D-35 Custom Signature Edition Re-imaginING the Stage/Studio Dreadnought

For more than a decade, A Martin Dreadnought has been Seth Avett’s constant companion on his musical journey. He has played his Martin D-35 at hundreds of concerts and on 10 albums as a member of , as well as on three solo albums released under his alias, Timothy Seth Avett as Darling. As the Avett Brothers moved from side project to major musical force, and Seth Avett’s own music grew in popularity, his Martin Dreadnought has handled the challenges with ease.

Still, when C. F. Martin offered Seth Avett the opportunity to design his version of the perfect , he jumped in with both feet. He combined classic Martin D-35 design, some unique modifications and a couple of very personal custom touches to create a remarkable stage/studio Dreadnought. From a solo recording to a band playing big venues, the new Martin D-35 Seth Avett Custom Signature Edition is a performance guitar that can do it all. Avett’s premium solid tonewood and unique bracing choices give Martin D-35 Seth Avett Custom Signature Edition exceptional tone. The high altitude Swiss spruce top features non-scalloped ¼-inch Adirondack spruce X-braces and ¼-inch scalloped Adirondack spruce tone bars, a combination that produces extraordinary – especially for a Dreadnought – clarity, balance, and dynamic range. Avett appreciates the beauty and sound of koa, so the three-piece back consists of East Indian rosewood wings and a non-traditional Hawaiian flamed koa center wedge, a combination that also enhances overall balance, with the koa adding midrange to rosewood’s rich bass and full treble. The sides are East Indian rosewood. Avett’s choices also make life easy for players of his namesake guitar. The D-35 Seth Avett Custom Signature Edition, factory-equipped with Fishman Gold+Plus® Natural 1 electronics and a compensated TUSQ® saddle, provides “plug and play” convenience and amplifies the instrument’s tone with natural fidelity. The satin-finished 1-¾-inch (at the nut) Performing Artist neck, carved from genuine mahogany, is super comfortable and super fast. Grover® nickel tuners with butterbean knobs contribute smooth, precise tuning. The Martin D-35 Seth Avett Custom Signature Edition is the guitar Seth Avett has been designing nearly his entire life. A native of , he began playing guitar as a pre-teen. In high school, he was a member of the Charlotte-based rock band Margo, serving as both lead singer and lead guitarist. In 1998, he merged Margo with older brother ’s college grunge band, Nemo. Nemo released three albums and worked the local club circuit. The two Avett brothers and Nemo bandmate John Winter and snowflakes are major themes in The Mourning, Twomey began experimenting with traditional bluegrass-based The Silver, The Bell and three snowflakes grace the album cover. acoustic music on the side, and the Avett Brothers was born. Seth Avett wanted snowflakes on the D-35 Seth Avett Custom The Avett Brothers soon built a following for its energetic, Signature Edition and Martin was happy to oblige. The black eclectic mix of bluegrass, country, punk, folk, and pop, a mix ebony fingerboard features large, stylized snowflake position driven by Seth’s acoustic guitar, Scott’s and the pair’s markers, inlaid in copper, at the 3rd, 7th, and 12th frets. inventive songwriting and harmonies. Beginning with the self- other appointments on the D-35 Seth Avett Custom distributed The Avett Bros.EP in 2000, followed two years later Signature Edition are traditional Martin Style 35, but with a by Country Was, its first full-length album, the Avett Brothers few distinctive elements. The rosette features a fine herringbone released several increasingly sophisticated albums – both studio center ring, which is matched by fine herringbone top purfling. and live – and toured almost non-stop. In 2009, its I and Love Black/white/black/white and black/white purfling encircle the and You album reached No.16 on the Billboard Top 200 chart sides and back, respectively: the back strips are the Style 35 and No. 1 on the Folk chart. In 2011, the band appeared on the pattern, flanked by black fine line inlays. Grammy Awards and in 2012 released its sixth full-length studio on the headstock, an East Indian rosewood headplate serves album, The Carpenter, which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Top as background for the large Golden Era Style “C. F. Martin 200. The Avett Brothers’ plans for 2013 include concert tours of & Co.” decal. The body and neck both are bound in grained Europe, Great Britain, and Australia. ivoroid, the pickguard is black, and the white bridge pins are Between 2001 and 2006, Seth Avett also released three topped with faux tortoise dots. A polished gloss lacquer finish solo albums under the moniker Timothy Seth Avett as on the body enhances the guitar’s elegant mien. Darling: To Make the World Quiet, The Killing of the Headlights, Every Martin D-35 Seth Avett Custom Signature Edition and The Mourning, The Silver, The Bell. The albums were sold guitar is delivered in a heavy-duty Martin Custom Shop exclusively at Avett Brothers shows and only a few hundred hardshell case. A left-handed version of this guitar may be of each was made. In 2010 they were re-released and have ordered at no additional cost. Authorized C. F. Martin dealers since found their own audience. Spare and intimate, Avett’s are now accepting orders for the D-35 Seth Avett Custom solo work shows impressive songcraft in a gentle, emotional Signature Edition. Additional information can be found online style. A fourth Timothy Seth Avett as Darling album is at the Martin website: www.martinguitar.com. currently in production. 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D-35 SETH AVETT CUSTOM SIGNATURE EDITION – SPECIFICATIONS

MODEL: D-35 Seth Avett Custom Signature Edition CONSTRUCTION: Dovetail, Gloss Lacquer BODY SIZE: Dreadnought 14-fret TOP: European “High Altitude” Spruce ROSETTE: Style 28 3 Ring, Fine Herringbone Center Ring TOP BRACES: Adirondack Red Spruce, Scalloped 1/4” Width BACK: 3 Piece, East Indian Rosewood Bookmatched Wings with Flamed Hawaiian Koa Center Wedge BACK PURFLING: Style 35 W/B/W with .030” Black Fiber on Either Side CAUTION STAMP: None, “C. F. Martin & Co., Nazareth, PA, Made in USA” Laser Etched Between 1st and 2nd Back Braces BLOCK TO READ: (Laser Etched Martin Logo) (Custom Shop Lasered Logo) “I've always seen a Martin Dreadnought Seth Avett as the quintessential acoustic guitar; Serial Number the blue-collar guitar, understated and SIDES: East Indian Rosewood solid in the hands of Jim Croce or Doc RIBBON: Spanish Cedar Watson or Ramblin' Jack Elliott. END PIECE: Grained Ivoroid with .0325” B/W Inlay I've always leaned toward the warmth BINDING: Grained Ivoroid with Fine Herringbone Top Trim and strength of the D-35. I got my first SIDE INLAY: .066” B/W/B/W Boltaron® Inlay (black faces binding) one, a 1977 model, about twelve years BACK INLAY: .0325” B/W Inlay ago, and I've been wearing them out NECK: Genuine Mahogany and refretting them and wearing them NECK SHAPE: Performing Artis Profile out again ever since. This instrument is a TRUSS ROD: Two Way Adjustable true collaboration between me and the HEADSTOCK: Slotted Square Tapered, No Diamond Martin Guitar Company. I can't wait HEADPLATE: Solid East Indian Rosewood with Large Golden Era® Decal to find out what songs are waiting HEADSTOCK BINDING: None in this guitar, for me and anyone HEELCAP: Grained Ivoroid with .066” B/W/B/W Boltaron® Inlay who decides to buy one.” NUT: Genuine Bone (On The Flat) – Seth Avett – FINGERBOARD: Genuine Black Ebony, 16” Radius SCALE LENGTH: 25.4" # OF FRETS CLEAR: 14 # OF FRETS TOTAL: 20 FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: 1 3/4" FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12th FRET: 2 1/8” SIDE POSITION DOTS: Black, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, double at 12th, 15th, 17th FINGERBOARD BINDING: Grained Ivoroid FINGERBOARD INLAYS: Large Custom Copper Snowflake Inlays Centered on 3rd, 7th and 12th Frets FINISH BODY: Polished Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Dark Filler FINISH TOP: Polished Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer FINISH NECK: Satin, Dark Mahogany Stain, Dark Filler BRIDGE: Genuine Ebony, Standard Belly Bridge BRIDGE SPACING: 2 3/16" SADDLE: White Tusq®, Drop In Saddle, Compensated, 16” Radius TUNING MACHINES: Grover Nickel V-97 StaTites with Nickel Butterbean Knobs Open Geared, 18:1 Gear Ratio STRINGS: MSP-7200 Medium Gauge Phosphor Bronze SP Lifespan SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE BRIDGE & END PINS: White with Tortoise Colored Dots PICKGUARD: D-28 Style Delmar® Black $3,999.00 CASE: Custom Shop 5-Ply Embroidered Hardshell Case This model may be ordered ELECTRONICS: Fishman® Gold+Plus Natural 1 Installed through your local NO CHARGE OPTIONS: Lefthanded At No Additional Charge Authorized Martin Dealership CHARGED OPTIONS: Various Sunburst Top Finish Options while limited supplies last.