MARTIN CUSTOM SHOP | You have an image in your head. Maybe it’s more like a dream. It’s the perfect guitar, and you know how it should look, sound, and feel. Now what? Give it to the Martin Custom Shop. Our specialty is building the guitars you’ve designed in your mind. Our band of luthiers, craftspeople, and artisans in Nazareth, Pa., have the expertise and experience to create everything from the subtle to the spectacular. We’ve made guitars for music’s most influential players, for dealers looking for something special, and for collectors who want a unique Martin. Bring us your dream, and we’ll build it.

You Have Options
The possibilities for a custom guitar are virtually endless; limited only by your imagination. Start with the body shape and size, choose the perfect tone woods, customize inlay patterns, pick just the right neck profile, mix and match the tuning machines and select the head stock for a guitar that is unique as you.

Tonewoods

Select from premium exotic or traditional hardwoods to shape your sound. Stay true to tradition with materials such as Spruce, East Indian Rosewood and Mahogany. Or opt for a rarer material such as striking Hawaiian Koa, Flamed Maple or Cocobolo. Other exotic choices include Brazilian, Madagascar, and Guatemalan Rosewoods

Inlay

Add personalized touches to almost every part of your guitar. Let your creativity be your inspiration for a unique Martin custom. Maybe you wish to tell your personal story through one-of-a-kind fingerboard inlay or a custom pickguard. Martin’s Custom Shop craftspeople can add exclusive artistry incorporating materials such as pearl, stone, metal, and exotic wood inlay to your guitar.

Necks

Choose the shape that best suits your style. Connect with comfort and take control of your performance by selecting your guitar’s neck shape and widths while designing your custom Martin.

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Endless possibilities.

Almost everything can be customized. Choose from a range of traditional tonewoods like East Indian rosewood, mahogany, and spruce. Or go for something more exotic like flamed maple, Brazilian rosewood, and Hawaiian koa. Our inlay artists work with pearl, metal, stone, and exotic wood to bring your ideas to life and add a special touch to your guitar. Maybe you want a special fingerboard that tells a personal story or a custom-designed pickguard to protect your new guitar. Consider it done. We can even craft a neck to your exact specifications. The possibilities are truly endless—see for yourself with our Custom Guitar Configurator.

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