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| | Features | Spruce-pattern HPL top23 inch scaleStratabond modified low oval neckGotoh nickel-plated tunersC.F. Martin script logo on headstock
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| | Description | The perfect choice for travel, practice, and beginning students. Small, modified 0-14 Martin body features a spruce-pattern HPL top with Sitka spruce bracing, Micarta fretboard and bridge, 23 inch scale, Stratabond modified low oval neck, and Martin's patented neck mortise. Gotoh nickel plated tuners and C.F. Martin script logo adorn the headstock. Includes gig bag. | |
| | Product Details | | Package Weight: | 29.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 8 reviews |
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22 of 23 found the following review helpful:
 Very versatile, great value Nov 15, 2007
By Roman Pennington
I've owned the Martin LXM now for several years and it's an amazing little guitar. It's far superior to the Baby Taylor in my opinion. It holds tuning like a rock and since it's mostly made of composite materials, it isn't as sensitive to temperature and humidity changes. It's a great guitar to travel with and always sounds wonderful. It has a very warm, balanced tone. It's obviously not as loud as a full-sized guitar or a real wood counterpart, but it makes up for that with a really great sound that doesn't favor highs over lows or vice-versa. The laminated neck is really heavy and gives you an unparalleled amount of sustain for a guitar this size.
About the only thing I can say is that while the quality seems very consistent, if you're very picky, and have a chance to play among several of these guitars, do that. I've handled some that play better than others, but they all play very very well.
19 of 20 found the following review helpful:
 Great Travel Guitar...for a Year Jul 28, 2008
By Capn Dar
"capndar"
Great travel guitar - for a year. I have taken it all over the world and loved playing it. Good sound quality and volume( for a small guitar)
Recently (16 months after purchase) the top has separated from the side body panels, requiring significant repair (the guitar has not been dropped or damaged). When contacted Martin said it has a 1 year, NOT 16 month warranty. Hard to think of anything with the Martin name as disposable, but the LXM may not be a guitar for the long haul.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
My Favorite Guitar Nov 09, 2009
By T. Hills
I bought the Koa Little Martin about 3 years ago for my kids to learn on. Guess who's been playing it....ME! I was waiting in line at a music store to buy some small item and saw the Little Martin sitting on a guitar stand nearby. I picked it up while I was waiting and was so impressed with the wonderful tone, action, and playability from such a small guitar that I bought it right on the spot.
Less than a year from when I bought the Little Martin the top started to separate from the right side body panel. It would have been still under warranty had I registered it, my other acoustic guitars (Ovations) are over 20 years old and I have never had any structural problems with them so I didn't expect any problems with the Little Martin. So I ended up paying for the repair myself.
I truly love this guitar and keep it out on a guitar stand and use it regularly for practicing. I must pick it up and play a bit whenever I walk by. I do recommend it to many people.
It is overall very good quality and stays in tune. A nice plus is that it comes with a good quality padded gig bag.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 has some problems Jan 13, 2012
By R. W. Milyard
"GearJunky"
This is a good 3/4 guitar, but in my opinion is very over priced, and has a few problems.
I own many guitars, and a few 3/4 size and have found that any guitar 3/4 and smaller (like practice guitars) cannot handle .012-.054 or larger gauge strings; actually, strings this size may actually pull your bridge out, and damage the surrounding wood and backing plate and cause major problems like will happen on a Gibson L1 or L2.
The backing plate on the Lil Martin is very thin even though it covers a large area.
My recommendation is to use Extra light strings (.010-.047) as the largest gauge you put on these guitars.
The Lil Martin (23" actual scale length)comes with the .012-.054 strings as do many 3/4 and smaller travel guitars, but in my experience cannot really use (or handle) the larger d,a,and E strings mechanically or tonally as the bodies/bouts are much to small to transfer the lower tone of the larger strings.
On the Lil Martin, the larger strings will sooner or later cause damage to the bridge or top just below it.
Before I switched over to the lighter strings, my Lil Martin started to de-laminate just below the bridge but I was able to catch it in time and do a quick repair.
This is my personal experience, and I do a lot or repairs on both electric and acoustic guitars.
A few minuets ago I played my restrung Martin and a cheap J Reynolds Slotted Classical Headstock guitar I keep in my computer room for those times when I am going over Tabs on line and want to try them out. While the Martin did sound a bit better than the Reynolds, (I also use the same metal Extra Light strings on the Reynolds), there was not that big a difference to justify the extra $200.00 you get to pay for the Martin name and the fancy gig bag. (In my opinion)
Some guitar purists will probably come unglued (like the Martin did) at my suggesting that these guitars are of the same quality, and I am not suggesting this at all. All I am saying, is that a side by side test between the two guitars proves the following: You will never get a full size sound out of a 3/4 (or 1/2 size student as Reynolds calls its 22" scale length ???) guitar and the sound you get from all of them is very close, and you don't always get what you pay for.
Reference Approximate Scale Lengths: 3/4 Size Guitar = 22", 1/2 Size Guitar = 20.5".
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Greatest Little Guitar Around Jul 23, 2011
By Beady Eyed
I recently started playing guitar which is rather unusual for a grandma in her 60's. I started my lessons with a full size guitar, but I have arthritis in my right shoulder and when holding the guitar while seated and reaching around to strum, my shoulder began to ache. It got so bad I couldn't practice for the recommended 30 minutes a day. The luthier at my repair shop suggested I get a smaller guitar, like a 3/4 size. He had one in the shop and I tried it out. The smaller size was perfect for my shoulder! He suggested getting a Martin LXM or one like it, so I did. Well, I didn't sacrifice anything by getting the smaller guitar. It's so easy to play and has a great sound. My husband heard me practicing in another room and thought I was still using the big guitar. Nope! Just playing away on my Martin LXM! This guitar is so well made it's unbelievable. I love this guitar and now I'm practicing for over an hour a day! I love it!
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