{"product_id":"martin-gpc-16e-rosewood-16-series-grand-performance-acoustic-electric-guitar","title":"Martin GPC-16E Rosewood 16 Series Grand Performance Acoustic-Electric Guitar","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMartin GPC-16E Rosewood 16 Series Grand Performance Acoustic-Electric Guitar\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Martin GPC-16E Rosewood is the stage guitar of Martin's 16 Series: a Grand Performance cutaway body with a solid spruce top over solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, and Martin E1 electronics already fitted. It is handcrafted in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, and it is built for the gig — the cutaway gets you up the neck, the plug gets you into the desk, and the rosewood gives you the depth and sparkle a mahogany guitar simply cannot. Of the three Martins in this batch, this is the flagship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGrand Performance, with a cutaway\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMartin lists the shape as Grand Performance 14-Fret at 000 depth — a modern outline that splits the difference between the 000 and the dreadnought, with the depth of the smaller body and a slightly broader lower bout. The cutaway is the C in GPC and is plain to see in the photos: it clears the upper frets so you can work above the twelfth without wrestling the shoulder of the guitar. Sitting down, standing up or leaning into a microphone, it is an easy body to hold for a full set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSolid spruce over solid East Indian rosewood\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolid spruce top, solid East Indian rosewood back and sides — the classic pairing, and the reason this guitar sounds bigger than its footprint. Rosewood adds weight underneath the note and a glassy top end above it, while the spruce top gives you headroom to dig in without the sound collapsing. Bracing is a forward-shifted, scalloped spruce X-brace at 5\/16\", which lets the top move more freely than a non-scalloped pattern and opens up the bass response. It responds to a light touch and it takes a heavy one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMartin E1 under the saddle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMartin's E1 system is fitted from the factory, so the guitar goes from case to lead to front-of-house with nothing else to buy. The point of a system like this is that it reports what the guitar is actually doing rather than imposing a generic amplified sound over the top of it — worth having on an instrument whose rosewood character is the reason you chose it. Practically, it means one instrument covers your acoustic set and your plugged-in set without a compromise in either direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHigh-Performance Taper neck and ebony board\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe neck is select hardwood in the Modified Low Oval profile with Martin's High-Performance Taper, a 25.4\" scale length and a generous 1 3\/4\" nut width, narrowing to 2 1\/8\" across the fingerboard at the twelfth fret. That wide nut with a tapering board is a fingerstylist's dream: room to place your right hand cleanly at the nut end, and a familiar feel further up. The fingerboard is ebony with 20 frets and Style 28 mother of pearl inlays, and the bridge is ebony too — a hard, dense, slick-feeling board that suits fast playing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAppointments worth looking at\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is where the 16 Series separates itself from the plainer Martins. Antique white binding frames the body, a bold herringbone rosette with multi-stripe detail surrounds the soundhole, there is multi-stripe inlay on the top and a black stripe down the back, and the tuners are nickel open-gear with butterbean knobs. The finish is satin rather than high gloss, which keeps the whole thing looking crafted rather than lacquered — quietly smart, and it does not turn into a mirror under stage lighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBone nut, TUSQ saddle and Lifespan strings\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nut is bone and the saddle is compensated white TUSQ, dropped into a modern belly bridge — a hard-wearing, consistent pairing that transfers string energy predictably into the top, which matters all the more with a pickup system reading what happens there. It leaves the factory strung with Martin Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0 Phosphor Bronze in Light gauge, a treated set that stays bright long past the point most strings give up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it ships in, and getting it here\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe GPC-16E Rosewood comes in a Martin softshell case — a proper case, not a gig bag, with internal padding, a waterproof shell and backpack straps, so a working guitar is protected on the way to work. Freight anywhere in Australia is straightforward and it arrives ready to plug in and play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet up in-store by Guitar World Australia's techs before it ships to you, so it plays perfectly the moment it arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBrand\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMartin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eModel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGPC-16E Rosewood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSeries\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 Series\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBody Shape\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGrand Performance 14-Fret (000 Depth)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBody Size\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGrand Performance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eNumber of Strings\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eRosette\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBold Herringbone with Multi-Stripe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eNeck Material\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSelect Hardwood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eNeck Shape\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eModified Low Oval High-Performance Taper\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eNeck Joint\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSolid (solid spruce top, solid East Indian rosewood back and sides)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eScale Length\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25.4\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eNut Width\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 3\/4\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eNut\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFingerboard Width at 12th\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 1\/8\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFrets\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePosition Markers\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle 28 Mother of Pearl (fingerboard); Multi-Stripe top inlay; Black Stripe back inlay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBridge\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eModern Belly - Drop in Saddle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSaddle\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCompensated White TUSQ®\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTuners\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNickel Open Gear with Butterbean Knobs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAntique White\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSatin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePreamp \/ EQ\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMartin E1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIncludes\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoftshell case (waterproof, backpack straps, internal padding)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eLeft Handed\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Martin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52619881087266,"sku":"40\/16-GPC16E-RW","price":3869.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/0066\/2818\/files\/GPC16-01-01_f__70443.1785389863.1280.1280.jpg?v=1790234741","url":"https:\/\/guitar.com.au\/products\/martin-gpc-16e-rosewood-16-series-grand-performance-acoustic-electric-guitar","provider":"Guitar World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}