Martin D-12E

Built for live performance. The Martin D-12E Road Series Electro Acoustic, Sitka brings classic Martin tone into a beautiful, superbly resonant model that’s perfect for the stage. A body constructed from sapele and sitka spruce tonewoods provides a tremendous tonal range to use in your music, making it brilliant at any pitch. And a gloss finish with mahogany-coloured back and sides ensures elegant style that you’ll never tire of looking at.

You’ll experience full, rich sound. A dreadnought body size is excellent at emphasising resonance. And this gorgeous natural sound will be communicated perfectly at high output levels for live performance. Discreet Fishman MX-T electronics retain all of the guitar’s authentic acoustic quality at high volumes. If you’re looking for a top-calibre acoustic to perform with, then your search ends with the Martin D-12E.

Specifications

Body

• Model Name: Martin D-12E Road Series Electro Acoustic
• Model Number: D12E
• Construction: Mortise and Tenon Neck Joint
• Body Size: D-14 Fret
• Top Material: Sitka Spruce
• Back Material: Sapele
• Sides Material: Sapele
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Back Finish: Gloss
• Sides Finish: Gloss
• Top Colour: Clear
• Back Colour: Dark Mahogany
• Sides Colour: Dark Mahogany
• Back Purfling: Style 18
• Rosette: Style 28 Multi-Stripe
• Brace Pattern: X-Brace
• Brace Shape: Non-Scalloped
• Brace Material: Sitka Spruce
• Brace Size: 0.3125″ w/0.25″ Tone Bars
• Binding: Black
• Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe

Neck and Fingerboard

• Neck Material: Select Hardwood
• Neck Shape: Performing Artist
• Neck Taper: High Performance Taper
• Neck Finish: Hand Rubbed
• Pleked: Yes
• Fingerboard Material: FSC Certified Richlite
• Scale Length: 25.4″
• Neck Joint: 14th Fret
• No. of Frets: 20
• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1.75″
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2.125″
• Fingerboard Inlay Material: Mother-of-Pearl Pattern
• Fingerboard Inlay Style: Dots – 28 Style Pattern
• Side Dots: White

Hardware and Electronics

• Electronics: Fishman MX-T
• Nut Material: White Corian
• Headstock Shape: Solid w/Standard Taper
• Headplate Material: HPL
• Headplate Logo Style: Script Ink
• Heelcap: Black
• Bridge Material: FSC Certified Richlite
• Bridge Style: Modern Belly – Drop-In Saddle
• String Spacing: 2.15625″
• Saddle: Compensated White Tusq
• Saddle Radius: 16″
• Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
• Knob: Butterbean
• Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic
• Bridge Pin Dots: None
• Pickguard: Black

Miscellaneous

• Recommended Strings: Lifespan 2.0 Authentic Acoustic MA550 Phosphor Medium
• Case: Soft Shell
• Label: Paper Label