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Martin DSS-16E Acoustic Guitar in Cherry Cola
Bold and warm vintage voicing and style harking back to the golden age of acoustic design, featuring spruce top and mahogany back and sides, and Baggs Element electronics
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Our Click and Collect service is available at our Guildford store from 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday, and 11am - 5pm on Sunday. You can either choose Click and Collect as your delivery option online or, during store opening hours, call our sales team on 01483 456777 for assistance with placing your order.
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If the only available stock is in our off-site warehouse it can be brought to the store location for you to try - you just need to contact the store within opening hours. Please note any requests received after 3.30pm will not arrive at the store until the following morning.
Please be aware that stock availability can change quickly both online and in-store, so we would always recommend placing your Click and Collect order as soon as possible to reserve your item.
SKU: DSS16ECHERRYCOLA
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Product Description
The Martin DSS-16E is a vintage-inspired beaut of an acoustic boasting the easy playing of a modern design, from the classy finish to the bold new voicing that’s perfect for singer songwriters, soloists and rhythm players. The 16 Series combines traditional Martin build quality and premium tonewoods with the latest in versatile electronics and neck profile, so you’re getting best of both worlds: gorgeous old golden age acoustic style with the contemporary comforts for effortless recording and performance.
Sloped shoulder dreadnought sound
The classic dreadnought shape is arguably the most versatile acoustic ever made, and the DSS-16E very much lives up to that reputation. This slope shoulder model does however bring with it a punchier midrange and quicker decay than its wide shouldered sister. The glossy spruce top and satin mahogany sides meld into the perfect pairing of rich yet slightly tighter low-end warmth and defined projection. Martin’s X-bracing ensures consistent resonance throughout the body making for excellent feedback and dynamism.
Contemporary feel
A big benefit of the DSS-16E ‘s modern appointments is how effortless it feels to play. The modified low oval neck shape and a high performance taper as you travel up the fingerboard feels seamless – at no point do you feel like you’re fighting to fret any chords regardless of shape. The slightly shorter than average 24.9-inch scale length creates a relaxed feel to naturally pair with the vintage tone.
Vintage style and pro-grade electronics
The DSS-16E looks the part too dressed in a stunning Cherry Cola finish, equipped with a luxurious ebony fingerboard and detailed with traditional design motifs, including mother of pearl inlays and the classy framing of antique white body binding and detailed rosette binding, sure to catch looks in any setting.
The L.R. Baggs electronics makes the DSS-16E an extremely versatile instrument for a quick, easy and great sounding setup when plugging into a PA system or laying down demo tracks hooked directly into an interface.
Features
- Vintage-inspired slope-shoulder Dreadnought with a gloss spruce top in Cherry Cola
- Solid mahogany back and sides with a satin finish
- Short 24.9" scale length for a relaxed playing feel
- Forward-shifted scalloped X-bracing for enhanced resonance and bass response
- Ebony fingerboard and bridge with 1955 Style 18 mother-of-pearl inlays
- L.R. Baggs Element electronics
- Grained ivoroid pickguard with nickel open-gear tuners
Specifications
Neck
- Neck material: Select Hardwood
- Neck shape: Modified Low Oval
- Neck taper: High Performance Taper
- Neck finish: Satin
- Neck colour: Dark Mahogany
- Neck joins body at: 14th fret
- Scale length: 24.9"
- Number of frets: 20
- Fingerboard material: Ebony
- Fingerboard inlay material: Mother of Pearl
- Fingerboard inlay style: 1955 Style 18
- Fingerboard width at nut: 1 3/4"
- Fingerboard width at 12th fret: 2 1/8"
- Nut material: Bone
- Headplate material: East Indian Rosewood
- Headplate logo style: Script Old Style Overlay
- Headstock shape: Solid with Square Taper
Body
- Body size: Sloped Shoulder Dreadnought – 14 Fret
- Top material: Spruce
- Top colour: Cherry Cola
- Top finish: Gloss
- Top inlay material: Black Stripe
- Back material: Mahogany
- Back and sides colour: Dark Mahogany
- Back and sides finish: Satin
- Back inlay material: Black Stripe
- Side material: Mahogany
- Binding: Antique White
- Rosette: Custom Multi-Stripe
- Brace material: Spruce
- Brace shape: Scalloped
- Brace size: 5/16"
- Bracing pattern: Forward Shifted X Brace
- Construction: Simple Dovetail Neck Joint
- Heelcap: Antique White
- Pickguard: Grained Ivoroid
- Side dots: White
Hardware and electronics
- Electronics: L.R. Baggs Element
- Bridge material: Ebony
- Bridge style: Modern Straightline – Drop-in Saddle
- Bridge string spacing: 2 5/32"
- Bridge pin material: Black TUSQ
- Bridge pin dots: Mother of Pearl
- Saddle material: Bone
- Saddle radius: 16"
- Tuning machines: Nickel Open Gear
- Knobs: Butterbean
- Plek'd: Yes
- Case: Softshell
