Martins & More with Spoon Phillips

Today we're taking a deep dive into the current choices in Martin Guitar bracing. What does bracing do for a guitar's top? What are the different bracing sizes, bracing shapes and bracing patterns?  Does bracing change the sound of a guitar? These answers & more - coming up! This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Want to support the show? Join our Patreon today! https://www.patreon.com/c/martinsandmore By request - we've set up a tip jar.

Pacific Northwest acoustic guitarist Eric Skye occupies a unique niche between folk, jazz and blues, between fingerstyle and flatpicking, and between composition and improvisation. A lifetime of eclectic interests and adventuresome exploration culminates into a fully realized and identifiable personal style and tone. Eric's wide-ranging body of work is threaded together with an uncluttered minimalist's aesthetic, a passion for in-the-moment music making, and a love of pure acoustic tone.

Martin Authentic guitars in 2024. Welcome to Martins & More with Spoon Phillips! Our friend & long-time listener named Rick suggested that we revisit the subject of Martin Authentic guitars, since much has changed since we last spoke on the topic, several seasons ago. We thought that would be a fine idea, and we recorded this episode back in December, 2024. 2025 NAMM gave us a lot of great time-sensitive content to work up back in January/February - but now it's time to talk Authentic Martin Guitars. Thanks for listening!  This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Want to support the show? Join our Patreon today! https://www.patreon.com/c/martinsandmore By request - we've set up a tip jar.

Our pal Tom Fleischman is our guest on today's episode of Martins & More! We met Tom through the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum (UMGF) and have enjoyed many Martinfests together. He's an avid guitar player with a impressive collection of Martin Guitars, and we hope you enjoy our interview.  Tom Fleischman began mixing feature films under the mentorship of New York rerecording mixer Richard (Dick) Vorisek in1979. Since then Tom has mixed nearly 300 features, documentaries, commercials, and television projects and has developed long-term working relationships with many directors including Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, Spike Lee, Ron Howard, Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, and Ken Burns. Tom has had 5 Academy Award nominations, and one win for “Hugo” in 2010. He has also won 5 Emmy's, 7 Cinema Audio Society Awards, and a Career Achievement Award from CAS.

Today we're taking a deep dive into Martin Guitar necks. Neck shape, neck width, neck profile, string spacing, nut width, scale length - if it's related to the part of the guitar between the headstock & body - it's in today's show. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Want to support the show? Join our Patreon today! https://www.patreon.com/c/martinsandmore By request - we've set up a tip jar.

2025 Martin Guitar Refreshed Standard Series with Rameen Shayegan! Welcome to the Martins & More podcast S6 E6. Spoon sat down with Martin's International instrument design manager Rameen Shayegan to discuss the new 2025 refreshed Standard series as well as new Road series models 000E Retro Plus and DE Retro plus!

Martin 000-45 Joe Bonamassa! In today's episode of your favorite Martin Guitar podcast, we're discussing the "newest old Martin Guitar" in style 45 - the limited edition 000-45 Joe Bonamassa! This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Want to support the show? Join our Patreon today! https://www.patreon.com/c/martinsandmore By request - we've set up a tip jar.

Our pals Teja Gerken & Doug Young have a new album called "The Water is Wide". Let's talk about it! This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Want to support the show? Join our Patreon today! https://www.patreon.com/c/martinsandmore By request - we've set up a tip jar.

NEW Martin Guitars for winter NAMM 2025! In today's episode of your favorite Martin Guitar podcast, we're discussing some NEW models for winter NAMM 2025. Martin D 3 Millionth, D-300, CEO-11, Grand J-28 Doubleneck and many more! This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Want to support the show? Join our Patreon today! https://www.patreon.com/c/martinsandmore By request - we've set up a tip jar.

NEW: Martin Guitar 2025 Standard Series Refresh and DE Retro Plus, 000E Retro plus Road Series models! Back in 2018, Martin Guitar gave the standard series some serious upgrades. Now, for 2025 they're taking it even further. But that's not all ... they're also adding a few NEW models to the series & we think they're gonna be very well-received. Sit back & relax as we discuss this exciting news from Martin Guitar!   This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Want to support the show? Join our Patreon today! https://www.patreon.com/c/martinsandmore By request - we've set up a tip jar.

Peter Cree of Cree Studios! Martins & More with Spoon Phillips welcomes you to season 6! We 're kicking off this new season with a conversation for the ages! Our good pal Peter Cree talks art, culture, guitar, design and so much more. How did Peter Cree get involved in guitar art? When & how did he become associated with Martin Guitar? Does he really live a few blocks away from the Martin Guitar factory?? These answers and more, on today's episode. Thanks for being here! This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Want to support the show? Join our Patreon today! https://www.patreon.com/c/martinsandmore By request - we've set up a tip jar.

Today we're taking a field trip to visit our friends at Brothers Music Shop in Wind Gap, PA! Let's see what fun projects Dave & Rich are working on. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Want to support the show? Join our Patreon today! https://www.patreon.com/c/martinsandmore By request - we've set up a tip jar.

Craig Thatcher & The Martin 000-11E! In today's episode of your favorite Martin Guitar podcast, we're chatting with Craig Thatcher about his new signature model and lots of other topics. When did Craig get his first guitar? What's the deal with his acclaimed Eric Clapton retrospective show? How & when did Craig get involved with Martin Guitar? Let's find out! This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     By request - we've set up a tip jar.

New Martin Guitar Models for fall, 2024. Martin has already released some great new guitars ahead of the official January NAMM show. OMC-10E, D-11E Rock the Vote, HG-28 O'ahu & 000-15E are just some of the new offerings already available at Martin Guitar in the fall of 2024. Sit back & relax as we get you up to speed on the newest Martin guitar models.

The NEW Martin Guitar Johnny Marr M6 and M7 models. Martin has been very busy this fall, releasing plenty of guitars prior to the upcoming NAMM show. Today's topic is all about 2 new exciting M sized signature models. If you're like us, and feel that the Martin lineup was lacking in 0000 offerings (the M-36 was the only one) - the M6 and M7 Johnny Marr might be just the ticket. Sit back & relax as we get you up to speed on this pair of great Martin Ms.

In today's episode, we're chatting with professional audio engineer Bob Wargo. Bob & Maury met over 45 years ago & this is their first conversation in a very long time. Bob was a touring sound engineer for 20 years & has worked with artists like Rob Thomas, Sevendust, Papa Roach, Sum 41, Lady Gaga & more. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon pick his brain about all aspects of live sound, including acoustic guitars. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     By request - we've set up a tip jar.

In today's episode of your favorite Martin Guitar podcast, Maury & Spoon discuss the spooky tunes that make up a proper Halloween playlist. We'll be referencing our own scary songs AND YOURS - as we take a look at all the wonderful ideas proposed by our Patrons and Facebook friends! This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     By request - we've set up a tip jar.

In today's episode of your favorite Martin Guitar podcast, Maury & Spoon are spreading island vibes & diving deep into the ocean blue waters of the NEW Martin O'ahu. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     By request - we've set up a tip jar.

In today's episode of your favorite Martin Guitar podcast - we're talking about favorite songs about fall - ours and yours. We asked our Patrons & Facebook friends what song transports them to fall foliage and & autumn vibe? Let's talk about 'em!

The Martin Guitar Museum. In today's episode of your favorite Martin Guitar podcast, we're resuming our tour of the Martin Museum - with our tour guide, Jason Ahner. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     By request - we've set up a tip jar.

The Martin Guitar Museum. In today's episode of your favorite Martin Guitar podcast, we're taking a tour of the Martin Museum - with our tour guide, Jason Ahner. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     By request - we've set up a tip jar.

In this episode of your favorite Martin Guitar podcast, we're looking at, listening to - and gushing over - the Martin OM-45 John Mayer 20th Anniversary guitar. Have you seen or played on of these? Are you a fan of the platinum top & charcoal toner? Join our Youtube or Patreon and let us know what YOU think of the Martin OM-45 John Mayer.

In today's episode of your favorite Martin Guitar podcast, Maury interviews Gary & Laurel from Maury's favorite pickup designers: Trance Audio Electronics. Trance Audio is the pickup of choice for artists like Paul Simon, Neil Young, Sheryl Crow, Jackson Browne & more. 2024 marks the company's 30th anniversary & a brand new series of preamps called the Amulet Ultra. Sit back & relax as Maury gets all the juicy details about this amazing pickup company. Sadly, Spoon was traveling the day this was recorded and we deeply regret not having him here. We simply MUST record a "part II" with TSP sooner than later.  This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     By request - we've set up a tip jar.

Today we're taking a look at the Martin CEO-10. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon gush over this guitar's beautiful construction. Are you a fan of the CEO-10? Have you seen one? Played one? This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     By request - we've set up a tip jar.

Behind the Scenes at Blues Creek Guitars!  Attack of the vacation schedules. D'oh! Maury & Spoon were unable to record a traditional podcast episode this week, but Maury took the opportunity to visit John Hall at Blues Creek Guitars in Hegins, PA.  Sit back & relax as John shows us around the shop, gives us a lesson on bending sides & even shows us the D-45 Deluxe that he recently built.  This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  Visit John at www.bluescreekguitars.com https://www.martinsandmore.com/ By request - we've set up a tip jar.

In today's episode of your favorite Martin Guitar podcast, we're discussing another pair of viewer-requested topics: "Gloss VS satin guitar finishes", and "How does a pro musician keep music from feeling like a job?" Thanks for your interest & we hope you enjoy today's program.   This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.      

In today's episode of your favorite Martin Guitar podcast, we're remembering all the fun we had at Martinfest 2024! Which Martin guitars made the biggest impression on Maury? Which night did Spoon stay up late? Who traveled from the UK with a D-42 and 42 cans of beer in a flight case? Those answers & more - coming right up! This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.      

In today's episode of your favorite Martin Guitar podcast, we've got another listener-requested topic: stage fright. What is stage fright? How can you overcome it? Do Maury & Spoon still deal with it? Sit back & relax as we figure it out. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.      

In today's episode of your favorite Martin Guitar podcast, we give you the backstory of how Spoon first got involved with Martin Guitar. Sit back & relax as we travel back in time to Ohio, NYC and Nazareth, PA! This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.      

Changes in Production Methods: PART 2 - Martins & More with Spoon Phillips. We're back with a new season & some great topics: many of which were suggested by YOU! Today's topic: Part 2 of Changes in Martin production methods over the years. We're mostly speaking of the D-28 as an example, and we'll stroll through the years to learn how the D-28 changed from 1931 to 1934, into the 50's & 60's, and eventually all the way up to present day. Is the 2024 D-28 anything like the 1950's version? Did D-28s always have a Sitka spruce top? Was the nut width always 1 3/4"? Those answers and so many more - on part 2 of this maiden voyage episode of Martins & More: Season 5.

Changes in Production Methods - Martins & More with Spoon Phillips S5 E1. We're back with a new season & some great topics: many of which were suggested by YOU! Today's topic: Changes in Martin production methods over the years - suggested by our pal Marshall Fleisher (of Martin VS Martin fame).

Martin Backstage Nazareth Event RECAP! On Friday, May 17 2024, Martin held its annual Backstage Nazareth Event at the Martin Guitar Factory. Maury was there with his cameras & had a great time from start to finish. Sadly, Spoon was unable to attend - but in this episode of Martins & More, Maury will catch him up on all the fun that he missed. Sit back & relax as we dive into our Martin Backstage Event recap: 2024. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.    

Which Guitar works better for What kinds of Music? We asked you for some topic ideas, and we're here to put our stamp on not one - but 2 great topics from our loyal listeners.  "Do you need more than 1 guitar?" And "Which guitar works better for what kind of music?"  Let's get into it.

Our live setups! Over at Onemanz.com, Spoon received an interesting email a few weeks ago... "What's your live setup?" a loyal reader asked. Spoon answered him directly (of course) but thought this might make for an interesting podcast episode. What gear do Maury & Spoon use in their live shows? In today's episode, we'll find out - what's Maury's pickup of choice? Does Spoon always use a mic to amplify his guitars? Acoustic amp or direct to the PA? These answers and more - coming right up.

Luxe by Martin: Kovar Strings: Part 2. Maury & Spoon finally found the time to try the new Kovar strings on their guitars. Maury put a set of 12s on his Martin OM-28V & recorded the results over 4 weeks. Spoon also tried Kovar lights on his rosewood 000C-21 TSP Custom Martin AND his mahogany 1990's 000C-16E. This episode was too big for one show. Sit back, relax & enjoy the thrilling conclusion of Kovar strings. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.  Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  We're proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we'd love the chance to earn your business. #martinguitar #tspoonphillips 

Luxe by Martin: Kovar Strings. Maury & Spoon finally found the time to try the new Kovar strings on their guitars. Maury put a set of 12s on his Martin OM-28V & recorded the results over 4 weeks. Spoon also tried Kovar lights on his rosewood 000C-21 TSP Custom Martin AND his mahogany 1990's 000C-16E. The verdict? Listen today and find out. :D This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.  Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  We're proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we'd love the chance to earn your business. #martinguitar #tspoonphillips 

Aloha! In today's episode we're talking about Hawaiian music & slack key guitar, paired with Maury's interview with Bobby Moderow. Bobby is an award-winning guitarist from Hawaii & he made the pilgrimage to the Martin Factory to pick up a very special instrument. Maury caught up with him in the Martin museum & hey played a song for us, too!  Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their slack key chat on. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  We're proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we'd love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com  #martinguitar #tspoonphillips #bobbymoderow

Earth Day at Martin Guitar & the NEW DSS Biosphere II. Robert Goetzl hit another one out of the park, with this - the 3rd guitar in his series of earth day instruments. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon discuss this exciting new model, and the ever important cause it's inherently attached to - making every day earth day. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Follow Robert Goetzl on Instagram @rfgoetzl Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  We're proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we'd love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com  #martinguitar #tspoonphillips 

THE BEST (Our Favorite) Bass Players.     This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  We're proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we'd love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com  #martinguitar #tspoonphillips 

Doug Young: Fingerstyle Guitar.  Welcome to Martins & More with Spoon Phillips. Today we're continuing our chat with Doug Young. Doug is a professional guitarist from Mountain View, California. He's a teacher, performer, engineer, & writes for Acoustic Guitar magazine. He performs regularly in a duo with Teja Gerken & has several instructional books to his credit. Have you ever looked online for information on an acoustic guitar pickup? Chances are, you've benefited from Doug's advice in that department, too. Sit back & relax as we continue to get nerdy with Doug Young. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  We're proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we'd love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com  #martinguitar #tspoonphillips 

Doug Young: Fingerstyle Guitar.  Welcome to Martins & More with Spoon Phillips. Today we're chatting with Doug Young. Doug is a professional guitarist from Mountain View, California. He's a teacher, performer, engineer, & writes for Acoustic Guitar magazine. He performs regularly in a duo with Teja Gerken & has several instructional books to his credit. Have you ever looked online for information on an acoustic guitar pickup? Chances are, you've benefited from Doug's advice in that department, too. Sit back & relax as we get nerdy with Doug Young. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  We're proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we'd love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com  #martinguitar #tspoonphillips 

In today's episode we're counting down Spoon's TOP 10 Martin models discontinued too soon - including the Super D. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their discontinued chat on. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  We're proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we'd love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com  #martinguitar #tspoonphillips #superD

In today's episode we're chatting with our pal Mike Dickinson: sourcing specialist for Martin Guitar. Mike in in charge of sourcing things like sinker mahogany, pearl inlay & so much more. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon - and Mike - dive deep into a fun & informative conversation. It's gonna get nerdy. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  We're proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we'd love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com  #martinguitar #tspoonphillips #mikedickinson

In today's episode we're discussing the new Cherry Hill Customs from Martin Guitar. These unique instruments are only available IN-PERSON, for those customers visiting the Martin factory. Sit back & listen as we tell you all about 'em ... and you'll hear some sound samples, too. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  We're proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we'd love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com  #martinguitar #tspoonphillips #cherryhillcustoms

In today's episode we're chatting with Teja Gerken. Teja is a professional fingerstyle guitarist from the bay area of California. He worked at Acoustic Guitar magazine for many years before co-founding Peghead Nation with Scott Nygaard and Dan Gabel. His brand new album "Test of Time" is earning glowing reviews and can be found on all the major platforms. We're very excited to sit down with Teja and we hope you enjoy this very special episode! Visit Teja at www.tejagerken.com and www.pegheadnation.com . This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  We're proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we'd love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com  #martinguitar #tspoonphillips #opentunings

In today's episode we're discussing open tunings and alternate tunings for guitar. What artist do you think of when someone mentions "Open G"? Which song do you most associate DADGAD with? Have you ever heard of "Celtic C"? Double-drop D? Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their open tuning chat on. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  We're proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we'd love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com  #martinguitar #tspoonphillips #opentunings

In today's episode of Martins & More, we have a mixed bag of topics. Maury's Music brings back the OM-18, Martin Backstage members get 3 more Episodes of "From the Cage",  non-Martin NAMM items that caught our eye & more. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their smorgasbord chat on. :) This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  We're proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we'd love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com  #martinguitar #tspoonphillips #OM18

In today's episode of Martins & More, we're discussing Martin 12 string guitars. Current models, limited editions, the first Martin 12-strings ever made - and all points in-between. We'll even compare notes on our favorite 12-strings artist - and songs! Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their 12-string chat on.  This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  We're proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we'd love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com  #martinguitar #tspoonphillips #12string

A few episodes ago, we critiqued Rolling Stone's 250 greatest guitarists list. Upon hearing that show, our friend John asked us to "do the top female guitarists next... and include Marshall from Martin VS Martin". This episode is exactly that. The greatest female guitarists (according to Maury, Spoon and Marshall).

The NEW 2024 NAMM Martins Now that we've played many of the new 2024 NAMM Martins, we'd like to give you our real impressions - from a player's point of view. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their 2024 NAMM chat on. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  We're proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we'd love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com  #martinguitar #tspoonphillips #NAMM2024

In today's episode we're discussing the new Remastered X Series from Martin Guitar. We'll talk about the 00-X2E Cocobolo, D-X2E 12 Brazilian, GPC-X2E Ziricote - and so many more! New innovations like beveled fingerboard edges, refined string spacing & gorgeous new HPL pattern backs & sides. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon discuss these brand new X series NAMM offerings from Martin Guitar. This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury's Music.     Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/  Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com  We're proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we'd love the chance to earn your business. Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com  #martinguitar #tspoonphillips #remasteredXseries