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Condition: Used, Good
Something old and something new with this great Martin! There's nothing like the sound of an all-mahogany guitar, as many vintage instrument enthusiasts can tell you. Imagine that same warm, woody, open tonality you find on old OOs and OOOs transcribed into the present and this is what you get! The tonewood employed here is sipo (also known as utile), which is quickly gaining recognition as the most viable African wood substitute for genuine mahogany. A bit less bright and treble-y than sapele, you'll find that sipo also lends a bit more of an articulate attack than you'd find on many all-'hog' instruments. Throw in the electronics system and cutaway, and you've got a guitar that's ready to effortlessly pull off a rare hybrid of old and new schools.
From Martin and Co.
C.F MARTIN & CO. has been creating the finest instruments in the world for over 175 years. It continues to innovate, introducing techniques and features that have become industry standards including X-bracing, the 14-fret guitar and the "Dreadnought" size. One of the world's leading acoustic instrument makers, Martin guitars are hand-made by skilled craftsmen and women, who use a combination of new design and techniques along with those introduced by the company founder.
2015
- Serial Number
- 1901634
- Body type
- GP-14 Fret
- Cutaway
- Single-cutaway
- Top wood
- Sipo
- Back & sides
- Sipo
- Bracing pattern
- Non-Scalloped
- Body finish
- Gloss
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Neck shape
- Modified Low Oval with PA taper
- Nut width
- 1.75" (44.45mm)
- Fingerboard
- East Indian Rosewood
- Neck wood
- Select Mahogany
- Scale length
- 25.4"
- Number of frets
- 20
- Neck finish
- Satin
Electronics
- Pickup/preamp
- Yes
- Brand
- Fishman
- Configuration
- Undersaddle piezo
- Preamp EQ
- 3-band
- Feedback filter
- Notch
- Tuner
- Yes
- Headstock overlay
- None
- Tuning machines
- Grover Nickel V97-18NA StaTite, 18:1
- Bridge
- East Indian Rosewood
- Saddle & nut
- Compensated Bone
- Number of strings
- 6-string
- Special features
- None
- Case
- Hardshell case
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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