Detail 01
000-14 Fret body type
This identifies the body format listed for the 000-42 Modern Deluxe.
Product detailSKU #1500000365550
Martin000-42 Modern Deluxe Acoustic Guitar Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Built in a 000-14 Fret format, the 000-42 Modern Deluxe combines a VTS spruce top with scalloped X bracing and East Indian rosewood back and sides. Martin describes the result with added resonance, complex overtones, and a bright top end. The asymmetrical neck profile and High Performance Taper ebony fingerboard support first-position fingerpicking as well as upper-fret single-note work. A carbon-fiber bridge plate and Liquidmetal pins provide the model’s contemporary construction details, while flame maple binding, herringbone trim, pearl and abalone inlays, and gold open-gear tuners distinguish its appearance.
Strong match
Who this is for
- First-position fingerpicking on the High Performance Taper ebony fingerboard.
- Upper-fret single-note passages supported by the specified fingerboard taper.
- Players seeking the listed rosewood overtones and bright top end in a 000-14 Fret body.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; this model is specified for right-handed orientation.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Carbon-fiber bridge plate and Liquidmetal bridge pins
The bridge-area updates are described as adding projection and sustain, with 3–5 dB more output from the pins.
Detail 03
1.75-inch nut width; 24.9-inch scale length
These are the listed neck dimensions for this six-string guitar.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01The guitar is right-handed.
- 02A hardshell case is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is the 000-42 Modern Deluxe suited to fingerpicking?
Yes. Its High Performance Taper ebony fingerboard is described as enhancing first-position fingerpicking.
02What case comes with the 000-42 Modern Deluxe?
A hardshell case is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Bridge
- Ebony
7 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Nut Width
- 1.75
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6 string
- Saddle Amp Nut
- Bone nut; compensated bone saddle
- Scale Length
- 24.9
- Neck Shape
- Vintage deluxe
12 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Natural
- Top Material
- Spruce with VTS
- Body Finish
- Gloss
- Body Type
- 000-14 Fret
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Back Amp Sides
- East Indian rosewood
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Body Style
- Vintage deluxe
- Tuning Machines
- Gold open-gear
- Body Shape
- Vintage deluxe
- Neck Finish
- Gloss
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Hardshell case
1 detailsOther
- Bracing Pattern
- Scalloped X
