Martin Guitar‘s limited edition DDS Hops and Barley is a guitar designed to pay homage to the special grains used in beer making. Built with highly figured koa for the back and sides and a sinker redwood top, the slope-shoulder dreadnought also features custom inlay in a combination of abalone, mother-of-pearl, and wood, that depict hops and barley in various forms. In this video, produced as part of Elderly’s “Recent Arrivals” series, the guitar is demonstrated in fingerpicked and strummed playing styles.
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