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Martin D-45E Retro - Natural

6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with Solid Sitka Spruce Top, Solid East Indian Rosewood Back and Sides, Select Hardwood Neck, Ebony Fingerboard, and Fishman Electronics - Natural
Item ID: D45ERetro

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Everything Old Is New Again

The D-45E Retro is a flawless reissue of the most elegantly appointed dreadnought Martin offers. This guitar features a back and sides made of solid East Indian rosewood topped with premium solid Sitka spruce for the sweet and full sound you'd expect from a well-aged D-45. Ratcheting the bar even higher, the D-45E Retro features a lusciously playable modified low oval profile/Performing Artist taper neck topped with an ebony fingerboard with abalone and pearl snowflake inlays. And the onboard Fishman electronics offer the same tonal qualities when plugged in. Acoustic guitars don't get any better than the D-45E Retro.

Vintage tones

The sound of the D-45E Retro is due in large part to the guitar's exquisite solid Sitka spruce top and East Indian rosewood back and sides. Yet the internal braces play a large part in the overall sound as well. To make sure these Retro series guitars sound just like their vintage brethren, Martin resorted to the same forward-shifted scalloped X-bracing used in their vintage counterparts. Rounding out the vintage vibe is the lack of a cutaway, despite these guitars all being equipped with Fishman pickup systems for awesome onstage sound.

Fishman Aura VT Enhance electronics

Fishman is just as much a leader in acoustic amplification as Martin is in guitar manufacturing. Martin has spec'd Fishman's Aura VT Enhance electronics system for this D-45E Retro to give it a natural and expressive voice when performing live through an amp or PA system. The Aura preamps have been favorites of Sweetwater guitarists for years. But VT Enhance raises the bar by using discreet soundhole-mounted controls for the pickup's volume and tone. You can rest easy knowing that the natural sound of your D-45E Retro will come through the speakers loud and clear.

Martin-standard dovetail neck joint

Like the originals, the Retro series guitars come standard with the classic dovetail neck joint. Lightweight and sturdy, the dovetail joint is the go-to construction methodology for Martin guitars, as the area of direct wood-to-wood contact is increased. This increases contact and provides better tonal transfer between the neck and body. In fact, with the dovetail neck joint, stringing up the guitar should provide more than enough strength to hold the neck to the body. When you want to re-create a vintage classic like the D-45, you make them like they used to.

Martin D-45E Retro Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

  • Dreadnought crafted to capture the performance of a vintage instrument
  • Solid Sitka spruce and East Indian rosewood tonewoods
  • Stunning inlay and aesthetic appointments throughout
  • Natural live tone thanks to a Fishman Aura VT Enhance pickup system
  • Vintage-correct, forward-shifted bracing
  • Comfortable modified low oval profile/Performing Artist taper neck
  • Elegant ebony fingerboard

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Tech Specs

  • Manufacturer Part Number: 10D45ERETRO

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