Martin Road Series 000RS1 Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural

Nice medium, a little bass

Great guitar - unbelievable Martin sound - all solid wood - excellent Fishman pickup. Played finger style it is the smoothest, warmest guitar I own.Got 15% discount which put an all solid wood Martin, Plek'd and with a hard case under 700 bucks. Awesome!Even though it was Plek'd at the Martin factory the action was high and it needed a set up. I have NEVER gotten a factory guitar that did not benefit from a good set up. I replaced the black pick guard with tortoise from Stew Mac - added black Tusq nut, saddle, and bridge pins. I use Martin Retro monel strings. Wow - its perfect!

The guitar came with a buzz in the third fret.

Amazing

I just wrote the companion comparison review to this, for the Martin DRS1, but this 000RS1 probably is my favorite overall. Here is my other review, of the DRS1, which says it all about both guitars:I found this guitar (Martin DRS1) locally at my local George's Music chain store in Southeast PA (yes, same price as Amazon), and the first time I played it, I did not like it-but only because it had old strings on it (that is always a major tone killer), so I called and asked them to change the strings (often can be done when you are there too, if they aren't too busy-no matter where you shop). Please keep that in mind, because with old strings, you really aren't hearing how good a guitar can sound, not even close! It has happened to me so many times now, that I know it is universal for guitar shops with walk in buyers). But I did play it's cousin that day, the Martin 000RS1 in the same road series, and I brought that home that day because it was just that great, and way surpassing good for any acoustic guitar!So yes, when I played this DRS1 with new strings on it (a week later), it also came home with me! (they have a 30 day customer satisfaction return policy), so I couldn't leave it in the store and take the chance someone else would play it and fall in love with it, like I did! I have had many great guitars (some way more expensive too) in my 63 years (now almost 64), and seldom have I felt so inspired by the tone of a guitar-this being a little darker with the Sapele top instead of the standard Spruce, and the all solid top back and sides gives it a sonorous and lively tone that you don't get with laminated woods-and which will age better too as you play it. The tone is essentially dark, moody and vibrant, and even though these guitars are not lightweights, probably owing to the denser Sapele and possibly the Richlite fingerboard and bridge (not sure how they compare in density and weight to natural wooden components), but I will put up with a little extra weight (the DRS1 seems much heavier to me-larger guitar, makes sense) to get this darker, enchanting sound, any day! It still has good volume when played harder, but what I really like is that it also responds so well to a light touch too, and no picks even, just finger tips! I believe the denser Sapele (more dense than other Mahoganies), makes this happen in these road series Martins, and the Richlite fingerboard and bridge have the density of Ebony I have read elsewhere.I have also compared these to the now more expensive 15M series all Mahogany Martin guitars (used to be in this RS price range when they first came out) at the same store that day, and the lower priced Road Series won the tone contest every time, for me. So why pay almost double for the 15 series if you like the tone of the RS series better? Cache' or prestige doesn't do it for me, only tone and playability. These 2 guitars (Dreadnought and 000 both have 1-3/4" nut widths, and wider string spacing than some others (not sure about the 15's), but especially for fingerpickers, these do very well because of the wider nuts and string spacing. Some people with small hands and bodies might find especially the DRS1 a little large for them, where the 000 with it's shallower and curvier body will fit more people, large or small because of the body shape.The Martin 000RS1 is my first pick as a great guitar, as it shares most of the same attributes of the Dreadnought, but has a little more focus from the shallower body, but more even volume and tone across the strings, and is smaller in dimension, which can be important to many. The dreadnought weighs quite a bit more too-so it is heavier, but for that great bass and mid heavy tone, typical of Dreadnoughts, but with that darker, low end growl you only get from Dreads, that is a keeper too, if that is your preference. Both play so well either with or without picks, and hard or soft attack, that it is hard not to like either, now that Martin has gone back to solid wood necks, instead of the previous heavier laminated necks (Stratabond) they had used before. So get down to your local Martin dealer, and play some-and see what you prefer. You may prefer the other choices in the Road Series, like a Spruce top DRS2, with Sapele back and sides, but you only can find out by playing them! Time spent in the field will tell you what you prefer, and what fits you best. Or pick something entirely different, if you don't know what you want-shop and compare, it's really the only way you will know for sure. If you want a brighter sound than the all Sapele RS guitars, then try the Spruce top versions if you can find one, or any other solid top guitars that are in your price range. Seagulls are great too, just most have Western Red Cedar tops, and laminated (though solid wood laminates, not wood-composite-wood, but 3 layers of solid wood in their guitars $500 and under, but they also have nice solid wood guitars, all built in Canada. I have an Entourage Rustic dreadnought that is a great guitar for about $350 or so, with no electronics, and other Seagull models that go up from there. Some with wider necks, and various body dimensions. All very well made, like the Martins too of course.Have a blast, and enjoy the search!

I've never played a Martin 000-15 so I don't have any other guitar to compare it with. All I can say it that this is a very nice sounding guitar and a great value for the money. I bought mine in September 2014 and I've never been unhappy. The body is solid wood, sapele which is very similar to mahogany. In fact, Martin has made some of their 15 series guitars out of sapele. It has a very rich warm sound to it. The workmanship is excellent, I would say equal to the guitars made in Nazareth, Pa. Cost cutting measures are using richlite for the fingerboard and bridge. This is a resin impregnated composition material. However, it looks and even feels very much like ebony. The neck is laminated wood. It's not as handsome as a solid mahogany neck but it's much stronger. You get an electric pickup added for no charge and you get a very nice quality plywood case with it. The soundhole has a real rosette inlay instead of a decal as on the 15 series. I can't say it's better than the 15 series but, if it's not as good, it certainly doesn't miss it by much. If you want a smaller bodied guitar and like the all mahogany sound, this guitar won't disappoint you.

This guitar felt and sounded better than a $3,000 TAYLOR

Bought it from another website but the guitar is still pretty great for what you pay.

Ich bin total verliebt in dieses wundervolle Instrument.Der Klang,Bespielbarkeit,Geruch...wahnsinnig schön!!Jeder sollte sie mal anspielen und dann feststellen wie wunderbar diese Gitarre ist