These new models combine Martin’s legendary tone and styling,
while adding player comfort and on-stage performance capability. The
DCPA1, OMCPA1 and the modern Grand Performance GPCPA1 all share the same
aesthetic blend of contemporary and traditional features. Additionally,
all Performing Artist Series guitars are equipped with Fishman’s newly
designed onboard sound reinforcement system, the F1 Aura®.

These new models combine Martin’s legendary tone and styling,
while adding player comfort and on-stage performance capability. The
DCPA1, OMCPA1 and the modern Grand Performance GPCPA1 all share the same
aesthetic blend of contemporary and traditional features. Additionally,
all Performing Artist Series guitars are equipped with Fishman’s newly
designed onboard sound reinforcement system, the F1 Aura®.

"A good percentage of the market wants to plug in their acoustic
guitars, either for performance, studio or home recording," said Chris
Martin IV, Chairman and CEO Martin Guitar. "As musical trends evolve, we
will remain committed to providing the finest acoustic guitars
available in both acoustic and acoustic/electric configuration."

Each model in the Performing Artist Series offers its own
distinctive acoustic and plugged-in sound for the discerning player. The
DCPA1 offers the powerful and resonant Martin Dreadnought tone. The
OMCPA1 is well balanced, offering warm bass response with crisp clear
trebles. The new GPCPA1 shares characteristics from the big rich sound
of the Dreadnought and the clarity of the Orchestra model and combines
them into a new sonic signature all of its own. All three guitars share
the same well-known Martin construction including solid East Indian
rosewood back and sides, a solid Sitka spruce soundboard with hybrid
scalloped bracing, a genuine ebony headplate, fingerboard and bridge,
and a patented mortise and tenon neck joint.

The Performing Artist Series features many firsts for the
company, including a more parallel neck profile with a slimmer taper at
the 12th fret, giving the guitar comfortable width in the first few
frets plus a faster feel for lead-work as you move up the neck. The new
smaller bridge design reduces mass and increases the soundboard’s tonal
response.

Striking new aesthetic features include a pearl Martin
block-style logo inlaid into the ebony headplate. New fingerboard inlays
use traditional squares in colorful blue paua, flanked by arrow designs
adding to the guitar’s sleek modern style. A newly-designed two ring
rosette borders the soundhole with a stunning combination of blue paua
and wood fiber inlays. Finely polished gloss lacquer highlights the
body’s beauty, while a durable satin finish on the guitar’s neck adds to
the quicker feel and player’s comfort.

The new Fishman® F1 Aura® features the stunning realism of
award-winning Aura Acoustic Imaging technology in a distinctive and easy
to use onboard preamp system. State-of-the-art features include:
digital chromatic tuner, volume and blend controls, independent 3-band
EQ for both pickup and image signals, compressor, phase control and an
automatic anti-feedback filter with up to 3 notches. The heart of the F1
Aura is its ability to replicate the sound of nine different
world-class studio microphones. Fishman engineers have carefully
captured images of the sound that these high-quality microphones "hear"
and allow you to blend it in with the legendary Gold Plus under saddle
pickup. The preamp design utilizes low-noise components, 32-bit internal
processing and 24-bit audio conversion for an incredibly clean and
quiet output.

A Limited Lifetime Warranty covers all "Performing Artist Series"
models purchased from authorized Martin dealers in the U.S. and Canada.
To protect your investment, each guitar includes a brown hardshell
case.