Quality solid tonewoods deliver timeless tone
As a top tonewood, spruce offers a combination of strength and elasticity that delivers a broad dynamic range with crisp articulation that's ideal for a wide range of playing styles, from delicate fingerpicking to aggressive flatpicked strumming. Sapele, used for the back and sides of the D-12E, is tonally similar to mahogany, but its higher density tends to produce a slightly brighter sound with more high-end shimmer. The characteristic sapele sound is consistently balanced across the tonal spectrum, which makes it, again, suitable to a broad range of playing styles.
Martin D-12E Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:
- Solid spruce top, solid sapele back and sides; gloss finish
- Spruce X-bracing, scalloped
- Style 28 Multi-Stripe rosette
- Black binding and pickguard
- Select hardwood neck, Performing Artist with High Performance Taper, hand-rubbed finish
- Richlite fingerboard, 16-in. radius, 20 frets, dot inlays
- Richlite bridge, 2.15625-in. string spacing
- Compensated white TUSQ saddle; plastic bridge pins
- Artec Martin E1 electronics
- 25.4-in. scale length; 1.75-in. Corian nut
- Enclosed gear tuners; dual-action truss rod, neck heel access
Tech Specs
- String Type:Steel
- Number of Strings:6
- Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
- Body Shape:Dreadnought
- Back & Sides Wood:Sapele
- Top Wood:Spruce
- Finish:Gloss
- Color:Natural
- Body Bracing:Scalloped X-bracing
- Binding:Black
- Neck Wood:Select Hardwood
- Neck Shape:Performing Artists
- Radius:16"
- Fingerboard Material:Richlite
- Fingerboard Inlay:Mother-of-pearl Dots, 28 Style
- Number of Frets:20
- Scale Length:25.4"
- Nut Width:1.75"
- Nut/Saddle Material:White Corian/White Tusq
- Bridge Material:Richlite
- Tuning Machines:Grover Nickel Open Gear
- Electronics:Martin E1 preamp
- Strings:Lifespan 2.0 92/8 Phosphor Bronse, .013-.056
- Case/Gig Bag:Softshell Case
