Martin Road Series 000-12E Retro Electro Acoustic Guitar

Description

The Martin 000-12E Retro delivers classic style, balanced tone, and proven performance—all wrapped in a full-body gloss finish that adds rich visual depth to its solid spruce top and solid sapele back and sides. Scalloped X-bracing enhances clarity, volume, and responsiveness, while the Performing Artist neck profile with high-performance taper ensures smooth, modern playability across the fingerboard. Old-style dot inlays, a multi-stripe rosette, and nickel open gear tuners with butterbean knobs nod to Martin’s Style 18 roots. With versatile E1 electronics, a built-in tuner, and a softshell case, this Road Series model is ready to go wherever your playing takes you—and to stick with you for the long haul. 

Specifications

• 000-14 Fret body size
  
• Sapele back and sides
  
• Spruce top with Aging Toner top colour
  
• PA Profile neck with High-Performance Taper
  
• 1 3/4” fingerboard width at nut
  
• Softshell case
  
• Top Material: Spruce
  
• Finish Top: Gloss
  
• Top Colour: Aging Toner
  
• Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
  
• Binding: Black
  
• Bridge Material: Ebony
  
• Bridge Style: Modern Belly
  
• Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32″
  
• Bridge Pin Material: White Plastic
  
• Bridge Pin Dots: Black
  
• Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
  
• Rosette: Old Style 18 Boltaron
  
• Saddle: White TUSQ®
  
• Saddle Radius: 16″
  
• Body Size: 000-14 Fret
  
• Construction: Mortise & Tenon Neck Joint
  
• Back Material: Sapele
  
• Side Material: Sapele
  
• Back and Side Finish: Gloss
  
• Back and Sides Colour: Dark Mahogany
  
• Bracing Pattern: X-Brace
  
• Brace Shape: Scalloped
  
• Brace Material: Spruce
  
• Brace Size: 5/16″
  
• Heelcap: Black
  
• Neck Shape: PA Profile
  
• Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
  
• Neck Material: Select Hardwood
  
• Neck Colour: Natural
  
• Finish Neck: Hand-Applied
  
• Scale Length: 24.9″
  
• Number of Frets Total: 20
  
• Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
  
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
  
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8”
  
• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4”
  
• Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
  
• Fingerboard Inlay Material: Faux Mother-of-Pearl
  
• Side Dots: White
  
• Headstock Shape: Solid
  
• Headplate Material: Brazilian Rosewood HPL
  
• Headplate Logo Style: Script Ink
  
• Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
  
• Knob: Butterbean
  
• Nut Material: White Corian®
  
• Case: Softshell
  
• Label: Paper Label
  
• Electronics: Yes
  
• Electronics Options: Martin E1
  
• Left Handed Availability: true
  
• Pleked: true