Martin SC-13E Special Road Series Burst

Do you want to play leads all the way up the neck? Play longer? Play louder? Now you can with this super-comfortable, easy-to-play acoustic-electric from Martin. The SC-13E, with its patented Sure Align® neck system, gives you full access to all frets so you can comfortably reach those high notes. It’s also equipped with a new, low-profile velocity neck barrel that ergonomically accommodates your hand as you move up the neck, giving you the comfort and playability of an electric. This special edition SC-13E features a spruce gloss top and ziricote fine veneer gloss finished back and sides. The design motif features an aperture rosette inlay with ebony headplate, fingerboard, and bridge. It also features nickel open gear keyhole tuners with skeleton key knobs. This model is available with or without a burst top.

 

Overview:

  • Body Size: S-13 Fret Cutaway
  • Construction: Sure Align Linear Dovetail Neck Joint
  • Bracing Pattern: Tone Tension X Brace
  • Brace Shape: Treble Side Scalloped X with Non-Scalloped Tone Bars
  • Top Material: Spruce
  • Back Material: Ziricote Fine Veneer
  • Side Material: Ziricote Fine Veneer
  • Electronics Options: LR Baggs Element
  • Finish Top: Gloss
  • Back and Side Finish: Gloss
  • Scale Length: 25.4
  • Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 ¾”
  • Neck Shape: Low Profile Velocity
  • Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
  • Electronics: Yes

Top:

  • Top Color: Sunburst
  • Binding: White
  • Top Inlay Material: Blue with Multi-Stripe
  • Top Detail: None
  • Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
  • Pickguard Inlay: None
  • Rosette: Aperture Design with Multi-Stripe
  • Bridge Style: Sloped Modern Belly – Drop in Saddle
  • Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32”
  • Bridge Material: Ebony
  • Bridge Pin Material: White Plastic
  • Bridge Pin Dots: Black Plastic
  • Saddle: Compensated White Tusq
  • Saddle Radius: 16”

Body:

  • Brace Material: Spruce
  • Brace Size: 5/16” with ¼” Tone Bars
  • Back Purfling/Strip: None
  • Heelcap: None
  • Endpiece: None
  • Endpiece Inlay: None
  • Back and Sides Color: None
  • Back Detail: None
  • Back Inlay Material: None
  • Side Detail: None
  • Side Inlay Material: None

Neck:

  • Neck Material: Select Hardwood
  • Finish Neck: Satin
  • Neck Color: None
  • Number of Frets Total: 20
  • Neck Joins Body At: 13th Fret
  • Side Dots: White
  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony
  • Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8”
  • Fingerboard Inlay Style: SC-13 Special Style
  • Fingerboard Inlay Material: Ziricote Dot with Plastic Ivory Pattern Border
  • Fingerboard Binding Material: None

Headstock:

  • Headstock Shape: Solid With Square Taper
  • Headplate Material: Ebony
  • Headplate Logo Style: Silver Script Overlay
  • Headplate Binding Material: None
  • Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
  • Knob: Butterbean
  • Nut Material: White Corian
  • Headplate Detail: None

Misc.:

  • Case: Soft Gig Bag
  • Pleked: Yes