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Article: Martin HD Elliot Easton custom edition.(GEAR: Bench Test)(Product/service evaluation)
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- Guitar Player
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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SOME 30 YEARS AFTER THE CARS' DEBUT single "Just What I Needed" hit the charts, guitarist Elliot Easton has become an unlikely fiber-endorsee, daubing his name and ergonomic desires first on a Gretsch Duo Jet (the G6128EE, now discontinued), then a Gibson SG, and now this new Martin dreadnought, the HD Elliot Easton Custom Edition. Recognized primarily as an electric player during his band's ten-year heyday, Easton has nevertheless turned to the acoustic over the years for songwriting and recording, favoring a '70s Martin D-18--which is the springboard for his signature instrument. Although the new guitar looks outwardly like an HD-28, a deeper probe reveals a few ...