John Mayer's Martin OMJM 20th Anniversary Guitar - "This Body is a Wonderland"

John Mayer burst onto the music scene in 2001 with Room for Squares and immediately found popularity with his acoustic pop songs. With his music credentials cemented Mayer turned to showcasing his songwriting skills and blues chops on numerous albums resulting in numerous signature models. One such guitar is the Martin OMJM or OM John Mayer signature model. This rosewood OM with Engelmann spruce top has now been in production for 20 year and to celebrate Mayer and Martin have released a pair of limited edition models. There is the ultra limited OM45 John Mayer model and this OMJM 20th anniversary that we are reviewing today. The long scale length, narrower nut and Engelmann spruce make this model a joy to play with enhanced sustain. Check out our full review.
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1:33 Specs
6:14 Demo
11:21 Final Thoughts
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[@Jpeeezyy]

This is one of the best guitar reviews I’ve ever seen. The commentary and the playing is top tier 👏👏

[@noeltracey1537]

Thank you Chris , as usual you always do a great job on your reviews.

[@johnwashburn3793]

Beautiful guitar! It's been growing on me. Very balanced (with a scoop). Amazing tone.

[@njgroene]

Phenomenal playing 🙌❤️

[@anthonyb2334]

Thank you Chris. That is a very nice looking, nice sounding guitar. Great to hear it. Thank you

[@SiggyMe]

Very sweet guitar like the tonal balance of course the impressive demo was able to convey the best features of the guitar. Thanks!

[@yogarich]

Nice demo. Beautiful sounding guitar!!

[@mariodriessen9740]

Such a beautiful guitar!

[@riffmania]

The top is beautiful, it’s what convinced me to buy it!

[@Danny_Salad]

Hey Chris. Great demo, as always. Thank you for giving us a heads as to what details we should be listening for. I definitely noticed the enhanced sustain. What are your thoughts on the simple dovetail?

[@happytrails1963]

The engelman top is so nice, awesome guitar.

[@texhaines9957]

Thanks, Chris. Similar sound to my Martin Custom Shop 0000-28e with Engelmann Spruce top & EI Rosewood, but not as much oomph as mine. Also, mine has a pick guard engraved with 2 rose buds that my wife liked.

[@stoopotts6908]

Beautiful sounding guitar and nice demo. I need to find a Sugar Santa so I can request it for Christmas. 😄

[@mcmickey3344]

Amazing review and great context. You get an om 45 20th yet? Pls review!

[@oracleboix]

Chris enjoyed that demo 😁

[@mitchellnathanson2739]

Are we ever getting new episodes of the podcast?

[@GoudLoodje]

Came here specifically to ask that, it’s been a while since the last episode

[@gioc6380]

Ditto

[@Quikshiver]

Man that sounds good.

[@vandamme211]

After your video it sold out everywhere!

[@andrewhumphrey1047]

I've AB'd this next to the 00028 EC and the OM 28. The OMJM has a great presence and more color to the notes. It does top out though compared to the other two listed due to the Engalmann spruce. It is a very nice OM, I enjoyed it more than the OM 28.

[@vitkrivanek9378]

Wonderful playing. Is there any effect of a sound or just a mic?

[@rzh3443]

Out the door already !

[@rongroves9620]

What song are you playing at about 8:45. I hear you play it a lot. Very beautiful.

[@GMS8201]

It sounds freaking amazing!!! I don’t love the color, though, but the sound makes up for it.

[@Shadinosaure]

Thank you for this great review, are the strings Martin's ?

[@Soyeoun]

Been waiting on mine from Sweetwater

[@mikearledge5909]

It’s an odd style, I would not guess I would like its aesthetic but I kind of do, it sounds very sweet when played

[@wolfgang4078]

The color looks like a primer:-)

[@cozxmos]

I used the own the OMJM. It is really different from a regular spruce / rosewood OM. the englemann is very sweet indeed, has a lot of harmonics, but it will overdrive quite easily when strummed, which is the reason why after a few years I had to sell it. As for this 20 years re issue it's a bit of a joke honestly, they had years to plan a way to commerate and instead of taking the occasion to offer something more to the buyer, they came out with the same guitar, but uglier. Yet people are going to go crazy just because of the name on it haha

[@BaktaBak3]

Sound is beautiful on this guitar. Not keen on the looks though. Maybe it looks better in person ?

[@andrewbannerman5573]

Sounds awesome in the right hands, should’ve matched the headstock though! Not too worry I’d never spend that amount of money on a guitar!😂😂

[@texhaines9957]

What is the neck profile? Soft V? Classic?

[@xArsVivendi]

John Mayer Martins have a 1 1/16 nut width and a C-shape neck, that's almost like a big strat neck in my opinion.

[@texhaines9957]

@xArsVivendi thanks. I don't play strays. Martin has at least 12 "standard " neck profiles, 3 different tapers, and a few special necks like the Modern Deluxe that has a cantilevered shape. Nut width is from 1-11/16 up past 1-3/4 for 12-strings. So I asked about the profile on this model. Thanks

[@xArsVivendi]

In my opinion the OMJM plays really well, and the neck shape is perfect for me. I tested the OMJM and the 000-28 Eric Clapton, and I highly preferred the C-shape to the V-shape of the EC model. But you should probably try it out for yourself, before you buy. :)@@texhaines9957

[@clapsting]

I have #48 !!

[@martinsundland7614]

Not that aesthetics should dictate, but the look of the top with the tarditional headstock in brown just looks wrong to me.They seem to be trying too hard to come up with something new looking. Ahhhh the marketing department.

[@camhurst5565]

Agree. Don't like the look at all. I was thinking how the hell did JM approve this?

[@guitarbygus]

apparently it was johns idea! @@camhurst5565

[@s2seltaeb]

black headstock would have been great.

[@alandenton2973]

Beard even more beardy than usual Chris?

[@falcongunner33]

I find it very hard to believe that anyone can hear the difference between Engelmann and Sitka.

[@andresbenavides3571]

The only thing missing in the guitar is the thing to put the strap

[@thomasecallaghan1111]

Sounds great, but such an ugly top! Terrible colour, looks like a kid's toy from the top, but then i dislike sunbursts. Grey and abalone?!

[@pepmasters-999]

Totally agree. I don't think the colour of that top works at all. I quite like bursts myself, but the colour of this one is so unappealing.

[@louieo.blevinsmusic4197]

Not my fav but I don’t mind it and depending on the guitar I agree about sunburst. Some folks don’t like all black but I love ‘em despite not having one.

[@cosmonaut9942]

Nice demo, thanks. The color of that guitar is ugly IMO.

[@Trytrio]

This guitar is just ugly - why is there not a new release of the om-28jm?