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Martin D-42 Style Custom Shop - Quilted Pommele Sapele Premium Mahogany
DESCRIPTION
Martin's D-42 is a legendary instrument, based on the infamous Dreadnought body shape of the early 1900's but adorned with beautiful pearl inlays and premium tone woods. We took it a step farther with this D-42 inspired Custom Shop build, adding highly figured Quilted Pommele Sapele to the top, back, and sides from a matching set of wood that Ish's design team found while digging through the wood vault at the Martin factory.
The wood choice isn't just stunningly beautiful - it also sounds incredible. This D-42 has a dark-but-clear voice, perfect for those of you who only own Spruce topped dreadnoughts and are looking for a different tone.
As with all Ish-spec'd Custom Shop guitars, once its gone... its gone. Snag 'er before its too late!
SETUP & INSPECTED BY OUR TECH TEAM
All of our guitars come with a FREE professional setup to a comfortable action as specified by that instrument’s manufacturer. Our setups always include inspection of (and necessary adjustment to): action, intonation, tremolo angle, truss rod, frets, nut, bridge, and more. We can accommodate special setup requests - additional charges and/or shipping delays of 1-2 business days could occur.
INDIVIDUALLY PHOTOGRAPHED
After 15 years of innovation in our photography process, Ish Guitars has developed a way to get you the most accurate true-to-life color of every instrument we sell. We never embellish, oversaturate, or misrepresent our images, so that your buying experience can be as much like visiting our showroom as possible. Keep in mind that various computer screens can show colors a bit differently, so the color on your screen may not match the real thing perfectly no matter how hard we try. Also, unless otherwise noted, we individually list and photo every piece of gear that comes through our doors.
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SPECS
Case: Hardshell Case
Weight: 4.7 lbs
Instrument: Custom ''D'' Dreadnought Body
Neck Joint: Dovetail
Appointment Level: Standard
Adhesive: Modern Adhesive
Top Material: Quilted Pommele Sapele
Bracing Material, Top: Spruce
Back and Side Material: Quilted Pommele Sapele
Binding Material: Antique White
Top Pearl: Perimeter with Fingerboard Profile
Rosette Style: Style 45 Boltaron
Bridge Style: Modern Belly
Neck Material: 12/4 Flamed Mahogany
Neck Profile: Modified Low Oval
Neck Taper: High Performance Taper
Tuning Machines: Grover Gold V97-18GA StaTite 18:1 Vintage Btn
Fingerboard Material: Black Ebony
Fingerboard Inlay: Style 45 Snowflake (Long)
Finish Type: Standard
Finish Package: Gloss Body w/ Gloss Neck
Top Color: Mahogany
Electronics: None
Frets Clear: 14 Frets Clear of Body
Body Shape: ''D'' Dreadnought Body
Inspired by: D - 42 Style
Base Model Note: Wood selected by Ish Guitars Pommele Sapele T, B, S , Grade C Ebony FGBD Set#AAAA-13
Scale Length: 25.4"
Compensated Scale Length: 25.470"
Truss Rod: Adjustable 14 Fret
Questions?
Call us at 315-447-3243
Text us at 315-907-4259
Email us team@ishguitars.com
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