Patterned After Prewar Martin Dreadnoughts
The latest Martin D-42, with its iconic prewar Style 45 snowflake inlays and heirloom visuals, looks, plays, and sounds better than ever. This D-42's High Performance Taper mahogany neck delivers modern playability without disrupting the iconic Martin dreadnought strum. Its high-grade Sitka spruce top with aged toner finish looks and sounds like an antique dream; underneath, forward-shifted, scalloped X-bracing enhances bass for a big, resonant bottom end. Butterbean gold open-gear tuners, abalone inlays, and antique white binding complete the look. Martin D-42 today at Sadek Music and own a piece of musical history. With its rich, resonant sound and classic Martin craftsmanship, the D-42 is the perfect choice for discerning musicians who appreciate both beauty and performance.
Vintage appeal, modern convenience
Sadek Music and enjoy a guitar that blends vintage style with modern playability. Whether you’re a collector or a working musician, the D-42 is an investment in both beauty and performance. This beautiful dreadnought takes its cue from Martin's coveted prewar acoustics. It's an old soul with a host of vintage features and appointments, including an aged-finish high-grade spruce top, traditional Style 45 snowflake fingerboard inlays, antique white binding, and gold butterbean tuning knobs. Even so, this D-42's bass-enhancing bracing and Martin's latest High Performance Taper Modified Low Oval neck equip it for 21st-century recording and performance
Martin D-42 Acoustic Guitar Features:
- Patterned After prewar Martin Dreadnoughts
- Heirloom visuals: Style 45 snowflake inlays, butterbean tuning knobs, and an aged-toner finish
- East Indian rosewood back and sides and Sitka spruce top deliver stellar tone
- Forward Shifted X Bracing enhances bass
- Slimmer, High Performance Taper mahogany neck with tonally rich ebony fingerboard
- Plek'd for impeccable response and feel
Tech Specs
- String Type:Steel
- Number of Strings:6
- Body Shape:Dreadnought
- Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
- Color:Natural, Aging Toner
- Finish:Gloss
- Top Wood:Sitka Spruce
- Back & Sides Wood:East Indian Rosewood
- Body Bracing:Scalloped Forward-Shifted X-bracing
- Binding:Antique White
- Neck Wood:Mahogany
- Neck Shape:Modified Low Oval, High Performance Taper
- Radius:16"
- Fingerboard Material:Ebony
- Fingerboard Inlay:Abalone Style 45 Snowflake
- Number of Frets:20
- Scale Length:25.4"
- Tuning Machines:Gold Open Gear
- Bridge Material:Ebony
- Nut/Saddle Material:Bone/Bone
- Nut Width:1.75"
- Strings:SP Acoustic 92/8 Phosphor Bronze Medium
- Case Included:Hardshell Case