New to Martin's Road Series for 2026, the 000-10E Retro pairs a solid spruce top with solid sapele back and sides on a 000-14 fret body, with scalloped spruce X-bracing.

The look is old-school Martin: satin finish with Aging Toner on the top, black binding, a faux tortoise guard and nickel open-gear tuners. The neck is the modern part. It has Martin's Performing Artist profile with the High-Performance Taper, a 1 3/4" nut and an ebony fingerboard on a 24.9" scale. If a traditional Martin neck has always felt like a handful, this is the one to try.

Martin E1 electronics with a built-in tuner, a factory Plek job and Martin's softshell case round it out.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Body Size: 000-14 Fret
Top Material: Spruce
Top Color: Aging Toner
Finish Top: Satin
Back Material: Sapele
Side Material: Sapele
Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
Back and Side Finish: Satin
Bracing Pattern: X-Brace
Brace Shape: Scalloped
Brace Material: Spruce
Brace Size: 5/16"
Construction: Mortise & Tenon Neck Joint
Binding: Black
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Rosette: Single Ring Fiber
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Weight: 4 lb 3 oz
Serial: 3106843

NECK
Neck Shape: PA Profile
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
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 Nut: 1 3/4"
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8"
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Style 28 Dots
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Faux Mother-of-Pearl
Headplate Material: Brazilian Rosewood HPL
Headplate Logo Style: Script Ink
Nut Material: White Corian®

ELECTRONICS
Electronics: Martin E1

HARDWARE
Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: Modern Belly
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Bridge Pin Material: White Plastic
Bridge Pin Dots: Black
Saddle: White TUSQ®
Saddle Radius: 16"

CASE
Case: Softshell