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A torrefied spruce top, solid mahogany body, and Martin E1 electronics make the DE Retro Plus Mahogany a stage-ready Dreadnought with vintage tone, modern playability, and timeless style—your brand-new old friend. 

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Description

Meet your brand-new old friend. The Martin DE Retro Plus Mahogany is the real deal – a genuine Martin that’s not your grandparent’s guitar but might one day be your grandkid’s. Inspired by our legendary 18-style flagship models, this acoustic-electric Dreadnought combines powerful tone and iconic design with cutting-edge craftsmanship. Its torrefied solid spruce top is thermally aged for enhanced resonance and a beautifully seasoned sound, delivering the rich, broken-in tone of a vintage instrument from the first strum. It’s the same premium feature long reserved for our Authentic and Modern Deluxe series, now available for the first time ever in the Road Series. Combined with solid mahogany back and sides, scalloped spruce X bracing, a Performing Artist neck, and an ebony fingerboard and bridge, this guitar has everything you could want in an acoustic. It even comes stage-ready with Martin E1 electronics, featuring a built-in tuner and controls for dialing in your perfect live tone. Ideal as a gigging workhorse or your first step into premium acoustics, this guitar delivers best-in-class quality at an unbeatable value for serious players, and a lifetime of inspiration for anyone who picks one up. Just be warned, you won’t be able to put it down – because nothing compares to a Martin.

Specifications

Highlights

D-14 Fret body size
Mahogany back and sides
Torrefied Spruce top
Aging Toner
PA Profile with High-Performance Taper
Mahogany back
Softshell case
Recommended Strings: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Light
Top Material: Torrefied 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: Black Plastic
Bridge Pin Dots: None
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Pickguard Inlay: None
Rosette: Old Style 18 Boltaron
Saddle: White Tusq
Saddle Radius: 16"
Body Size: D-14 Fret
Construction: Mortise & Tenon Neck Joint
Back Material: Mahogany
Side Material: Mahogany
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: Dark Mahogany
Finish Neck: Satin
Scale Length: 25.4"
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 Abalone
Fingerboard Binding Material: None
Side Dots: White
Headstock Shape: Solid
Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay
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

DE Retro Plus Mahogany
Road Series, D-14 Fret, Acoustic Electric
Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Light
Pre-strung on instrument

At A Glance

Body Shape & Volume

D-14 Fret

Neck Shape

PA Profile

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DE Retro Plus Mahogany

DE Retro Plus Mahogany

Road Series, D-14 Fret, Acoustic Electric

$1,899.00
5 out of 5 Customer Rating

A torrefied spruce top, solid mahogany body, and Martin E1 electronics make the DE Retro Plus Mahogany a stage-ready Dreadnought with vintage tone, modern playability, and timeless style—your brand-new old friend. 

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