I bought my Martin M36 from Alamo Music because of this video and today I realized that I literally bought THAT guitar! The one in the video! It hadn't occurred to me until today then I looked at the pick guard and every spot is in the exact same spot. Makes it even cooler :)

I love hearing the beautiful extra work put into every song you play. Thank!

These reviews as amazing. Literally every guitar I search for on KZfaq you have reviews of. Thanks!

This is the best review and explanation on the web, seriously. Had an M36 several years ago, this has me thinking of going back! Cheers

Fell in love with this guitar at my local guitar shop. Full warm sound, deep bass, and articulate. Bought one in July and LOVE playing it. I dream about how nice this guitar sounds

Wow this was such an informative video . Thank you Chris

That's the best sounding acoustic guitar I've ever heard on this channel! I'm in awe. I'd never heard of the model.. but I'm very interested in the idea of a jumbo-sized OM type guitar. Thanks for sharing! Hopefully I can afford one and they're not super expensive. Haha

This guitar sounds absolutely beautiful. The bass sounds very deep and the rest of the guitar sounds bright. A beautiful combination.

Outstanding love the guitar! Chris you always do the best at explaining the reasons why...!Amazing thank you!!💯

One of the best sounding guitars you’ve done! Great job Chris!

Glorious sound. Maybe, the Martin I like best. Clear highs and lows-no muddiness. Great job demonstrating it, Chris.

Based on this video and my playing this one as well as the Martin D-35 and D-28, the Taylor K24CE, Taylor 816CE, and Taylor 818e I purchased the Martin M-36 today and I really love it. The sound is amazing and it is really easy to play. Love the neck action, the thinner body, and the great tone I was sold on this one. I purchased mine in Lexington, KY at Willcutt's Guitars. Excellent and loving playing it tonight!

Great review and glorious sounding Martin. I must have one……lock and load

OMG, I'm the first like! You always do a great and informative job. Thank you. Best & cheers, Sean

Agree with Chris - this has become one our 2 favorite Martins

Chris, another fine video. As you reported, the M-36 is not the first thing guitarists think about when you say Martin. I'd never heard of it before. Thanks for bringing it to the attention of the rest of the unimformed guitar world. It has a wonderful tone and I would love to have one; however, at the moment, my guitarsinal is full, at least according to my wife. You referenced the Martin Jumbo line and also mentioned the Martin 15 line. One reason that my current guitar acquiring capacity is limited is that my wife found an old Martin J-15 at a garage sale. It was in very good to excellent condition with only a few scratches on the corners. I think I got it for a killer price. I tried to get more information about it, but Martin had discontinued the model and I couldn't find any information on their website. Based on the serial number, I found out that it was made in 1978. I finally called them and talked to a very nice person who emailed me the original spec sheet. It's a no frills guitar, but the all mahonany instrument has a wonderful tone and it's easy to play. I don't know what all this has to do with your fine review, but the J-15's the only Martin I have and I would like another one.

Hey Chris that was a brilliant demo. I recently bought a GPC-MMVE and love it. I'll have to check out the M-36 because it sounds really nice. However I'm getting a D-18 next. By the way you played very well in this demo. Great job bud...

I’m no nashville session player, but I love my all mahogany martin’s for recording best. It’s cool that martin makes this “in between “ size guitar. I have never had the chance to actually play one, but they have been on my radar for a long time. the narrow waist creates more clarity, the shallow depth creates more presence, and the big lower bout creates more bass. It’s a great sound, for sure, but do I really want ANOTHER martin? I have a Maestro OO MH on its way, but if I didn’t already have one coming, I might seek out this martin. cool demo, Chris! 🐰❤️🎸🎶🤝🎶

Now I am a proud owner of M36 thanks to your excellent review! I also have HD28v and CEO7. In fact M36 covers both areas of D body and small body.

I’ve watched several videos and the M-36 will be my next Martin💯 I’ve got a Taylor I’m excited about and it will be my Next then the M-36 will follow!🎶🎶🔥

Great info about a model I was unfamiliar with. Its characteristics are exactly why I love jumbos and OM sized guitars. They sit better on my knee and I have a light touch. Dreads (especially Martins) are just too boomy for me but I love their mahogany 000 models. This would balance perfectly in all areas.

As always, lovely guitar. Truth is Martin, Taylor, Gibson and loads more all make lovely guitars of some model or other. Enjoyed the guitar smash, shame some people got upset about harmless fun.

Always love that song you played 👍

I love this!! Great explanation of what this guitar is and can do. I played so many Martin’s and Taylor’s last year and fell in love with this guitar. I do a lot of fingerpicking (Jim Croce, James Taylor, Simon & Garfunkel, etc). This is so comfortable and has a solid sound all around. ❤️❤️❤️. Beautiful playing!

I have two and 36 love them awesome guitars

I had the chance to play one of these at the local GC and was blown away. Excellent guitar. My only gripe, and it's a minor one, is that the fingerboard binding was a little sharp to the touch. Easily remedied and not enough to take this out of the top spot on my dream guitar list.

Can’t believe everyone that has slept ok this guitar. It’s amazing

Love your rendition of "Amazing Grace "!!!

Beautiful.

I think many people that spend a significant chunk of change on anything have a tendency to "sell it" in reviews, sometimes as a defense mechanism to reinforce their decision making. I bought one of these about a month ago. I can honestly say that this is a remarkable instrument. Great tone, great warmth, great projection. I don't put it down. Several times I have woken up with the guitar in my hands after falling asleep, sitting bolt upright on the couch. If you end up with an M-36, you will not be disappointed.

I like big bouts and I cannot lie...

Thanks for throwing my favorite hymn in the mix. “Onward Through The Fog”

Great Job Chris, I love that, may replace my J200 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

YES! I knew I had an amazing guitar, but now I'm sure of it thanks to your elaborate and great review. Also, I love your playing! It's so true that no one talks about the M36 but wow what a guitar! Thank you for sharing the good news ;) (p.s. what strings do you use?)

love this m46

Great video I want one!

Great info.

I agree, the Martin M-36 is a killer guitar. I play Bluegrass and this guitar is my go to guitar before I even think of picking up a dread.

I was under the impression the inspiration of these came during the folk boom of the sixties. There was a famous luthier from NYC who was taking Martin archtops from the thirties which were not highly regarded by jazz players. This man would replace the carved top with a spruce top. David Bromberg is a prominent example. The guitars however are two piece backs, the donor guitars predating the three piece back by about thirty years. Great sounding guitar that clearly has its won thing going on.

I love anything that covers a lot of ground... I’ll have to try this one

I’ve been a life long SJ200 guy other than the cheap Applauses and Yamahas I grew up with with. Found one of these at Nashville New and Used. I was in love with 1st strum but I had just bought a new SJ. I’m in and out of there for 6 months and I couldn’t believe that guitar was still there. So like any guitarist, I rationalized that the Universe wanted me to have that one. It’s about all I play for writing and singer/writer jams. My only issue is the neck is a bit wider than what I’m used to, and makes it difficult to jump right into intricate chords higher up the neck coming from any other electric or Gibson acoustic. 9/10 for me.

I really like my M38. Great tone and looks.

Hope you have tabs for the songs you play. It’s just so soothing and lovely. Love the M-36. Thinking of either the M-36 or and OMC-28e

Amazing sound from that big boy. I think if I could afford a custom I'd get this in a sunburst and dark bindings.

Had my heart set on an OM-28 (or OMJM). Played the M-36 and was blown away by how much better it sounded than the OM-28 & OMJM. I was really shocked I have never heard of the M-36 before. It stood out in a room/demo of 20+ Santa Cruz, Martin, Taylor, Boucher, Collings $6K + guitars. BTW, love the 224CE-K Koa DLX I bought from Alamo (that guitar punches well above its price).

Great video as usual. I have 4 martin guitars and had never heard of the M-36. Sounded wonderful. But I’m sorry, I’ll have to take exception to the guitar smashing at the end. For a guitar lover, it was somewhat unsettling to say the least.

I'm glad I watched this to the end. Thanks for a good laugh.

I can't afford an M36, but your video intrigued me. I did recently find and purchase an M16GT though. I didn't even know this model existed. I'm a big fan of the 16 series so it seemed like a good compromise. It has a bigger, deeper, warmer, and woodier sound than my 00016GT so I used it for recording tonight and was not disappointed.

Ok, I tried an M-36, 0000-28 Custom Shop, & their Custom Shop Jumbo (0000-28 but deeper like a dreadnought). Falling in love with a CS 0000-28 12 fret short scale large sound hole.

Great demo. Can you do a video on that Amazing Grace tune? Don't like smashing guitars

great guitar

🎸Nice Chris. Thanks

I love my M-36. Martins best kept secret

Thanks for the video! The Martin M36 is on my short list, the other is a Taylor 714. I don't live near a store where I can try both, and I'm so hesitant to buy something without trying it. I know you've played both, any comments on how these two guitars go head to head? Thanks.

Good Lord. That part at the end was a bit of a shock.

If we ever met, and had a conversation about my favorite acoustic guitars, this would have been the first words I spoke.

I had one, I really miss it. But I never liked the white binding on fretboard and sold it. Now 10 yrs later I want it back.

Really like the channel. You do an amazing job Chris. Could you please do a comparison video between : 1. Martin GPC 11E 2. Furch Blue CM Plus 3.Taylor 214 ce Plus I am planning to buy my first solid wood guitar and confused between the above options. (I know Taylor 214 is not solid wood but its in same price range as the other two.)

You make every guitar sound great. Thanks for the demo. It sounds lovely. If only it came in a burst finish. Or at least a darker top.

I visited the Martin factory, got to play the M36 in their showroom and brought it home with me. Wow, for me the perfect guitar!

My #1

A real winner

Did you say CEDAR and rosewood? 6:12 I have an Ibanez Andorra GA400 with that combo, but it's a recital guitar...

This guitar sounds SO much more open and woody than the 1970 D-28 I was playing yesterday, which sounded like a Martin for sure but kind of boxy. The one thing I'll give that D-28, LOUD!

If I recall, they also make these in 12 fret and large sound hole

I own a 2013 Martin M36 and it smokes just about every acoustic guitar out there.

Hello from McAllen! So have they always been made in the same manner with simlar bracing or binding, or some years better than others? Been looking at a 2007....

You said it is cedar top. It is not. It is spruce top per Martin website.

Very informative video, thanks for aiding making my decision on the purchase! But please, the outro is a bit profound.

Great video thanks. I frankly had never heard of a M-36 before let alone seen or heard one. Sent me running to the Martin website to wonder how I didn't know about this guitar. Sort of looks like an OM in the upper bout and a Dreadnought lower bout with a Kim Kardashian arse. Doesn't have the same kick as a D35 but a wonderful instrument nevertheless. Would love to hear the same body shape with a Mahogany back and sides. That I'm guessing would be a great recording guitar.

I've owned (and currently own) high-end Martin's and Taylors . (Currently have a Martin CEO-4R and Taylor 714ce Limited Edition (torrefied sitka/brazilian rosewood). My M-36 is my go-to main player. I think it may be the answer to "what if Martin and Taylor had a love child?".

Recent owner of a 2015 M-36 model orange brown looking top). I was wondering whether I should sell it and get the re imagined model? Is the scalloped bracing giving the new guitar a better tone?

Cue up John Hiatt's 'Smashing a perfectly good guitar'! Honestly, you can see that guitar had a heinous crack in the top. Probably cost more to repair than what the guitar is (was) worth, but it's disturbing nonetheless. Nice tone on that M-36, but seemed a bit light on the bottom end. Love it when you play 'Amazing Grace".

I would like to know the name of the song he starts playing at 10:45. Anyone know it? I know I've heard it before but don't know where to start looking. Thanks!

@6:11 I think you meant spruce not cedar.

Please, please i love your reviews but the M-36 is Sitka Spruce top and Indian Rosewood back and sides But you are right it IS the unsung hero of Martin's line up.

Very funny ending!

Hey chris what is that first song u was playing at the beginning

I have a j40m and have often wished I got an M36 instead!

Two things: You might want to know that there is a Facebook page now that's dedicated to the "overlooked" Martins -- M-36, M-38 and the J-series. Nice circle of folks who can articulate what this model is all about. Second: I must admit that the Grovers drove me nuts. I put butterbean Waverly tuners on it and the tuning is MUCH more consistent (and the guitar is more balanced with the lighter headstock). Just saying. And strings? You want Stringjoy 12s in phosphor bronze.

The guitar smash at the end was about as funny as leukemia.

Pass that red headed step child this way please 🙏🏼

My 93 year old trucker friend we trucked coast to coast bought a D- 38 (not "M") at a pawn shop in 1960`s for $165.00.He sold it in 2017 to a musician for $3,400.00.The Serial number shows it was made in 1934.

Which is your preference.. M36 or J40 ?

I find the 00018 also doesn't come up too much. There isnt even a half decent review on KZfaq. Why is this?

What is the difference between the M-36 and 0000?

Whats the price range on the m36

PLEASE COMPARE AND REVIEW THE PRS PARLOR P20 & P20E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T WAIT ANYMORE ARRRGRGRGRGRGRGHHHRHHHHHHHHH

Why isn't called a M-35? What makes if a 36?

So, the Martin M-36 is actually responsible for Nashville "Bro Country"? Detrimental!!!! Wahi' Valleys

Must be the microphone. Sounds super woofy.

Sold. 10:39 tho (ten fire emojis)

I wonder if Chris is related to Andy?

Do Martin guitars hold their value better than some other brands? Yes. Do they have a good price-value ratio if you just want to play the guitar? Definitely not. „Quintessential Martin“-tone is marketing blabla. And I get it, you‘re a seller, Martin invests a lot in in marketing but the bottom line is that you get the same amount of guitar for a lot less money, take a look at Eastman (yeah, they kinda copy Martin in the acoustic section, but their guitars are handmade and top notch and they do innovate, too) or eastern European marks like Furch. At the end having a Martin is about the feeling and the standing, not in particular about the tone or the craftsmanship which both, of course, are up there. They have to be, asking a price of the post-3000 mark. Btw, I would love to have a M-D28 some day, just not willing to invest that much money yet. Have to improve my playing first. //edit: the end sucks.

They all sounded similar mmm

I owned a CJ818 yamaha the nice of a J200...since I have not listen any other guitar with such sound quality....not even the L56 and and some of the Martin's that disappointed me.....

OM body is exactly the same as a triple O The only difference is the scale length.

This guitar ruined 000’s for me. Amazing.

Almost $4,000 Ouch

Lol, I would like to know the context of that guitar being destroyed.