Martin LXME Little Martin Acoustic Electric Guitar Review :: Martin Guitar Reviews
the plugged in tone is crystal clear, doesn’t sound mini, it sounds like a crisp, regular sized guitar
Mini Q electronics by Fishman deliver big sound from a small body. Fishman mini Q system is an under saddle piezo with the pre-amp battery compartment mounted on the side just under the strap button, there’s tone and volume controls. The shape is nice and curvy and the construction is rock solid. It even has an adjustable neck which you can tweak just inside the soundhole. Modified 0-14 Martin body features a spruce-pattern HPL top with “1 style” Sitka spruce bracing, Micarta fretboard and bridge, 23″ 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 Martin gig bag. The Martin LXME Little Martin Acoustic-Electric Guitar is the perfect choice for travel, practice, and beginning students.
Sound of Little Martin LXME Acoustic Electric Guitar
- good tone accoustically;
- balanced sound, thick, bright, and resonant;
- HPL top and tiny body project a nice middly sound;
- clean sound with noiseless high output, rolling back the treble on the limited tone control gets rid of any hiss;
- the middly sound might be good for recording strummed stuff;
- a thick, darker tone than the Taylor and your forearm and chest can just feel the resonance come out of this thing;
- the plugged in tone is crystal clear, doesn’t sound mini, it sounds like a crisp, regular sized guitar;
Pros of Little Martin LXME Guitar
- not as loud as a dreadnought, but more powerful than the Baby Taylor, the Larrivee Parlor, and the Tacoma Papoose;
- you don’t have to eq much, it might be good for recording strummed stuff;
- fits easialy in airplane overhead compartment;
- outlasts the “T infant” in durability, comparable to the durability of the Ovation;
- perfect choice for students or travelers and for practice;
- good choice for people with limited shoulder mobility;
- it’s a cheap simple guitar, there’s not much to go wrong;
- the plugged in tone is crystal clear, doesn’t sound mini, it sounds like a crisp, regular sized guitar;
- clean sound with noiseless high output, thick, bright, and resonant;
Suggestions for this Little Martin Guitar
- with medium strings you get a punchy whack for fingerstyle;
- rolling back the treble on the limited tone control gets rid of any hiss;
- you can use a truss rod wrench to adjust the action a bit and find the perfect balance between fingerstyle and hard strumming;
| Features + Technical Specs | |
|---|---|
| MODEL | LXME Little Martin |
| CONSTRUCTION: | Mortise/Tenon Neck Joint |
| BODY SIZE: | Modified O – 14 Fret |
| TOP: | Spruce Pattern HPL Textured Finish |
| ROSETTE: | Gold & Black Style Herringbone |
| TOP BRACING PATTERN: | Modified 1 Style |
| TOP BRACES: | Inverted 1 Style Crowned Cross Brace & Graphite Bowtie Plate |
| BACK MATERIAL: | Mahogany Pattern HPL Textured Finish |
| BACK PURFLING: | none |
| SIDE MATERIAL: | Indian Rosewood Pattern HPL Textured Finish |
| ENDPIECE: | none |
| ENDPIECE INLAY: | none |
| BINDING: | none |
| TOP INLAY STYLE: | none |
| SIDE INLAY: | none |
| BACK INLAY: | none |
| NECK MATERIAL: | Rust Stratabond |
| NECK SHAPE: | Modified Low Oval |
| NUT MATERIAL: | White Corian |
| HEADSTOCK: | Solid/Square/Tapered |
| HEADPLATE: | Mahogany Pattern HPL w/ Printed Logo |
| HEELCAP: | none |
| FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: | Black Micarta |
| SCALE LENGTH: | 23” |
| # OF FRETS CLEAR: | 14 |
| # OF FRETS TOTAL: | 20 |
| FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: | 1 11/16” |
| FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET: | 2 1/16” |
| FINGERBOARD POSITION INLAYS: | none |
| FINGERBOARD BINDING: | none |
| FINISH BACK & SIDES: | none |
| FINISH TOP: | none |
| FINISH NECK: | none |
| BRIDGE MATERIAL: | Black Micarta |
| BRIDGE STYLE: | 1 Style Belly |
| BRIDGE StrING SPACING: | 2 1/8” |
| SADDLE: | Compensated White Tusq |
| TUNING MACHINES: | Chrome w/ Small Knobs |
| RECOMMENDED StrINGS: | Martin M550 Phosphor Bronze |
| BRIDGE & END PINS: | White w/ Black Dots |
| PICKGUARD: | none |
| CASE: | Padded Gig Bag |
| INTERIOR LABEL: | Gold Foil Label with Serial # and Patent # |
| ELECtrONICS: | Mini Q |
| OTHER OPTIONS: | Available left-handed at no additional charge |
