The Martin 000-12E Retro delivers classic style, balanced tone, and proven performance—all wrapped in a full-body gloss finish that adds rich visual depth to its solid spruce top and solid sapele back and sides. Scalloped X-bracing enhances clarity, volume, and responsiveness, while the Performing Artist neck profile with high-performance taper ensures smooth, modern playability across the fingerboard. Old-style dot inlays, a multi-stripe rosette, and nickel open gear tuners with butterbean knobs nod to Martin’s Style 18 roots. With versatile E1 electronics, a built-in tuner, and a softshell case, this Road Series model is ready to go wherever your playing takes you—and to stick with you for the long haul. 

Top Material: Spruce
Top Finish: Gloss | Top Color: Aging Toner
Top Inlay: Multi-Stripe | Top Detail: None
Binding: Black
Bridge: Ebony | Modern Belly
String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Bridge Pins: White Plastic | Black Dots
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Rosette: Old Style 18 Boltaron
Saddle: White Tusq | 16" Radius
Body Size: 000-14 Fret
Construction: Mortise & Tenon Neck Joint
Back Material: Sapele | Finish: Gloss | Color: Dark Mahogany
Side Material: Sapele | Finish: Gloss | Color: Dark Mahogany
Back Detail: None | Side Detail: None
Back Purfling/Strip: None
Bracing Pattern: X-Brace
Brace Shape: Scalloped
Brace Material: Spruce | Brace Size: 5/16"
Heelcap: Black | Endpiece: None
Neck Shape: PA Profile
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Neck Material: Select Hardwood | Color: Natural | Finish: Hand-Applied
Scale Length: 24.9"
Frets: 20 | Neck Joins Body: 14th Fret
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width: 1 3/4" Nut | 2 1/8" at 12th Fret
Fingerboard Inlays: Old Style 18 | Faux Mother-of-Pearl
Fingerboard Binding: None
Side Dots: White
Headstock Shape: Solid
Headplate: Brazilian Rosewood HPL
Logo: Script Ink
Tuners: Nickel Open Gear | Butterbean Knobs
Nut Material: White Corian
Electronics: Martin E1
Case: Softshell
Label: Paper
Left-Handed Available: Yes
Pleked: Yes