The Martin GPC-16E takes the Grand Performance platform and gives it a shallower 000-depth body, creating a comfortable acoustic-electric with plenty of room for both strumming and more detailed playing. The Venetian-style cutaway provides easy access up the neck, while the full 25.4" scale keeps the response familiar and substantial.

A gloss spruce top with vintage tint is paired with solid East Indian rosewood back and sides finished in satin. Scalloped X-bracing supports the top, while the combination of the Grand Performance outline and reduced body depth gives this model its distinct balance of projection and playing comfort.

The select hardwood neck uses Martin’s Modified Low Oval profile with High-Performance Taper, paired with an ebony fingerboard and a 1 3/4" nut width. A 2 5/32" bridge string spacing leaves comfortable room for fingerstyle work without making the neck feel oversized.

For amplified use, the GPC-16E comes equipped with an L.R. Baggs Element pickup system. It keeps the controls straightforward and makes the guitar ready for live performance, rehearsal, or recording without changing the clean acoustic presentation.

Traditional Martin appointments include Style 28 mother-of-pearl fingerboard inlays, antique white binding, nickel open-gear tuners with butterbean knobs, an ebony bridge, bone nut, TUSQ saddle, and faux tortoise pickguard. A Martin softshell case is included.

Highlights

• Grand Performance cutaway body with comfortable 000 depth
• Spruce top with solid East Indian rosewood back and sides
• Scalloped X-bracing
• Modified Low Oval neck with High-Performance Taper
• L.R. Baggs Element electronics

Specifications

Body

• Body Size: GP 14-Fret Cutaway (000 Depth)
• Construction: Simple Dovetail Neck Joint
• Top Material: Spruce
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Top Color: Vintage Tint
• Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
• Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
• Back and Side Finish: Satin
• Binding: Antique White
• Bracing Pattern: X-Brace
• Brace Shape: Scalloped
• Brace Material: Spruce
• Brace Size: 5/16"
• Rosette: Custom Multi-Stripe
• Pickguard: Faux Tortoise

Neck

• Neck Material: Select Hardwood
• Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
• Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Scale Length: 25.4"
• Number of Frets: 20
• Neck Joint Position: 14th Fret
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4"
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8"
• Fingerboard Inlay Style: Style 28
• Fingerboard Inlay Material: Mother of Pearl
• Nut Material: Bone

Hardware

• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Bridge Style: Modern Belly, Drop-In Saddle
• Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
• Saddle: TUSQ
• Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
• Tuner Knobs: Butterbean
• Bridge Pins: Black Polymer with Abalone Dots

Electronics

• Electronics: L.R. Baggs Element

Miscellaneous

• Recommended Strings: Martin Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0 Phosphor Bronze Light
• Case: Softshell Case

Why Buy from Tone Shop Guitars?

At Tone Shop Guitars, we specialize in hand-selected premium and Custom Shop instruments built for serious players and collectors. Every guitar we bring in is chosen for feel, resonance, visual character, and musical usefulness—not just specs on paper. When you buy from Tone Shop, you’re getting an instrument we genuinely believe in.