Martin Road Series D-12E
Acoustic Guitar with Softshell Case
1 in stock at Hobart store — Ready to ship or collect in store
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Happy Birthday to us!
That's right, we are celebrating 18 years of Modern Musician this July, and we wanted to bring you in on the festivities.
From July 20th to midnight on August 3rd, 2026, we are offering massive savings across a huge range of products and categories, including some never seen before exclusive doorbuster pricing on both new and refurbished stock.
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Please note: Clearance pricing runs until the end of the relevant promotional period or until stock on hand is exhausted, whichever occurs first. Clearance pricing is only valid for stock on hand at our Hobart store and not our interstate warehouse locations. We are unable to accept backorders and rain checks on clearance items. No returns accepted for change of mind.
Please note: This guitar comes with a softshell case.
With a gorgeous solid spruce gloss top, this Dreadnought model is a great sounding guitar at an affordable price, built with either solid sapele or koa fine veneer back and sides. This model is set apart from its siblings with a Style 28 multi-stripe rosette and Style 18 purfling on the back. It has an FSC®-certified Richlite® fingerboard and bridge, gloss body, and a hand-rubbed select hardwood neck. Like other Road Series models, it also has Martin E1 electronics with a built-in soundhole tuner so you can tune up any time without using a pedal.
Due to material availability the D-12E comes with a softshell case or soft gig bag. Selection may vary.
SPECIFICATIONS
Highlights
Body Size: D-14 Fret body size
Back and Sides: Sapele back and sides
Top: Spruce top
Neck: Performing Artist with High-Performance Taper neck
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
Case: Soft-Shell case
Recommended Strings: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Medium
Top
Top Material: Spruce
Finish Top: Gloss
Top Color: Clear
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Top Detail: None
Binding: Black
Bridge Material: FSC® Certified Richlite®
Bridge Style: Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic
Bridge Pin Dots: None
Pickguard: Black
Pickguard Inlay: None
Rosette: Style 28 Multi-Stripe
Saddle: Compensated White Tusq
Saddle Radius: 16"
Body
Body Size: D-14 Fret
Construction: Mortise & Tenon Neck Joint
Back Material: Sapele
Side Material: Sapele
Back and Side Finish: Gloss
Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
Back Detail: None
Side Detail: None
Back Purfling/Strip: Style 18
Back Inlay Material: None
Side Inlay Material: None
Bracing Pattern: X-Brace
Brace Shape: Scalloped
Brace Material: Spruce
Brace Size: 5/16" with 1/4" Tone Bars
Heelcap: Black
Endpiece: None
Endpiece Inlay: None
Neck
Neck Shape: Performing Artist
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Color: None
Finish Neck: Hand-Rubbed
Scale Length: 25.4"
Number of Frets Total: 20
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Fingerboard Material: FSC® Certified Richlite®
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
Fingerboard Inlay Style: MOP Pattern Dots- 28 Style Pattern
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Mother-of-Pearl Pattern
Fingerboard Binding Material: None
Side Dots: White
Headstock
Headstock Shape: Solid with Standard Taper
Headplate Material: HPL
Headplate Logo Style: Script Ink
Headplate Binding Material: None
Headplate Detail: None
Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
Knob: Butterbean
Nut Material: White Corian
Misc
Case: Soft-Shell
Label: Paper Label
Electronics: Yes
Electronics Options: Martin E1
Left Handed Availability: True
Pleked: True
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