Martin Debuts Travis Tritt Signature Edition
Travis Tritt is a country music star with five No. 1 hits, 20 Top 10 hits, 14 albums -- half of which have gone platinum or multi-platinum -- and two Grammy awards to his credit. The artist has played Martin guitars for most of his career and even ordered a Martin custom D-45 when he and fellow country artist Marty Stuart were traveling together on their 1996 “Double Trouble” tour, yet somehow a namesake Martin Limited Edition didn’t materialize at that time.
Fortunately, Tritt is a patient man, and patience has its rewards. To celebrate Travis Tritt’s 25th anniversary in the music business, Martin announces the HDC-40 Travis Tritt Limited Edition guitar.
The HDC-40 Travis Tritt Limited Edition blends a unique body configuration and rare tonewoods for superb playability and sound. The dreadnought features a rounded cutaway with the thinner “000” depth, exceptional premium tonewoods including an Adirondack (red) spruce top matched to 5/16” Adirondack braces, back and sides of rare Madagascar rosewood, and a special modified low oval neck with diamond volute carved from genuine mahogany.
Many of the appointments on the HDC-40 Travis Tritt Limited Edition are drawn directly from Tritt’s personal custom D-45. The Style “45” rosette, like the original, has a center ring of pearl herringbone. The polished and beveled black pickguard features a floral inlay in abalone pearl. Most spectacular of all is the genuine ebony fingerboard, featuring a colorful version of the Vine of Harmonics (created by Martin artist relations manager Dick Boak) inlay in abalone pearl, mother of pearl, and composite, culminating in Tritt’s signature in mother of pearl between the 18th and 19th frets.
The HDC-40 Travis Tritt Limited Edition comes studio- and stage-ready with factory-installed Martin Gold Plus Natural 1 active electronics. Each instrument is delivered in a fitted Martin hardshell case.
Every HDC-40 Travis Tritt Limited Signature Edition guitar bears an interior label personally signed by Travis Tritt and numbered in sequence with the edition total.
MMR Update July 20, 2007
Fortunately, Tritt is a patient man, and patience has its rewards. To celebrate Travis Tritt’s 25th anniversary in the music business, Martin announces the HDC-40 Travis Tritt Limited Edition guitar.
The HDC-40 Travis Tritt Limited Edition blends a unique body configuration and rare tonewoods for superb playability and sound. The dreadnought features a rounded cutaway with the thinner “000” depth, exceptional premium tonewoods including an Adirondack (red) spruce top matched to 5/16” Adirondack braces, back and sides of rare Madagascar rosewood, and a special modified low oval neck with diamond volute carved from genuine mahogany.
Many of the appointments on the HDC-40 Travis Tritt Limited Edition are drawn directly from Tritt’s personal custom D-45. The Style “45” rosette, like the original, has a center ring of pearl herringbone. The polished and beveled black pickguard features a floral inlay in abalone pearl. Most spectacular of all is the genuine ebony fingerboard, featuring a colorful version of the Vine of Harmonics (created by Martin artist relations manager Dick Boak) inlay in abalone pearl, mother of pearl, and composite, culminating in Tritt’s signature in mother of pearl between the 18th and 19th frets.
The HDC-40 Travis Tritt Limited Edition comes studio- and stage-ready with factory-installed Martin Gold Plus Natural 1 active electronics. Each instrument is delivered in a fitted Martin hardshell case.
Every HDC-40 Travis Tritt Limited Signature Edition guitar bears an interior label personally signed by Travis Tritt and numbered in sequence with the edition total.
MMR Update July 20, 2007
