Martin SC-13E Modern Acoustic Guitar w/Soft Shell Case

The Martin SC-13E Modern Mezcal Burst™ is your road to premium tone, playability, and style—with a striking sunburst top that turns heads. Its gloss SC body and Sure Align® neck system give you full fretboard access with electric-guitar comfort, while koa fine veneer back and sides add balanced tone with rich mids, smooth highs, and long sustain. A solid spruce top and scalloped X-bracing boost clarity and projection, and the Low Profile Velocity neck keeps every position feeling fast and effortless. White binding, ziricote dot inlays, and skeletonized Ratio® tuners add modern touches. With LR Baggs Element electronics for exceptional plugged-in tone and a softshell case, the SC-13E Modern Mezcal Burst is built to take your performance further.

• Highlights

  • S-13 Fret Cutaway body size

  • Koa fine veneer back and sides

  • Spruce top with Mezcal Burst™ top color

  • Low Profile Velocity neck with High-Performance Taper

  • 1 3/4" fingerboard width at nut

  • Softshell case included

  • Recommended strings: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Phosphor Bronze – Custom Light

• Top

  • Top material: Spruce

  • Top finish: Gloss

  • Top color: Mezcal Burst™

  • Top inlay material: Multi-stripe

  • Top detail: None

  • Binding: White

  • Bridge material: Ebony

  • Bridge style: Sloped Modern Belly

  • Bridge string spacing: 2 5/32"

  • Bridge pin material: White plastic

  • Bridge pin dots: Faux abalone

  • Pickguard: Faux tortoise

  • Pickguard inlay: None

  • Rosette: Single Ring Faux Abalone

  • Saddle: White Tusq

  • Saddle radius: 16"

• Body

  • Body size: S-13 Fret Cutaway

  • Construction: Sure Align® Linear Dovetail neck joint

  • Back material: Koa fine veneer

  • Side material: Koa fine veneer

  • Back and sides finish: Gloss

  • Back and sides color: Cherry stain

  • Back detail: None

  • Side detail: None

  • Back purfling/strip: None

  • Back inlay material: None

  • Side inlay material: None

  • Bracing pattern: Tone Tension X-Brace

  • Brace shape: Treble-side scalloped X with non-scalloped tone bars

  • Brace material: Spruce

  • Brace size: 5/16" with 1/4" tone bars

  • Heelcap: None

  • Endpiece: None

  • Endpiece inlay: None

• Neck

  • Neck shape: Low Profile Velocity

  • Neck taper: High-Performance Taper

  • Neck material: Select hardwood

  • Neck color: Natural

  • Neck finish: Satin

  • Scale length: 25.4"

  • Total frets: 20

  • Neck joins body at: 13th fret

  • Fingerboard material: Ebony

  • Fingerboard width at 12th fret: 2 1/8"

  • Fingerboard width at nut: 1 3/4"

  • Fingerboard inlay style: SC-13 Special Style

  • Fingerboard inlay material: Ziricote dot with faux ivory border

  • Fingerboard binding material: None

  • Side dots: White

• Headstock

  • Headstock shape: Solid

  • Headplate material: Ebony

  • Headplate logo style: Silver Script Overlay

  • Headplate binding material: None

  • Tuning machines: Ratio nickel open gear

  • Knobs: Skeletonized butterbean

  • Nut material: White Corian

• Misc

  • Case: Softshell

  • Label: Paper label

  • Electronics: Yes

  • Electronics option: LR Baggs Element

  • Pleked: Yes