Detail 01
Solid spruce top; solid sapele back and sides
The guitar uses solid spruce for the top and solid sapele for the back and sides.

Independent shopping perspective
A left-handed, satin-black Road Series dreadnought cutaway with solid spruce and solid sapele construction, ebony playing surfaces, and Martin E1 electronics.


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What matters in use
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Detail 01
The guitar uses solid spruce for the top and solid sapele for the back and sides.
Detail 02
The bracing is specified as a scalloped spruce X-brace.
Detail 03
Onboard controls include volume, tone and phase, plus a built-in tuner.
Detail 04
The neck profile and taper are specified as Performing Artist and high-performance taper.
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Product questions
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Yes. The listed orientation is left handed.
Yes. It has Martin E1 electronics with volume, tone and phase controls, plus a built-in tuner.
It has a solid spruce top, solid sapele back and sides, an ebony fingerboard, and an ebony bridge.
Yes. The listed case is a soft case.
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