Detail 01
Martin E-1 pickup/preamp
Provides soundhole-mounted rotary volume and tone controls plus a built-in tuner.
Product detailSKU #1500000435226
MartinD-X1E Special X Series HPL Ziricote Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The Martin D-X1E Special pairs a D-14F dreadnought body with ziricote HPL across its top, back and sides. Spruce X-bracing, a birch laminate neck, and a Richlite fingerboard form the core build. Its Martin E-1 system places volume and tone controls at the soundhole and includes a tuner, so amplified adjustments stay close at hand. The 25.4-inch scale, 1.75-inch nut width, and 20 frets define the playing layout, while a soft shell case is supplied.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Singer-songwriter sets needing onboard volume, tone adjustment, and a tuner from the soundhole.
- Strumming or fingerpicking on a dreadnought acoustic-electric with a 25.4-inch scale.
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
Ziricote HPL top, back, and sides
The body uses high-pressure laminate with a figured ziricote appearance.
Detail 03
D-14F body size
This is the guitar’s specified dreadnought body format.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01The instrument is right handed.
- 02A soft shell case is listed with the guitar.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does the D-X1E Special have electronics?
Yes. It uses Martin E-1 electronics with soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls and a built-in tuner.
02What is the body material?
Its top, back, and sides are ziricote HPL.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup/preamp
- Martin E-1
6 detailsPlayability
- Number of frets total
- 20
- Saddle radius
- 16"
- Scale Length
- 25.4"
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Bridge string spacing
- 2-5/32"
- Number of Strings
- 6
17 detailsBody & build
- Back & sides wood
- Ziricote HPL
- Binding material
- None
- Country of Origin
- Mexico
- Color Finish
- None
- Nut material
- White Corian
- Brace material
- Spruce
- Bridge pin material
- White plastic
- Color
- Natural
- Headplate material
- Ziricote HPL
- Top Material
- Ziricote HPL
- Inlay material
- Abalone pattern
- Neck Wood
- Birch laminate
- Neck joins body at
- 14th fret
- Fingerboard Material
- Richlite
- Bridge material
- Richlite
- Neck color
- Brown
- Top wood
- Ziricote HPL
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 1.75"
- Scale length
- 25.4"
29 detailsOther
- Electronics options
- None
- Bracing pattern
- X-brace
- Side dots
- White
- Heelcap
- Black Boltaron
- Bridge pin dots
- Black
- Binding
- None
- Construction
- Mortise & tenon
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Chrome-closed gear
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Knob
- Small
- Body size
- D-14F
- Taper
- High Performance Taper
- Shape
- PA profile
- Headstock shape
- Solid
- Headplate logo style
- Script ink
- Saddle
- White TUSQ
- Case
- Soft shell
- Tier
- new
- Finish
- None
- Category Source
- detail
- Bridge style
- Sloped modern belly
- Material
- Richlite
- Strings
- 6
- Country of origin
- Mexico
- Brace shape
- Scalloped
- Brace size
- 5/16"
- Source Id
- site51500000435226
- Inlay style
- Style 28 dots
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