David Gray

In recent years, Martin has been David Gray’s guitar of choice for live performances. So, when C.F. Martin approached him regarding the possibility of a namesake guitar, Gray embraced the opportunity. The 000C David Gray Custom Edition is much like the man’s music: understated, sophisticated and impressively realized. The Martin 000C David Gray Custom Edition guitar is a true 14-fret 000, with the traditional 15 3/16-inch wide, 4-1/16” deep body and short 24.9” scale that make this size both comfortable to hold and easy to play. Also conceived with comfort in mind is the rounded Venetian cutaway, which simplifies “up the neck” chords and notes. A unique combination of superb tonewoods gives the 000C David Gray a truly signature sound. The top of select Italian alpine spruce, paired with 5/16” Hybrid scalloped bracing, produces full, complex tone. Back and sides of genuine mahogany contribute note-tonote clarity across the strings. The modified V-shape neck, a generous 1-3/4” at the nut, is carved from genuine mahogany.

David Gray has used the Lowden 035 acoustic guitar, including on albums like "A New Day at Midnight" and "White Ladder," as referenced on the Lowden Guitars discography page.

He posted a series of videos on YouTube showing how to play the tracks from White Ladder. In them he is using a 1964 Martin 000-18.

David Gray
Models used O25c and an O35 “A new day at midnight” and “White Ladder”

Photographic evidence, but also chatter in his forum here.

http://www.davidgrayforum.com/threads/martin-000c-david-gray-custom-guitar.469/

For those who may be wondering the model is of David's Martin guitar with the Mother of Pearl inlay in the headstock; its a 1998 Martin D-42. David currently keeps and plays the guitar in Nashville Tuning. If you want a new D42, it'll cost you a cool $5,500.

The Guardian photo: David playing a Tacoma BM6C Thunderhawk Baritone

Here is chatter from his own Forum:

http://www.davidgrayforum.com/threads/martin-000c-david-gray-custom-guitar.469/

The exceptionally large guitar, which is baritone guitar, that David plays from time to time and is featured on We Could Fall In Love Again Tonight, is a Tacoma BMC6 Baritone Thunderhawk. The standard tuning of that guitar is actually BDGCEB. Its a fairly inexpensive guitar, as its about $1,100.

Also..

Other acoustic guitars that David owns and used to play regularly in the past is a Harmony which is seen in the Shine music video and in short video extra on the Live In Slow Motion DVD, a Larivee which can be seen in the Wisdom music video, a Takamine, a thin model Guild, and the more famous big body Lowden which was used to record the entire White Ladder album and is seen through 95% of the Live At The Point DVD (the Guild and Takamine are seen in the DVD too).