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Weight: 4 lbs 11 oz
Neck depth 1st fret: .82"
Neck depth 9th fret: .91"

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, the D-42 is a guitar you can trust to unleash the artist within. 

Martin’s refreshed Standard Series for 2025 enhances tone, comfort, and style. Sitka spruce GE top bracing, as featured on the Modern Deluxe Series, delivers vintage-inspired tone and sustain, while updates like a reimagined neck profile, thinner fingerboard, and refined bridge and heel improve playability and aesthetics. Each guitar includes a hardshell case. 

Specifications

Highlights

D-14 Fret body size

East Indian Rosewood back and sides

Spruce top

Aging Toner

GE Modified Low Oval with High-Performance Taper

East Indian Rosewood back

Hardshell case

Top

Top Material: Spruce

Finish Top: Gloss

Top Color: Aging Toner

Top Inlay Material: Abalone with Multi-Stripe

Top Detail: None

Binding: Antique White

Bridge Material: Ebony

Bridge Style: GE Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle

Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"

Bridge Pin Material: Bone

Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone

Pickguard: Faux Tortoise

Pickguard Inlay: None

Rosette: Abalone with Multi-Stripe

Saddle: Compensated Bone

Saddle Radius: 16"

Body

Body Size: D-14 Fret

Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint

Back Material: East Indian Rosewood

Side Material: East Indian Rosewood

Back and Side Finish: Gloss

Back and Sides Color: Natural

Back Detail: None

Side Detail: None

Back Purfling/Strip: Style 45 with Black Stripe

Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe

Side Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe

Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace

Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped

Brace Material: Spruce

Brace Size: 5/16"

Heelcap: Antique White with Multi-Stripe

Endpiece: Antique White

Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe

Neck

Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval

Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper

Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany

Neck Color: Dark Mahogany

Finish Neck: Gloss

Scale Length: 25.4"

Number of Frets Total: 20

Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret

Fingerboard Material: Ebony

Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''

Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''

Fingerboard Inlay Style: Style 45 Snowflake

Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone

Fingerboard Binding Material: Antique White with Multi-Stripe

Side Dots: Black

Headstock

Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond

Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood

Headplate Logo Style: Block Inlay Golden Era

Headplate Binding Material: Antique White with Multi-Stripe

Headplate Detail: None

Tuning Machines: Gold Open Gear

Knob: Butterbean

Nut Material: Bone