Sound Pure's Take

Condition: Used, Good (ding in top, pictured)

A classic design with just the right modern design updates to make this an everyday gigger's dream!  A bright, full acoustic response is complemented by great upper fret access, a fast neck, and a gig-ready electronics system.  Our luthier performed a neck reset on this instrument (pretty common at the 10 year mark) setting this guitar up for years of healthy, happy playing.  All at a killer price!  

From Martin and Co.

The DC-16GTE acoustic-electric guitar features a D-14 platform and a Dreadnought cutaway body design equipped with balanced tonewoods that produce a rich acoustic tone for recording or live performance. The sapele back and sides complement the solid Sitka spruce top finished in a polished gloss. Plug in at your next performance, and you'll appreciate the electronics that reproduce your every playing nuance. When it's time to step up your sound, choose the DC-16GTE. One strum and you'll be swept away.

Model: DC16GTE

Year: 2010

Serial: 1510151

Body Size: D-14

Construction: Simple Dovetail Neck Joint

Bracing Pattern: X-Brace

Brace Shape: Scalloped

Top Material: Sitka Spruce

Back Material: Sapele

Side Material: Sapele

Finish Top: Gloss

Back & Side Finish: Satin

Scale Length: 25.4"

Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 11/16"

Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval

Neck Taper: Standard Taper

Electronics: Fishman Infinity Matrix

Top Color: Clear

Binding: Black

Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe

Top Detail: None

Pickgaurd: Faux Tortoise

Pickgaurd Inlay: None

Rosette: Bold Herringbone with Multi-Stripe

Bridge Style 1 Style Belly

Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/8"

Bridge Material: FSC Certified Richlite

Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic

Bridge Pin Dots: White Plastic

Saddle: Compensated White Tusq

Saddle Radius: 16"

Brace Material: Sitka Spruce

Brace Size: 5/16" with 1/4" Tone Bars

Back Purfling/Strip: None

Heelcap: East Indian Rosewood

Endpiece: Black

Endpiece Inlay: None

Back & Sides Color: Dark Mahogany

Back Detail: None

Back Inlay Material: None

Side Detail: None

Side Inlay Material: None

Neck Material: Select Hardwood

Finish Neck: Satin

Neck Color: Dark Mahogany

Number of Frets: 20

Neck Joins Body at: 14th Fret

Side Dots: White

Fingerboard Material: FSC Certified Richlite

Fingerboard width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8"

Fingerboard Inlay Style: Style 28

Fingerboard Inlay Material: Mother-of-Pearl

Fingerboard Binding Material: None

Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper

Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood

Headplate Logo Style: Script Overlay

Headplate Binding Material: None

Tuning Machines: Chrome Enclosed Gear

Knob: Small

Nut Material: White Corian

Case: Ply 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

This item is not eligible for the Try-Before-You-Buy 48-hour audition. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.

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