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Martin Road Series DE Retro Plus Mahogany w/softshell case
Martin Road Series DE Retro Plus Mahogany w/softshell case
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Road Series DE Retro Plus Mahogany
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 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.
Model Name |
DE Retro Plus Mahogany |
Back & Sides Finish |
Gloss |
Back & Sides Color |
Dark Mahogany |
Back Material |
Mahogany |
Back purfling |
None |
Binding |
Black |
Body Size |
D-14 Fret |
Bracing Material |
Spruce |
Bracing Shape |
Scalloped |
Bracing Size |
5/16" |
Bracing Pattern |
X-Brace |
Bridge Material |
Ebony |
Bridge Pin Dots |
None |
Bridge Pin Material |
Black Plastic |
Bridge String Spacing |
2 5/32" |
Bridge Style |
Modern Belly |
Case Type |
Soft Shell |
Construction |
Mortise & Tenon |
Electronics: |
Martin E-1 |
Fingerboard Binding |
None |
Fingerboard Inlay Material |
Faux Abalone |
Fingerboard Inlay Style |
18 Old Style |
Fingerboard Material |
Ebony |
Fingerboard width at 12th Fret |
2 1/8" |
Fingerboard width at nut |
1 3/4" |
Neck Finish |
Satin |
Top Finish |
Gloss |
Headplate Binding Material |
None |
Headplate Logo Style |
Script Old Style Overlay |
Headplate Material |
East Indian Rosewood |
Headstock Shape |
Solid |
Heelcap Material |
Black |
Tuning Buttons |
Butterbean |
Neck Color |
Dark Mahogany |
Neck Joins at Body |
14 Fret |
Neck Material |
Select Hardwood |
Neck Shape |
PA Profile |
Neck Taper |
High Performance Taper |
Number of Frets |
20 |
Nut Material |
White Corian |
Pickguard |
Faux Tortoise |
Pickguard Inlay |
n/a |
Plek'd |
Yes |
Recommended Strings |
Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0 - Light MA540T |
Rosette Style |
Old Style 18 Boltaron |
Saddle Material |
White Tusq |
Saddle Radius |
16" |
Scale Length |
25.4" |
Side Detail |
None |
Side Dots |
White |
Side Inlay Material |
None |
Side Material |
Mahogany |
Top Color |
Aging Toner |
Top Detail |
None |
Top Inlay Material |
Multi-stripe |
Top Material |
Torrefied Spruce |
Tuning Machines |
Nickel Open Gear |


