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D-16E

4.1 out of 5 Customer Rating

D-16E

$2,099.00
4.1 out of 5 Customer Rating

The Martin D-16E acoustic-electric offers players a sleek and comfortable Dreadnought-style guitar. Handcrafted in our Nazareth factory as part of the 16 Series, its body shape combines the power and projection of the iconic Dreadnought with the depth and comfort of an Auditorium (000) model. At its core lies a resonant satin spruce top, paired with your choice of East Indian rosewood or mahogany satin back and sides. Equipped with Martin E1 electronics, the D-16E lets you sculpt your sound with onboard controls for volume, tone, and phase, while the built-in chromatic tuner ensures accurate tuning without the need for plugging in. This guitar is ready to help you unleash your inner artist, wherever your musical journey takes you

Style: Rosewood
Select Preferred Hand: Right

D-16E

Style: Rosewood
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Overview

Body Size: D-14 Fret (000 Depth)
Finish Top: Satin
Construction: Simple Dovetail Neck Joint
Back and Side Finish: Satin
Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X Brace
Scale Length: 25.4"
Brace Shape: Scalloped
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
Top Material: Spruce
Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
Electronics: Yes
Electronics Options: Martin E1

Top

Top Color: Clear
Bridge Style: Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
Binding: Antique White
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Bridge Material: Ebony
Top Detail: None
Bridge Pin Material: Black Tusq
Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
Bridge Pin Dots: Mother of Pearl
Pickguard Inlay: None
Saddle: Compensated White Tusq
Rosette: Bold Herringbone with Multi-Stripe
Saddle Radius: 16"

Body

Brace Material: Spruce
Back and Sides Color: None
Brace Size: 5/16"
Back Detail: None
Back Purfling/Strip: None
Back Inlay Material: Black Stripe
Heelcap: Antique White
Side Detail: None
Endpiece: None
Side Inlay Material: None
Endpiece Inlay: None

Neck

Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Finish Neck: Satin
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Style 28
Number of Frets Total: 20
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Mother of Pearl
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Fingerboard Binding Material: None
Side Dots: White

Headstock

Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper
Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
Knob: Butterbean
Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay
Nut Material: Bone
Headplate Binding Material: None

Misc

Case: Softshell
Left Handed Availability: true
Label: None
Pleked: true

Reviews

3.5

2 Reviews

Thanks Roland and Flo

Love the guitar. It's got a soft touch to it and is fun and enjoyable to play. The fret action is smooth and really quite on fretboard transitions.

Roland B.
Verified Purchaser

a year ago

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Not Happy So Far, We'll See How My Problem Resolves

I bought my Martin D16E brand new in September. In January I started noticing a metallic sound depressing the B string on the 2nd and 3rd fret. Today, I noticed the action is starting to get higher than it was when I purchased the guitar new. When my PRS had issues, they paid for shipping and took the guitar in right away. With Martin, I have to wait on a local repair person to intake my guitar into his home workshop and still have several days to go until he can look at it (after 2 weeks of waiting). He downplayed the issue already, so I feel like I'm walking into a situation where someone is going to try and charge me to "set the guitar up" when it shouldn't have these issues and these issues should 100% be covered under warranty for a $2,000 BRAND NEW guitar. We'll see what happens, but I hate that I paid $2,000 for a guitar that I believe has a compromised neck.

Mark
Verified Purchaser

2 years ago

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