Now this is not a Major review nor is it acoustic and electric guitar comparison, this is a one of a kind comparison of 2 top Acoustic Guitarists and Their AMAZING Acoustic Guitars.
The two Guitarists are Tommy Emmanuel and Ed Sheeran. These two guitarists have made a huge name for themselves, primarily because they are passionate in their individual fields. I was completely surprised to see how similar and inexpensive the guitars were and decided to look into what they were and why they were the respective artists go to guitars.
Now if you have not yet heard of Tommy Emmanuel or Ed Sheeran I want to offer you a bath to wash off the mold you got while sleeping under that rock! No, sorry, I am kidding of course. Not everyone sees the same content online as there is an absolute Landslide of information and it can be hard to find information, not only for right handed players but almost doubly as hard for left handed guitarists too. Let me try and Introduce them here a little…..
Tommy Emmanuel and His Guitar.
Tommy Emmanuel is a self taught musician who has a very unique, one man band style. You can find hundreds of Videos on his YouTube Channel showcasing his talent but today I want to discuss his Amazing Guitar. The one he uses is called The Maton EMTE Tommy Emmanuel Mini 2017, as it was built just for him by Maton.
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The Company Maton says “EMTE is a fusion of two of Maton’s most successful guitars, the EBG808TE and the Mini Maton EM-6. It is a bright, crisp, lively little guitar that will respond to every nuance of your fingerpicking style.” This Little Guitar has a big sound for such a little fella’. Maton is a company that crafts beautiful handmade guitars and you can visit their entire line up at https://maton.com.au/. Enjoy the video as it worth the watch!
Fender Body Styles as Produced by Fender Guitars showing “Baby” model size:

The particular body style of this guitar resembles a Baby Meeting a GS Mini, as in the picture above, which is the Fender Guitar body chart, and has the big sound of the Big Baby and even some of its other Bigger brothers. Like the Grand Concert Style. Maton also says “The addition of the AP5-Pro pickup system makes the EMTE a formidable stage guitar as well, with the added benefit of staying well clear of those low mid and bass feedback frequencies.” Amusingly Tommy states,
“When I’m on the road, big ideas can come from the smallest things.”
Now this Maton EMTE Tommy Emmanuel Mini 2017 was a special series guitar and is hard to find but there are a few around that are worth looking into as the Price point is pretty low for such an amazing guitar.
Ed Sheeran and His Guitar.
Now Ed sheerans guitar looks so close to Tommy’s in body style and over all appearance and they even sound a little alike. The guitar that Ed is using is a 2017 Martin Ed Sheeran Divide Signature Acoustic-Electric Guitar. This guitar is very much like a Delta Blues guitar in its sound and appearance but has a nice throaty quality due to the solid Sitka spruce top. This Guitar came about due to a collaboration with Martin Guitar and Ed Sheeran and is one of a series of three guitars.
As quoted on Reverb.com,
“Martin and Sheeran have collaborated once again with the aptly named Ed Sheeran Divide (or ÷) Signature Edition. This third collaboration is built upon Ed’s love of the LX1E Little Martin, and continuing with his mathematical themed album cover art. It completes the Ed Sheeran 3 trilogy of Martin Signature guitars that have supported Sheeran along his soaring career path to super stardom.”
Hey, I enjoy a lot while reading your article on TOP Acoustic Guitarists and Their AMAZING Acoustic Guitars . While reading I know that It is really difficult to compare these two players side by side as their prospective Genre’s are a bit different so they are not in the same venues and therefore do not get recorded together at all. Thanks for your awesome review.
Thanks Parveen!
I am very excited to see your reviews on both singers. The guitar that Ed is using is a 2017 Martin Ed Sheeran Divide Signature Acoustic-Electric Guitar. Ed is an amazing Artist that has played countless shows and also helped develop this line of guitars . I check their video and it is really very hard to compare each other. Both performance is awesome for me and hope everyone will enjoy.
Harish,
Thanks so much for the great feedback. I really like these guitars as they are small and easy to carry around plus they sound amazing, well they sound amazing when Ed and Tommy play them anyway!
I have to say that Emmanuel has been around for awhile. However, I also love Ed Sheeran work. Read up on his life and his break through made me happy. Anyways, wow this is a tough choice! I am actually looking for an acoustic guitar for my husband birthday. I think this year I am going to give Ed a chance. Why not right?
Nuttanee, I think the Ed Sheeran model is a good choice. The price is reasonable as well and I think your husband would like the sound!
Thanks for your feedback and for commenting on this guitar, it is one of my favorites~!
Many thanks to you for sharing such an excellent article with us and I love playing the guitar. I really enjoyed reading the article you have given the TOP Acoustic Guitarists and their AMAZING Acoustic Guitars.I know that these two are very difficult to put together and compare because they are so different and therefore cannot be recorded together .I’ve heard a lot about the two guitars in your article and they are all set up in their own place. I found hundreds of videos of them on YouTube channels and heard them fascinate me.
Lastly, I think if I share this article on my social media, my friends will be very benefited and will understand the difference very well and will definitely share their new experience with you soon.
Shanta, Thank you so much for your kind words. The offer to link my page to your media is very nice. thanks so much!
Hello there, thanks for sharing this awesome article with us. It takes a great guitar to meet the demands of such a great player with so much recognition. Designed in conjunction with guitar great Tommy Emmanuel, the Maton TE series guitars are an outstanding tribute to Tommy’s musicianship and Maton’s superior craftsmanship. As we all know this guitar is very expensive, I got mine for around $3,150 and I have never had a course to regret buying it.
Nice Feji! I am so glad you have one of these, they are nice guitars!
Thanks for your comment and feedback, have fun playing!
Thank you so much for giving such a beautiful article.I got a lot of new information from the article.Guitars One of my favorite things. I’ve been thinking about for a long time is learning to play guitar.After reading this article, the desire to learn to play guitar has grown.Tommy Emmanuel’s guitar playing is so cool I want to be a guitarist like him.He could be the idol of my guitar world.His desire to buy a guitar grew so he saw how to play such a beautiful guitar.
Thanks MD, IO appreciate your feedback, good luck in your music!