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For the 60th anniversary of Sing Out! magazine Martin Guitars is releasing a limited run Martin J12SO Sing Out 60th Pete Seeger 12-string guitar. This guitar is crafted after the iconic triangular hole 12-string guitar used though out Pete Seeger's amazing career. The J12SO is a baritone 12-string guitar, the extended 27.5" scale is perfect for C or drop B flat tunings just like Pete uses. You'll love the huge sound of the grand jumbo body with East Indian rosewood back and sides topped with sitka spruce. Get yourself a Martin J12SO Sing Out 60th Pete Seeger guitar and start a sing-along.



J12SO Sing Out 60th Pete Seeger 12-string Acoustic Guitar at a Glance:

• Pete Seeger and Sing Out! magazine
  
• Baritone 12-string guitar
  
• A unique and recognizable guitar
  
• A powerhouse of tone

Pete Seeger and Sing Out! magazine
Martin Guitars and Sweetwater are proud to present the Martin J12SO Sing Out 60th Pete Seeger 12-string guitar. This guitar was inspired by iconic folk singer Pete Seeger's famous 12-string guitar. For over 70 years, Pete Seeger has been an icon of traditional and folk music, inspiring people of all walks of life through some of the most turbulent years in recent history. The J12SO also commemorates the 60th anniversary of Sing Out!, a songbook publisher and magazine that Seeger helped found in 1950.

Baritone 12-string guitar
Just like Pete Seeger's original guitar the Martin J12SO Sing Out 60th Pete Seeger 12-string acoustic has an extended baritone scale length. The 27.5" scale lets you tune the guitar to C and drop B flat tunings, which are favorites of Pete's.

A unique and recognizable guitar
This limited production guitar instantly recognizable triangular soundhole, just like the original. Inlaid on the headstock of the J12SO Sing Out 60th Pete Seeger 12-string acoustic is a banjo sketch drawn by Pete Seeger along with a replica of his signature.

A powerhouse of tone
The grand jumbo design - 17" across at the lower bout and 4.75" deep at the endpin - of the J12SO Sing Out 60th Pete Seeger 12-string acoustic guitar offers deep and huge tone to accommodate the baritone tuning. The warm tone of the East Indian rosewood back and side is topped off by the projection and presence of the sitka spruce top. The mahogany neck with an unadorned ebony fretboard is ready for you to play inspiring folk songs for a new generation. Get your J12SO Sing Out 60th Pete Seeger 12-string acoustic guitar today.

J12SO Sing Out 60th Pete Seeger 12-string Acoustic Guitar Features:

• Baritone 12-string guitar
  
• Extra long 27.5"scale length
  
• Triangular sound hole
  
• Banjo sketch drawn by Pete Seeger inlaid on headstock
  
• East Indian Rosewood back and sides
  
• Sitka spruce top
  
• Mahogany neck
  
• Ebony fretboard
  
• Limited production
  
• Includes Geib-style hardshell case

Specification Detail Number of Strings 12 (Baritone) Body Style/Shape Grand J-14 Fret Color Natural Finish Gloss Top Wood Solid Sitka Spruce Back & Sides Wood Solid East Indian Rosewood Body Bracing X Scalloped Neck Wood Mahogany Fingerboard Material Black Ebony Fingerboard Inlay None Binding Grained Ivoroid Neck Shape Modified Low Oval Number of Frets 21 Scale Length 27.5" Tuning Machines Grover Enclosed with Small Buttons Bridge Material Solid Black Ebony Nut/Saddle Material Bone Nut Width 1.75" Overall Length 4.75" Electronics No Electronics Case Included Yes Notes Baritone Guitar, Sing Out 60th Anniversary Model Pete Seeger Manufacturer Part Number J12SO

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