Detail 01
Grand Performance 14-fret body with cutaway
Provides access to higher frets for lead work and technical passages.
Product detailSKU #1500000478041
MartinRoad Series Special GPC-10E Grand Performance Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The Special GPC-10E is a Grand Performance cutaway acoustic-electric with a spruce top, sapele back and sides, and Fishman Presys VT electronics. Its scalloped spruce X-bracing supports a clear, dynamic response with bright highs, warm mids and balanced low end. The cutaway opens access to upper frets, while the Performing Artist neck, high-performance taper and ebony fingerboard shape a smooth modern playing feel. Soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls keep amplified adjustments straightforward for rehearsal and stage use.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players who need upper-fret access from a Grand Performance body with a cutaway.
- Acoustic sets requiring simple onboard volume and tone adjustment through Fishman Presys VT electronics.
- Fingerstyle and strummed parts that benefit from a balanced response and focused midrange.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players.
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
Fishman Presys VT electronics
Soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls handle amplified adjustments.
Detail 03
Scalloped spruce X-bracing
Supports articulation and a responsive top.
Detail 04
Satin body finish
The body uses a satin finish.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, steel-string six-string guitar.
- 02The included softshell case supports transport and protection.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does the GPC-10E have a cutaway?
Yes. Its Grand Performance body has a cutaway for access to upper frets.
02What pickup system does it use?
It is equipped with Fishman Presys VT electronics and soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls.
03What are the body woods?
The guitar has a spruce top with sapele back and sides.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
2 detailsPickups & controls
- Controls
- Volume, tone
- Pickup System
- Fishman Presys VT
8 detailsPlayability
- Nut Material
- White Corian
- String Type
- Steel
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Neck Profile
- PA profile
- Nut Width
- 1.75
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.4
23 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Natural top/Medium cherry stain back and sides
- Saddle Material
- Compensated white TUSQ
- Bridge Pins
- White plastic
- Bridge Material
- Ebony
- Side Material
- Sapele
- Top Material
- Spruce
- Body Size Class
- GP-14 fret
- Binding Material
- Black
- Body Finish
- Satin
- Inlays
- Style 28 faux mother-of-pearl dots
- Hardware Finish
- Chrome
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Neck Joint
- Mortise and tenon
- Back Material
- Sapele
- Rosette Material
- Single-ring Boltaron
- Bracing Material
- Spruce
- Bridge Style
- Modern belly
- Tuning Machines
- Enclosed-gear
- Neck Material
- Select hardwood
- Body Construction
- Laminate
- Side Dots
- White
- Neck Taper
- High-performance taper
- Neck Finish
- Hand-applied
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Softshell case
7 detailsOther
- Guitar Center Exclusive
- Yes
- Headstock Overlay
- Brazilian rosewood HPL
- Model
- Special GPC-10E
- Bracing Pattern
- Scalloped X-bracing
- Cutaway
- Yes
- Product Type
- Acoustic-electric guitar
- Series
- Road Series
