See and hear the guitars of Kurt Cobain, John Mayer, Johnny Cash in our new Martin documentary
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For 192 years Martin has been making inspirational instruments for inspirational artists. In that time, Martin guitars have indelibly shaped the course of popular music, and those musicians have also helped shape the evolution of Martin guitar.
In a new documentary film from Guitar.com, modern day guitar hero Ariel Posen travelled to Martin Guitar’s home in Nazareth, Pennsylvania to get up close and personal with five of these instruments – ones with deep personal connections to Hank Williams, Joan Baez, Kurt Cobain, Eric Clapton and John Mayer.
READ MORE: Learn how Martin guitars are shaped by the iconic musicians who play them in the 2025 Martin Journal
If you’ve ever wanted to hear instruments owned, designed and used by some of the most impactful musicians of all time played by one of the most melodic and expressive guitarists on the scene today, you need to hit play on the video at the top of this page right now.
In Guitar.com presents Martin Guitar: Perfect Harmony, you’ll earn about the stories of these guitars from one of the most knowledgable and experienced members of the C.F. Martin & Co team, Michael Dickinson. Mike has been working at Martin in some form or another for over 30 years, and while his day job is now Martin’s chief buyer of exotic and rare tonewoods, Mike also acts as the vintage guitar buyer for Martin’s on-site museum in Nazareth, Pa.
As a result, Mike is able to tell us the full story of these fantastic instruments and how they came to be part of Martin’s private collection – as he was often the one making the deals.
From Kurt Cobain’s battered ‘Grandpa’ to Joan Baez’s 1800s parlor guitar, a D-28 that’s done more gigs than any of us can fathom, and some prized one-off and signature instruments that have become iconic parts of Martin’s rich and unparalleled history, this documentary is a feast for anyone interested in the history of music and the guitars that helped create it.
And we couldn’t simply let just anyone take these guitars for a spin. Canadian guitarist Ariel Posen is a modern day virtuoso who is one of the most respected guitar players on the scene today. Ariel spent a day in Martin’s history North Street factory with these guitars, putting each one through their paces with some spellbinding guitar playing that shows exactly why Martin guitars have remained the choice of artists big and small for nearly two centuries.
To read more about the history of Martin and its artist, check out the latest Martin Journal to read the feature that accompanies this documentary.
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