Martin guitars announce Billy Strings signature!
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23.01.2025

Martin guitars announce Billy Strings signature!

Billy Strings Martin guitar
Words by Mixdown staff

Billy Strings has reinvented and reinvigorated bluegrass and American guitar; Martin honour him with two signature models.

Martin Guitar and GRAMMY-winning artist Billy Strings have joined forces to create two signature models that honor bluegrass roots and capture Billy’s unique style: the D-28 and D-X2E Billy Strings. These guitars reflect Billy’s passion for timeless tone and design while featuring custom touches like a 25-inch scale length and a comfortable 1 23/32-inch nut width. His signature Martins are built to inspire, embodying Billy’s vision of making exceptional instruments accessible to every picker chasing their own musical dreams.

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D-28 Billy Strings

  • Unique 25″ scale length & 1 23/32″ nut width
  • Gloss East Indian rosewood back & sides
  • Gloss solid spruce top with antique toner
  • Golden Era scalloped spruce X bracing
  • Antique white binding & herringbone top inlay
  • Satin genuine mahogany neck
  • Ebony fingerboard with abalone diamond & square inlay
  • Nickel enclosed gear tuning machines
  • Custom paper label with Billy’s pre-printed signature & graphic
  • Hardshell case included

D-X2E Billy Strings

  • Unique 25″ scale length & 1 23/32″ nut width
  • Satin Brazilian rosewood-patterned HPL back & sides
  • Solid spruce top with hand-applied finish
  • Scalloped spruce X bracing
  • Martin E1 electronics with built-in tuner
  • Satin select hardwood neck
  • Ebony fingerboard with faux abalone diamond & square inlay
  • Nickel open gear tuning machines
  • Custom paper label with Billy’s pre-printed signature & graphic
  • Softshell case included

Billy Strings is known as one of music’s most compelling artists. In the midst of yet another landmark year, Strings released his acclaimed new album, Highway Prayers, this past fall, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart—the first time in 22 years that a bluegrass album has been the top-selling album across genres. It follows Strings’ first live album, Billy Strings Live Vol. 1, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart and is nominated for Best Bluegrass Album at the upcoming GRAMMY Awards. Known for his electric live shows, Strings has performed countless sold-out dates worldwide and will continue his extensive headline tour through this spring.

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