Due to its compact size , the Martin SC-13E Special Burst is excellent for use when traveling. At the same time, the instrument develops an amazingly loud and wide-ranging sound thanks to a cleverly thought-out construction. The neck / body junction is unusually located at the 13th fret , but this has the advantage that the guitar has a normal scale length of 645 mm and thus contains the full range of a standard acoustic guitar . The short neck also gets optimized access to all 20 frets through a generous cutaway . The finely tuned Hardware also guarantees clean intonation. Furthermore, the open tuners promise a precise tuning of the 6 steel strings . In addition to the high-gloss finish, the guitar is rounded off by eye-catching inlays that harmoniously match the extraordinary appearance. To ensure that the Martin SC-13E Special Burst guitar is also suitable for stage use, a pickup system with integrated tuner is built into the body, which transmits the sound unaltered to the amplifier. The scope of delivery includes a robust bag.
Since the guitar's construction consists of a solid Sitka spruce top on a Ziricote-Fine-Veneer body , the instrument produces a powerful and balanced sound even with light strumming. Therefore, the acoustic guitar is suitable for both fine Pickings and assertive strumming. At the same time, the Select Hardwood neck with ebony fingerboard offers excellent playability in all registers. This is helped not least by the flat velocity neck profile and the wide cutaway . The overlay of the headstock is, like the fretboard and the bridge made of the finest ebony.
Hardware and designTo ensure that the strings intonate perfectly, the compensated saddle made of GraphTech TUSQ and the 44.45 mm wide nut made of White-Corian are precisely aligned. The open nickel tuners with butterbean buttons allow for easy and clean tuning at the same time. Dot inlays made of Ziricote with Ivoroid edge are incorporated into the fretboard for orientation and tastefully blend in color with the eye-catching Burst finish , Aperture design soundhole rosette and contrasting white multi-ply bindings .
ElectronicsSo that the guitar can be used on stage or in the rehearsal room without any problems, the high-quality Fishman MX-T pickup system is built into the body. A control unit , elegantly hidden in the sound hole , allows you to individually adjust the volume and tone of the output signal. In addition, a tuner is conveniently included in the lower part of the sound hole, which displays the respective pitch on a large LED-Display. The active pickup system is powered by a 9V block battery .