No need for Martin to give these updated models a different name. Online and in stores they may differentiate them with the year for the next little while while the older models are still in stock, and then there will be no need.
Rather than adding additional complexity to their lineup, Martin is actually streamlining their offerings by eliminating the V/GE/Marquis models and bringing much of that goodness to the standard models.
The new guitars look great, they’ll sound great if the models they’ve already updated are any indication, and they’re making their catalog a bit simpler in the long run. I see all of these as wins both for the company and the consumer.
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