really close to being in tune.

The Wow Factor

The appeal of this instrument is the sound. It has a plain square Martin headstock. The top is exactly like every other Martin made of Sitka spruce. The back and sides are a beautiful dark ziricote (admittedly a laminate, this is not a D28) but looking at this guitar, even if you couldn't hear it but you knew anything about guitars, you would be impressed with the sound :)

Musical Background:

Praise and Worship musician, Lover of old Rock and Roll.

Musical Style:

Praise and Worship, Classic Rock, James Taylor, Gordon Lightfoot, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Brian May, Alex Lifeson

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Submitted January 27, 2021 by a customer from gmail.com

"Dont let the price fool you..."

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This thing sounds good! Worth every penny! Comparable to a D-28 as many others have stated but not quite that depth of hello I've arrived. Great feel, sound quality unplugged and appeal. I just got it today from zZounds and cannot find a flaw in quality, shipping. Well done zZounds!

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