Martin 000C12-16E Nylon String Acoustic Electric Guitar

Elegance and Warmth with Modern Playability - The Martin 000C12-16E Nylon String Acoustic Electric Guitar

The Martin 000C12-16E Nylon offers players a quality nylon string option from Martin’s iconic lineup of instruments. Handcrafted in our Nazareth factory as part of the 16 Series, this guitar boasts a spruce top paired with satin mahogany back and sides. Its Auditorium (000) 12-fret body size delivers a balanced tone across all six strings, enhanced by the inclusion of a cutaway for effortless access to higher frets. Available with your choice of either a gloss or satin top, this guitar is ready to help you unleash your inner artist, wherever your musical journey takes you.

SPECIFICATIONS

Overview

• Body Size: 000-12 Fret Cutaway
• Finish Top: Satin
• Construction: Simple Dovetail Neck Joint
• Back and Side Finish: Satin
• Bracing Pattern: Unique (A-Frame) X-Brace System
• Brace Shape: Non-Scalloped
• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 7/8''
• Top Material: Spruce
• Neck Shape: Low Profile
• Back Material: Mahogany
• Neck Taper: Standard Taper
• Side Material: Mahogany
• Electronics: Yes
• Electronics Options: Martin E1

Top

• Top Color: Clear
• Bridge Style: Classical - Drop in Saddle
• Binding: Black
• Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/16''
• Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Top Detail: None
• Bridge Pin Material: None
• Pickguard: None
• Bridge Pin Dots: None
• Pickguard Inlay: None
• Saddle: White Tusq
• Rosette: Bold Herringbone with Multi-Stripe
• Saddle Radius: 18"

Body

• Brace Material: Spruce
• Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
• Brace Size: 1/4"
• Back Detail: None
• Back Purfling/Strip: None
• Back Inlay Material: Black Stripe
• Heelcap: East Indian Rosewood
• Side Detail: None
• Endpiece: None
• Side Inlay Material: None
• Endpiece Inlay: None

Neck

• Neck Material: Select Hardwood
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Finish Neck: Satin
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 5/16''
• Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
• Fingerboard Inlay Style: None
• Number of Frets Total: 20
• Fingerboard Inlay Material: None
• Neck Joins Body At: 12th Fret
• Fingerboard Binding Material: None
• Side Dots: White

Headstock

• Headstock Shape: Slotted with Round Slots and Square Taper
• Tuning Machines: Gold Side Mount
• Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
• Knob: Red Swirl
• Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay
• Nut Material: Bone
• Headplate Binding Material: None

Miscellaneous

• Case: Softshell

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