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The SC-13E Modern blends gloss style with koa fine veneer, spruce, and LR Baggs electronics for premium tone and projection. With full fret access, it’s your road to modern Martin performance at its best.

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The Martin SC-13E Modern is your road to premium tone, playability, and style. Its gloss SC body and Sure Align® neck system give you full fretboard access with electric-guitar comfort, while koa fine veneer back and sides add balanced tone with rich mids, smooth highs, and long sustain. A solid spruce top and scalloped X-bracing boost clarity and projection, and the Low Profile Velocity neck keeps every position feeling fast and effortless. Eye-catching details include white binding, ziricote dot inlays, and skeletonized Ratio® tuners. Equipped with LR Baggs Element electronics for exceptional plugged-in tone and an included softshell case, the SC-13E Modern is built for players ready to push their sound—and their performance—further than ever.

Specifications

Highlights

S-13 Fret Cutaway body size
Koa Fine Veneer back and sides
Spruce top with Natural top color
Low Profile Velocity with High-Performance Taper neck
1 3/4'' fingerboard width at nut
Softshell case
Recommended Strings: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Custom Light
Top Material: Spruce
Finish Top: Gloss
Top Color: Natural
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Top Detail: None
Binding: White
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: Sloped Modern Belly
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Bridge Pin Material: White Plastic
Bridge Pin Dots: Faux Abalone
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Pickguard Inlay: None
Rosette: Single Ring Faux Abalone
Saddle: White Tusq
Saddle Radius: 16"
Body Size: S-13 Fret Cutaway
Construction: Sure Align® Linear Dovetail Neck Joint
Back Material: Koa Fine Veneer
Side Material: Koa Fine Veneer
Back and Side Finish: Gloss
Back and Sides Color: Cherry Stain
Back Detail: None
Side Detail: None
Back Purfling/Strip: None
Back Inlay Material: None
Side Inlay Material: None
Bracing Pattern: Tone Tension X-Brace
Brace Shape: Treble Side Scalloped X with Non-Scalloped Tone Bars
Brace Material: Spruce
Brace Size: 5/16" with 1/4" Tone Bars
Heelcap: None
Endpiece: None
Endpiece Inlay: None
Neck Shape: Low Profile Velocity
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Color: Natural
Finish Neck: Satin
Scale Length: 25.4"
Number of Frets Total: 20
Neck Joins Body At: 13th Fret
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
Fingerboard Inlay Style: SC-13 Special Style
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Ziricote Dot with Faux Ivory Border
Fingerboard Binding Material: None
Side Dots: White
Headstock Shape: Solid
Headplate Material: Ebony
Headplate Logo Style: Silver Script Overlay
Headplate Binding Material: None
Tuning Machines: Ratio Nickel Open Gear
Knob: Skeletonized Butterbean
Nut Material: White Corian
Case: Softshell
Label: Paper Label
Electronics: Yes
Electronics Options: LR Baggs Element
Pleked: true

What's Included

SC-13E Modern
Road Series, S-13 Fret Cutaway, Acoustic Electric
Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Custom Light
Pre-strung on instrument

At A Glance

Body Shape & Volume

S-13 Fret Cutaway

Neck Shape

Low Profile Velocity

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SC-13E Modern

SC-13E Modern

Road Series, S-13 Fret Cutaway, Acoustic Electric

$1,799.99
5 out of 5 Customer Rating

The SC-13E Modern blends gloss style with koa fine veneer, spruce, and LR Baggs electronics for premium tone and projection. With full fret access, it’s your road to modern Martin performance at its best.

SC-13E Modern

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