Balanced tone and projection with a high-performance neck.
This Martin D-16E 16 Series left-handed dreadnought is crafted with satin-finished East Indian rosewood back and sides for resonant sound with deep base and rich overtones. It includes a spruce gloss top for balanced tone and projection, and a high-performance neck taper for ease of playability up and down the fretboard. The D-16E comes equipped with Fishman Matrix VT Enhance electronics. This includes a soft shell case.
Specifications
Body
- Body type: Dreadnought
- Cutaway: No
- Top wood: Spruce
- Back & sides: East Indian Rosewood
- Bracing pattern: Forward shifted X
- Top finish: Gloss
- Body finish: Satin
- Orientation: Left handed
- Neck shape: Modified Low Oval with High Performance Taper
- Nut width: 1.75" (44.45 mm)
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Neck wood: Select Hardwood
- Scale length: 25.4"
- Number of frets: 20
- Neck finish: Satin
- Pickup/preamp: Yes
- Brand: Fishman Matrix VT Enhance NT2
- Configuration: Under saddle transducer
- Preamp EQ: 2-band
- Feedback filter: No
- Tuner: No
- Headstock overlay: East Indian Rosewood
- Tuning machines: Nickel Open Gear
- Bridge: Ebony
- Saddle: Compensated White Tusq
- Nut: Bone
- Number of strings: 6-string
- Recommended Strings: Authentic Acoustic-Lifespan 2.0 – Light (MA540T)
- Special features: Inlays
- Case: Soft shell
- Accessories: None
- Country of origin: United States