The Martin Special Edition D-28 Elvis Presley CRV Acoustic is fitted with a custom leather guitar cover with his name across the lower bout. The unique tooled leather cover, originally created by Charles Underwood, made Elvis' D-28 instantly recognizable. It is delivered in a special oversized vintage Geib style hardshell case to accommodate the guitar and cover.Martin's Elvis guitar features a back and sides of East Indian rosewood and a top of Carpathian spruce. The combination of these fine tonewoods and 5/16" scalloped top bracing produce a responsive guitar with impressive volume, punch and sustain. The style 28 purfling around the top and back. The body is bound in grained ivoroid.The Elvis motif of the dreadnought includes a silhouette of the King and his Martin modeled after a famous 1956 photograph — inlaid in the polished black ebony headplate utilizing mother of pearl and black pearl. Small pearl-bordered abalone star position markers and Elvis' signature are inlaid into the black ebony fingerboard. The black Micarta heelcap features his "TCB Lightning Bolt" logo — a design that originated with the "Taking Care Of Business" pendants Elvis gave to friends — inlaid in mother of pearl.Classic 1950s-inspired Martin appointments include a 1-11/16" neck with diamond valoute carved from genuine mahogany and satin finished, Grover deluxe nickel Kluson™ tuners with small oval metal buttons, the old style Martin decal logo on the headstock, black ebony fingerboard and belly bridge, genuine bone nut and saddle and a flawless polished gloss lacquer finish with vintage-appropriate light amber aging toner on the top.
$6599.00
Related Products
Here are other products you may be interested in.

