{"id":3850,"date":"2014-03-24T19:47:36","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T23:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/?page_id=3850"},"modified":"2025-04-02T14:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:50:32","slug":"martin-om-echf-navy-blues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/reviews\/acoustic-guitars\/martin\/martin-om-echf-navy-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin OM-ECHF Navy Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eric Clapton and Hiroshi Fujiwara team up for another stellar Martin, the OM-ECHF Navy Blues<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A robust orchestra model dressed up in elegant, dark navy blue and vivid abalone inlays<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Navy Blues Specifications include: 14-fret Auditorium size; solid Indian rosewood back and sides; solid European spruce top; Navy blue toner on the body with high gloss finish; 1\/4&#8243; scalloped braces; solid ebony fingerboard and bridge with bone nut and saddle; 2-1\/4\u201d string spacing;, 1-3\/4\u201d modified V neck of solid mahogany; Style 45 snowflake fingerboard markers; alternate torch headstock inlay; chrome enclosed tuners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MjWn8JreLuw?si=KkljMay4T0HzZ0nu\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three\u2019s a Charmer<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Navy Blues is the third guitar designed in collaboration between the legendary Eric Clapton and Eric&#8217;s good friend Hiroshi Fujiwara (a renowned Japanese artist, DJ, musician, fashion designer and trendsetter) and design assistance from Martin&#8217;s Dick Boak. With a deep navy blue finish and upscale inlays, the OM-ECHF offers rich, complex tone, powerful dynamics, and wide-ranging versatility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/blu-haed1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3858\" src=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/blu-haed1-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"blu haed1\" width=\"181\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/blu-haed1-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/blu-haed1-865x1024.jpg 865w, https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/blu-haed1.jpg 1302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/a>The inaugural Clapton models were a result of the trendsetting performance on <em>MTV Unplugged<\/em>, which Clapton taped in 1992, where he played a pearly 1939 000-42, and a second vintage 000, which had started its life as a 000-28, but had after-market pearl inlay added sometime later. Martin\u2019s initial limited edition models relating to the <em>Unplugged<\/em> performance were their first scalloped braced 000s of the modern era, with several other vintage features, including a modified V-shaped neck. In time, Martin released the affordable 000-28EC, which remains among the most popular Martins in modern times, certainly where non-Dreadnought sizes are concerned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Clapton Fujiwara connection also provided Boak with the initial design for a short run of custom black 000 prototypes. Martin released it to the public as the \u201cBellezza Nera\u201d (Black Beauty.) This was followed up by the \u201cBellezza Bianca\u201d (White Beauty). The angelic white version was made out of maple with an Engelmann spruce top. That black version was Indian rosewood with Italian alpine spruce. The Navy Blues has a top designated as European spruce.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dark and Mysterious<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When I inquired with one of Martin\u2019s chief wood buyers as to the specifics, I was told that regardless of what some Martin executives may have said in off the cuff remarks, Martin lists a spruce as \u201cEuropean\u201d if the wood merchant cannot provide detailed information of its origin. Just like the \u201cGerman spruce\u201d of the late 60s and 1970s, Martin will know they acquired the spruce from a dealer in Germany, or Switzerland, etc. but the wood itself may have been harvested in any number of European countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So there is an air of mystery around this guitar, made all the more dark by the inky blue toner covering any telltale tracks. Regardless of the microclimate of origin, it is superb a match for Indian rosewood. The lushness and ring of each complement the other perfectly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the woods are similar to the Bellezza Nera, this particular Clapton-Fujiwara model is set apart by virtue of being an OM, or Orchestra Model. The previous Clapton models were 000s, and although they share the same body size and shape as the OM, the 000 usually has a short-scale neck, and 5\/16\u201d bracing, while a Martin OM has a long-scale neck and typically 1\/4&#8243; bracing.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Delightful Surprise<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I had a chance to ask why the new ECHF model was made as an OM, when I ran into Dick Boak at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He said, \u201cIt was an accident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has been 8 years since the last edition, and somehow, no one noticed until the prototypes were completed. In fact, Clapton and Fujiwara were unhappy with the particular shade of &#8220;royal&#8221; blue, and a second group of prototypes were made in navy blue, also as OMs. Dick was concerned as to how Eric Clapton would react when he took delivery of the guitar, or if he would even notice the difference in scale lengths. As Boak put it, \u201cHe was delighted! He loved the extra volume and projection so much that he called to acquire an extra prototype to use at the Crossroads Festival.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That is quite a compliment, considering Martin and Clapton recently collaborated with Guitar Center for an exclusive run of \u201cCrossroad\u201d guitars. These were more traditional short scale 000s, like typical Clapton models with and inlaid Crossroads logo. And they were all excellent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the OM and 000 share the exact same body size and shape, they sound differently. The short-scale 000 with its 5\/16\u201d braces has a clear and punchy voice, but is a more intimate guitar in terms of dynamics. The OM has increased string tension due to the long-scale neck, which provides more resonant energy, and which, when matched with the lighter, more flexible 1\/4&#8243; bracing, leads to an increase in volume, projection and an expansive, open voice. And this adds up to the Navy Blues being one impressive powerhouse with a lovely personality.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/navy-blues.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3855\" src=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/navy-blues-151x300.jpg\" alt=\"OM-ECHF Navy Blues full\" width=\"151\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/navy-blues-151x300.jpg 151w, https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/navy-blues-516x1024.jpg 516w, https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/navy-blues.jpg 897w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/blu-head1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3852\" src=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/blu-head1-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"OM-ECHF Navy Blues headstock\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/blu-head1-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/blu-head1-889x1024.jpg 889w, https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/blu-head1.jpg 1133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"213\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ec-blue-tsp1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3853\" src=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ec-blue-tsp1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"OM-ECHF Navy Blues rosette top\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ec-blue-tsp1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ec-blue-tsp1.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Martin model that has the most in common with the Navy Blues is the popular OM-28V, which was retired at the start of this year in favor of a revamped yet similar OM-28 (with Martin&#8217;s high performance neck and without the &#8220;V&#8221; designation). The Navy Blues and OM-28V necks are identical, as is the string scale, bracing, bridge plate, overall construction techniques and materials, and the Indian rosewood back and sides. Both models have Martin\u2019s bold herringbone for the purfling inlaid around the top, but on the Navy Blues, the white \u2018bone inlay really stands out from that dark and glossy blue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Navy Blues retains the response and dynamics of the OM-28V as well. Abnormally versatile even by Martin standards, each guitar has considerable power under the hood for a chassis of this size. Both instruments have that complex Indian rosewood tone, which I often refer to as smoky, since there is a presence or thickness in the audible air of a sustained chord, like smoke suspended in a sunbeam. The top on the OM-28V (and new OM-28) is made of Sitka spruce from the Pacific Northwest. The tonal pallet of the Navy Blues is therefor enhanced by the European spruce, which provides a bit more complexity and dynamic range.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is a wonderfully throaty roar down in the furnace of the Navy Blues, under the bottom end, which makes it sort of a mini-Dreadnought, in this respect. And as with all great OMs, the fundamental notes are fat and distinct, standing out as that warm cushion of rosewood undertone swells up and out around the top voice. And the notes off the unwound treble strings are strong and full, yet very pure, with abundant harmonics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The voice has that warm, soft-focused glow around the bass and mid-range notes one expects from European spruce, and there is a delightful prettiness to the trebles during sweeping strums. It is vibrant and chimey while remaining warm and cheerful. At times full, six-note chords with some unfretted strings have the depth and complexity I remember hearing when I sent a resonating strum across the many strings inside a piano.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But it is the headroom and the wide and powerful range of dynamics that focus a player\u2019s attention. It is dark and muscled when played hard, lush and lovely when played lightly, with sparkling sprites over top of each, and all of it turbocharged a bit, compared to typical Clapton models, due to the long scale neck and 1\/4&#8243; OM bracing.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bold and the Beautiful<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ec-blue-tsp2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3854\" src=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ec-blue-tsp2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"OM-ECHF Navy Blues rosette\" width=\"143\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ec-blue-tsp2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/ec-blue-tsp2.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a>The bold white herringbone trim is set off by a rosette filled with a ring of notched diamonds made of pearl. The fingerboard is also dressed up smartly in abalone, with the full snowflakes, diamonds, and cats eyes pattern seen on the original OM-45s from the early 1930s. But the pedigree of the ornate \u201calternate torch\u201d gracing the ebony headstock plate dates from farther back in time, and the very first Martins made in Style 45. The same fancier torch appears on all the ECHF models, as well as some other special Martins, including a few custom guitars commissioned by Dick Boak, after he discovered that the original inlay pattern for the \u201cmodified torch\u201d design had been deferred in favor of the simpler \u201ctorch\u201d inlay in 1902.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some guitarists will be drawn to this model because of its unusual blue body and silvery white appointments. Others will not be drawn to it for the same reason. But what will make someone walk out of a guitar shop as the owner of a new OM-ECHF Navy Blues is how it feels and how it sounds. It impresses from the first strum and only increases the seduction the more one plays it. This guitar is indeed one boldly beautiful, delightful dark charmer with pleasing complexity and powerful versatility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The list price on this guitar is $6,999. Call your local Martin dealer to find out the <em>real<\/em> price.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I know several people who have already placed orders for one of these guitars. And they are limiting the run to 181 instruments in total, each with an interior label numbered and personally signed by Eric Clapton, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Dick Boak and C. F. Martin IV.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, if you want to play your blues on a Navy Blues, don&#8217;t wait too long, or you may be left singing the blues about the one that got away!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And that is one man&#8217;s world on&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Martin OM-ECHF Navy Blues<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/?attachment_id=3861\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3860 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/clapself2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"OM-ECHF Navy Blues Clapton Crossroads\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/clapself2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/clapself2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/clapself2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.evanagostini.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evan Agostini<\/a>\/invision\/ap<\/p>\n<h3>Official Spec Sheet<\/h3>\n<p>Model:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OM-ECHF Navy Blues<\/p>\n<p>Construction:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mahogany Blocks\/Dovetail Neck Joint<\/p>\n<p>Body Size:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 000-14 Fret<\/p>\n<p>Top:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 European Spruce<\/p>\n<p>Rosette:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Two Ring &#8211; Small MOP Squares Set in Black Corian<\/p>\n<p>Top Bracing Pattern:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Standard &#8221;X&#8221; Scalloped<\/p>\n<p>Top Braces:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Solid Sitka Spruce 1\/4&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Back Material:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Solid East Indian Rosewood<\/p>\n<p>Back Purfling:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fine Herringbone w\/ Style 18 Black Fiber Strips<\/p>\n<p>Side Material:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Solid East Indian Rosewood<\/p>\n<p>Endpiece:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Grained Ivoroid<\/p>\n<p>Endpiece Inlay:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Black\/White\/Black Boltaron<\/p>\n<p>Binding:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Grained Ivoroid<\/p>\n<p>Top Inlay Style:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fine Herringbone<\/p>\n<p>Side Inlay:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Black\/White\/Black Boltaron<\/p>\n<p>Back Inlay:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Black\/White\/Black Boltaron<\/p>\n<p>Neck Material:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Solid Genuine Mahogany<\/p>\n<p>Neck Shape:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Modified V<\/p>\n<p>Nut Material:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bone<\/p>\n<p>Headstock:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Solid\/Diamond\/Square Taper<\/p>\n<p>Headplate:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Solid Black Ebony<\/p>\n<p>Heelcap:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Grained Ivoroid w\/ Black\/White\/Black Inlay<\/p>\n<p>Fingerboard Material:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Solid Black Ebony<\/p>\n<p>Scale Length:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25.4&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Number of Frets Clear:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14<\/p>\n<p>Number of Frets Total:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20<\/p>\n<p>Fingerboard Width at Nut:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-3\/4&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2-1\/4&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fingerboard Position Inlays:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Style 45 Snowflake &#8211; Select Abalone<\/p>\n<p>Fingerboard Binding:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Grained Ivoroid<\/p>\n<p>Finish Back &amp; Sides:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Polished Gloss &#8211; Dark Navy Blue<\/p>\n<p>Finish Top:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Polished Gloss &#8211; Dark Navy Blue<\/p>\n<p>Finish Neck:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Polished Gloss &#8211; Dark Navy Blue<\/p>\n<p>Bridge Material:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Solid Black Ebony<\/p>\n<p>Bridge Style:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Belly<\/p>\n<p>Bridge String Spacing:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2-1\/4&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Saddle:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16&#8221; Radius\/Compensated\/Bone<\/p>\n<p>Tuning Machines:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chrome Enclosed w\/ Small Buttons<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Strings:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Martin Clapton&#8217;s Choice Phosphor Bronze Light Gauge (MEC12)<\/p>\n<p>Bridge &amp; End Pins:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Black w\/ Abalone Pearl Dots<\/p>\n<p>Pickguard:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 none<\/p>\n<p>Case:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 533E Geib Style<\/p>\n<p>Interior Label:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Blue label signed by CFM IV, Eric Clapton, Hiroshi Fujiwara &amp; Dick Boak<\/p>\n<p>Electronics:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Optional<\/p>\n<p>Other Options:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Available left-handed at no additional charge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Clapton and Hiroshi Fujiwara team up for another stellar Martin, the OM-ECHF Navy Blues A robust orchestra model dressed up in elegant, dark navy &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":166,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3850","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Martin OM-ECHF Navy Blues | One Man&#039;s 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