The 0012-28 Modern Deluxe is a 00-12 fret guitar in East Indian rosewood under a European Red Spruce top. Martin treats both the top and the Adirondack spruce braces with VTS, and the X-bracing is GE-Scalloped. With the neck meeting the body at the 12th fret, the bridge sits closer to the centre of the lower bout, and the slotted headstock carries Waverly gold side-mount tuners and a 1933 CFM script inlay.
The neck is the Vintage Deluxe carve in select mahogany, with a High-Performance Taper and a 1 13/16'' nut that leaves more room between strings for fingerpicking. Ebony board and pyramid bridge, abalone diamonds and squares in the long pattern, a compensated bone saddle and Liquidmetal bridge pins with red acrylic dots.
The trim is European flamed maple binding, heelcap and endpiece with bold herringbone around the top.
For the same build on the smaller 0-12 fret body, look at the 012-28 Modern Deluxe. The 00-28 Modern Deluxe keeps the 00 size with a 14-fret neck and a solid headstock.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA (Nazareth, Pennsylvania)
Body Size: 00-12 Fret
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
Back and Sides Finish: Gloss
Side Detail: Modern Deluxe
Back Purfling/Strip: Zig-Zag Authentic
Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Bracing Pattern: X Brace
Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
Brace Size: 1/4"
Endpiece: European Flamed Maple
Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe
Top Material: European Red Spruce w/ VTS
Finish Top: Gloss
Top Color: Clear
Top Inlay Material: Bold Herringbone
Binding: European Flamed Maple
Rosette: Style 28 Multi-Stripe
NECK
Neck Shape: Vintage Deluxe
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Neck Material: Select Mahogany
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Scale Length: 24.9"
Number of Frets Total: 20
Neck Joins Body At: 12th Fret
Heelcap: European Flamed Maple
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/4''
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 13/16''
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Diamonds and Squares Long Pattern
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
Side Dots: Abalone
Headstock Shape: Slotted with Square Taper and Diamond
Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Logo Style: 1933 CFM Script Inlay
Pleked: Yes
HARDWARE
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: Pyramid - Drop in Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/4"
Bridge Pin Material: Liquidmetal®
Bridge Pin Dots: Red Acrylic
Saddle: Compensated Bone
Saddle Radius: 16"
Tuning Machines: Waverly® Gold Side Mount
Knob: Butterbean
Nut Material: Bone
CASE
Case: Ply Hardshell



