Martin 000E Retro Plus Mahogany Road Series Acoustic-electric Guitar – Natural Aging Toner

Road Series Reliability Meets Premium Torrefied Timbers

The Martin 000E Retro Plus Mahogany brings premium-level features and tonewoods typically reserved for the brand’s most prestigious instruments to the stage-ready Road series. Most impressively, this acoustic-electric boasts a thermally aged torrefied spruce top, capturing the worn-in and responsive vibe of a vintage Martin from your very first strum. Complete with scalloped spruce X-bracing and solid mahogany back and sides, the 000E Retro Plus supplies the superb string-to-string balance, touch-sensitive responsiveness, and nearly unparalleled versatility that’s served as the 000 style’s calling card for more than a century. When it comes to playability, this guitar’s select hardwood Performing Artist neck, elegant ebony fingerboard, and old-school nickel open-gear tuners ensure effortless speed and rock-solid tuning stability. Adorned with charming Style 18 appointments and the stage-bound Martin E1 electronics system, the Martin 000E Retro Plus represents the ideal marriage of top-of-the-line Martin spec, retro flair, and Road series workhorse attitude.

Thermally aged for a broken-in voice

Clearly inspired by Martin’s iconic 000-18, the Martin 000E Retro Plus ups the ante with a torrefied solid spruce top. Torrefaction is the process of thermally aging a piece of wood to emulate the sound and response of the well-seasoned timbers on a vintage instrument. Supported by scalloped spruce X-bracing and solid mahogany back and sides, the Martin 000E Retro Plus sings with a warm, crisp, and beautifully balanced voice that’s equally at home picking out delicate fingerstyle as it is serving strumming accompaniment.

Well-balanced 000 body shape

Smaller than a dreadnought but by no means a “parlor guitar,” Martin’s 000 body shape is a true 6-string Swiss Army knife, tackling everything from singer/songwriter strumming duties to melodic fingerstyle without batting an eye. Martin fans champion this shape for its exceptional string-to-string balance and comfortable playability — a byproduct of the 000’s slightly reduced 24.9-inch scale length. All in all, the 000 body shape is an ideal choice for guitarists who clamor for full-bodied Martin tone in a more comfortable, balanced-sounding package.

Plug in courtesy of E1 electronics

Onboard Martin E1 electronics let you quickly connect to your favorite acoustic amp, recording interface, or even house PA systems at venues. Musicians at City Music are impressed with the E1 system’s tone, volume, and phase-reverse controls, which let you faithfully amplify your 000E Retro Plus Mahogany’s richness and warmth while shaping sound quality to taste. The E1’s phase-reverse button is especially convenient for eliminating prickly feedback in tight spaces when standing near your amp is unavoidable. What’s more, the E1 system features a built-in tuner. You can tune up without any cable connections, so tuning breaks onstage and on the couch are equally painless. With onboard electronics this good, you’ll feel confident the 000E Retro Plus Mahogany is equipped for anything.

Martin 000E Retro Plus Mahogany Road Features:

• An ultra-premium spin on Martin’s workhorse line of Road series instruments
• Torrefied solid spruce top and scalloped X-bracing grant you the sound of a well-aged vintage Martin
• Solid mahogany back and sides dish out a warm, midrange-rich, and projecting character
• 000-style body ensures exceptional string-to-string balance and far-reaching versatility
• Easy-playing select hardwood neck, capped with a slick satin finish and carved into Martin’s Performing Artist profile
• Elegant ebony fingerboard in a traditional Martin 16-in. radius
• Charming Style 18 appointments, including dot fingerboard inlays, black binding, and a faux tortoiseshell pickguard
• Ebony bridge with a compensated TUSQ saddle; TUSQ nut with a fingerstyle-friendly 1.75-in. width
• Stage-ready Martin E1 electronics system