Martin OM42: Standard Series Auditorium Acoustic Guitar

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The Martin OM-42 is a premium Orchestra Model that combines exceptional craftsmanship, rich tonal character, and elegant appointments. Built with a solid spruce top and solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, the OM-42 delivers a balanced voice with deep bass, articulate trebles, and complex overtones, making it equally suited to fingerstyle playing, flatpicking, and accompaniment.

Its long 25.4" scale length provides enhanced projection, clarity, and sustain, while the Genuine Mahogany neck with a GE Modified Low Oval profile and High-Performance Taper offers a comfortable and responsive playing experience. Visually, the OM-42 stands apart with stunning abalone detailing throughout, including the rosette, top trim, and Style 45 snowflake fingerboard inlays.

Part of Martin's refreshed Standard Series for 2025, the OM-42 features Sitka spruce GE top bracing inspired by the Modern Deluxe Series, further enhancing resonance and tonal depth. Combining timeless aesthetics with refined modern playability, the OM-42 is a truly inspiring instrument for discerning players.

Key Features

• Solid spruce top with solid East Indian rosewood back and sides
• Balanced Orchestra Model voice with excellent clarity and sustain
• GE Modified Low Oval neck with High-Performance Taper
• Sitka spruce GE bracing for enhanced resonance
• Abalone top trim, rosette, and fingerboard inlays
• Ebony fingerboard and bridge
• Gold open-gear tuners
• Includes hardshell case

Specifications

• Model: OM-42
• Series: Standard Series
• Body Size: 000-14 Fret
• Top: Spruce
• Back and Sides: East Indian Rosewood
• Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
• Bracing Pattern: X-Brace
• Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
• Brace Material: Spruce
• Brace Size: 1/4"
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Top Colour: Aging Toner
• Back and Sides Finish: Gloss
• Neck: Genuine Mahogany
• Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval
• Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
• Neck Finish: Gloss
• Scale Length: 25.4"
• Number of Frets: 20
• Neck Joins Body: 14th Fret
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4"
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8"
• Fingerboard Inlay: Style 45 Snowflake Abalone
• Fingerboard Binding: Antique White with Multi-Stripe
• Bridge: GE Modern Belly with Drop-In Saddle
• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
• Saddle: Compensated Bone
• Nut: Bone
• Bridge Pins: Bone with Abalone Dots
• Binding: Antique White
• Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
• Rosette: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
• Tuning Machines: Gold Open Gear
• Headplate: East Indian Rosewood
• Recommended Strings: Martin Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Phosphor Bronze Light
• Includes: Hardshell Case