With a gorgeous solid spruce gloss top, this Dreadnought model is a great sounding guitar at an affordable price, built with either solid sapele or koa fine veneer back and sides. This model is set apart from its siblings with a Style 28 multi-stripe rosette and Style 18 purfling on the back. It has an FSC®-certified Richlite® fingerboard and bridge, gloss body, and a hand-rubbed select hardwood neck. Like other Road Series models, it also has Martin E1 electronics with a built-in soundhole tuner so you can tune up any time without using a pedal.

Due to material availability the D-12E comes with a softshell case or soft gig bag. Selection may vary.

• D-14 Fret body size
• Sapele back and sides
• Spruce top
• Performing Artist neck with High-Performance Taper
• 1 3/4'' fingerboard width at nut
• Soft-Shell case

Recommended Strings: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Medium

Top

• Top Material: Spruce
• Finish Top: Gloss
• Top Color: Clear
• Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
• Binding: Black
• Bridge Material: FSC® Certified Richlite®
• Bridge Style: Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
• Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
• Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic
• Pickguard: Black
• Rosette: Style 28 Multi-Stripe
• Saddle: Compensated White TUSQ®
• Saddle Radius: 16"

Body

• Body Size: D-14 Fret
• Construction: Mortise & Tenon Neck Joint
• Back Material: Sapele
• Side Material: Sapele
• Back and Side Finish: Gloss
• Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
• Back Purfling/Strip: Style 18
• Bracing Pattern: X-Brace
• Brace Shape: Scalloped
• Brace Material: Spruce
• Brace Size: 5/16" with 1/4" Tone Bars

Neck

• Neck Shape: Performing Artist
• Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
• Neck Material: Select Hardwood
• Finish Neck: Hand-Rubbed
• Scale Length: 25.4"
• Number of Frets Total: 20
• Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
• Heelcap: Black
• Fingerboard Material: FSC® Certified Richlite®
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
• Fingerboard Inlay Style: MOP Pattern Dots- 28 Style Pattern
• Fingerboard Inlay Material: Mother-of-Pearl Pattern
• Side Dots: White

Headstock

• Headstock Shape: Solid with Standard Taper
• Headplate Material: HPL
• Headplate Logo Style: Script Ink
• Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
• Knob: Butterbean
• Nut Material: White Corian®

Misc

• Case: Soft-Shell
• Label: Paper Label
• Electronics: Yes
• Electronics Options: Martin E1
• Pleked: Yes