C. F. Martin & Co. Announce New Model 00DB Jeff Tweedy and the All-New 000 Jr E Jeff Tweedy
C. F. Martin & Co.® is proud to announce the return of a fan favourite and the launch of an exciting new model: the 00DB Jeff Tweedy and the all-new 000 Jr E Jeff Tweedy. Both signature guitars were designed in collaboration with GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, songwriter, and Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, whose influence as a songwriter has inspired generations of musicians.
The 00DB Jeff Tweedy, first introduced in 2012, quickly became a favourite among players for its warm, balanced voice and its pioneering use of FSC®-certified tone woods. Today, the mahogany-bodied model returns with all the features that made it iconic: a deeper 00 body for added resonance, scalloped European spruce X-bracing, a long 25.4″ scale for clarity and punch, and a striking custom Tweedy Burst finish. Updates include a certified ebony fingerboard and bridge, underscoring Martin’s and Jeff’s shared commitment to sustainability.
“The thing I love about my guitar, the deep-body element of it, is that it has a warmth for a smaller body guitar,” Jeff explains. “It’s somewhere between a Dreadnought and an 0-style guitar.”
Joining the Martin lineup for the first time is the 000 Jr E Jeff Tweedy, a signature model designed to be more compact and accessible while capturing the spirit of his 00DB. Crafted from FSC®-certified sapele with the custom satin Tweedy Burst finish, it features a 000 Junior body with a full 24.9″ scale length, Martin E1 electronics with a built-in tuner, and a Performing Artist neck for easy playability.
“The idea that we could do this again, and then also offer a guitar that may be a little bit more affordable to people starting out, and maybe a little smaller for smaller hands starting out—that’s a thrill to me,” says Jeff.
Both models trace their inspiration back to the vintage Martin 0-18 Jeff purchased in the late 1990s, the guitar he used to write the celebrated Mermaid Avenue album with Billy Bragg, setting Woody Guthrie’s unheard lyrics to music. That instrument, he says, “became basically part of my writing voice… it’s the main acoustic I’ve had my whole life.”
For Jeff, guitars have always been tools for expression and creativity—not status symbols. “Well-made guitars, like the Martin guitars that you make, inspire creativity because they don’t present an obstacle to creativity,” he says. “Someone buys a guitar with my name on it and takes it home—I hope it becomes a part of their daily habit of making some music.”
The 00DB Jeff Tweedy and 000 Jr E Jeff Tweedy are now available through authorized Martin dealers worldwide and martinguitar.com
ABOUT JEFF TWEEDY
Jeff Tweedy is one of contemporary American music’s most accomplished and respected songwriters. As the founding member of Wilco and co-founder of Uncle Tupelo, he has spent more than three decades shaping the sound of modern rock and alt-country. With 13 Wilco albums, five solo releases, millions of records sold, and multiple GRAMMY Awards®, Jeff’s work has earned widespread critical acclaim, including Rolling Stone citing Yankee Hotel Foxtrot as the third best album of the 2000s. Beyond his band projects, he has written three New York Times bestsellers, produced albums for artists such as Mavis Staples, and developed a reputation for intimate solo performances that showcase both his prolific songwriting and wry humor.
Now, with the release of his ambitious new triple album Twilight Override (Sept. 26), Jeff continues to expand his creative reach. He is currently touring North America with a full-band solo show that spans his extensive catalog, before heading to Europe in February 2026. Reflecting on the new record, Jeff says, “Twilight dreaming is a lovely workaround. Killing time with slant rhymes, key changes, and harmonies. Feel free to join us all here. Not singing into the void or at the void. Just singing. In spite of the void.”
ABOUT C. F. MARTIN & CO.
C.F. Martin & Co. has been making the finest handcrafted acoustic guitars for nearly two hundred years. For some of the biggest names and the most revered musical legends across every genre and every decade. And we’ve been doing it with pure artistic passion, a deep love for all things music, and an unwavering commitment to our community and the environment.
But most importantly, we’re still doing it… for you. For current and future generations of pioneers, rebels, and dreamers. For the beginners, the pros, and everyone in between. We believe music is an unstoppable force. It raises us up. Tells our truths. Gets us on our feet. Expresses our deepest heartaches. And our greatest joys.
So, we’ll continue to make the very best acoustic instruments and strings for as long as there are people like you who love music and love making it. We want to be there to help you tell your story. To help you share your music with the world. To help unleash the artist within.
We’re ready for the next two hundred years. Want to come with us? Visit martinguitar.com.
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