For Fingerstyle Guitarists, The Martin OMC-28E Acoustic Electric
The Martin OMC-28E has an orchestra model body. 1929 was the year this model answered requests for a 14 fret gutiar. The resulting instrument looked pretty much like the flat top acoustics you see produced today. Of the dreadnought and the OM gutiars the latter is the smaller of the two. The overall sound from low to high is evened out by the smaller body size. The bottom, mids, and highs are more evenly pronounced.
This makes the OM a great guitar for instrumentals and soloing.
The quality of the tonewoods used in the Martin OMC-28E greatly contribute to it’s appearance and performance. Solid woods are used as they allow the vibration of the strings to ring clean and unstifled as opposed to laminated woods. Solid Sitka Spruce makes up the top. Spruce has historically be the top wood most used by luthiers for acoustic steel string guitars.
The size and availability of the timber makes Sitka Spruce the number one choice for sound boards.
The OMC-28E uses solid East Indian Rosewood for the back and sides. Tonewoods are chosen for use in the back and sides of an instrument according to how they resonate with the sound board. Rosewood is as pleasing to the eye as it is to the ear.
The Martin OMC-28E fingerboard is solid Black Ebony. The 25 4/10 inch scale meets the headstock at a 1 3/4inch nut. This is something that might matter to the fingerstyle player.
The wider nut width allows those wild flaying digits a little extra work space. The lower end of the fret board and therefore the upper scale register is made more accessible by the cut away on the upper bout, hence the C in OMC.
The electronics on the OMC-28E are covered by the Fishman Elipse Aura pickup system.
The historic Martin guitar contruction meets with space age technology here. The Elipse Aura captures perfectly the sound made by the guitar.
Assorted acoustic images can be applied to the on board sound system through the USB port. The on board panel allows the control of volume, phase switching, pickup-image blend, and anti-feedback.
The Martin OMC-28E is a limited production, stage ready, fingerstyle friendly guitar that will not disappoint.
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