Sounds better with age. Premium Martin quality and over 175 years of knowledge in the guitar building industry. The Dreadnought Jr Acoustic is perfect for achieving that classic commanding dreadnought voice but without the bigger bulkier size. With a shorter scale length and a more compact dreadnought body playability is smooth comfortable and easy.A mixture of solid sitka spruce and sapele delivers a clear strong sound with airy bright trebles and an incredibly versatile response. This allows you to explore a wide variety of genres and techniques with great ease. Experience Martins newly designed body that is slimmed down and has softer edges for spectacular comfort. Perfect for composing with or even mic-up in a studio environment. Compact with a big sonic-impact. Play and find out why Eric Clapton Ben Howard Paul McCartney and John Mayer all chose Martin.