Now the action is fantastic, and the guitar plays easily.

The guys at Martin did a great job making the slot in the bridge for the saddle, because when you put the saddle back in, you can hear it *click* into place.

Once I had removed about an eight of an inch, I put the saddle back. I removed the bridge saddle and sanded the back of the saddle VERY carefully. I removed the strings, inspected the bridge saddle and found the saddle was not glued into place. Out of the box, the action on the strings was a bit high. 38mm rounded triangle pick.Д¬ustom D Classic Ratings (- out of 10, 10 being the best score)ДЄction вЂ“ 6. Usually IвЂ™m just strumming and banging on this thing though, so most of the time IвЂ™m using a Clayton USA. I like Fender Heavies for my electric guitar playing, and sometimes when IвЂ™m flatpicking. Strings вЂ“ I play my Martin Custom D Classic Rosewood guitar with DвЂ™Addario. Hats off to the guys at Martin for stripping their high end guitars down to the bear bones and getting a simple and affordable option out to the masses. ItвЂ™s got the personality of a classic Martin guitar, and thatвЂ™s why this guitar shines. It really does sound great, so donвЂ™t let the guitarвЂ™s вЂno frillsвЂ™ look fool you. This thing can project in a room, and if you can strum in time and carry a tune, youвЂ™ll turn some heads. When it comes down to it, looks donвЂ™t matter. And when you run your fingers across it, you can feel itвЂ™s raised. вЂњWhereвЂ™s the high gloss finish? What about the beautiful Martin bindings and inlays? How am I supposed to look cool playing such a plain looking guitar?вЂќ I got more bad news for you, the Martin logo on the headstock IвЂ™m pretty sure is gold foil tape. The body has a tortoise shell binding, and the neck has pearloid dot inlays. ThatвЂ™s right! The good olвЂ™ US of A! SheвЂ™s constructed using all solid wood with a Sitka Spruce top, mahogany neck, Indian rosewood sides and back, and a rosewood finger board, and in a a satin finish. The Martin Custom D Classic Rosewood is a Made in USA guitar. Hey there! Today IвЂ™m going to be reviewing my Martin Custom D Classic Rosewood guitar.

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