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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
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