[Steel and wood]

Originally Posted by N+1

1997 Martin DM.

Bought it in 1998. There was no price tag on it, and when I played it alongside Taylors, Martins, and Gibsons costing thousands of pounds, it was obviously The Guitar, for me, by miles.

I asked the price, expecting it to be more expensive than any of them. It turned out to be half the price of the cheapest of the contenders! Easiest choice I ever made.

I too have a Martin DM Mahogany Dreadnought about the same age and yes, it is a fantastic guitar. (My one and only acoustic).