The Martin 000-12E Retro combines classic style with balanced tone and proven performance in a compact 000-size body. Its solid spruce top and solid sapele back and sides deliver articulate mids, clear trebles, and a warm, responsive voice, while the scalloped X-bracing enhances clarity, volume, and sustain. The gloss finish and subtle vintage-inspired appointments give it a rich visual depth and timeless Martin aesthetic.
Equipped with a Performing Artist (PA) neck profile with high-performance taper, this guitar ensures smooth, modern playability across the fingerboard. Old-style dot inlays, multi-stripe rosette, and nickel open gear tuners with butterbean knobs nod to Martin’s Style 18 heritage. With E1 electronics, a built-in tuner, and a softshell case included, the 000-12E Retro is ready for live performance, recording, or practice. Sky Music Australia offers this Road Series model as a versatile, reliable instrument for serious players.
Features
000-14 Fret body for balanced tone and comfortable playability
Solid spruce top with Aging Toner gloss finish
Solid sapele back and sides with gloss Dark Mahogany finish
Scalloped X-bracing enhances resonance, clarity, and projection
Performing Artist (PA) neck profile with high-performance taper
Ebony fingerboard with Old Style 18 dot inlays
Ebony bridge with Modern Belly design and white plastic bridge pins with black dots
Faux tortoise pickguard and Old Style 18 Boltaron rosette
Martin E1 electronics with built-in tuner
Satin-finished, hand-applied neck for smooth feel
Softshell case included for secure transport
Ideal for fingerstyle, strumming, recording, or live performance
Available through Sky Music Australia
Specs
Category
Acoustic-Electric
Body Shape
000-14 Fret
Top Wood
Solid Spruce
Top Color
Aging Toner
Back & Sides Wood
Solid Sapele
Back & Sides Finish
Gloss, Dark Mahogany
Bracing
Scalloped X-Brace, Spruce, 5/16"
Neck Profile
Performing Artist (PA), High-Performance Taper
Neck Wood
Select Hardwood
Neck Join
14th Fret, Mortise & Tenon
Fingerboard
Ebony, 1 3/4" (44.5 mm) nut width, 2 1/8" (54 mm) width at 12th fret
Fingerboard Inlay
Old Style 18, Faux Mother-of-Pearl
Number of Frets
20
Scale Length
24.9" (63.2 cm)
Bridge
Ebony, Modern Belly
Bridge Pins
White Plastic with Black Dots
Bridge String Spacing
2 5/32" (52 mm)
Saddle
White Tusq, 16" Radius
Pickguard
Faux Tortoise
Rosette
Old Style 18 Boltaron
Headstock
Solid, Brazilian Rosewood HPL, Script Ink Logo
Tuning Machines
Nickel Open Gear, Butterbean Knobs
Nut Material
White Corian
Binding
Black
Finish
Gloss
Electronics
Martin E1 with built-in tuner
Heel Cap
Black
Included Case
Softshell
Country of Origin
Mexico
Brand:MartinCategory:Acoustic GuitarsSKU:40/RS-00012ETags:Body Shape:Auditorium, Case:Bag Included, Category:Acoustic/Electric, Colour:Natural, Number of Strings:6, Orientation:Right Handed, Skill:Expert