Jeff Tweedy has always reached for guitars that feel natural, inspiring, and ready whenever a song wants to appear. That’s the spirit behind his two signature Martins: the reissued 00DB Jeff Tweedy and the brand-new 000 Jr E Jeff Tweedy. One brings back the rich, deep voice of his original model, while the other offers the same character in a more compact, easy-to-play size. Both are crafted with FSC®-certified tonewoods, a signature Tweedy Burst finish, and details that reflect Jeff’s understated style. Honest, inviting, and built for writing and playing songs that last.
00DB Jeff Tweedy features:
- Deeper 00 body
- FSC®-certified solid mahogany
- Scalloped European spruce X-bracing
- Gloss Tweedy Burst finish
- Modified V neck25.4″ scale length
- Foden-style inlays
- Signed labelHardshell case
000 Jr E Jeff Tweedy features:
- 000 Junior body
- FSC®-certified solid sapele
- Scalloped spruce X-bracing
- Satin Tweedy Burst finish
- Performing Artist neck
- 24.9″ scale length
- Foden-style inlays
- Martin E1 electronics
- Softshell case
At Martin’s historic North Street factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, Jeff Tweedy shares the story of his signature guitars. From the vintage 0-18 that’s been his songwriting companion for decades to the reissued 00DB and new 000 Jr E, he reflects on what makes a guitar feel like part of his voice. With his trademark honesty and humor, Jeff talks about tone, comfort, and why the best guitars invite creativity instead of getting in the way.
Both guitars find their roots in the vintage Martin 0-18 that Jeff picked up in the late 1990s—the same instrument that helped shape Mermaid Avenue, his collaboration with Billy Bragg turning Woody Guthrie’s lost lyrics into song. That guitar, he says, “basically became part of my writing voice… it’s the main acoustic I’ve had my whole life.”
For Jeff, guitars have never been trophies to display—they’re instruments of expression, vessels for creativity. “A well-made guitar, like the ones Martin builds, doesn’t get in the way,” he explains. “It invites you to play. My hope is that someone takes a guitar with my name on it, brings it home, and it becomes part of their everyday rhythm of making music.”
