Martin D-45S Authentic 1936 Aged | Demo with Matt Chulka

New Martin D-45S Authentic 1936 Aged acoustic guitar demo with Matt Chulka at Eddie's Guitars in St. Louis, MO.
And here you go. A true work of tone art. A masterpiece. This won’t live at this house long.. It will live at yours forever.
This D-45S Authentic 1936 Aged is based on an extremely rare large body D-45 that was once displayed in the Martin museum. It features Brazilian rosewood back and sides, a pre-aged Adirondack spruce top, and period-correct Style 45 appointments, including gold tuners with hand-engraved butterbean knobs.
A newly constructed aforementioned masterpiece that looks and sounds like it’s been played for 80 years, this D-45S Authentic 1936 Aged includes all of the goodness instilled within Martin’s Authentic Series, like hide glue construction and hand-scalloped X-bracing. It also boasts the Vintage Tone System (VTS) that ages the wood to replicate the sound of a highly sought-after vintage Martin, both in tone and appearance.
Other specifications of the D-28 Authentic 1936 Aged include:
Body Size: D-14 Fret Large Body
Finish Top: Gloss- Aged
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction
Back and Side Finish: Gloss- Aged
Bracing Pattern: Authentic 1936 Forward-Shifted X-Brace
Scale Length: 25.4″
Brace Shape: Scalloped
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4”
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
Neck Shape: Authentic 1936
Back Material: Brazilian Rosewood
Neck Taper: Standard Taper
Side Material: Brazilian Rosewood
Electronics: No
Top Color: Modified Vintage Toner
Bridge Style: Authentic Belly - Glue in Long Saddle - Aged
Binding: Grained Ivoroid
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/16”
Top Inlay Material: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
Bridge Material: Ebony
Top Detail: Aged
Bridge Pin Material: Faux Ivory - Aged
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise- Aged
Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone
Pickguard Inlay: None
Saddle: Bone
Rosette: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
Saddle Radius: 16″
Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
Back and Sides Color: None
Brace Size: 5/16″
Back Detail: Aged
Back Purfling/Strip: Style 45 Golden Era
Back Inlay Material: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
Heelcap: Grained Ivoroid
Side Detail: Aged
Endpiece: Grained Ivoroid
Side Inlay Material: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Finish Neck: Gloss- Aged
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/4”
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Fingerboard Inlay Style: 1936 Authentic Style Snowflakes
Number of Frets Total: 20
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Fingerboard Binding Material: Grained Ivoroid
Side Dots: Faux Tortoise
Headstock Shape: Solid with 1936 Taper and Diamond
Tuning Machines: Gold Open Gear - Aged
Headplate Material: Brazilian Rosewood
Knob: Engraved Butterbean
Headplate Logo Style: 1936 Authentic Block Inlay
Nut Material: Bone
Headplate Binding Material: Ivoroid with Multi-Stripe
Headplate Detail: None
Case: Ply Hardshell
Label: None
4 lbs 8 oz
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[@robertvillalobos7083]

I have a love/hate relationship with video's like this. On one hand I love the sound and beauty of this guitar and on the other hand sit's my bank account.

[@tuckersmith8787]

Outstanding video. I have one of the original 50 D-28 1937 Authentics made with Brazilian. It has an almost identical tone. These instruments are absolutely magical. I've been offered to considerable amount of money, and will never sell it for any price. The Martin Authentic series Brazilians are literally Holy Grails.

[@victorcetta4854]

I have been playing acoustic guitar for over 60 years and I have never heard a tone such as that D-45S. Absolutely stunning!!! Thanks Matt...

[@logopneumatika]

Listening thru high end studio headphones....that thing sounds INCREDIBLE.

[@MaurysMusic]

Oh my! 😍 Absolutely stunning.

[@leemartin2978]

That sounds beautiful

[@ParadNorthProd]

A few years ago, for NAMM, Martin made a one-off of that exact guitar, but with Madagascar rosewood (instead of Brazilian) and a pick guard on top of the finish (instead of under). All the rest of the specs are the same. I now own it...buying it from the dealer who bought it at NAMM. It's a monstrous sounding guitar...like hearing a grand piano.

Such a beautiful and sounding Martin D-45S 1936 Authentic!!

[@paweszmagaj3484]

OMG niesamowite brzmienie, coś pięknego. ❤❤❤

[@deanmcbride8747]

What a stunning guitar. You can't beat Brazilian Rosewood. I have a d28 golden era. Best guitar I've ever played. Fab video. Dean 🇬🇧 🙏

[@jcdpt74]

I have a 1973 Martin SD-45, which was the designation by Martin of their custom made guitars at that time. Because I have large hands I had a 12 string neck put on it, 1 7/8 instead on 1 5/8 at the nut. Unfortunately it has some small flaws in the finish on the upper bottom bout that appeared aafter it was returned from the Martin factor for some minor warranty work. It has not effected the sound and I don't want to ruin it by having it refinished. Unfortunately, at 85, my fingers don't work as well as they used to but I still play it almost every day. Enjoyed the video.

[@markzacrep4266]

What a beautiful guitar.

[@joepayne7843]

That's what dreams are made of. I think that is the first time I've heard you flat pick. Very nice!

[@janospolonkai9244]

Absolutely awesome sound!

[@stephenhenion8304]

That guitar is a Tone Monster!!! Sounds so beautiful with earbuds!! Lucky You!!

[@sbolfing]

Wow! Definitely a dream guitar!

[@bufalobill19]

Incredible sound !

[@billieg826]

The low e string could be used for knocking down brick walls. What power and yet delicate tones !

[@twinpearsondesign]

Absolutely stunning...

[@davidharrick469]

That's is one incredible sounding guitar.

[@ahill209]

The tone and sustain coming out of that thing is killer!

[@RemoSforza]

Beautiful Guitar

[@luigimaggi]

wonderful sound, fantastic guitar

[@michaelenosmusic]

Love the improved quality of your videos. :)

[@LindaLooUK]

Wow! 😲 What a stunning sounding guitar. Thank you for sharing it with us. 🥰😊

[@nathanpeacock9011]

Thanks.

[@JimB802]

As George Takei says: "OHHHH MYYYY!!!"

[@bradhuskers]

George famously said that after seeing Spock's HUGE Vulcan member when they showered in-between takes for the "Wrath of Khan" film

[@softsouthernknight]

Like butter!

[@scottfleming2166]

The ultimate guitar, if you got the bread

[@trollstjerne]

Fantastic demo Matt 👏 This guitar sounds amazing 👍

[@piotrkarpienia4779]

My God. Does it sound perfect? 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@keestoft250]

Perfect knock about camp fire guitar .. 😂

[@el34glo59]

Great tone. Really amazing. But at 51k, yeah.

[@thisismyyoutubeaccount3322]

At 51k you might as well just go buy a real pre-war.

[@keithhunter3910]

@@thisismyyoutubeaccount3322 Which one?

[@el34glo59]

​@@thisismyyoutubeaccount3322Exactly

[@el34glo59]

​@@keithhunter3910Any one that sounds amazing

[@leftyjcw7173]

I’m lucky enough to have 6 Martins, including a D45 All leftys. There is nothing better than a Martin, and nothing better than a D45. IMO

[@rjwh67220]

It’s a beautiful piece of wood and sounds great, but it’s not new, is it? I spotted some very light scratches on and below the pick guard, and a ding or two in the back. I wonder where they got the Brazilian rosewood. It’s been illegal to harvest since the late sixties. Maybe Martin has a secret stash.

[@el34glo59]

Probably supposed to be dinged boss. It's aged. The new thing now. And Martin absolutely has a secret stash. Second of all, there's legal Brazilian rosewood out there that was cut before the laws took place. And stump wood is still legal

[@jcdpt74]

Addendum:Wikipedia actually has a list of all the pre WW!! Martins and who owns them, if anyone would like to check it out.

[@BobWadeGuitar]

Holy Smokes

[@psypoet]

That's awesome! Now.... Money....

[@mistadobalina3495]

He says this guitar with fill your room with sound. He forgot to say it will also empty your pocket.

[@Michael-bm8hi]

Had once one of their D28 Authentics. Came with a relatively (unnecessarily) high action and very difficult to play. For a guitar with glued in vintage saddle and a non adjustable truss rod (not everything what is vintage is better!), there was no chance for me to get the setup right and I would imagine that any pro guitar workshop will have the same problem. I would keep my fingers away from these Authentics. Btw. Jason Isbells signature model was build on the basis of a D18 Authentic and guess what he did: he asked for an adjustable truss rod.

[@Yoda8945]

The model name is confusing to me. All of the other Martin D**S guitars have a 12 fret neck with a bigger body. I guess they can call it what they want and that guitar is fabulous!

[@treatb09]

Finally someone not just doing runs and scales.. he plays three styles and shows the instrument. I have to say. For 50,000$ its not quite what i expected. It does have a larger sound. But one problem is people using fresh strings. The string create a shimmer snd overtone. People dont realize. You werent buying strings left and right in 1940...

[@baytunesguitars]

also using those Sennheiser e914 microphones is not a good choice. They are hyped in the high end. Key is to let the strings mellow a bit, and use a flatter response microphone like an SM81 or Schoeps CMC6. Much more realistic picture of what the guitar actually sounds like.

[@alexwoolridge94aw]

Not surprising these have been discontinued being these are 50 grand plus. Killer guitars but unrealistic price for most.

[@rjwh67220]

But worth every penny to top flight musicians who can play it to its true potential.

[@SSStinger6]

does the ebony board not look fairly dried out?

[@gangstagranny23]

❤

[@skinnystrong]

I haven't seen a 15th fret neck joint before.

[@petersheely7246]

👌👌👌😎

[@RonHolmes-j1q]

Wow... I would like to hear one without a mixer someday

[@bigmac51290]

$50k, holy shit 😂 I was expecting 20k-30k

[@Blinknone]

Super tone, but honestly from an instrument that size I would have expected a bit more bass.. The mids and upper tones are fantastic though.

[@terrydavis5915]

I will say also you should be a homeowner to buy this guitar in order to have something to hoc for it.

[@rmzzz76]

Yeah, Indian Rosewood doesn't sound like that. The bass and mids roll off completely different. With this model our ears are hearing the absolute best the C.F. Martin factory is capable of producing these days and it's mind blowing good.

[@ivandidier3733]

Does someone know the name of the first tune, played at 07:28 ?

[@jimmythefish]

They made 91 prewar D45s. Not many out there.

[@eddiesguitars]

ah, thank you for the correction! I wasn't able to find the exact number when I was hunting for it.. but I knew it was very low.

[@jimmythefish]

@@eddiesguitars all good my man. Didn’t mean to correct you necessarily, just add that little tidbit that I’ve randomly retained from watching that segment on Chris Martin buying one of them for like $300,000 or whatever. That must have hurt. Not a huge fan of gold tuners or bling but I’d make an exception for this one! Lovely playing and guitar.

[@briandesjardins728]

Is it all d45 or just the authentic they discontinued?? What a dang shame... d45 is what I think of when I think of martin!

[@mattrogers1946]

Just this one. There's no way Martin would discontinue the D-45 line.

[@TheDennzio]

Several banjos died during the recording of this video 🤠

[@eddiesguitars]

It was a massacre! 😂

[@ajad6969]

Play us some 1836 stuff

[@SibeDad]

Damn and I wanted to buy a pair🙄 $52K USD 😲

[@Mrlocdown238]

How much

[@12Radius]

Sounds like Neil Young guitar

[@fiddlist1934]

How much is that guitar

[@edwardgarner1299]

Approx $51,000 !!!!

[@federicoines1848]

Price of nissan Rougue 30 k

[@Wificationish]

Can get a Henderson for cheaper!!

[@jcdpt74]

That's D-45s

[@adamstewart247]

It sounds amazing... but not as good as the Bourgeois D-45

[@jgeraci1]

Go find a used D41S and save $47,000

[@maltesetony9030]

Lovely instrument. But am I alone in hating, absolutely hating the whole "distressed" / "relic" thing? Since I have been able to afford good guitars, I have always done my best NOT to mark or scuff them. And here are manufacturers deliberatley doing so. It beggars belief. "O tempora, o mores!"

[@jasoneugenides5770]

$20,000 guitar

[@谢维-j4w]

Much more 😂