This is a brilliant demo of a marvellous little guitar. This is EXACTLY how the Martin 000-10E sounds when it is not plugged in; a full and warm sound that is surprisingly loud for such a small body. I bought this as my first ever guitar almost one year ago to celebrate my 50th birthday. It cost me one pound Sterling short of £800, which - for a first purchase - was a lot of money for me. It was just slightly over the budget I set myself but Martin has an excellent reputation on build and sound quality and how could I resist a solid wood Martin for under £1000? I am still learning to play (does one ever stop learning?) but every time I pick up this guitar it is an absolute joy! I know these are built in Mexico, not the USA but the buolt quality is great. You won't see any gaps or glue and the satin finish is immaculate. The sound of my Martin has got even better over the year I have had it, as you would expect from a solid wood guitar (or maybe I play it better?) and it sounds great whether you are fingerpicking, flat picking or strumming using a pick , your finger nails or the fleshy parts of your fingers. If you can't afford £800 (which is understandable as it may be at the affordable end for a Martin guitar but it is still a lot of money for most of us) then keep an eye out for a good second hand guitar; I have spotted some lately for around the £600 on Reverb. I can highly recomend this model; for me it was money very well spent as I am looking forward to many more years of playing this beauty!

I could listen to those killer runs all night...no matter what guitar you play them on! Thanks!

This is a great demo!

....and one year later, Ian...you don't need to play a song, I could just listen over and over to hear those runs you're playing. Just great playing!

It's worth watch thils video just to hear that fantastic run at 5:43 ..........Killer Ian!

Very useful review! Thank you!

I'm watching your videos often. Your reviews are very helpful and useful. I've ordered myself a Martin 000-10e and Sheeran by Lowden based on your reviews and some others) And I'm completely happy with my guitars) Thank you! My Martin sounds exactly the same) And Sheeran also.

Great review! You fingerpick the hell out of it most of the time which is what 000 models are meant to be. And to make it even better the strings are no longer the Lifespan 2.0 but D'Addario EJ16. A sound comparison with Taylor 114 would be nice considering they are in the same price range (at least here).

I just purchased this guitar and it will be here tomorrow. I normally play a grand concert and learned on an old Washburn Parlor. I have been wanting a Dreadnaught FOREVER and I cannot wait to get this bad boy in my hands! I have a feeling the Grand Concert will become a wall decoration!

Unparalleled hearty rounded sweet enchanting mellow tone from the unparalleled guitar maker CF with this all solid sapele is it? Haha, beautiful! In one word

Ian is one of the few who can create a demo which shows the true sonic potential of an instrument and plays similar patterns on all of them, with just enough variation to keep it interesting, so a good comparison can be made...I plan to send him plenty of coffee money and enough for a meal as well and hope you will consider doing the same to reward and encourage him to keep up the good work he does here.

I've got the ooors1 and love it

Beautiful sounding and made guitar ..sill hand made to ..very professional and proud of what they do in Mexico .Should not be judged against the USA ones ..seconded best cause they are not ..Highly trained skilled grafts people..Luthiers .Interesting video by Martin how the Mexico plant got started .Great playing to lovely ..

Beautiful sounding guitar and playing ..Sapele would give a touch more zing than true mahogany..sapele is much harder wood ..has a gorgeous tone close to real mahogany ..A bit heavier to ..some great info .on it in google and KZfaq..lovely sounding wood

Thanks for the great video! Great playing, man. This guitar sounds amazing. I’m trying to decide between the D-10E (I like the Spruce top sound vs than Sapele in videos). But in this smaller 000 size, I’m loving the sapele. I do a mix of fingerpicking and strumming and when I finger pick/Travis pick I really like to bring out my bass notes...what’s your opinion on this guitar vs spruce top Martin D-10E?

Ian...you don't need to play a song....I could just listen to you play runs and strum chords. Beautiful playing buddy... no matter what you're playing.

This sounds much better than I expected from Sapele....of course you could make any guitar sound great.

A remarkable guitar, I have the 000RS1 which is virtually identical. I had no intention of buying this model, but compared to Martin 000 made in the USA I was going to buy, it shone. I had to convince myself it was better, how could it be at that price? but it just is.

Great audio quality vid! What strings are u using? Thanks in advance

Mr. Ian, how did you like the 000Jr compared to this model? I want a smaller guitar as an alternative to my Dreadnought that feels like I’m playing a refrigerator and kills my shoulder...

Hey Ian, could you live with this for use with a band? Plugged in? I have an M-36 but am not excited about installing a pickup in it. I also like the shorter scale. Was going to wait for a used 000-18 that someone had already done the pickup thing too, but this could grabbed for a fraction. I’m wondering if it would work fine, considering I wouldn’t be going for optimal acoustic tone, just plugging up with a band …

This or the d10e?

THATS THE ONE

If they only hadn't put that stupid pearl ring around the sound hole. Love that it's short scale

hi, could you test the Martin 000-12e koa please? thank you

Nice sounding...good value for money. But, I stick with my D-15m

I bought one of this guitar but I can hear some buzzing. I also found it is a bit hard to play. Is it normal? Thank you.

B string seems to be a bit out in this video.

I'm thinking of getting that guitar, but the model with the cutaway. How was the setup out of the box?

This is a good sounding guitar but mahogany is a little bit louder than this sapele..

Beautiful guitar. How much did the mic cost?

I'd like to know what guitar pick you use in all of your guitar sound tests?

Do you still read these comments? Does anyone? Lol does anyone know what he plays at 5:00? That's the happiest tune I've ever heard lol

Where is it made ?

Hey wait just a minute! Where’s the beard????

I hear no bass.

I have the old version the ooo-rs1. Lets be honest its an ugly guitar with a beautiful tone. Its ideal i think for fingerpicking, but not flatpicking

Not bad but a little out of tune