OM Guitar, Easy-play Acoustic Guitar Choice

2024-11-25 19:43:17

What Is an OM Guitar?

Firstly, it is an acoustic guitar with OM body.

The OM guitar is named mainly based on its acoustic guitar body model. The OM refers to Orchestra Model body. The guitar with OM acoustic body is frequently designed as mid-sized model. Smaller than dreadnought body guitar.

Therefore, OM acoustic guitar is easy for playing. Especially, friendly for those who just begin to learn acoustic guitar.

With right tone wood configuration, the OM guitar often plays versatile tone. Thus, the acoustic guitar is very influential.

Size & Brief History of OM Acoustic Guitar

The OM body design was firstly developed in 1929 by Martin. And this was based on the OEM requirement of the guitarist Perry Bechtel. He asked to build a guitar with longer neck.

The body depth that tapers from 4-1/8 inches to 3-1/4 inches. The OM guitar typically contains 14-fret neck.

There is variation of OM body, OOO body which was firstly seen around 1934. The size of the two types of guitar body is the same. But OM guitar has 25.4 inches of scale length, while OOO body contains 24.9-inch scale length. Both of the two guitar bodies deliver rich lows and sparkling highs and fits for about all types of music. The OM acoustic is characterized by its outstanding responsiveness, brilliance and projection because of its longer scale length. This is the reason why OM is better recognized. However, OOO body guitar has property of easier string-bending because of its shorter scale length, also popular on the market.

Easy & Versatile Style of OM Size Guitar

Based on its properties, OM guitar is a good choice for players who want a more standard fret scale but a smaller body, or who want more mid-range and a little more bass. This because the OM body design fits for versatile style of music. Especially, for those who love finger-style.

If with cutaway body, the acoustic guitar is very easy for players to reach high position, especially for acoustic guitar beginners.

With outstanding responsiveness, the OM acoustic guitar is frequently seen on various shows to play accompany, solo, etc. for music style like country, blues, etc.

Buy the Best OM Guitar

There are excellent OM guitars made by world-class brands such as Martin, Taylor, etc. Also, almost all guitar builders and factories produce the OM body and its variations.

Here, we’d like to introduce one of our represented OM guitars with cutaway design. K309 is a solid top acoustic guitar with cutaway OM body design. It is not only good for beginner to practice, but also for performing.