Martin 000X1AE

The Martin 000X1AE is built to be taken places. Its high-pressure laminate back and sides shrug off the heat, cold and humidity swings that would unsettle a solid-wood guitar, which makes it a genuinely low-anxiety instrument for a session across town or a week on the road.

The 000 Auditorium body and a wide 1 and 3/4 inch nut make it a natural for fingerstyle and for softer vocal accompaniment, where a dreadnought would overwhelm the voice. Spruce top, Richlite fingerboard, 24.9 inch scale.

Fishman Sonitone electronics with controls mounted discreetly inside the soundhole.