Road Series, D-14 Fret, Acoustic Electric
The D-12E Retro blends spruce, sapele, and scalloped bracing for bold projection and strong bass in a gloss Dreadnought body. Vintage-inspired Style 18 details make it your road to tone, power, and lasting performance.

The Martin D-12E Retro delivers classic style, powerful tone, and proven performance—all wrapped in a full-body gloss finish that adds rich visual depth to its solid spruce top and solid sapele back and sides. The Dreadnought body produces bold, projective tone with strong bass, while scalloped X-bracing adds clarity and responsiveness. A Performing Artist neck with high-performance taper ensures smooth, modern playability across the fingerboard. Vintage-inspired touches like old-style dot inlays, a multi-stripe rosette, and nickel open gear tuners with butterbean knobs nod to Martin’s Style 18 roots. With versatile E1 electronics, a built-in tuner, and a softshell case, this Road Series model is made to go the distance. 

• Stock #177
• 4 lbs 10 oz
• Body size: D-14 fret dreadnought
• Top wood: Solid spruce
• Back and sides wood: Solid sapele
• Bracing: Scalloped spruce X-brace
• Binding: Black
• Finish: Gloss
• Neck
• Neck profile: PA profile
• Neck taper: High-performance taper
• Neck wood: Select hardwood
• Neck finish: Hand-applied
• Scale length: 25.4"
• Fingerboard wood: Ebony
• Number of frets: 20
• Fingerboard inlays: Style 18 faux mother of pearl
• Hardware
• Bridge style: Modern belly
• Bridge wood: Ebony
• Saddle material: White TUSQ
• Nut material: White Corian
• Nut width: 1.75"
• Tuning machines: Nickel open-gear with butterbean knobs
• Electronics
• Electronics system: Martin E1
• Controls: Volume, tone, phase
• Built-in tuner: Yes
• Other
• Case: Soft
• Orientation: Right handed
• Number of strings: 6