The front of the guitar is made of solid Sitka spruce, while the back and sides are made of plywood Hawaiian koa with a characteristic beautiful grain. The Select Hardwood neck, unusually attached to the body at the thirteenth fret, is joined by an ebony fingerboard with twenty frets. The playing and acoustic properties of the guitar are enhanced by an ergonomically shaped neck foot and special reduced X-ribs (Scalloped X-Brace).
The compensated TUSQ composite saddle on the ebony fingerboard, together with the Corian fretboard, provides the strings with excellent resonance and sustain. The attractive look of the instrument is accentuated by a mother-of-pearl rosette, white binding with blue and white lines, mother-of-pearl fretboard markers and a pickguard made of imitation tortoiseshell, which also protects the guitar's lacquer from scratches.
The guitar's sound system is handled by Fishman MX-T electronics with a tuner in the guitar's soundhole with auto-mute function for silent tuning.
The American Martin company, founded in 1833, is quite deservedly one of the biggest and most respected names in stringed instruments. For decades, it has been one of the leading innovators in guitar design and manufacturing technology. However, to use only the past tense would be a great mistake; instruments with the Martin logo are still today among the guarantees of the highest quality in craftsmanship and sound. In addition, their current products use "eco-friendly" components made from renewable resources and composite materials.
Specifications
- Product Colour: Natural
- Colour: Natural
- Surface Treatment: Gloss
- Type: S-13
- Cutaway: Yes
- Body Construction: Semi-Solid
- Top/Face: Spruce, Solid
- Back Plate: Koa
- Sides/Ribs: Koa
- Neck: Hardwood
- Scale: 645 mm
- Number of Frets: 20
- Nut Width: 44.5 mm
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Bridge: Ebony
- Nut: Corian
- Pickup: Yes
- Pickup Type: Piezo
- Model electronics: Fishman MX-T
- Controls: Volume, Tone
- Integrated Tuner: Yes
- Tuning Machines: Martin
- Hardware: Nickel
- Hard Case: No
- Case: Yes
- Strings: Martin Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0 Phosphor Bronze (11-52)
- Country of Production: USA