Martin D-42 Dreadnought Acoustic Natural

This is the Martin Standard Series D-42, one of the all time classic Martin dreadnought guitars built of sitka spruce and East Indian rosewood, now with some refreshed features introduced to the Standard Series for 2025! <br><br>The Martin D-42 is a trusted blend of power and pearl, designed for players who seek bold tone and stunning visual details. Its Dreadnought body size delivers a loud, projective sound with strong bass, clear trebles, and rich overtones, making it perfect for both powerful strumming and intricate picking. Handcrafted with a solid spruce top and solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, the D-42 produces a resonant, balanced voice suited to all playing styles. The gloss genuine mahogany neck, featuring a Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval profile, high-performance taper, and 25.4" scale length, ensures smooth playability and precision. Adorned with intricate abalone details, the D-42 features snowflake inlays on the bound ebony fingerboard, a shimmering rosette, and pearl trim on the top that wraps elegantly around the fingerboard. Complete with antique white binding, an ebony bridge with bone pins and gold open gear tuners.
<br><br> For the first time since 2018, Standard Series guitars are being slightly tweaked with a nice mix of modern and vintage-inspired features including Golden Era top bracing - which is a big improvement in overall volume and projection with nice vintage tones, there's a thinner fretboard much like older Martin guitars with a gently beveled edge for improved comfort. We have a Golden Era modern belly bridge with bone or ebony bridge pins and an improved nut on angle transition from the fretboard to headstock. Cosmetically we're seeing a Long Diamond neck transition and a sleeker vintage-style neck heel! Make this excellent Martin dreadnought yours today at The Music Zoo!

• Acoustic Guitar
• Natural Finish
• D-14 Fret Body Size
• Solid Sitka Spruce Top with Aging Toner
• Solid East Indian Rosewood Back and Sides
• Select Hardwood Neck
• Solid Black Ebony Fretboard with Reduced Hexagon Inlays
• 25.4" Scale Length
• 1-3/4" Nut Width
• 2-1/8" Fretboard Width at 12th Fret
• Golden Era Modified Low Oval Neck Profile
• Golden Era Forward Shifted "X" Bracing
• Bone Nut
• Antique White Binding
• Style 45 Snowflake Inlays, Abalone Top Inlay with Fretboard Extension
• Solid East Indian Rosewood Headstock Overlay
• Block Inlay Golden Era Logo
• Antique White Heelcap and Vintage Style Neck Heel
• Golden Era Modern Belly Bridge
• Nickel Open Gear Tuners
• 4 lbs, 5 oz.
• .810” Neck Measurement at 1st Fret
• .890” Neck Measurement at 9th Fret

Includes: Hardshell Case and Paperwork