Martin – D-10E Road Series Left-Handed Acoustic-Electric Guitar – Natural Sitka Spruce

Sitka spruce is a top tonewood for its combination of strength and elasticity, which delivers a broad dynamic range with crisp articulation. It is ideal for a wide range of playing styles, from delicate fingerpicking to aggressive flatpicked strumming. Sapele, used for the back and sides of the D-10E, is tonally similar to mahogany, but its higher density tends to produce a slightly brighter sound with more high-end shimmer. The characteristic sapele sound is consistently balanced across the tonal spectrum, making it suitable to a broad range of playing styles.

The CF Martin company is a name virtually synonymous with the acoustic guitar. It took root in the United States in 1833 with a little shop in lower Manhattan. Five years later, Christian Frederick Martin moved his business and family to the rolling hills of Pennsylvania, where Martin’s been located ever since. From the Dreadnought body shape to the 14-fret neck, Martin innovations paralleled (and indeed, drove) the development of the acoustic guitar itself. When you play any Martin guitar, you’re holding a piece of music history.