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Martin E1 electronics
Offers onboard amplification, a built-in tuner, and volume, tone, and phase controls.
Product detailSKU #1500000478044
MartinRoad Series Special DC-11E Dreadnought Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The Road Series Special DC-11E brings a dreadnought cutaway body together with a spruce top, sapele back and sides, and scalloped X-bracing. It is a right-handed, six-string acoustic-electric with a 20-fret neck, Performing Artist profile, and high-performance taper. Martin E1 electronics place volume, tone, and phase controls at the soundhole and include a built-in tuner, useful when tuning or adjusting between songs. The gloss top and satin back and sides are paired with a supplied softshell case for transport.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Live sets and rehearsals needing onboard tuning plus volume, tone, and phase adjustments.
- Players who want dreadnought projection with cutaway access on a 20-fret neck.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; this is a right-handed guitar.
- Players seeking a string count other than six.
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
Softshell case
Included for carrying the guitar between sessions or shows.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Confirm the right-handed six-string layout fits your needs.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does the DC-11E include a tuner?
Yes. Its Martin E1 electronics include a built-in tuner.
02What controls are onboard?
Volume, tone, and phase controls are specified.
03Is a case included?
Yes, a softshell case is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
6 detailsPlayability
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Scale Length
- 25.4"
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
20 detailsBody & build
- Body construction
- Laminate
- Bracing material
- Spruce
- Binding material
- Black
- Neck material
- Select hardwood
- Fingerboard material
- FSC Richlite
- Nut material
- White Corian
- Side material
- Sapele
- Back material
- Sapele
- Top material
- Spruce
- Color
- Natural top/Medium cherry stain back and sides
- Top Material
- Spruce
- Saddle material
- Compensated white TUSQ
- Neck finish
- Hand-applied
- Rosette material
- Single-ring faux abalone
- Neck Wood
- Select hardwood
- Fingerboard Material
- FSC Richlite
- Bridge material
- FSC Richlite
- Hardware finish
- Chrome
- Body finish
- Gloss top/Satin back and sides
- Neck joint
- Mortise and tenon
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 1.75"
- Scale length
- 25.4"
27 detailsOther
- Tuner
- Yes
- Bracing pattern
- Scalloped X-bracing
- Pickup system
- Martin E1
- Side dots
- White
- Neck profile
- PA profile
- String type
- Steel
- Product type
- Acoustic-electric guitar
- Color
- Natural top/Medium cherry stain back and sides
- Guitar Center exclusive
- Yes
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Enclosed-gear
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Bridge pins
- White plastic
- Inlays
- Style 28 faux mother-of-pearl dots
- Case
- Softshell case
- Tier
- new
- Controls
- Volume, tone, phase
- Body size class
- D-14 fret
- Category Source
- detail
- Cutaway
- Yes
- Bridge style
- Modern belly
- Series
- Road Series
- Product Type
- Acoustic-electric guitar
- Neck taper
- High-performance taper
- Model
- Special DC-11E
- Source Id
- site51500000478044
- Headstock overlay
- Brazilian rosewood HPL
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