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Martin J-16E Guitar Description
The Martin J-16E is a big, powerful acoustic with the kind of tone and feel that makes you want to keep playing. As the largest six-string in Martin’s revamped 16 Series, this jumbo brings plenty of depth and volume while still offering the comfortable playability you’d expect from a modern Martin.
The jumbo body is built with a spruce top and East Indian rosewood back and sides, paired with scalloped X-bracing to help the guitar really open up. It has a deep, rich voice with a strong low end, plenty of harmonic color, and clear highs that keep everything balanced. Strum it hard and it has no trouble filling a room, but it also responds nicely when you lighten your touch.
The Modified Low Oval neck profile and ebony fingerboard make the J-16E surprisingly comfortable for a guitar of this size. The neck has a familiar, easy feel that works well for everything from big open chords to more detailed fingerstyle playing.
When it’s time to plug in, the LR Baggs Element electronics give you a reliable way to bring that acoustic character to the stage or studio. It’s a great setup for players who need an instrument that can handle everything from playing at home to regular gigs.
Martin also gave the J-16E some tasteful vintage-inspired touches, including open-gear nickel tuners, a bone nut, and classic Style 28 dot inlays. The combination of a gloss finish and natural satin treatment gives it a clean, understated look that suits the guitar perfectly.
If you’re after a jumbo that has plenty of power without feeling cumbersome, the J-16E is definitely worth putting in your hands. It delivers the big, rich Martin sound you’d expect from a jumbo, with a comfortable neck, quality electronics, and enough versatility to make it a great choice for both serious players and working musicians.
Specs:
- Model: J-16E
- String Type: Steel
- Number of Strings: 6
- Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
- Body Shape: Jumbo
- Back & Sides Wood: East Indian Rosewood
- Top Wood: Spruce
- Top Finish: Gloss
- Color: Cream
- Body Bracing: X-bracing
- Neck Wood: Select Hardwood
- Neck Finish: Satin
- Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
- Radius: 16″
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Fingerboard Inlay: Dots
- Number of Frets: 20
- Scale Length: 25.4″
- Scale Length Type: Standard-scale
- Nut Width: 1.75″
- Nut Material: Bone
- Saddle Material: Bone
- Bridge Material: Ebony
- Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
- Electronics: LR Baggs Element
- Strings: Martin Era Treated Legacy Medium, .013-.056
- Case/Gig Bag: Softshell Case
- Manufacturer Part Number: 10Y26J16ECREAM
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