Martin 00CXAE Thin Body Acoustic-Electric Guitar

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The Martin 00CXAE offers high-quality design in a thin-body format. With active electronics and a Stratabond neck, the Martin 00CXAE packs a punch.

The Martin 00CXAE has been carefully engineered for versatility and ease of play. Responding to players' requests, this is a cutting-edge design with the heart of a Martin. The Martin 00CXAE features onboard active electronics, a 00 thinbody cutaway body with high pressure laminate exterior, bridge and fingerboard, and a Stratabond neck (25.4 in. scale). The electronics system consists of a Fishman Classic 4 Sonicore. This guitar is backed by the same Martin's Limited Lifetime Warranty as guitars that cost many times the price of the affordable 00CXAE.

Body Style: Thin Body Acoustical Electric (00CX)

Series: X Series

Top: High Pressure Laminate (Black)

Rosette: Herringbone Decal

Pickguard: none

Bracing: A-Frame Above Soundhole - DX-Bracing with Scalloped Braces

Side: High Pressure Laminate (Black)

Back: High Pressure Laminate (Black)

Back Construction: 1-piece

Back Inlay Strip: none

Fingerboard and Bridge: Black Micarta 12 in. Radius Jumbo Frets

Binding: none

Bound Fingerboard: none

Neck Width at Nut: 1 11/16 in.

Scale Length: 25.4 in.

Frets Clear: 14

Frets Total: 20

Body Finish: none

Number Of Strings: 6

Recommended Strings: MSPLUS-3100 Light 80/20 Bronze

Case: Case not included

Electronics: Fishman Classic 4 Sonicore

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 610-759-2837

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (144 ratings)
Submitted January 5, 2011 by a customer from live.com

"a Great Guitar"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This guitar should last me quite along time. Here's a video of it.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KIZARvp_e8

Sound
The sound is very full and very nice, you wouldnt think this guitar with such a small body width could produce a loud fulll sound.

Features
The Fisherman Electronics, is very nice aswell, it gives you quality acoustic sound, with the phase button it gives it even a more acoustic sound along with other setting control, The tuner is really awesome! very simple; its fast & easy.

Ease of Use
it's a great comfortable guitar, I love it, as I said before it gives you a very clear tone. Very playable

Quality
Beautiful guitar, really, the black body and the wood grain neck, its really beautiful. The action around the 12th fret could be little lower as there is a rise to the stings. It's not too bad, but I'm already considering taking the guitar to a shop and get the bridge filed a bit. Because to me the guitar is worth keeping and giving it your exact feel. But hey! thats what you get when you order online. The jack output-input bolt came alittle loose, I'm guessing since it been sitting around in a warehouse for awhile and being in a box in the cold crossing states the bolt gotta little loose, I put my hand in the sound hole when I took off the strings to clean the fretboard and whatnot, just tightened it by hand. hasn't gotten loose yet. read more

Value
Found it for an even cheaper price then the one posted and they gave it to me for a lower price then that. The guitars worth every dollar though, I'm glad I bought it.

Manufacturer Support
I plan on getting the action a tad bit lower for my liking as I use heavy strings and gives alittle rise down in the end. Other than that great

The Wow Factor
it's sexy! all there is too say

Musical Background:
Singer Songwriter, Active musician

Musical Style:
Mellow Rock, Reggae, Grunge
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