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Classic style meets balanced performance in the 000-12E Retro. With a spruce and sapele gloss body, scalloped bracing, and vintage-inspired appointments, it’s your road to timeless Martin tone that grows with you every step of the way.

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The Martin 000-12E Retro delivers classic style, balanced tone, and proven performance—all wrapped in a full-body gloss finish that adds rich visual depth to its solid spruce top and solid sapele back and sides. Scalloped X-bracing enhances clarity, volume, and responsiveness, while the Performing Artist neck profile with high-performance taper ensures smooth, modern playability across the fingerboard. Old-style dot inlays, a multi-stripe rosette, and nickel open gear tuners with butterbean knobs nod to Martin’s Style 18 roots. With versatile E1 electronics, a built-in tuner, and a softshell case, this Road Series model is ready to go wherever your playing takes you—and to stick with you for the long haul. 

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000-14 Fret body size
Sapele back and sides
Spruce top with Aging Toner top color
PA Profile neck with High-Performance Taper
1 3/4'' fingerboard width at nut
Softshell case
Recommended Strings: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Light
Top Material: Spruce
Finish Top: Gloss
Top Color: Aging Toner
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Top Detail: None
Binding: Black
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: Modern Belly
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Bridge Pin Material: White Plastic
Bridge Pin Dots: Black
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Pickguard Inlay: None
Rosette: Old Style 18 Boltaron
Saddle: White Tusq
Saddle Radius: 16"
Body Size: 000-14 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: None
Back Inlay Material: None
Side Inlay Material: None
Bracing Pattern: X-Brace
Brace Shape: Scalloped
Brace Material: Spruce
Brace Size: 5/16"
Heelcap: Black
Endpiece: None
Endpiece Inlay: None
Neck Shape: PA Profile
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Color: Natural
Finish Neck: Hand-Applied
Scale Length: 24.9"
Number of Frets Total: 20
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Faux Mother-of-Pearl
Fingerboard Binding Material: None
Side Dots: White
Headstock Shape: Solid
Headplate Material: Brazilian Rosewood HPL
Headplate Logo Style: Script Ink
Headplate Binding Material: None
Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
Knob: Butterbean
Nut Material: White Corian
Case: Softshell
Label: Paper Label
Electronics: Yes
Electronics Options: Martin E1
Left Handed Availability: true
Pleked: true

What's Included

000-12E Retro
Road Series, 000-14 Fret, Acoustic Electric
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Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Light
Pre-strung on instrument
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Softshell Case
Softshell Case
Waterproof, Backpack straps, Internal padding protection

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Body Shape & Volume

000-14 Fret

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PA Profile

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000-12E Retro

000-12E Retro

Road Series, 000-14 Fret, Acoustic Electric

$1,349.99
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Classic style meets balanced performance in the 000-12E Retro. With a spruce and sapele gloss body, scalloped bracing, and vintage-inspired appointments, it’s your road to timeless Martin tone that grows with you every step of the way.

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