Martin 000-12E Retro: Road Series Auditorium Acoustic Guitar

The Martin 000-12E Retro delivers classic style, balanced tone, and proven performance—all wrapped in a full-body gloss finish that adds rich visual depth to its solid spruce top and solid sapele back and sides. Scalloped X-bracing enhances clarity, volume, and responsiveness, while the Performing Artist neck profile with high-performance taper ensures smooth, modern playability across the fingerboard. Old-style dot inlays, a multi-stripe rosette, and nickel open gear tuners with butterbean knobs nod to Martin’s Style 18 roots. With versatile E1 electronics, a built-in tuner, and a softshell case, this Road Series model is ready to go wherever your playing takes you—and to stick with you for the long haul.

Spec	Value
Body Size	000-14 Fret
Construction	Mortise & Tenon Neck Joint
Back Material	Sapele
Side Material	Sapele
Back and Side Finish	Gloss
Back and Sides Color	Dark Mahogany
Bracing Pattern	X-Brace
Brace Shape	Scalloped
Brace Material	Spruce
Brace Size	5/16″
Heelcap	Black
Top Material	Spruce
Finish Top	Gloss
Top Color	Aging Toner
Top Inlay Material	Multi-Stripe
Binding	Black
Bridge Material	Ebony
Bridge Style	Modern Belly
Bridge String Spacing	2 5/32″
Bridge Pin Material	White Plastic
Bridge Pin Dots	Black
Pickguard	Faux Tortoise
Rosette	Old Style 18 Boltaron
Saddle	White Tusq
Saddle Radius	16″
Neck Shape	PA Profile
Neck Taper	High-Performance Taper
Neck Material	Select Hardwood
Neck Color	Natural
Finish Neck	Hand-Applied
Scale Length	24.9″
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 Mother-of-Pearl
Side Dots	White
Headstock Shape	Solid
Headplate Material	Brazilian Rosewood HPL
Headplate Logo Style	Script Ink
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

 

This product is covered by a 1 year manufacturer warranty.

Although we are not authorised to determine if any repair is covered under warranty, if the item was purchased through World of Music, then we are often the best people to facilitate the claim for you and will do so as timely as possible. Warranty does not apply to cosmetic damage or faults that are a result of user neglect. Although your mate is really handy with a soldering iron, any product modification or home repair will also result in a void warranty.

Quite often, something perceived as a fault is as simple as a faulty cable or power issue so we always suggest checking over Frequently Asked Questions on the manufacturer website first. It can be a helpful approach to getting to the bottom of a problem and save you a lot of time in getting your gear back up and running!

This item ships via courier; fully insured for your peace of mind. Orders require a signature on delivery and we suggest using an address where someone will be present for the speediest delivery time. For delivery attempts with no one present to sign, your order will be taken to the courier depot and a card will be left for you to organise redelivery.