2011 C.F. Martin & Co. JSO Sing Out! 60th Anniversary Pete Seeger Custom Artist Edition baritone guitar
Maker
C.F. Martin & Company
(American, founded 1833)
Date2011
ClassificationsMusic
Description2011 C.F. Martin & Co. JSO Sing Out! 60th Anniversary Pete Seeger Custom Artist Edition baritone guitar, serial number 1478290 with limitation number 34/120, in natural polished gloss finish with Aging Toner top. The guitar features triangular soundhole, solid ebony headstock overlay with Martin logo and abalone Seeger signature banjo, and two black pickguards, label signed by Seeger. In an original hardshell case.Sing Out! The Folk Song Magazine was founded in 1950 as a way to share the American folk music that was becoming popular in the mid-20th century. In the post-World War II era, folk music began to provide an intersection of political activism with American lived experiences in a brand of music played by artists such as Woody Guthrie, Alan Lomax, and Pete Seeger. Sing Out! explored these stories of traditional music-making in America for over 60 years before publishing its final issue in 2014.
This guitar was produced in a partnership between Martin, Pete Seeger, and Sing Out! to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the publication in 2010. Pete Seeger (1919-2014) was an American musician and social activist whose brand of folk music served as the backdrop to early countercultural movements. Seeger was first known as a banjo player before switching to a 12-string guitar in the 1950s. His custom-made 12-strings were the inspiration for this guitar (also produced as the J12SO! 12-string), with its unique soundhole and two pickguard setup.
