Martin LX1 Little Martin Review

By

Chris Ryan

6/18/2020 8:23 PM

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Expert Score

7.0

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Reasons To Buy

There aren’t too many guitars in the Martin line that are as affordable as the Little Martin, which makes it a nice guitar for anyone that enjoys the brand
The small body is perfect for traveling musicians, children, and players with small hands

Reasons Not To Buy

The tone is as one would expect of a little guitar, it lacks some balance on the low end

Overview

Critic Consensus

Martin LX1 Little Martin Acoustic Guitar

Martin LX1 Little Martin Acoustic Guitar Features:

Mahogany pattern HPL (high pressure laminate) textured finish,
solid sitka spruce top
Rust Stratabond 3/4 scale neck
Chrome small-knob tuners
Morado or Rosewood fingerboard options

As a great travel guitar built at 3/4 size, the Martin LX1 Little Martin offers children, travelers and players with small hands an opportunity to get a sweet little Martin guitar at an affordable price. Though the guitar in this Jasmine S35 review is bigger than the Little Martin, it’s an even cheaper alternative if you’re concerned about budget.

Realizing that this guitar is not comparable to the Martin dreadnought and classical guitars that cost quite a bit more, I find the Martin LX1 Little Martin to be an ideal guitar for the serious traveling troubadour. The tone is nice for a little guitar that fits with the Martin standards. For an even more travel-friendly Martin guitar, the model we feature in our Martin Backpacker Guitar review has a unique, slim shape to it.

7.0

EXPERT SCORE

Martin LX1 Little Martin Review

Reasons to Buy

There aren’t too many guitars in the Martin line that are as affordable as the Little Martin, which makes it a nice guitar for anyone that enjoys the brand
The small body is perfect for traveling musicians, children, and players with small hands

Reasons not to buy

The tone is as one would expect of a little guitar, it lacks some balance on the low end

Chris Ryan

Chris Ryan is a musician and educator from Philadelphia, PA, an avid archivist of folk and country music, a disciple of Aphex Twin and a fervent supporter of Atlanta trap music. Chris can usually be found tracking keyboards, vocals and lap steel for the upcoming debut of his band The Cobwebs, or in FL Studio working on the next generation of trap sounds. He is conversant with, and writes about, hundreds of genres of music from all over the world.

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