Martin Shawn Mendes 000JR-10e Signature | Small & Sustainable

Today we've got a cool little signature model from a very popular artist, Shawn Mendes. Take a listen to this sweet (and sustainably constructed) guitar and let us know what you think!
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[@CrisGuitarBR]

Man!!! Looking forward for more podcasts!!! Great review also.

[@LKpixels]

Really love the tone, and the volume is well compressed. Can’t wait to try it out! It’ll be great for songwriters or singers who don’t want to get overpowered by their instrument👌🏼

[@Mollieannepine]

Just purchased one today, unbelievable guitars! I have also have the Dreadnought junior which is great, but I think this blows that one away!

[@mariodriessen9740]

I like this little guitar. ❤️

[@rickrevoir1683]

Thank's nice review Chris nice jam !!

[@douglasboyd8475]

Love your reviews

[@danstevens1024]

Recommended Comparison Demo: Martin Mendes vs Taylor GT - Scale length within 1/8th inch of each other, all solid wood. I like the tone of this Mendes more than the GT, but it seems to produce less volume. Martin appears to be recognizing the potential of this small body segment given the success of the GT line.

[@frankmitman3347]

Amazing how big that small guitar sounds.

[@softsouthernknight]

30 years from now we will be saying should have bought one!

[@ordinarylife2343]

Beautiful guitar!

[@al4116]

Very fun video, and I love 24 inch-scale guitars! May buy a S. M. model now, thanks!

[@tomrwills]

How does this compare to the regular 000 jr?

[@paulcavaliere213]

Another difference between this and the standard 000jr is, this has a pick guard.

[@jacobweddle91]

Beautiful guitar! What songs are you playing the demo samples?

[@blackjackhearts9593]

amazing value martin with or without Shawn mendes name

[@pouringsky]

Various song lyrics of his are etched in random places in each guitar. On mine the words "What a beautiful start" are etched into the tail block.

[@tamj3709]

Mine says “you’ll never be alone”.

[@catalan26]

Do you guys happen to know where other locations for the inscriptions may be? I don’t see anything on the sides of the body interior or the tail block

[@carole8312]

Ok, so I am embarrassed to have to ask, but what is the second song that Chris played? Thanks 😊

[@GMec78]

Please shoot the standard 000jr with the SM signature version

[@scouser2230]

A really nice sounding guitar and I have a Martin Dreadnaught Junior, which is a similar guitar.

[@johnwashburn3793]

I tried your guitar while on vacation and I thought it was great for what it is. I am not certain about this though

[@douglasboyd8475]

I think they should combine y’all’s names and have a Cooper Chris signature series.

[@wrightwrjr]

That guitar sounds a lot better when miked up like you had it. I played one in the store just yesterday and then I played the Taylor Academy 22E. I went home with the Taylor. In real life it totally out performs the 000JR-10e.

[@marks2791]

Very nice

[@jhagenseker]

Oooo that second riff that Chris did was tasty. Sounds great but so hard to tell if it has that boxy tone or not. Basically I’m a cheapskate and I’m trying to get that premium 000 sound without paying for it lol.

[@owlmatrix6794]

Are there left handed version of this guitar

[@ecliqxse9591]

Sound sweet jr guitar

[@molylyrics1324]

I'm not sure which guitar to buy, I'm between the Martin DJR-10E Streetmaster or this version Martin 000JR-10E Shawn Mendes, which one do you recommend?

[@poeticeclipse]

They have a brand new mahogany version! Please review it. I picked it up today for a minute. Didn’t love the stock strings but maybe that’s just me. Would love to see it compared to the GS mini Mahogany.

[@user-nw5lo5dz4f]

is this smaller than an 0-18 or 0-28 size wise

[@A-Wa]

martin needs to make one with a cutaway too!

[@brucejohansson9552]

They do

[@donaldswan1587]

So this size is smaller than the standard 000 ?

[@ondrejsekera385]

Hi! I am looking for something of good quality at a good price. Will this be my favorite? What do you think...

[@audreygiamlayhoon]

I want that Yamaha T Shirt

[@coleycoley100]

Not a fan of SM, but I like the guitar. Can I get the same version w/out SM sig??

[@GlacierSound]

I wish

[@Daniel-xt4uv]

you can get the 000cjr-10e or the 000jr-10 (without pickup), but the shawn mendes version has some little differences

[@narigon3942]

Yes. You can get a custom made, and pay some 2k+ more, but no SM traces. 😆

[@kshitijbhende]

Are the back and sides 'Solid Sapele' or 'Layered Sapele'?

[@Prosegoldmusic]

Solid

[@moseslombe3936]

It's the same price as the Taylor 114e. Considering the pros and cons, which one would you recommend for someone trying to develop their skill? Suggestion for next video: how to care for your guitar 😅

[@Invictus13666]

They did 👍🏽 kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2Ozp5Z9h9BrotE

[@ImGriffinP]

If you can find one, Yamaha FS3 instead of this or the 114e. This is cool but you will get used to playing a smaller than normal guitar/for the money could get all solid woods from Yamaha. The Taylor is fine but the Yamaha will blow its sound out of the water.

[@rivatoot]

Yeah they said this all solid but I’m pretty sure it isn’t

[@mhroe]

@@rivatoot it's absolutely all solid

[@paxchristi2014]

​@Griffin Paquette Wrong bro. I tried them all and the Martin sounds the BEST

[@PhilippJohnmusic]

How´s this model in comparison to the Martin Junior DJR-10E Sunburst?

[@Anonymous-is2qb]

The DJR has a much better sound for strumming.

[@oliverboisen7475]

The Mendes model is all solid woods. The DJR is laminate back and sides I believe

[@barrios4458]

Would this be better than the Guild m120 Westerly do you think?

[@paxchristi2014]

Yes it is better from my experience

[@atormy6844]

Hey I just bought 000-jr10e for my little brother today and he is wondering why the inside of the guitar says 000-jr10 with no e? Thanks for helping me

[@matthewbaney2660]

The E is for electric. Meaning it has a pickup and is able to be plugged in. I'm not sure why the sticker inside wouldn't include the E, as I'm pretty sure this guitar only comes in the model with the pickup.

[@Daniel-xt4uv]

@@matthewbaney2660 its quite the opposite, the only model that has pickup is the 000jr-10e from shawn mendes, theres no 000jr-10e with pickup other than this one theres the 000cjr-10e, but it has a cutaway

[@fuzzyip]

You say its solid wood in the video, is that true, or did you mean solid top, laminate back and sides?

[@robertahli3738]

No its all solid

[@chardmb]

This guitar is gonna be a GS Mini killer

[@paxchristi2014]

Absolutely

[@ecliqxse9591]

Im sure im buying this guitar if they makes one made of koa

[@jamieanderson3279]

Come on Chris! Really? Reviewing a Martin guitar while wearing a Yamaha shirt? 😂

[@nankun23]

his stool is probably yamaha 😂 and look behind him

[@johnwashburn3793]

He probably has done several videos on the same day

[@AlamoMusic]

Actually the stool is Gibson. ;) - Chris

[@jamieanderson3279]

Hey Chris, no offense intended, I have the utmost respect for all you folks at Alamo Music. I just found humor in it.

[@ColdPie]

Cooper's got a sharp shirt though

[@JohnC88lvb]

So, is the top gloss or satin?

[@smandez2023]

Satin. I played one at Guitar Center. Very nice guitar!

[@christinepratt4656]

No more podcasts?

[@johnwashburn3793]

I quit looking for them months ago. They are much talked about and rarely delivered

[@johnwashburn3793]

...but I have enjoyed all I have heard

[@Lit-UP.]

You guys should review recording king RO-318 or 328

[@imjason75]

I second that! Does Alamo carry Recording King? I would enjoy hearing your takes!

[@Lit-UP.]

@@imjason75 the thing is I’ve never played or heard one in person. There’s only a handful of crap videos of them on KZbin as well. I’d like to get a detailed review on one of them. From my understanding they are comparable to the Martin 000 series. I’m a Martin fanboy for life but if there’s a 700 dollar guitar (RK RO-318 or 328) that’s comparable to a 3,000 dollar guitar (000 18 or 28). I’d pick one up in a heartbeat.

[@johnwashburn3793]

Go play one at your local GC

[@Lit-UP.]

@@johnwashburn3793 the nearest guitar center is about 150 miles away from me. And they don’t have one

[@johnwashburn3793]

@@Lit-UP. sorry to hear that. I have several east west and north of me, all solid a 30 minute drive. I thought that they were like Walmart or McDonald's or even a Baptist church...

Haven’t played these jr models. Are they similar or bigger than the Taylor GS minis?

[@haikat4]

This would be slightly bigger but not by much

[@luc5798]

Martin junior: Neck is a bit larger, better for me!

[@michaelhixon8951]

Chris it just doesn't look right reviewing a Martin while wearing that Yamaha shirt lol

[@shaneroberts9466]

I think this Shawn Mendes model as an instrument is nice, but I personally don't like its signature appointments. This specific signature model doesn't seem to sell well and are plentiful at reduced prices. If Martin sold a non-signature version of 000JR-10e "no cutaway with electronics and with a pickguard" they would sell many of them, but they don't offer this version at this time. You can find a cutaway version with electronics but without a pickguard.

[@ayie232]

000jr bodysize same like 00 size?

[@JAGProductionss]

It's close but 00 is slightly larger

[@KayZee1957]

I bet those swallows really add to the sound.

[@nighalator]

Hey boss that forearm looks like a ham 🍖

[@paulbeveridge2462]

1833 = 19th century

[@RubenVianna]

is that an european swallow?