00-1228 Modern Deluxe Guitar

The Modern Deluxe series is the culmination of almost 190 years of experience, history and innovation. Best tonewoods and the finest tradition in craftsmanship meet such modern materials and technologies as a titanium truss rod, “liquid metal” bridge pins a composite carbon fiber bridgeplate and a Vintage Tone System (VTS) treated top and bracings. To set these guitars apart from the rest visually, these guitars feature a 30s style mother of pearl script logo, gold frets and flamed maple bindings. The new, non-symmetrical Vintage Deluxe neck profile makes this guitar so comfortable, you can play it all day and the amazing sound will make you want to do just that.

This model unites vintage purism with hidden, modern technology „under the hood“. Apart from the inlayed Martin Logo and the flamed maple binding this guitar hides the fact that it’s a Modern Deluxe model pretty well.
The slotted headstock, the pyramid bridge and the herringbone purfling around the top invoke memories of a time, long before any of us were alive! But the biggest vintage feature of this guitar is the neck joint at the 12th fret. With the neck meeting the body at the exact middle of the vibrating string, this guitar has a sound, so special that many guitarists gladly accept the more limited access to the higher frets as its price.
With the VTS treatment and carbon fiber bridge plate the 00-1228-MD now even improves that tone.

The meeting of past and future!