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Condition: Used, Great
An interesting, great sounding, and historic piece from Martin. Brazilian Morado, known a bit better in some circles as Pau Ferro, is a tropical hardwood that comes pretty close to East Indian Rosewood in terms of sound and particularly look. Typically a bit hard than EIR, you can expect a balanced voice with notably present mids compared to other Rosewoods, some nice top end shimmer, great warmth, and a real immediacy of tone. You wouldn't know it's 30 years old from the look alone but the sound tells the full story on this one--special, special stuff!
From Martin and Co.
From a run of less than 200 guitars!
1990
- Construction
- Dovetail Neck Joint
- Body Size
- D-14 Fret
- Top Material
- Solid Sitka Spruce
- Rosette
- Style 28 Multi-Stripe
- Bracing
- Scalloped X Brace
- Brace Size
- 5/16" Sitka Spruce
- Back Purfling/Strip
- Zig-Zag
- Back & Side Material
- Solid Brazilian Morado (Pau Ferro) from the Rosewood family
- Binding
- White
- Top Inlay Material
- Bold Herringbone
- Back Inlay Material
- Multi-Stripe
- Neck Material
- Mahogany
- Neck Shape
- Low Profile with Standard Taper
- Nut Material
- Bone
- Headstock Shape
- Solid with Square Taper and Diamond
- Headplate Material
- Brazilian Morado
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Scale Length
- 25.4"
- Neck Joins Body At
- 14th Fret
- Fingerboard Width at Nut
- 1 11/16''
- Fingerboard Inlay Material
- Mother of Pearl
- Fingerboard Inlay Style
- Style 28
- Back and Side Finish
- Gloss
- Finish Top
- Gloss
- Top Color
- Clear
- Finish Neck
- Satin
- Neck Color
- Dark Mahogany
- Bridge Material
- Ebony
- Bridge Style
- Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
- Saddle
- Compensated Bone
- Tuning Machines
- Chrome Enclosed Gear with Large buttons
- Bridge Pins
- Ebony with Abalone Dot
- Pickguard
- Black
- Case
- Molded 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
Not eligible for Try Before You Buy or the 48-hour approval period. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.
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