Any new Martin will lose value as soon as its purchased, up to 40 percent of retail. Vintage Martins can appreciate, but not used ones. With 2-3k, even with bank interest youll be earning a return on your investment, and starting right away.

Are Martin guitars a good investment?

Are Martin guitars a good investment? A guitar will not hold its purchase price unless it is already a unique investment piece such as a rare or vintage instrument. Even in that case, you must be able to find someone willing to buy it at its recognized value.

What is the most sought after Martin guitar?

11930 Martin OM-45 Deluxe – $300,000 This is considered the Holy Grail of guitars and is a highly sought after instrument.

What is the markup on Martin guitars?

Martin has an A discount, which means the wholesale cost of one of their guitars is 50% of the list price.

Do Martin Guitars get better with age?

While the evidence is mostly anecdotal, its more or less taken as a fact that acoustic guitars do sound better with age for the reasons outlined above. Unfortunately (with the exception of A.R.E technology) theres no shortcut to aging your guitar and improving its tone.

Are Martin Guitars hard to play?

Martin necks are no harder to play than any other acoustic guitar necks. Acoustic guitar necks are all harder to play than electric guitar necks.

What is the best Martin guitar ever made?

The D-28 is the classic Martin guitar. Revered by musicians the world over, it is one of the go-to instruments for the worlds most talented guitarists. The guitar has the classic dreadnought good looks and it is quite apparent that the quality of build is very high.

What is the profit margin on guitars?

So, to answer your questions, guitar brands dont make a huge profit per guitar. They make a fair profit, just like any other manufacturer of any product in the world does; 20% or so is always deemed fair for all products the world over. Its the stores that charge the huge 300%+ profit margins.

What is the margin on guitars?

Generally for the hardware the MSRP is keystone 50% margin and many dealers will sell at 25 - 40% depending on their particular shelving costs. Accessories usually are a 50- 60% margin of MSRP and often sell for that .

Do Martin guitars get louder with age?

Good quality woods mature with age and with regular playing the tone improves over the years - becomes richer and, in my case, definitely louder!

How can you tell a fake Martin?

1:428:18Cream City Music: How To Spot A Counterfeit Martin D45 - YouTubeYouTube

Why are Martin Guitars harder to play?

The problem is that every Martin Ive played has been orders of magnitude more difficult to play than the comparable Taylors. The person at the music shop says that its because Martin ships their guitars with high action and heavy strings opposed to Taylor who ships them with lower action and lighter strings.