Sound Pure's Take
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.
Returns
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