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The Martin 000-12E Retro combines classic style with balanced tone and proven performance in a compact 000-size body. Its solid spruce top and solid sapele back and sides deliver articulate mids, clear trebles, and a warm, responsive voice, while the scalloped X-bracing enhances clarity, volume, and sustain. The gloss finish and subtle vintage-inspired appointments give it a rich visual depth and timeless Martin aesthetic.
Equipped with a Performing Artist (PA) neck profile with high-performance taper, this guitar ensures smooth, modern playability across the fingerboard. Old-style dot inlays, multi-stripe rosette, and nickel open gear tuners with butterbean knobs nod to Martin’s Style 18 heritage. With E1 electronics, a built-in tuner, and a softshell case included, the 000-12E Retro is ready for live performance, recording, or practice. Sky Music Australia offers this Road Series model as a versatile, reliable instrument for serious players.
Features

000-14 Fret body for balanced tone and comfortable playability
Solid spruce top with Aging Toner gloss finish
Solid sapele back and sides with gloss Dark Mahogany finish
Scalloped X-bracing enhances resonance, clarity, and projection
Performing Artist (PA) neck profile with high-performance taper
Ebony fingerboard with Old Style 18 dot inlays
Ebony bridge with Modern Belly design and white plastic bridge pins with black dots
Faux tortoise pickguard and Old Style 18 Boltaron rosette
Martin E1 electronics with built-in tuner
Satin-finished, hand-applied neck for smooth feel
Softshell case included for secure transport
Ideal for fingerstyle, strumming, recording, or live performance
Available through Sky Music Australia

Specs

Category
Acoustic-Electric

Body Shape
000-14 Fret

Top Wood
Solid Spruce

Top Color
Aging Toner

Back & Sides Wood
Solid Sapele

Back & Sides Finish
Gloss, Dark Mahogany

Bracing
Scalloped X-Brace, Spruce, 5/16"

Neck Profile
Performing Artist (PA), High-Performance Taper

Neck Wood
Select Hardwood

Neck Join
14th Fret, Mortise & Tenon

Fingerboard
Ebony, 1 3/4" (44.5 mm) nut width, 2 1/8" (54 mm) width at 12th fret

Fingerboard Inlay
Old Style 18, Faux Mother-of-Pearl

Number of Frets
20

Scale Length
24.9" (63.2 cm)

Bridge
Ebony, Modern Belly

Bridge Pins
White Plastic with Black Dots

Bridge String Spacing
2 5/32" (52 mm)

Saddle
White Tusq, 16" Radius

Pickguard
Faux Tortoise

Rosette
Old Style 18 Boltaron

Headstock
Solid, Brazilian Rosewood HPL, Script Ink Logo

Tuning Machines
Nickel Open Gear, Butterbean Knobs

Nut Material
White Corian

Binding
Black

Finish
Gloss

Electronics
Martin E1 with built-in tuner

Heel Cap
Black

Included Case
Softshell

Country of Origin
Mexico
Brand:MartinCategory:Acoustic GuitarsSKU:40/RS-00012ETags:Body Shape:Auditorium, Case:Bag Included, Category:Acoustic/Electric, Colour:Natural, Number of Strings:6, Orientation:Right Handed, Skill:Expert