You've played other dreadnought guitars before but you haven't played a true dreadnought until you've played with the Martin DCE. Built from sustainable wood, specifically solid sitka spruce and poplar, which is fashioned into an immaculately shaped dreadnought body. This dreadnought shape provides smooth and easy access to all the reaches of the fretboard. The built-in Fishman Aura Pro systems allows you to leave your acoustic mics at home or better yet forget about them all together. The Aura Pro system uses a condenser mic which provides studio grade sound wherever you connect into.
The real star of this guitar is the quality that sustainable wood provides to the guitar. Sustainable wood is planted and harvested by ethical means as not to promote erosion and sustain the ecosystem as it is in it's natural environment. It's no surprise one of the original proponents and users of a DCE is Trey Anastasio of Phish and other environmentally conscious musicians.
Technical Info
Construction: Sustainable Cherry Blocks; Mortise/Tenon Neck Joint
Body Size: D-14 Fret Cutaway
Top: Solid Sitka Spruce (Rescued)
Rosette: Style 28 Overlay
Top Bracing Pattern: A-Frame "X"
Top Braces: Solid Sitka Spruce (Rescued Wood) 5/16
Back Material: Sustainable Solid Poplar
Back Purfling: Style 45
Side Material: Solid Sustainable Poplar
Endpiece: White Boltaron
Endpiece Inlay: Black/White/Black Boltaron
Binding: White Boltaron
Top Inlay Style: Multiple Black/White Boltaron
Side Inlay: Black Boltaron
Back Inlay: Black/White/Black Boltaron
Neck Material: Solid Sustainable Poplar
Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
Nut Material: White Corian
Headstock: Solid/Square Taper
Headplate: Solid Sustainable Poplar/Raised Silver Foil Logo
Heel Cap: White Boltaron
Fingerboard Material: Black Micarta
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 - Imitation Pearl Dots
Fingerboard Binding: none
Finish Back & Sides: Polished Gloss - Black
Finish Top: Polished Gloss - Black
Finish Neck: Satin - Black
Bridge Material: Black Micarta
Bridge Style: Belly
Bridge String Spacing: 2-1/8
Saddle: 16
Tuning Machines Chrome w/ Small Knobs
Recommended Strings: Martin MSP 4100 Light Phosphor Bronze
Bridge & End Pins: Black w/ White Dots
Pickguard: Black
Case: 640 Molded
Interior Label: Sustainable Wood Series
Electronics: Fishman Aura Pro
