Description
Description
The Martin D-42 is a trusted blend of power and pearl, designed for players who seek bold tone and stunning visual details. Its Dreadnought body size delivers a loud, projective sound with strong bass, clear trebles, and rich overtones, making it perfect for both powerful strumming and intricate picking. Handcrafted with a solid spruce top and solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, the D-42 produces a resonant, balanced voice suited to all playing styles. The gloss genuine mahogany neck, featuring a Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval profile, high-performance taper, and 25.4" scale length, ensures smooth playability and precision. Adorned with intricate abalone details, the D-42 features snowflake inlays on the bridge and bound ebony fingerboard, a shimmering rosette, and pearl trim on the top that wraps elegantly around the fingerboard. Complete with antique white binding, an ebony bridge with bone pins, and gold open gear tuners, the D-42 is a guitar you can trust to unleash the artist within.
Martin’s refreshed Standard Series for 2025 enhances tone, comfort, and style. Sitka spruce GE top bracing, as featured on the Modern Deluxe Series, delivers vintage-inspired tone and sustain, while updates like a reimagined neck profile, thinner fingerboard, and refined bridge and heel improve playability and aesthetics. Each guitar includes a hardshell case.
Specs
Specs
General
Series: | Martin Standard Series |
Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
Serial Number: | M2921392 |
Product Color: | Natural |
Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
Body Shape: | D-14 Fret |
Body Material: | East Indian Rosewood |
Body Finish: | Gloss |
Top Material: | Spruce |
Bracing Material: | Spruce |
Bracing Pattern: | 5/16" Golden Era Scalloped Forward Shifted X Brace |
Body Binding: | Antique White |
Rosette: | Abalone with Multi-Stripe |
Purfling: | Style 45 with Black Stripe |
Neck
Neck Material: | Genuine Mahogany |
Neck Finish: | Gloss |
Neck Tint/Color: | Dark Mahogany |
Neck Shape: | Golden Era Modified Low Oval w/High Performance Taper |
Fingerboard Material: | Ebony |
Headstock Veneer: | East Indian Rosewood |
Nut Material: | Bone |
Nut Width: | 1.75" |
Fingerboard Radius: | 16" |
Scale Length: | 25.4" |
Number of Frets: | 20 Frets |
Neck Joint: | Dovetail Neck Joint |
Fingerboard Inlay: | Abalone Style 45 Snowflake |
Inlay Shape: | Snowflakes/Crosses |
Side Marker Inlay: | Black |
Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Block Inlay Golden Era |
Neck Binding: | Antique White with Multi-Stripe |
Hardware
Hardware Color: | Gold |
Bridge: | Ebony Golden Era Modern Belly w/Drop in Saddle |
Tuning Machines: | Gold Open Gear |
Saddle: | Compensated Bone |
Pickguard: | Faux Tortoise |
Bridge Pins: | Bone w/Abalone Dots |