Pre-order

Martin GPC-X1E Black

Name: Martin GPC-X1E Black
Brand: Martin
Price: 989.0 CAD
Availability: BackOrder

Pre-orderMartin part 11GPCX1EBLK

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$989 CAD

Finish: Black

By placing a pre-order you agree to our Pre-order Terms.

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

Ordered in for you
Set up free
Shipped insured from Ottawa
Free shipping over $200

Got a question about this one?

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Our take

Who this one is for

The GPC-X1E Black is a cutaway Grand Performance body in satin black HPL, top, back and sides. HPL is a high-pressure laminate that shrugs off humidity changes, which makes it an easy guitar to take on the road. It has scalloped X bracing, a black birch laminate neck in Martin's PA Profile with High-Performance Taper, a Richlite board with faux abalone Style 28 inlays, Pleked frets and a Martin E-1 pickup.

For the same body with a spruce top and patterned HPL back and sides, look at the GPC-X2E Cocobolo or the GPC-X2E Ziricote. The DX Johnny Cash is black HPL on a dreadnought without the cutaway.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: Mexico
Body Size: GPC-14 Fret
Construction: Mortise & Tenon Neck Joint
Back Material: Black HPL
Side Material: Black HPL
Back and Sides Finish: Satin
Bracing Pattern: X-Brace
Brace Shape: Scalloped
Brace Material: Spruce
Brace Size: 5/16"
Top Material: Black HPL
Rosette: Pad Printed Herringbone

NECK
Neck Shape: PA Profile
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Neck Material: Birch Laminate
Neck Color: Black
Finish Neck: Hand-Rubbed
Scale Length: 25.4"
Number of Frets Total: 20
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Heelcap: Black Boltaron
Fingerboard Material: Richlite®
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Style 28
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Faux Abalone Pattern
Side Dots: White
Headstock Shape: Solid
Headplate Material: Black HPL
Headplate Logo Style: Script Ink
Pleked: Yes

ELECTRONICS
Electronics: Martin E-1

HARDWARE
Bridge Material: Richlite®
Bridge Style: Sloped Modern Belly
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic
Bridge Pin Dots: White Plastic
Saddle: Black Tusq
Saddle Radius: 16"
Tuning Machines: Satin Chrome Closed Gear
Knob: Small
Nut Material: Black Corian®

CASE
Case: Softshell

Bench inspected

Every instrument crosses our bench before it ships, and on an online order that setup is free. It can cover the frets, hardware, truss rod, action, nut slots, intonation, pickup heights and electronics, whatever the guitar needs.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

Frets polished
Fretboard conditioned
Hardware tightened
Fresh strings, your choice
Truss rod adjusted
Action set at the bridge
Nut slots detailed
Saddles radiused, where they are individual
Vibrato springs adjusted
Intonation set
Pickup height set
Electronics checked

Set up by Ian Vance, Fender Custom Shop Technician and Taylor Gold Level Technician

Strings

Gauge

Action

Tuning

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you. A deposit is paid by card or PayPal. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take one.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. If you'd like a date for this model first, ask us in the chat and we'll check with the supplier before you order. If you're ready now, go ahead: we confirm the ETA by email once your order is in, and if it changes, we let you know and you can cancel.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses our bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.