Martin Road Series 000-12E Koa

With the 000-12E Koa in Martin’s lineup, now more players can turn their dreams of owning a koa guitar into reality. The back and side of this gorgeous model are constructed with koa fine veneer, which is an environmentally conscious, alternative-wood option, made by bonding koa hardwood to an African mahogany core. The result is the show-stopping look of a koa guitar at a great price. But there is so much more to this guitar. Aside from the balance and comfort of the 000, you will get mother-of-pearl-patterned rosette and fingerboard inlay, a full-gloss body, a soft-shell gig bag, Fishman® MX-T electronics, and Martin’s Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 strings. With all that, the 000-12E Koa is worthy of any stage. 

Specifications Overview

Body
BODY SIZE: 000-14 Fret
FINISH TOP: Gloss
CONSTRUCTION: Mortise & Tenon Neck Joint
BACK & SIDE FINISH: Gloss
BRACING PATTERN: X-Brace
SCALE LENGTH: 24.9"
BRACE SHAPE: Scalloped
FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: 1 3/4''
TOP MATERIAL: Sitka Spruce
NECK SHAPE: Performing Artist
BACK MATERIAL: Koa Fine Veneer
NECK TAPER: High-Performance Taper
SIDE MATERIAL: Koa Fine Veneer
ELECTRONICS: Fishman MX-T
RECOMMENDED STRINGS: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Light - 92/8 Phosphor Bronze MA540T

Top
TOP COLOR: Clear
BRIDGE STYLE: Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
BINDING: Black
BRIDGE STRING SPACING: 2 5/32"
TOP INLAY MATERIAL: Multi-Stripe
BRIDGE MATERIAL: FSC® Certified Richlite®
TOP DETAIL: None
BRIDGE PIN MATERIAL: Black Plastic
PICKGUARD: Black
BRIDGE PIN DOTS: None
PICKGUARD INLAY: None
SADDLE: Compensated White Tusq
ROSETTE: Mother-of-Pearl Pattern with Multi-Stripe
SADDLE RADIUS: 16" Body
BRACE MATERIAL: Sitka Spruce
BACK & SIDES COLOR: None
BRACE SIZE: 5/16" with 1/4" Tone Bars
BACK DETAIL: None
BACK PURFLING/STRIP: None
BACK INLAY MATERIAL: None
HEELCAP: Black
SIDE DETAIL: None
ENDPIECE: None
SIDE INLAY MATERIAL: None
ENDPIECE INLAY: None

Neck
NECK MATERIAL: Select Hardwood
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: FSC® Certified Richlite®
FINISH NECK: Hand-Rubbed
FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET: 2 1/8''
NECK COLOR: None
FINGERBOARD INLAY STYLE: Style 28
NUMBER OF FRETS TOTAL: 20
FINGERBOARD INLAY MATERIAL: Mother-of-Pearl Pattern
NECK JOINS BODY AT: 14th Fret FINGERBOARD BINDING MATERIAL: None SIDE DOTS: White Headstock HEADSTOCK SHAPE: Solid with Standard Taper TUNING MACHINES: Black Enclosed Gear HEADPLATE MATERIAL: HPL KNOB: Small HEADPLATE LOGO STYLE: Silver Script Ink NUT MATERIAL: White Corian HEADPLATE BINDING MATERIAL: None Misc CASE: Soft-Shell LABEL: Paper Label PLEKED: Yes