Solidly built slope shoulder with forest-friendly tonewoods and sweet appointments at a sweet price.The 6-string X Series 00LX1AE Grand Concert Acoustic-Electric Guitar features an easy-to-play Grand Concert body designed to produce a powerful, well-balanced tone, perfect for the studio, live performance, and your favorite practice room. Pairing the Sitka spruce top with the forest-friendly mahogany-pattern HPL back and sides, the X Series 00LX1AE Grand Concert produces full, even tone, with all the sustain you have come to expect from a Martin guitar. The mortise-and-tenon neck joint ensures solid construction of the guitar, with optimal resonant tone, while eliminating drop-off in the finer dynamics.The Martin guitar's laminate birch neck is a multilayered wood creation, bonding layers of wood under extremely high pressure. The material is then carved and finished in a conventional manner. The end result is a very strong neck that provides definition and articulate sustain from note to note.The modified low oval neck shape, 24.9 in. scale, 1-3/4 in. nut width, and 16 in. radius provide comfort and dexterity when performing intricate movements and progressions along the black Richlite fretboard.This X Series Martin acoustic guitar comes compete with the Fishman Sonitone. The Fishman Sonitone features a soundhole-mounted preamp with rotary controls for Volume and Tone. The controls are mounted conveniently under the soundhole. All you have to do is plug in and play. You’ll have a great acoustic guitar sound, right out of the box. Other features include a hand-rubbed satin finish, customized rosette, mahogany HPL headplate and chrome tuners.This guitar has the look and sound of a highly collectible Martin guitar, but goes for a price that anyone can afford. Embrace the dream of owning your very own Martin guitar, at a price that is too good to pass up.Case sold separately.Martin X Series
X Series Guitars feature patented high-pressure laminate (HPL) back and sides with a solid Sitka spruce top, patented mortise-and-tenon neck construction, and professionally installed Fishman electronics. The result: a great-sounding, great-playing guitar, that is environmentally friendly, and priced to fly out the door. This is one of Martin's best values ever. The X Series affirms Martin's commitment to providing an affordable and competitive option for players dedicated to live performance and studio recording. FEATURESBodyBody type:00-14 FretSlope ShoulderCutaway:NoTop wood:Sitka SpruceBack & sides:HPLMahoganyPatternBracing pattern:Non-scalloped X-typeBody finish:Hand-rubbedOrientation:Right handedNeckNeck shape:Performing Artist with High Performance TaperNut width:1.75 in. (44.45 mm)Fingerboard:FSC Certified RichliteNeck wood:Rust Birch LaminateScale length:24.9 in.Number of frets:20Neck finish:Hand-rubbedElectronicsPickup/preamp:YesBrand:FishmanConfiguration:Sidemounted preampPreamp EQ:1-bandFeedback filter:NoTuner:NoOtherHeadstock overlay:Rosewood HPLTuning machines:Chrome Enclosed GearBridge:FSC Certified RichliteSaddle & nut:Compensated White Tusq/White CorianNumber of strings:6-stringSpecial features:TonewoodsCase:Sold separatelyAccessories:None