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Condition: Used, Very Good
I love a 12-fret dread, and this Martin Custom Shop build only confirms that admiration. The stripped-down look lends this guitar a handsome workhorse aesthetic, with ivoroid button tuners and binding, a 28-style back strip and minimal mother-of-pearl dots the only bits of flash. All that minimalism seems intent to make a fine point: This guitar is meant to be played. And it plays very well. It gives you all the full-bodied bass, wide-open midrange and snappy treble expected from a rosewood dreadnought, and the exquisite Sitka top holds the sound together poetically, offering both pristine clarity and plentiful overtone potential. A low-profile neck combined with a wider-than-average nut width invites expressive left-hand play, and the neck's sheen finish presents a fast and comfy feel slotted between satin and gloss.
SP Luthier Notes: Fret dress and setup
Model: D-12
Serial: 1892167
Year: 2015
Body Size: D-12 Fret
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Bracing Pattern: D-12 Fret #7A
Brace Shape: Non-Scalloped
Top Material: Sitka Spruce
Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
Finish Top: Gloss
Back & Side Finish: Gloss
Scale Length: 25.4"
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 7/8"
Neck Shape: Low Profile
Top Color: Clear
Binding: Grained Ivoroid
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Top Detail: None
Pickguard: None
Pickguard Inlay: None
Rosette: Multi-Stripe
Bridge Style: 1930 Style Belly w/ Drop-In Long Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/16"
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Pin Material: White
Bridge Pin Dots: Black Dots
Saddle: Long, Drop in, Bone
Saddle Radius: 16"
Brace Material: Sitka Spruce
Brace Size: 5/16"
Back Purfling/Strip: Style 28
Heelcap: Grained Ivoroid
Endpiece: Grained Ivoroid
Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe
Back & Sides Color: None
Back Detail: None
Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Side Detail: None
Side Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany- 12/4
Finish Neck: Catalyzed 15 Sheen
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Number of Frets: 20
Neck Joins Body at: 12th Fret
Side Dots: White
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard width at 12th Fret: 2 5/16"
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Style 28
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Mother of Pearl
Fingerboard Binding Material: None
Headstock Shape: Slotted / Round Slots / 6 String / Diamond
Headplate Material: Solid East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Logo Style: Old Style Gold (Small)
Headplate Binding Material: None
Tuning Machines: Golden Age 2515 - Bright Nickel, Side Mount
Knob: Ivoroid
Nut Material: Bone
Case: Hardshell
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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