This model may be new, but aluminum is familiar ground to Martin. This is the seventh aluminum-topped guitar from Martin in the past 10 years, but the first with solid wood back, sides and neck. The others had HPL sides and backs and Stratabond necks.
Dreadnaught
OM
MIDI
Bass
Resonator
Tremolo!
And new baby makes seven!
I'm curious as to how the solid back and sides will change the tone from the HPL models....