DISC Martin GPCX1RAE Electro Acoustic

Full Description

Sitka Spruce Top & Rosewood Pattern HPL Body

The Martin GPCX1RAE features a sonically-versatile sitka spruce top that yields crisp articulation and a broad dynamic range, perfect for the player craving a distinct and dynamic sound. Sitka's nature also allows it to produce a clear, powerful sound with a little hint of brightness. Additionally, its strength and elasticity enable the GPCX1RAE to handle anything from meatier chords and aggressive strumming patterns to flat picking and light picking styles, as well as more alternative techniques. Furthermore, its stunning sitka spruce top it attached to rosewood patterned HPL back and sides, providing the guitar with a great, distinct tone and a striking visual appeal. Furthermore, HPL (High Pressure Laminate) is an engineered material, designed specifically to make guitars extremely durable and resistant to humidity, even more so than wood. Overall, the HPL back and sides still maintain the premium quality of Martin's meticulous standards and paired with its sitka spruce top, it produces a sonically pleasing tone that is ideal for a numerous genres and playing styles.

Rust Birch Laminate Neck & Certified Richlite Fingerboard

Constructed from hand rubbed rust birch laminate, the GPCX1RAE's neck adds a unique yet great tone to the guitar's sound while offering a smooth platform for the left hand. Additionally, the neck features a performing artist profile and a high performance neck taper for enhanced playability, providing a comfortable playing experience throughout long, enduring sets. Furthermore, the neck is topped with an FSC certified richlite fingerboard that simulates the sonically pleasing nature of ebony, adding sustain a plenty of bite to the overall sound.

Grand Performance Cutaway Body

Martin's grand performance cutaway body has been constructed to be versatile enough to be able to handle numerous playing styles with ease, specifically built with the performing musician in mind for superb playability. With its beautifully articulate tone, superb projection and volume, as well as versatility, the player is able to achieve numerous genres and techniques with equal ease. Its relatively narrow waist gives the GPCX1RAE plenty of balance between the high frequencies and the low frequencies. Additionally, the grand performance body also provides a comfortable playing experience throughout each performance, perfect for long sets and studio sessions. Furthermore, with its venetian cutaway profile, the GPCX1RAE provides the player with added comfort and easier access to upper frets, offering freedom to perform and practice more technical skills.

Fishman Sonitone

Equipped with a discreet Fishman Sonitone preamp, the Martin GPCX1RAE is ideal for live performance and studio environments. The preamp is also subtly mounted within the soundhole, and offers basic sound tweaking for live and rehearsal settings. In addition the quality Fishman preamp is versatile, responsive, and features rotary controls for tone and volume. With this, the player can shape their sound by simply plugging in to an amplifier or PA system and tweaking the tone control to personal preference, perfect for the performing musician.

Scalloped X-Bracing

Scalloped bracing stops the guitar from collapsing under string tension and shapes the guitar's sound, allowing the top to vibrate more freely yet remains incredibly stable. Scalloped bracing also provides more emphasis to the bass response of the guitar and has been rewarded for enhancing the guitar top production.

Features

• Ideal for the gigging or recording musician due to discreet soundhole mounted preamp
• Tweak your amplified tone by easily accessing subtle soundhole electronics
• HPL back and sides stay true to its shape and tone within humid environments and constant change in temperature, perfect for the travelling musician
• Rosewood patterned HPL back and sides produces distinct yet pleasing tone and offers a stunning visual appeal
• Grand performance body produces a generous amount of bass while projecting bright harmonics
• Grand performance body is built to equally handle strumming and picking techniques
• Cutaway profile provides added comfort and easy access to upper frets
• High performance neck taper and performing artist neck profile provides a smooth and comfortable platform for the left hand
• Scalloped X-bracing for a rich, loud acoustic voice

Specifications

Body & Bridge

• Top Material: Sitka Spryce
• Body Material: HPL (High Pressure Laminate) Rosewood Pattern
• Body Size: Grand Performance 14 Fret Cutaway
• Body Type: Grand Concert Cutaway
• Bridge Material: FSC Certified Richlite
• Bridge Style: Modern Belly - Drop In Saddle
• Brace Material: Sitka Spruce
• Brace Shape: Scalloped X Bracing
• Rosette: Multi-Stripe
• Colour: Natural
• Finish: Hand Rubbed

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck Material: Rust Birch Laminate
• Neck Shape: Performing Artist
• Neck Taper: High Performance
• Neck Finish: Hand Rubbed
• Fingerboard Material: FSC Certified Richlite
• Fingerboard Inlay Material: White Plastic
• Fingerboard Inlay Style: Dots
• Number of Frets: 20
• Nut Material: White Corian
• Headstock Shape: Solid w/ Standard Taper
• Headstock Material: HPL (High Pressure Laminate) Rosewood Pattern
• Scale Length: 25.4''

Hardware & Electronics

• Hardware Colour: Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Enclosed Gear
• Electronics: Fishman Sonitone
• Controls: Volume/Tone

Please note: Martin do not ship their guitars with the strap button installed on the bottom of the guitar. They do this to avoid any impact cracks that may occur during shipping. You can find your strap button inside the case compartment.