Meet your brand-new old friend. The Martin DE Retro Plus Mahogany is the real deal – a genuine Martin that’s not your grandparent’s guitar but might one day be your grandkid’s. Inspired by our legendary flagship models, this acoustic-electric Dreadnought combines powerful tone and iconic design with cutting-edge craftsmanship. Its torrefied solid spruce top is thermally aged for enhanced resonance and a beautifully seasoned sound, delivering the rich, broken-in tone of a vintage instrument from the first strum. It’s the same premium feature long reserved for our Authentic and Modern Deluxe series, now available for the first time ever in the Road Series. Combined with solid mahogany back and sides, scalloped spruce X bracing, a Performing Artist neck, and an ebony fingerboard and bridge, this guitar has everything you could want in an acoustic. It even comes stage-ready with Martin E1 electronics, featuring a built-in tuner and controls for dialing in your perfect live tone. Ideal as a gigging workhorse or your first step into premium acoustics, this guitar delivers best-in-class quality at an unbeatable value for serious players, and a lifetime of inspiration for anyone who picks one up. Just be warned, you won’t be able to put it down – because nothing compares to a Martin.

General:
Brand Name: Martin
Case Type: Soft Case
Hardware Color: Nickel
Made in: Made in Mexico
Product Color: Natural
Series: Martin Road Series

Body:
Body Binding: Black
Body Finish: Gloss
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Shape: D-14 Fret
Bracing Material: Spruce
Bracing Pattern: 5/16" Scalloped X-Brace
Rosette: Old Style 18 Boltaron
Top Material: Torrefied Spruce

Neck:
Fingerboard Inlay: Faux Abalone 18 Old Style
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Frets to Body: 14
Headstock Inlay or Decal: Script Old Style Overlay
Headstock Veneer: East Indian Rosewood
Neck Finish: Satin
Neck Joint: Mortise & Tenon
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Shape: PA Profile w/High Performance Taper
Neck Tint or Color: Dark Mahogany
Number of Frets: 20 Frets
Nut Material: White Corian
Nut Width: 1.75"
Side Marker Inlay: White

Electronics:
Acoustic Electronics: Martin E-1

Hardware:
Bridge: Ebony Modern Belly
Bridge Pins: Black Plastic
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Saddle Material: White Tusq
Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear