"All Apologies" by Nirvana | Martin D-18 Authentic 1937 VTS

It was a bona fide thrill to play the 1953 D-18 formerly owned by Kurt Cobain (and Elliott Smith) on a recent trip to the C.F. Martin factory. That '53 is a great-sounding guitar, and a reminder that a D-18 has no tonal limitations (we're as guilty as anyone as thinking of them only as "bluegrass" or "flat picking" guitars). The woodiness, warmth, clarity, and punch imparted by a great D-18 are the elements of what we all think of when we think, "that's how an acoustic guitar is supposed to sound!"
We're paying tribute to Nirvana in this video, with a cover of their song, "All Apologies." Everyone on staff at TME is a diehard Nirvana fan; and the lyrical melody of "All Apologies" lays out beautifully on an acoustic guitar. The guitars featured in this video represent Martin's current best D-18 offerings: Andy (on the left) is playing a D-18 Authentic 1937 VTS AGED, and Andrew (on the right) is playing a Martin Custom Shop D-18 1937 (in Aged Ambertone finish).
Who's got a band name suggestion? What songs should we do next? Drop a comment and let us know!
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[@RatherBeRiffing]

Beautiful arrangement and playing - sounds great!

[@themusicemporium1177]

Thanks for listening

[@ricjoorg]

Just wow! Your sound demos are undoubtedly the best around. That was fantastic 🙌

[@startreker8591]

What is authentic when each sound from these models only differ in subtle ways y considering strings used ( new or broken in);y copied construction from the originals were not really that sounding great relatively speaking 😢… but i need my last guitar a regular D18 or D35🎉 maybe this coming year…iam old😂btw…imo