Featuring a polished gloss top, a East-Indian rosewood body, a cutaway 000 shape, and onboard Aura electronics for pristine sound both acoustically and plugged-in. East-Indian rosewood is a very resonant wood, producing a deep, warm, projective bass response. All 16-Series Martins feature a hybrid A-frame bracing pattern that combines patented A-bracing with a modified version of scalloped X-bracing.
Aura System
Now you can bring the studio-quality sound of your Martin guitar to the stage in an onboard format with the Martin /Fishman Onboard Aura TMSystem. This onboard version of Fishman's groundbreaking new Aura Acoustic Imaging Blender harnesses the power of Fishman's proprietary Acoustic Sound Imaging technology and builds it into your Martin. The Onboard Aura features six customized Aura Acoustic Sound Images, specially created for and by Martin, which can be blended with the Martin Gold+Plus pickup signal for unequalled studio-quality reproduction of the world-renowned Martin acoustic tone. These Acoustic Sound Images are derived from real studio recordings of each specific Martin Aura model being played into a variety of high-end condenser microphones. Other Onboard Aura features include digital and fully programmable equalization, feedback control, and a chromatic tuner.
Aura System Features
Play with the highest quality sound of a studio recording
Choose from six pre-recorded sound images
Option to blend sound images with the Gold+Plus pickup
Convenient onboard digital tuner and feedback controls at your fingertips
Technical Info
Model: 000C-16RGTE AURA
Construction: mortise/tenon neck joint
Body size: 000-14 fret cutaway
Top: solid Sitka spruce
Rosette: bold herringbone
Top bracing pattern: 0001 Hybrid
Top braces: 1 Style/scalloped
Back material: solid East Indian rosewood
Back purfling: none
Side material: solid East Indian rosewood
Endpiece: white Boltaron
Endpiece inlay: black/white Boltaron
Binding: white Boltaron
Top inlay style: multiple black / white
Side inlay: none
Back inlay: none
Neck material: select hardwood
Neck shape: modified low oval
Nut material: white Corian
Headstock: solid/6 string no diamond/standard taper
Headplate: solid East Indian rosewood /raised gold foil logo
Heelcap: solid East Indian rosewood
Fingerboard material: black Micarta
Scale length: 25.4 in.
# of frets clear: 14
# of frets total: 20
Fingerboard width at nut: 1 11/16 in.
Fingerboard width at 12th fret: 2 1/8 in.
Fingerboard position inlays: Style 28
Fingerboard binding: white Boltaron
Finish back & sides: satin
Finish top: polished gloss
Finish neck: semi gloss/ dark mahogany stain
Bridge material: black Micarta
Bridge style: 1 Style belly
Bridge string spacing: 2 1/8 in.
Saddle: compensated white Tusq
Tuning machines: chrome w/ small knobs
Recommended strings: Martin MSP 4100 light phosphor bronze
Bridge & end pins: white w/ black dots
Pickguard: I-02 tortoise color
Case: 330 hard shell
Interior label: paper label
Electronics: Fishman Prefix Aura system
