Portability. Vital if youre a touring musician or simply someone who likes to travel and take their instrument with them. But too often travel-sized guitars can fall way short on sound quality. The Martin Steel String Backpacker Guitar is the solution. Because not only does it give you a compact easy-to-transport profile but its got sensational sonic capabilities too.Its extremely lightweight. This makes carrying the guitar around superbly easy. Youll comfortably fit it into a packed touring setup thanks to its compact profile. Martin also include a gigbag at no extra cost to make transportation even easier. Plus theres the beautiful sound this instrument delivers thanks to its tonewood construction. A travel guitar has never sounded this good.
Easy to transport This is a guitar that you can take anywhere. Martin have ensured that the Steel String Backpacker is completely tailored to the travelling musician. The guitar is extremely light making it tremendously easy to carry the instrument about on your person. A narrow compact construction allows the guitar to fit into even the smallest of spaces. This is the guitar you need if youre looking for amazing sound while youre on the move. Powerful tonal range Experience beautiful wide-reaching sound. The Backpacker is made from a selection of woods to deliver warm varied tones in your playing. Youll enjoy superb depth thanks to solid tonewood used for the guitars back and body. Your high-end notes will sound fantastically sharp and bright courtesy of a solid spruce top. Even at high pitches your playing will be defined and clear. Play with freedom Never be restricted. You can play all the way to the top of the scale without difficulty as the Backpackers neck joins the body at the top 15th fret. This means youve got total access to every inch of the fretboard. Youll never suffer the awkwardness of having to reach over a bulky neck joint to play at the high-end. The peak of playability. Classic Martin quality Another magnificent offering from the masters of acoustic guitar making. Martin have been crafting superb instruments for almost 200 years. In this time theyve learned absolutely everything there is to know about how to make a guitar sound and feel amazing. So you know that when you get a Martin guitar youre investing in quality that has been at the pinnacle of the music industry since 1833. Their acoustic instruments are known for their matchless calibre and are used by some of the finest musicians on the planet. Dont settle for anything less than the best. Features/Specifications: Body & Bridge: Top: Solid Spruce Top Bracing Pattern: Unique to Backpacker Top Braces: Solid Spruce Back: Solid Tonewood Sides: Solid Tonewood Rosette: None Finish: Hand Rubbed Finish Bridge Material: Solid Morado Bridge Style: Unique to Backpacker Steel String Bridge & End Pins: White w/ Black Dots / Chrome Strap Button Neck & Fingerboard: Neck: Solid Hardwood Neck Shape: Unique Contour Nut Material: Corian Headstock: Solid Fingerboard: Solid Morado Scale Length: 24″ No. of Frets Clear: 15 No. of Frets Total: 15 Width at Nut: 1 11/16″ Fingerboard Position Inlays: 1 at 5th & 2 at 12th Please note: Martin do not ship their guitars with the strap button installed on the bottom of the guitar. They do this to avoid any impact cracks that may occur during shipping. You can find your strap button inside the case compartment.
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