For a Martin fan looking for the affordable, check out this 00-X2E model, with a solid spruce top and a HPL back and sides. It's got a nice sound and a perfect option for a beginner. From Martin Guitar’s Website: "The X Series is made to play. The 00-X2E Cocobolo is a smaller body acoustic-electric featuring a hand-rubbed satin spruce top with an elegant abalone pattern rosette and eye-catching cocobolo pattern high-pressure laminate (HPL) back and sides for added durability and looks, without sacrificing that classic Martin tone. Playability enhancements include a thinner fingerboard with a gently beveled comfort edge and refined string spacing, and a modernized bridge contour for a smooth and comfortable playing experience. It also features a select hardwood neck, fingerboard, and bridge for improved sound and sustain, and Martin E-1 electronics with a built-in chromatic tuner and volume, tone, and phase controls. The 00-X2E Cocobolo provides clear trebles complemented with warm bass, unplugged or plugged in, letting you play how you want, wherever you want. All X Series models come with a softshell case." Specs: Body Size: 00-14 Fret Back and Side Finish: Satin Bracing Pattern: X-Brace Scale Length: 24.9" Brace Shape: Scalloped Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4'' Top Material: Spruce Neck Shape: PA Profile Back Material: Cocobolo HPL Specs: Body Size: 00-14 Fret Finish Top: Hand-Rubbed-Satin Construction: Mortise & Tenon Neck Joint Back and Side Finish: Satin Bracing Pattern: X-Brace Scale Length: 24.9" Brace Shape: Scalloped Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4'' Top Material: Spruce Neck Shape: PA Profile Back Material: Cocobolo HPL Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper Side Material: Cocobolo HPL Electronics: Martin E-1 Top Color: None Bridge Style: Sloped Modern Belly Binding: None Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32" Top Inlay Material: None Bridge Material: Select Hardwood Top Detail: None Bridge Pin Material: White Plastic Pickguard: Faux Tortoise Bridge Pin Dots: Black Plastic Pickguard Inlay: None Saddle: White Tusq Rosette: Single Ring Abalone Pattern Saddle Radius: 16" Brace Material: Spruce Back and Sides Color: None Brace Size: 5/16" Back Detail: None Back Purfling/Strip: None Back Inlay Material: None Heelcap: Black Boltaron Side Detail: None Endpiece: None Side Inlay Material: None Endpiece Inlay: None Neck Material: Select Hardwood Fingerboard Material: Select Hardwood Finish Neck: Hand-Rubbed Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8'' Neck Color: None Fingerboard Inlay Style: 28 Style Number of Frets Total: 20 Fingerboard Inlay Material: Faux Abalone Pattern Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret Fingerboard Binding Material: None Side Dots: White Headstock Shape: Solid Tuning Machines: Satin Chrome Closed Gear Headplate Material: Cocobolo HPL Knob: Small Headplate Logo Style: Script Ink Nut Material: White Corian Headplate Binding Material: None Case: Softshell Left Handed Availability: true Label: Paper Label Pleked: true
