Hands On with Martin Guitar's New SC18E and SC28E Acoustic Guitars!

In 1973 I bought my D-35 at Sam Ash in NYC through lay a way. $450. $25 put down weekly for about 20 weeks. It has been on a guitar stand in my living room for almost 50 years Right next to my my TV and radio speakers. The rich sound is unbelievable and continues to improve. I have other guitars, Gibson Takamini, Ibanez but nothing compares to the Martin D-35. Truly a love affair I've enjoyed since 1973.

I thank whomever purchased these guitars. My temptation will be delayed.

I have an SC-13E Special and it is indeed special! Sounds super rich and the deeper tones are really starting to open up now after about 8 months of owning one.

That chuckle from Chris at 0:22 when Cooper exaggerates how much he is properly annunciating in his introduction. lol

I've owned and loved my original SC-13e (Road Series) for a few years. It's my go-to guitar. I'd have loved a comparison of the SC-28E with the original SC-13E.

Last April when I went on the Martin factory tour, I played the SC13E special and fell in love. Back in the winter I went back to look at the photos that I took and I noticed there was a headless SC body with "SC-28" written on it :O. I like when you mentioned the Fender acousticsonic and Taylor options because I still would rather have a really playable guitar that's a still a real acoustic guitar. The price however, I dunno. I'm an intermediate player but I'm not the player in this video, so I'm hoping they make an SC 14, 15, 16, or 17

These are great guitars and long overdue. Great vid as always!

Another really excellent video. Thank you so much!

Thanks for doing this vid, guys. I was looking for a Martin cutaway on the officical Martin website and bang! I then went to YT hoping/expecting you guys had done a review. Cooper, you put a smile on my face working that fretboard! I'll be saving my dimes and nickles for a modern deluxe version!

Literally been waiting for these since the first sc came out.

Coop is a crazy player!!

I have the SC13e Special Burst. It sounds great, but more than that I recently took advantage of the neck adjustment method. My action was a little high and I didn't want to reduce the saddle as it was a bit low to start with. So I shimmed the neck - piece of cake, no need to go to the Martin shop. I simply cut a 5 thou piece of shim brass stock - it worked a treat.

Your channel has become one of my favourites! Cooper's hair is amazing! LOL. David from Ireland!

The SC 28 sounds really good. Big voice.

Cooper, what a player. My best guitars are Taylors, but I got a Sc-13e as soon as possible. I have played Strach out of the SC. The finish is sub-standard and mine has a serious case of fret sprout, but its playability is great. For a while, it didn't seem like Martin was committed. You had to dig to find it on the website. Good for Martin for adding an American-made, Martin-built quality version(s) to their lineup. Good for you guys to recognize the significance. Cooper, you rock.

Love it - Chris McKee called it in that first SC-13E video. I put my preorder in the moment I saw the SC-28E in the leaked MAP list back in January, and I just got my FedEx tracking info last night. Not thru Alamo (they didn't have a preorder link, but a competitor did), andI'll have it in hand around the end of this month (Feb. 2024). Still love Alamo, of course (I did buy an American Ultra Strat from them a couple of years ago). I guess I'll wait and see what strings Chris & Cooper recommend for the SC-28E going forward, and order 'em from Alamo...

Yes, it is about time Martin, I've been waiting for this for years. I had a custom shop build me a OOO Guitar, made of 200 year old mahogany & spruce top. It's 12 years old now. But I still love that guitar, I just think the SC18E would be a lot easier to play, and it sounds pretty good. Thanks for the review, well done guys!

Nice I have owned 3 SC in the road series all sounded and played well very nice having the 18, 28 version without having to drop 7-8 M I think will be a big hit in the guitar community for sure

3600 for the 18, that's steep!

Impressive playing as usual. Great video, also as usual. Still hanging on to my HD35.