Detail 01
Solid Sitka spruce top with mahogany back and sides
This wood combination is described as producing a warm, punchy acoustic voice.
Product detailSKU #1500000434263
MartinGPC-16E 16 Series Mahogany Grand Performance Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
For a right-handed player who needs acoustic and amplified options in one guitar, the GPC-16E Mahogany uses a solid Sitka spruce top with mahogany back and sides. Its Grand Performance 14-fret cutaway body is described as full and balanced, with enhanced bass and projection; the spruce-and-mahogany pairing is characterized as warm and punchy. An ebony fingerboard, 20 frets, and the cutaway support access across the neck. Martin E1 electronics provide onboard volume, tone, phase controls, and a tuner. A softshell case is included.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Right-handed players taking an acoustic-electric guitar between home, stage, and studio use.
- Chord progressions and lead parts that use the cutaway’s access to upper frets.
- Amplified setups where onboard volume, tone, phase controls, and tuning are useful.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; this is a right-handed model.
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
Martin E1 electronics
Includes volume, tone, and phase controls, together with a built-in tuner.
Detail 03
Grand Performance 14-fret cutaway, 000 depth
Pairs the Grand Performance body format with upper-fret access.
Detail 04
Modified Low Oval neck with High Performance Taper
These name the neck profile and taper.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Confirm that you need the right-handed orientation.
- 02The stated nut width is 1.75 inches, and the scale length is 25.4 inches.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is this guitar acoustic-electric?
Yes. It has Martin E1 onboard electronics.
02What is the body wood combination?
It has a solid Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides.
03Does it include a case?
Yes. A softshell case is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup/preamp
- Martin E1
4 detailsPlayability
- Number of frets total
- 20
- Scale Length
- 25.4"
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of Strings
- 6
19 detailsBody & build
- Back and sides color
- Dark mahogany
- Country of Origin
- USA
- Fingerboard material
- Ebony
- Nut material
- Bone
- Brace material
- Sitka spruce
- Bridge pin material
- Black TUSQ
- Color
- Natural
- Top finish
- Satin
- Fingerboard inlay
- Mother-of-pearl
- Top Material
- Sitka spruce
- Neck finish
- Satin
- Neck Wood
- Select hardwood
- Back and sides wood
- Mahogany
- Neck wood
- Select hardwood
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Bridge material
- Ebony
- Neck color
- Dark mahogany
- Back and sides finish
- Satin
- Top wood
- Sitka spruce
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 1.75''
- Scale length
- 25.4"
24 detailsOther
- Neck shape
- Modified low oval
- Bracing pattern
- Forward-shifted X
- Side dots
- White
- Heelcap
- Antique white
- Bridge pin dots
- Mother-of-pearl
- Binding
- Black
- Construction
- Simple Dovetail Neck Joint
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Nickel open-gear
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Knob
- Butter bean
- Body size
- Grand Performance 14-Fret Cutaway (000 Depth)
- Rosette
- Bold Herringbone with Multi-Stripe
- Pickguard
- Faux tortoise
- Saddle
- Compensated white TUSQ
- Case
- Soft shell
- Tier
- new
- Category Source
- detail
- Bridge style
- Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
- Strings
- 6
- Country of origin
- USA
- Neck taper
- High performance taper
- Brace shape
- Scalloped
- Source Id
- site51500000434263
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