Martin Introduces Johnny Cash Limited Edition Guitar

1997

Nashville, Tennessee, July 11, 1997 - The Martin Guitar Company, one of the world's oldest and finest instrument-makers, is proud to announce a select number of high quality Limited Edition Guitars. D-42JC Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash, one of country music's most distinctive figures, and The Martin Guitar Company are proud to introduce the D-42JC Johnny Cash Limited Edition Signature Model, a collaboration between the respected "Man in Black" and Martin.

The Johnny Cash Limited Edition Guitar will be available for just one year from Martin dealers throughout the world. The edition will be limited to a maximum of 200 guitars, each numbered in sequence and personally signed by Johnny Cash and C.F. Martin, IV, Martin's Chairman and CEO. Johnny Cash, the youngest performer ever inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, is also in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Throughout his long career, Johnny Cash has shown tremendous loyalty to Martin guitars. His favorites include the first black guitar ever crafted by Martin, Cash's custom D-35. He also plays a Martin Bicentennial Limited Edition (#375) and a custom D-45. The Johnny Cash Limited Edition Guitar is the first all-black limited edition ever offered by Martin.