In the late 1800s, Orville Gibson arrived in Kalamazoo, Michigan and began designing his own range of mandolins. Over time his company grew to become one of the world’s premier …
Martin Guitars – Summer NAMM 2018 Releases
At last month’s Summer NAMM, Martin Guitar announced the release of five new models for later this year: a new OM-Arts & Crafts, the D-28 Bigsby, the Jimmy Buffett Custom …
C.F Martin D-Boak
C.F Martin D-Boak Anyone with a keen interest in all things Martin Guitar will be aware of who Dick Boak is and the impact he has had on the Martin …
John Goldie Clinic
We are very pleased to announce that we will be hosting a clinic with renowned UK guitarist John Goldie in our Denmark Street showroom on Thursday Nov 26th. John is …
An Evening with Diane Ponzio
Thursday 10th September marked a special evening in Westside Mi’s new Martin Guitar lounge. A visit from Martin Ambassador Diane Ponzio is always full of amazing information about the much …
Martin D45
There’s not a lot to say about the Martin D45 that hasn’t been said already but having just strummed the one we have in our Denmark Street Showroom I feel …
C F Martin DRSGT & 000RSGTE
After years of adapting to the world as it constantly turns and changes C F Martin & Co have always managed to evolve and innovate, they do this by paying …
CF Martin CS-00S-14
Every once in a while, you play a guitar that makes you realise everything you own just isn’t enough! The new Martin CS-00S-14 does exactly that. It may not be …
New CF Martin 2014 models at Frankfurt Musikmesse
New 000-18 Last year the already wonderful D-18 was given a facelift by essential adding some vintage pre-war specifications to it inc… Aged Toner, old style Butterbean tuners, vintage …
Diane Ponzio – The Return
One of our most favorite CF Martin employees is crossing the big pond once again and gracing us with her most awesome presence. The bubbly and vibrant New Yorker will …
CF Martin D-35 Seth Avett
Born on 30th July 1980,Timothy Seth Avett is one quarter of the folk-rock band The Avett Brothers. Seth has played a Martin D-35 for over a decade, his first being …
CF Martin’s Westside Custom Editions Demo [Video]
Here’s our man Paul running through some of the Westside Custom guitars made by the amazing CF Martin of Nazareth, PA. The guitars in this demo are based on 16 …
Westside Cutsom Seth Lakeman 5-15 Tenor Guitar
Way back in the day, tenor guitars were made to encourage banjo players to pick up the guitar and proved popular with bands like the Kingston Trio. There are a …