Martin D-15 Left Handed Acoustic Guitar
The left handed Martin D-15 Acoustic guitar is one of the most simple looking yet beautiful acoustic guitars. It has clean lines and construction, with a satin finish. It is soft on the eye and mellow to the touch. No needless frills, which makes it all the more intriguing. By the way it smells fabulous as well. So what is the money for?Well all hail to Martin for producing a left handed acoustic guitar where sound is the master, stuffed into a quality constucted product. Life is difficult enough for southpaw players, especially if you don't have a large store near you. But this little beauty is something you can trust for your bucks. The D-15 is the entry level model of the Martin left handed guitars, featuring the traditional Martin Dreadnaught shape, but this one has a body made of pure mahogany.
The top, sides and rear have a consistent dark color, unlike higher Martin lefties which tend to have the lighter spruce top. The mahogany contruction has a definite effect on the sound. With the left handed D-15, you will have a warm but dark sounding tone, with strengths being in the mid-range and bass tones which are both clean, ringing and superbly resonating. It delivers these with ease, making it perfect for rhythm players or indeed beginners, who will find the lefty D-15, pleasing and forgiving.
The build quality is superb as you should expect from Martin. Their hand built guitars, if looked after, just get better with age. The tuners are nickel plated and the position markers are simple pearl dots. The rosewood fingerboard and the tortoise shell pick guard of classic design completes the whole simplicity.
Buy one of these today and you will have a great, solid, dependable left handed acoustic guitar that will last you a lifetime and just sound better as it goes along. For value combined with quality, you will have to go a long way to beat the left handed Martin D-15 acoustic guitar.