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Martin DC-16GTE

Item ID: DC16GTE

6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with Solid Spruce Top, Sapele Back and Sides, and Roland AP-1 Electronics - Nat

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Amazing Martin Guitar Tone!

When you want the bold and powerful voice of a dreadnought acoustic guitar, look to the Martin DC-16GTE. This amazing acoustic-electric guitar is equipped with balanced tonewoods to bring you a rich acoustic tone for recording or for live performance. One strum and you'll be swept away and the expressive solid Sitka spruce top complements the DC-16GTE's resonant solid sapele back and sides. Plug into the PA system at your next performance, and you'll appreciate the high-quality Roland AP-1 electronics that reproduce your every playing nuance. And the cutaway lets you easily play all the way up the neck. When it's time to step up your sound, choose the premier Martin DC-16GTE acoustic guitar.



Martin DC-16GTE 6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar Features at a Glance:
  • Color: Natural
  • Body size: D-14 fret cutaway
  • Top: Solid sitka spruce
  • Rosette: Bold herringbone
  • Top bracing pattern: Hybrid "X" scalloped
  • Construction: Mortise/tenon neck joint
  • Top braces: Solid sitka spruce 5/16"
  • Back material: Solid sapele
  • Side material: Solid sapele
  • Endpiece: Black boltaron
  • Binding: Black boltaron
  • Top inlay style: Multiple black/white boltaron
  • Neck material: Select hardwood
  • Neck shape: Modified low oval
  • Nut material: White corian
  • Headstock: Solid/square taper
  • Headplate: Solid east indian rosewood
  • Heelcap: Solid east indian rosewood
  • Fingerboard material: Black richlite
  • Scale length: 25.4"
  • Number of frets clear: 14
  • Number of frets total: 20
  • Fingerboard width at nut: 1-11/16"
  • Fingerboard width at 12th fret: 2-1/8"
  • Fingerboard position inlays: Style 28
  • Finish back and sides: Satin
  • Finish top: Polished gloss
  • Finish neck: Satin
  • Bridge material: Black richlite
  • Bridge style: Belly
  • Bridge string spacing: 2-1/8"
  • Saddle: 16" radius/compensated/white TUSQ
  • Tuning machines: Chrome enclosed with large buttons
  • Bridge and end pins: White with black dots
  • Pickguard: Delmar tortoise color
  • Interior label: Paper label
  • Electronics: Roland AP-1
  • Case: 345 Hardshell case included

Equip yourself with premium Martin acoustic guitar tone with the DC-16GTE!
Specification Detail
Number of Strings 6
Body Style/Shape Dreadnought, 14-fret Cutaway
Color Natural
Finish Polished Gloss (top)/Satin (neck, back and sides)
Top Wood Solid Sitka Spruce
Back & Sides Wood Solid Sapele
Body Bracing Hybrid X Scalloped, 5/16" Solid Sitka Spruce
Neck Wood Select Hardwood
Fingerboard Material Black Richlite
Fingerboard Inlay Style 28
Binding Black Boltaron
Neck Shape Modified Low Oval
Number of Frets 20 (total), 14 (clear)
Scale Length 25.4"
Tuning Machines Chrome Enclosed with Small Knobs
Bridge Material Black Richlite
Nut/Saddle Material White Corian/16" Radius Compensated White TUSQ
Nut Width 1-11/16"
Body Length 20"
Body Width 15-5/8"
Body Depth 4-7/8"
Overall Length 40-1/2"
Electronics Roland AP-1 with Tuner
Case Included Hardshell
Manufacturer Part Number DC-16GTE

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Martin DC-16GTE

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