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Special X1-DE Style Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar

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Overview

Excellent value with a solid spruce top and Fishman electronics.

This Martin Special X1-DE dreadnought acoustic-electric features a solid spruce top with a customized rosette, and back and sides made from a durable, "forest-friendly" HPL mahogany. The strong Stratabond neck and robust Richlite fingerboard combine to provide you with a fast, even playability all across the neck. Martin equipped the Special X1-DE dreadnought with reliable Fishman electronics. This discrete soundhole-mounted preamp lets conveniently plug into any amp or mixing board without extra holes on the guitar to take away from it's excellent sound. This custom X1-DE has the sound and feel of a highly collectible Martin, but at a price that anyone can afford.

Case sold separately.

Features

Fishman Sonitone features:
  • Active soundhole mounted preamp
  • Soundhole mounted rotary controls for Volume and Tone

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Specs

Special X1-DE Style Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar Specifications:

Body
  • Body type: Dreadnought
  • Cutaway: Non-cutaway
  • Top wood: Sitka Spruce
  • Back & sides: Mahogany HPL
  • Bracing pattern: X
  • Body finish: Satin
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: Modified low oval
  • Nut width: Not specified
  • Fingerboard: Richlite
  • Neck wood: Stratabond
  • Scale length: 25.4"
  • Number of frets: 20
  • Neck finish: Satin
Electronics
  • Pickup/preamp: No
  • Brand: Fishman
  • Configuration: Undersaddle piezo
  • Preamp EQ: 1-band
  • Feedback filter: No
  • Tuner: No
Other
  • Headstock overlay: Rosewood HPL
  • Tuning machines: Chrome with small buttons
  • Bridge: Micarta
  • Saddle & nut: Compensated
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: Electronics
  • Case: Sold separately
  • Accessories: None
  • Country of origin: Mexico
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