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MARTIN SC-13E £1,599
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What You Need To Know
1 Bit late for an April fool, isn’t it?
Calm down in the cheap seats! This electro-acoustic certainly pushes the envelope with its 13-frets-to-the-body neck join, offset body and heel-less neck joint, not to mention the subtler ‘morphing’ asymmetric neck profile. Together, it allows “a blurring of the line between traditional acoustic and more electric-like styles”, says Martin.
2 So, this is a serious attempt at a new Martin, then?
Very much. It’s the result of some serious R&D that started about four years ago and was ramped up in the past two. The concept is one thing, but a considerable amount of engineering was required to put it into production. We’re surprised it’s so affordable.
3 Who’s it aimed at?
Martin admits it’s not aimed at the die-hard fan or those obsessed with conventional acoustic playing styles. Martin says it was conceived from an intention “to fill a void in the marketplace: the desire to take one guitar to a gig that would cover all your acoustic needs but with more electric-like playability”. We’d say it comes across as a ‘crossover’ acoustic for the
