Martin 000C12-16E Nylon String Electro Acoustic

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Key Features

The epitome of mellow classical tone
Warm, rounded response from a solid spruce top and mahogany body
Plug in and play with enhanced Martin E1 electronics
Unhindered finger positioning on a low profile neck shape

Martin 000C12-16E Nylon String Electro Acoustic Overview

The Martin 000C12-16E Nylon String is where tradition meets contemporary. This stunning guitar embraces the legacy of nylon stringed guitars and blends it with the modern appointments that today's guitarists need. Whether you're on stage or in the studio, play with an undercurrent of rich, warm resonance thanks to a mahogany construction and deliver your sound with the clarity and dynamics of a solid spruce top. You'll be pulled into a dreamy playing experience in seconds.

It is not enough to just purely look and sound exquisite, you need to be able to play effortlessly. The 000C12-16E will make you feel completely at home thanks to its wonderful auditorium shape. Deep, elegant curves and a low profile neck shape accommodate comfortable playing, meaning you will be able to practice or perform for hours without any impedance. Slide across the ebony fretboard with ease and allow every single note to escape from the strings with the help of Martin E1 electronics, captivating everyone in its presence.

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Beautiful shape, exquisite sound

Crafted in a beautiful auditorium shape, the 000C12-16E produces the most magnificent sound that is enriched with stunning clarity, rich lows, and glistening highs. This wonderful guitar body is highly desired for its balanced, rounded tone that makes it superbly versatile. Its definition across the whole frequency spectrum makes it well suited for writing, recording, and performing purposes as well as a range of techniques and genres. Such an adaptable, full-bodied sound also makes the 000C12-16E the perfect instrument to take with you on the road, as it will meet every demand of busy touring life.

Timeless tonewoods

Flowing through the veins of this guitar is the wondrous clarity that stems from a solid spruce top. A real showstopper. Spruce allows you to become completely engulfed in a magical playing experience whilst every single note is released with clear definition and incredible dynamics. It delivers a superb, balanced tone that offers the versatility needed for endless creativity. Whether you're strumming with vigour or practicing intricate fingerpicking techniques, the spruce top will ensure crisp articulation is woven tightly into your playing.

Teaming perfectly with the spruce top is a tonewood that has plenty of power and warmth. Mahogany. Showcased on the back and sides, mahogany encompasses punchy sonic attributes that team well with its gorgeous tonal resonance brought by emphasis of midrange frequencies. It grows tighter and more focused as it matures, meaning your guitar will only get more beautiful with age. And it looks truly stunning too. This guitar displays the natural grain of mahogany as well as its deep, warm colour. Because sometimes simplicity is best.

Innovative Martin E1 electronics

Martin have gone one step further with this guitar to offer you the most incredibly dynamic sound. Martin E1 electronics respond brilliantly to the natural tonal qualities of the 000C12-16E 's mahogany and spruce construction and projects them with astonishing volume that doesn't compromise on clarity. Such a gorgeous guitar body retains its authentic, acoustic design as no soundholes are cut into its side, meaning this electronic system is wonderfully discreet. Perform with another dimension of sound and experience the premium quality that Martin is known for.