Maury's Blog

Maury's old bandmate Lamar Snyder dropped by & the two reconnected on some of their favorite old songs.  Lamar was invited to sit in with Maury & Tim at a local gig, but a snowstorm canceled those plans.  Oh well ... plan B.   

Maury compares three Martin Grand Performance Cutaway guitars.  The GPC-18E, 
GPC-28E and GPC-35E.  Which do you prefer & why?

What's the difference between the Martin 000-28 and OM-28?  Good question!  Maury's been playing the OM-28 since 1998, and he had to navigate this same choice.  Read on.

The Martin Model America 1 is a limited edition Made in the USA dreadnought, featuring all United States sourced woods!  Spoon Phillips of Onemanz.com puts it through its paces. 

By popular request, Spoon Phillips compares 3 popular Martin Guitar body sizes.  The OMC-18E, GPC-18E and DC-18E.  Check it out!

We receive lots of questions about the proper way to restring an acoustic guitar.  Martin Guitar's Dave Doll has a really good video showing you the step-by-step process.  Check it out.

Byron & his pal Eddie dropped by & we talked them into doing a few tunes. These guys are real tone-chasers, and we spent more time talking K&K pickups  than we did filming.  Thanks for dropping by!

When shopping for a Reverend guitar, many of our customers ask - "what's the difference between single coils and humbuckers"? Let's find out.

Dan "Couser" Crowley dropped by to pick up his Custom Shop Martin deep body 000-28C.  Maury installed a Trance Audio Amulet M for him, and when he came to collect, Maury talked him into playing a tune.  Thanks for dropping by - you sounded great!

Maury has been a proud member of the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum since 2002 & he's attended every MartinFest.  Follow us on Facebook for LIVE updates, and check back here for instant-replay!