NEW FOR 2025
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D-45

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D-45

$9,799.00
3.3 out of 5 Customer Rating

The Martin D-45 is the pinnacle of acoustic elegance and craftsmanship, trusted by legendary artists and discerning everyday players alike. Joining the all-new OM-45 as one of the most ornate and prestigious models in the Standard Series lineup, the D-45 features stunning abalone pearl inlay throughout, adorning the top, sides, and back. Its Dreadnought body size delivers the bold, projective tone with strong bass, clear trebles, and rich overtones that Martin Dreadnoughts are known for, perfectly balanced for all playing styles. Handcrafted with a solid spruce top and solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, the D-45 produces a resonant, powerful voice. The gloss genuine mahogany neck, with a Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval profile, high-performance taper, and 25.4" scale length, ensures smooth, comfortable playability. Complete with antique white binding, a bound ebony fingerboard with hexagon inlays, an ebony bridge with bone pins, and gold open gear tuners, the D-45 is a guitar you can trust to inspire, impress, and unleash the artist within. 

Martin’s refreshed Standard Series for 2025 enhances tone, comfort, and style. Sitka spruce GE top bracing, as featured on the Modern Deluxe Series, delivers vintage-inspired tone and sustain, while updates like a reimagined neck profile, thinner fingerboard, and refined bridge and heel improve playability and aesthetics. Each guitar includes a hardshell case. 

Select Preferred Hand: Right

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Overview

Body Size: D-14 Fret
Finish Top: Gloss
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back and Side Finish: Gloss
Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace
Scale Length: 25.4"
Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
Top Material: Spruce
Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval
Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
Electronics: None

Top

Top Color: Aging Toner
Bridge Style: GE Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
Binding: Antique White
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Top Inlay Material: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
Bridge Material: Ebony
Top Detail: None
Bridge Pin Material: Bone
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone
Pickguard Inlay: None
Saddle: Compensated Bone
Rosette: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
Saddle Radius: 16"

Body

Brace Material: Spruce
Back and Sides Color: Natural
Brace Size: 5/16"
Back Detail: None
Back Purfling/Strip: Style 45 with Black Stripe
Back Inlay Material: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
Heelcap: Antique White
Side Detail: None
Endpiece: Antique White
Side Inlay Material: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
Endpiece Inlay: Abalone with Multi-Stripe

Neck

Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Finish Neck: Gloss
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Style 45 Hexagon
Number of Frets Total: 20
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Fingerboard Binding Material: Antique White
Side Dots: Black

Headstock

Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond
Tuning Machines: Gold Open Gear
Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
Knob: Butterbean
Headplate Logo Style: Block Inlay Golden Era
Nut Material: Bone
Headplate Binding Material: Antique White with Multi-Stripe
Headplate Detail: None

Misc

Case: Hardshell
Left Handed Availability: true
Label: None
Pleked: true

Still Handmade, Still the Standard

D-45 Players


Anssi Kela

Anssi Kela is one of the biggest singer-songwriters in Finland. His 2001 debut album 'Nummela' has sold quintuple platinum and is the 13th most sold album of all time in Finland. He has released six albums and won four Emmas (Finnish equivalent of Grammy).

The foundation of Anssi's success was built on Martin guitars. He bought his first Martin, a HD-28, in 1999. Armed with the guitar he began to write songs that made him a household name. "After spending my youth listening to Neil Young, the sound of an acoustic guitar has always been for me a sound of a Martin," Anssi says. "Most of my heroes have been Martin players so I'm immensely proud to be a part of the same family. Over the years I have tried many fine instruments from other brands but there has always been one big problem: other guitars might sound and feel nice — but they are just not Martins!"

David Crosby

In David Crosby’s unparalleled six-decade career, the native Californian has created songs that resonate as indelible cultural touchstones for more than three generations, not only as a solo artist, but as a founding member of The Byrds in the mid-60s, Crosby, Stills & Nash (recipients of the Grammy for best new artist in 1969), and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

The folk rock pioneer, who was inducted into the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009, has also served as our social conscience, not only eloquently writing about societal issues on such songs as “Almost Cut My Hair” and “Wooden Ships,” but continuously donating concert proceeds to likeminded causes. His towering influence and brilliant ability to capture the spirit of our times in his music remains undiminished.

Amythyst Kiah

Amythyst Kiah performs her song "Firewater" for the Martin Guitar Museum Sessions.