Detail 01
Sure Align neck joint and S-13 fret cutaway
The joint is positioned for access across all 20 frets without a conventional heel blocking the upper register.
Product detailSKU #1500000469564
MartinSC-13E Modern Road Series Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Sunburst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Martin’s SC-13E Modern combines an S-13 fret cutaway body with the Sure Align neck joint, giving the upper register a more open playing path. Its spruce top, koa fine veneer body, and Tone Tension X-bracing are voiced for balance, clear note definition, rich midrange, and smooth highs. The Low Profile Velocity neck has a 25.4-inch scale and 1.75-inch nut width. LR Baggs Element electronics, onboard volume and tone controls, and a tuner make amplified adjustments direct at rehearsal, onstage, or in a recording setup.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Amplified rehearsals and performances requiring quick onboard volume, tone, and tuning adjustments.
- Players using upper-fret chord shapes, melodic passages, or lead lines on an acoustic-electric guitar.
- Transport between sessions with the supplied soft case.
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
LR Baggs Element electronics
Provides onboard volume and tone control plus a built-in tuner for amplified use.
Detail 03
Tone Tension X-bracing
Treble-side scalloping and non-scalloped tone bars are part of the bracing layout behind the spruce top.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Confirm that the 25.4-inch scale length and 1.75-inch nut width suit your preferred acoustic neck dimensions.
- 02The guitar is right handed.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does the SC-13E Modern include electronics?
Yes. It uses an LR Baggs Element pickup system with onboard volume and tone controls, plus a built-in tuner.
02What case comes with it?
A soft case is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
6 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 20
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.4"
16 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Brown
- Brace wood
- Spruce
- Top Material
- Spruce
- Saddle material
- White TUSQ
- Neck finish
- Satin
- Neck Wood
- Select hardwood
- Back and sides wood
- Koa fine veneer
- Bridge wood
- Ebony
- Neck wood
- Select hardwood
- Fingerboard wood
- Ebony
- Color Finish
- Gloss
- Nut material
- White Corian
- Body Shape
- S-13 fret cutaway
- Top wood
- Spruce
- Fingerboard inlays
- Ziricote dot with faux ivory border
- Neck joint
- Sure Align linear dovetail
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 25.4"
- Nut width
- 1.75"
20 detailsOther
- Case
- Soft
- Bracing pattern
- Tone Tension X-brace
- Pickup system
- LR Baggs Element
- Tier
- new
- Neck profile
- Low Profile Velocity
- Controls
- Volume, tone
- Body style
- S-13 fret cutaway
- Finish
- Gloss
- Binding
- White
- Category Source
- detail
- Product type
- Semi-hollow electric guitar
- Bridge style
- Sloped modern belly
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Ratio nickel open-gear
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Series
- Road Series
- Product Type
- Semi-hollow electric guitar
- Neck taper
- High-performance taper
- Brace shape
- Treble-side scalloped X with non-scalloped tone bars
- Source Id
- site51500000469564
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