Martin 1994 D-45 Gene Autry #55 of 66

Martin 1994. D-45 Gene Autry in Vintage Natural

#55 of 66.

This guitar was delivered with a supplemental fretboard with the "Gene Autry" lettering in MOP Inlays as on Autry's original.

Driven by Autry and other stars following in his wake, the Dreadnought became THE guitar for country and western performers, and Martin's most important model of the century. Autry's 1933 guitar was one of 91 D-45s made prior to World War II, of which only three were 12-fret models.

Autry kept the original D-45 his entire life and it is displayed today in his namesake Western Heritage Museum in Los Angeles.

In 1994 Martin offered a very limited run of 66 Gene Autry signature D-45s that replicated the unobtainable original in fastidious detail.

This guitar is #55 of 66, the label is hand-signed by C.F. Martin IV and Gene Autry.

Gene Autry died in 1998.