When you now find them online, they are often a bit beat-up with numerous scratches and imperfections. This particular "Marlboro Martin" is as good as they come.īecause the Marlboro Western guitar has such a great reputation for being a solid player, and can be picked up for a fraction of the price of a D-28, owners of the guitars have often used them as workhorse instruments.
While this rumor is highly unlikely, the design and approach is clearly copied from the Martin design used in their Sigma version of the Martin D-28 (the Sigma version has a bound fretboard with a curved end at the sound-hole like the Marlboro guitar while the American Made Martin D-28 has an unbound neck with a flat end at the sound-hole). The guitar comes without any manufacturer markings or serial number, and is so consistent with Martin's D-28 design that the rumor was that Marlboro had somehow purchased B-stock parts from Martin and then had the guitars assembled in Asia. The Western Guitar offered by Marlboro as part of their Marlboro Miles program in the 1990s are often referred to as "Marlboro Martins" because of the clear similarity to the Martin D-28 in construction style, size, materials and most especially, the headstock shape. Martin gold vinyl logo added to headstock Grover Tuners (Upgraded from generic tuners) Martin D-28 copy body shape, interior bracing and headstock shape. IT IS A VERY HIGH END COPY OFFERED BY THE MARLBORO CIGARETTE COMPANY AS PART OF THEIR MARLBORO MILES PROGRAM IN THE 1990s.ġ990s "Marlboro Martin" D-28 Style Western Guitar NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN AUTHENTIC MARTIN GUITAR.
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