Acoustic Guitar Magazine | 8 years ago
When I first meet the Martin DCX1AE Macassar, it feels a little foreign. The back and sides are made from a high-pressure laminate whose texture is different from the customary wooden body—though it looks like wood, it’s almost vinyl-like to touch.
But once I play the cutaway dreadnought, with its solid Sitka spruce top, it’s unmistakably a Martin. When strummed, the guitar has a warm, full-bodied sound with a certain oomph on the bass notes. When responding to single-note lines, it has good presence and definition. It sounds just as good if not better than some of the all-solid-wood guitars I’ve played.
