C.F. Martin GPC-16E
C.F. Martin GPC-16E
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The Martin GPC-16E is an acoustic-electric Grand Performance guitar with a deep cutaway, pairing Sitka spruce with rosewood for a rich, full-bodied sound. The hardwood neck and ebony fingerboard ensure excellent playability. The L.R. Baggs Element system delivers an authentic amplified acoustic tone. The Grand Performance shape provides excellent projection and comfort, while the thinner body depth enhances the bass response and midrange.
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The Martin GPC-16E is a beautifully crafted acoustic-electric Grand Performance model with a deep cutaway, making the guitar ideal for exploring its full tonal range. The GPC-16E features a solid Sitka spruce top with rosewood back and sides—a legendary combination of tonewoods that we know from Martin's 28 series.
The combination of spruce and rosewood gives the guitar a distinctive tone that is broad, full, and resonant. A hardwood neck with an ebony fretboard provides exceptional playability and responsiveness—ideal for both fingerstyle and pick playing. And the built-in Element pickup system delivers a fantastic acoustic tone when connected to an amplifier or audio interface.
A Modified Low Oval, High Performance Taper neck in exquisite hardwood and a solid ebony fretboard give the Martin GPC-16E fantastic playability that matches its tone. The frets are perfectly leveled via a PLEK treatment, ensuring an optimally playable fretboard.
The present and balanced tone of the GPC-16E comes from its Grand Performance body shape. This body shape provides excellent projection and focus with warmth that never becomes dry and overtones that never become harsh. The Grand Performance gives you more bass and projection than you get in the 000 models, but the size is still extremely comfortable for long performances.
When you play the GPC-16E for the first time, you will notice that the body feels different from other Martin Grand Performance guitars. It retains the same shape, but it is slightly thinner than usual. Instead of the traditional 4-1/2″ body depth, Martin has chosen to give this guitar the same depth as a 000 model, namely 4-1/8″. This affects the guitar in two ways: First, the thinner body provides a more even bass response, which is especially advantageous when recording. Second, it helps the guitar produce a more pronounced midrange response.
The Martin GPC-16E is ready for the studio or stage, as it comes with L.R. Baggs' popular Element pickup system pre-installed. This system features a low-profile piezo microphone under the saddle, which improves the contact between the pickup and the guitar, thereby delivering a robust, lively, and natural acoustic sound with excellent dynamics and delicate highs.
Specifications
| All Solid | Yes |
|---|---|
| Body Size | Grand Performance |
| Top Wood | Spruce |
| Back & Sides Wood | East Indian rosewood |
| Finish | High gloss |
| Finish (Back & Sides) | Satin |
| Colour | Natural, Vintage tones |
| Cutaway | Yes |
| Electronics | Yes |
| Bracing | X-bracing |
| Bracing | Scalloped |
| Construction | Dovetail |
| Neck material | Select hardwood |
| Scale length | 25.4" (645mm) |
| Number of frets | 20 |
| Fingerboard material | Ebony |
| Fingerboard inlays | Style 28 Dots |
| Radius | 16" |
| Nut width | 1.75" (44.45mm) |
| Bridge material | Ebony |
| Saddle material | White Tusq, compensated |
| Tuners | Nickel open gear |
| Strings | CF Martin MA540T Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Light (.012 – .054) 92/8 Phosphor Bronze |
| Pickup system | LR Baggs Element |
| Case/gig bag | Softshell Case |
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About C.F. Martin & Co.
C.F. Martin & Co. is one of the most respected makers of acoustic guitars. Since 1833, Martin has shaped the development of the steel-string acoustic guitar, and for many guitarists around the world a Martin is the one to own.
Akustikken has been the Danish importer and distributor of C.F. Martin & Co. since 1984.