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Martin shakes up its 16 Series with 11 new guitars and three wild finishes: “We’re going to get weird with it, brother”

September 18

“For me, Martin is the songwriter’s guitar,” says British folk-rock phenom Jake Bugg, knocking out a few cool voicings backstage on one of Martin’s new 00L-16E models.

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