Martin DSS-17 Acoustic Guitar - Whiskey Sunset

The Martin DSS-17 is a slope shoulder dreadnought that is incredibly comfortable to play and produces a beautifully pure tone from its solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides. This is a classic tonewood pairing known for rich, varied tone across the ranges. The DSS-17 also features spruce scalloped X-bracing for incredible tonal support and durability. In addition, a select hardwood neck with rosewood fingerboard offers wonderful response, playability, and feel. Guitarists love the DSS-17 for its incredible design and rich tone.

Features

• Slope shoulder dreadnought body offers balanced tone and superior projection
• Solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides — a classic tonewood pairing known for rich, varied tone across the ranges
• Low-oval neck profile improves playability for more confident performance
• Stunning mother-of-pearl 1955 Style 18 inlay
• Smooth, rosewood fingerboard is incredibly playable and smooth
• Golden age relic nickel tuners with butterbean knobs keep you in tune with style

Tonewood pairing delivers rich tonal complexity
Throughout history, Martin guitars have used spruce tops and mahogany backs and sides to create enchanting tone — you'll find the same premium tonewood combination on the Martin DSS-17. The mahogany ensures you'll experience a clear, organic sound when playing this guitar, while the spruce enhances the exquisite sound with warmth and beautiful overtones.

Classic dreadnought body style
The rich tone and loud volume of the DSS-17 come partly from its ever-popular dreadnought body style. This body style provides excellent projection and focus, perfect for pairing with a banjo other instruments in an ensemble. The dreadnought body style also gives you well-balanced tone, making the DSS-17 an excellent choice for recording in the studio.

Smooth low-oval neck profile and Plek'd frets
Whether you need to survive long recording sessions or plan to play out late into the night, the slope shoulder design of the Martin DSS-17 gives you hours of comfortable play. It features one of Martin's amazingly playable modified low-oval neck profiles with high performance taper, which gives you enough girth to hold onto while still allowing you to play faster lines unhindered. The Plek'd frets and smooth rosewood fingerboard with stunning mother-of-pearl 1955 Style 18 inlays ensure a playing experience that few guitars can offer.

Specifications:

General
- Body Size: D-14 Fret Slope Shoulder
- Finish Top: Satin
- Construction: Simple Dovetail 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: Modified Low Oval
- Back Material: Mahogany
- Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
- Side Material: Mahogany
- Electronics: Optional

Electronics Options: Fishman Gold Plus
- Natural I
- Fishman Infinity Matrix
- Fishman Presys Plus
- Fishman Ellipse System
- LR Baggs Anthem

Top
- Top Color: Whiskey Sunset Burst
- Bridge Style: Modern Straightline - Drop in Saddle
- Binding: Antique White
- Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
- Top Inlay Material: Black Stripe
- Bridge Material: Rosewood
- Top Detail: None
- Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic
- Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern or Black
- Bridge Pin Dots: None
- Pickguard Inlay: None
- Saddle: Compensated Bone
- Rosette: Multi-Stripe
- Saddle Radius: 16"

Body
- Brace Material: Spruce
- Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
- Brace Size: 5/16"
- Back Detail: None
- Back Purfling/Strip: None
- Back Inlay Material: None
- Heelcap: None
- Side Detail: None
- Endpiece: None
- Side Inlay Material: Black Stripe
- Endpiece Inlay: None

Neck
- Neck Material: Select Hardwood
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Finish Neck: Satin
- Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
- Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
- Fingerboard Inlay Style: 1955 Style 18
- Number of Frets Total: 20
- Fingerboard Inlay Material: Mother-of-Pearl
- Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
- Fingerboard Binding Material: None
- Side Dots: Yellow

Headstock
- Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper
- Tuning Machines: Golden Age Relic Nickel
- Headplate Material: Ebony
- Knob: Cream Plastic
- Headplate Logo Style: Script Authentic 1933 Overlay
- Nut Material: Bone
- Headplate Binding Material: None
- Headplate Detail: None

Misc
- Case: Soft Gig Bag
- Left Handed Availability: true
- Label: None
- Pleked: true