Details
Martin's Custom Shop went a bit outside their usual playbook for this maple Grand Jumbo and the results proved them right for both visually and tonally it's a maple Martin that covers a lot of basses. For starters the birdseye maple and bear-claw spruce are a treat, so the pearl bordered top and rosette don't quite steal the show. All the binding is rosewood, with a nice rosewood center-strip on the maple neck.
While this is a big Martin, it measures 17-inches across the lower bout, you don't have to get carried away with your right hand to get plenty of volume. However the size, and the maple, gives you lots of headroom should you need it. It's kind of amazing how much this guitar can deliver without sounding overdriven or forced, instead it just seems like the room gets a little smaller! Exceptional condition throughout, including the case.
Specs
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Back sides
Birdseye Maple
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Binding
Rosewood w/ Abalone Purfling on Top
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Bracing
Non-Scalloped - 5/16'' Cross Brace w/ 5/16'' Graduated Scalloped Tone Bars
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Bridge
Ebony
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Fingerboard
Ebony
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Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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Frets to body
14
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Neck material
Solid Maple 2 pc.w/ East Indian Rosewood strip
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Nut width
1 3/4"
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Rosette
Abalone
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Saddle spacing
2 3/16"
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Scale length
25.4"
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Top material
Bear Claw Sitka Spruce
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Total frets
20
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Tuners
Waverly Nickel w/ Ivoroid Buttons
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Year
2012
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Case type
Original Hardshell
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Serial number
1653892
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SKU
MARCUSJUM-1653892
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UPC
142007
