Martin LX1 Little Martin Left Handed Travel Acoustic Guitar in Natural

£429.00

The Martin LX1L Little Martin Left-Handed Guitar displays Martin’s exquisite quality whilst embracing the benefits of a smaller size. With its compact body and 23″ scale length, it is wonderfully comfortable to play and is perfect for packing up and throwing in the car as you hit the road. Making your life as a travelling […]

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Description

The Martin LX1L Little Martin Left-Handed Guitar displays Martin’s exquisite quality whilst embracing the benefits of a smaller size. With its compact body and 23″ scale length, it is wonderfully comfortable to play and is perfect for packing up and throwing in the car as you hit the road. Making your life as a travelling musician easier, the LX1L Little Martin promises to offer a sublime playing experience.

Whether you’re on stage or jamming with friends round the campfire, you’ll want exceptional, reliable sound. The Sitka spruce top provides just that and more. Explore wondrous clarity and brilliant volume that belies the body’s travel size whilst you fret seamlessly across the Richlite fretboard. The mahogany high pressure laminate body will then ensure you’re granted waves of endless resonance, warmth, and rich dynamics.

Key Features

  • Short scale and small body make for a sublime travel guitar
  • Send every note soaring with the glistening clarity of a Sitka spruce top
  • Dazzling, long-lasting hardware showcases Martin’s renowned craftsmanship
  • Includes a padded gig bag to ensure the ultimate protection on the road

Elegant, compact, and ready for the road

The LX1L Little Martin is built for impromptu jamming sessions, travelling, and magical gigs. It makes life on the road so much easier by alleviating the stress that larger instruments bring, allowing you to travel from gig to gig without wasting time lugging heavy gear around. Or even if you’re just meeting up with friends, this guitar will ensure you’re the life of the party.

An exquisitely crafted body

If you want a guitar that is portable without sacrificing any gorgeous tonal qualities, the LX1L Little Martin is perfect. Made from mahogany high pressure laminate, or ‘HPL’, the body of this guitar is superbly durable. It is climate resilient and can endure excessive playing and gigging whilst delivering exceptional tone that is balanced and clear. Mahogany delivers the kind of tone that will stop you in your tracks. Captivate your audience with a sound that you would expect from a larger guitar. You’ll have resonance, warmth, and wonderful richness flowing from the strings – what more could you want in a travel guitar?

The Sitka spruce top then promises fantastic clarity that makes every note shine. Even with thick strumming or intricate arpeggiated chords, spruce delivers superbly crisp articulation. And if that’s not enough, this glistening top wood ensures your sound is always swimming in a broad dynamic range.

Premium quality

Living up to Martin’s reputation of innovation and superior craftmanship, the LX1L Little Martin Guitar has been expertly handmade. You can be sure that you’ll be performing with an instrument that has been designed with exceptional attention to detail. From the elegant rosette to the hand rubbed finish, from the modified low oval neck to chrome machine heads, every single component is of the highest quality, ensuring you are granted a lifetime of thrilling, glorious, and simply perfect playing. And thanks to the padded gig bag included, you can be sure your prized guitar will be well protected on the road.

Specifications

  • Product Code: LX1L
  • Body & Bridge
  • Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
  • Back/Sides: Mahogany Pattern HPL Textured Finish
  • Rosette Size: Multiple Black/White Boltaron
  • Bridge: Richlite
  • Bridge Pins: White with Black Dots
  • Finish: Hand Rubbed Finish
  • Neck & Fretboard
  • Fretboard: Richlite
  • Neck: Rust Stratabond
  • Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
  • Number of Frets: 20
  • Scale Length: 23″
  • Hardware
  • Nut: White Corian
  • Machine Heads: Chrome
  • Includes: Padded Gig bag

Please note: Martin do not ship their guitars with the strap button installed on the bottom of the guitar. They do this to avoid any impact cracks that may occur during shipping. You can find your strap button inside the case compartment.

About the manufacturer

Martin

Martin is one of the most revered names in acoustic guitar history, renowned for its unmatched craftsmanship, tone, and tradition. Founded in 1833 by Christian Frederick Martin, the company pioneered many of the design features that define the modern acoustic guitar, including the dreadnought body shape and X-bracing. Handmade in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, Martin guitars are celebrated for their rich, resonant sound and exceptional build quality. Favoured by artists from Johnny Cash and Neil Young to Ed Sheeran, a Martin guitar embodies timeless tone and heritage, offering players an instrument that only gets better with age.

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Acoustic guitars produce their sound naturally through the vibration of the strings and body, offering a direct and expressive playing experience. They come in a wide range of styles, including steel string and classical designs, each with its own feel and tonal character. Body shape, wood choice, and construction all influence warmth, projection, and balance, making acoustics suitable for everything from gentle fingerstyle to confident strumming. Whether used for songwriting, practice, or performance, acoustic guitars provide a simple, honest connection between the player and the music.

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