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Martin’s OM-42 hits the sweet spot of being efficiently sized, effortlessly navigable, and enhanced for high fashion. Refreshed as a member of Martin’s new Standard series with its perfect blend of Golden Era features and sleek modern accouterments, this OM-42 is a match made in heaven for Martin devotees, collectors, and professional players. The OM-42 amalgamates an expertly balanced tonewood combination of spruce and East Indian rosewood, taking a comfortable orchestra-bodied form enhanced with a standard 25.4-inch scale length to maximize your expressive potential. That said, Sweetwater players know this OM-42’s handsome dress code, including extensive binding, abalone accenting, Style 45 Snowflake inlays, and gold tuners, is really catching guitarists’ eyes. Whether you’re taking to the stage, playing at home, or expanding your Martin collection, the OM-42 hits every mark.





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Enviable embellishments abounding





What gives the OM-42 its distinct look? Its particular distinguishing adornments include Style 45 abalone inlaying guitar-wide, except for on the back of the body, coming perfectly paired with an outfit of Style 45 Snowflake fingerboard inlays. To complement, full Antique White binding emerges from the body to the fingerboard and up to the headstock to give the OM-42 a lovely historic glow. Complete with a multi-stripe rosette, an inlaid "CF Martin" logo, and devilishly handsome gold open-gear tuning machines, the OM-42 is treated from head to toe for captivating curb appeal.





An opportunely crafted orchestra





Guitarists across the globe, including countless ones here at Sweetwater, understand that Martin’s OM-42 design checks a ridiculous number of boxes in terms of convenience for the constant performer. Most notably, this blueprint conjoins the sized-down body of an orchestra model with a standard 25.4-inch scale length, as opposed to its short-scale 000-bodied counterparts, resulting in premier playing versatility that artists have coveted for nearly a century. Fingerstyle players will also enjoy this OM-42’s responsiveness, which maximizes the impact of the playing style’s softer attack across its smaller, Golden Era-braced top surface.





The special tones of a 42





Sizing aside, this OM-42 sends an outstanding musical message by way of its high-grade, all-solid tonewoods. Spruce is as equalized as a tonewood comes, paying equivalent attention to treble crispness, midrange definition, and tight low-end response. Matched perfectly with a back and sides of East Indian rosewood, the OM-42 furthers its splendid tone with a balanced richness that resonates just the right amount for its orchestra model body size. A 16-inch-radiused fingerboard of ebony atop a resonant mahogany neck carved to Martin's GE Modified Low Oval profile seals the deal of sonic excellence, providing a gorgeous sustain that treats chording and phrasing to a magnificent musical glow.





Standard series: revisiting timeless Martin tradition





Considering the storied history of Martin’s acoustic guitar engineering and building practices, there’s no question that the company’s iconic models stand firm as the backbone of American steel-string instrument design. With this sentiment top of mind, Martin presents the refreshed Standard series: a lineup dedicated to reviving the looks and tone of the brand’s golden-era vintage models while introducing a complex set of modern performance enhancements. The result is a comprehensive update to Martin’s most revered range of instruments, combining tonal authenticity with the comfort and versatility of a contemporary instrument. Across-the-board changes include remarkably responsive GE (Golden Era) bracing, thinner fingerboards with beveled edges, a slick vintage-style heel, angled nuts, and GE belly bridges equipped with bone or ebony bridge pins. What’s more, the refreshed standard series introduces a fresh new trio of Martin models back into the fold, including the iconic 000-17, D-17, and OM-45. Refreshed with a plethora of musician-requested features, the Standard series harnesses the power of these legendary acoustics and takes center stage once again.





Martin OM-42 Standard Features:


Well dressed with Style 45 Snowflake inlays, abalone inlaying, Antique White binding, gold tuning machines, and a multi-stripe rosette


Laden with Martin Golden Era appointments for period-correct style and playability, from top bracing to fingerboard beveling and beyond


OM-42 body offers a smaller and easier-to-command body with a full 25.4-in. scale length to thrive under any circumstance


All-solid construction of spruce-topped rosewood achieves incredible natural tone equalization, balancing shimmer, punch, and tight response


Resonant mahogany neck with GE Modified Low Oval profile feels absolutely fantastic in hand


Ebony fingerboard with 16-in. radius delivers smooth and luscious sustain