Martin D-10E Road Series Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural

With its solid spruce top, sapele back and sides, and Fishman electronics, the D-10E is an affordable entrée into the world of Martin dreadnought acoustic-electric guitars. Graced with lovely mother-of-pearl pattern fingerboard and rosette inlays, the D-10E serves up classic Martin understated elegance. In addition to quality solid tonewoods, this guitar features a smooth-as-glass Richlite fingerboard and bridge and a hand-rubbed neck finish. Like other Road Series models, it also sports Fishman MX-T electronics with an onboard soundhole tuner that auto-mutes the output so you can tune up any time without using a pedal. We get our hands on countless great guitars, and we’re quite impressed with the Martin D-10E — it’s a lot of guitar for the money.

Features:

• Solid spruce top, sapele back and sides
• Mother-of-pearl pattern with multi-stripe rosette
• Spruce X-bracing, non-scalloped
• Black binding; faux tortoise pickguard
• Select Hardwood neck, Performing Artist with High Performance Taper, hand-rubbed finish
• Richlite fingerboard, 16-inch radius, 20 frets, dot inlays
• Richlite bridge, 2.15625-inch string spacing
• Compensated white Tusq saddle, 16-inch radius; plastic bridge pins
• Fishman MX-T electronics
• 25.4-inch scale length; 1.75-inch Corian nut
• Enclosed gear tuners; dual-action truss rod, neck heel access

Quality tonewoods deliver timeless tone
As a top tonewood, spruce offers a combination of strength and elasticity that delivers a broad dynamic range with crisp articulation that’s ideal for a wide range of playing styles, from delicate fingerpicking to aggressive flatpicked strumming. Sapele, used for the back and sides of the D-10E, is tonally similar to mahogany, but its higher density tends to produce a slightly brighter sound with more high-end shimmer. The characteristic sapele sound is consistently balanced across the tonal spectrum, which makes it, again, suitable to a broad range of playing styles.

Specifications:

- Recommended Strings: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Medium
- Body Size: D-14 Fret
- Finish Top: Satin
- Construction: Mortise & Tenon Neck Joint
- Back and Side Finish: Satin
- Bracing Pattern: X-Brace
- Scale Length: 25.4"
- Brace Shape: Scalloped
- Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
- Top Material: Spruce
- Neck Shape: Performing Artist
- Back Material: Sapele
- Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
- Side Material: Sapele
- Electronics: Yes
- Electronics Options: Fishman MX-T

Top
- Top Color: Clear
- Bridge Style: Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
- Binding: Black
- Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
- Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
- Bridge Material: FSC® Certified Richlite®
- Top Detail: None
- Bridge Pin Material: White Plastic
- Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
- Bridge Pin Dots: Black Plastic
- Pickguard Inlay: None
- Saddle: Compensated White Tusq
- Rosette: Mother-of-Pearl Pattern with Multi-Stripe
- Saddle Radius: 16"

Body
- Brace Material: Spruce
- Back and Sides Color: Cherry
- Brace Size: 5/16" with 1/4" Tone Bars
- Back Detail: None
- Back Purfling/Strip: None
- Back Inlay Material: None
- Heelcap: Black
- Side Detail: None
- Endpiece: None
- Side Inlay Material: None
- Endpiece Inlay: None

Neck
- Neck Material: Select Hardwood
- Fingerboard Material: FSC® Certified Richlite®
- Finish Neck: Hand-Rubbed
- Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
- Neck Color: None
- Fingerboard Inlay Style: Dots - 28 Style Pattern
- Number of Frets Total: 20
- Fingerboard Inlay Material: Mother-of-Pearl Pattern
- Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
- Fingerboard Binding Material: None
- Side Dots: White

Headstock
- Headstock Shape: Solid with Standard Taper
- Tuning Machines: Chrome Enclosed Gear
- Headplate Material: HPL
- Knob: Small
- Headplate Logo Style: Script Ink
- Nut Material: White Corian
- Headplate Binding Material: None
- Headplate Detail: Rosewood Pattern

Misc
- Case: Soft-shell or Soft Gig Bag
- Left-handed Availability: true
- Label: Paper Label
- Pleked: true