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Martin SC-13E Modern

Name: Martin SC-13E Modern
Brand: Martin
Price: 2539.0 CAD
Availability: BackOrder

Pre-orderMartin part 11SC13EMOD

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$2,539 CAD

Finish: Natural

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?

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Shipped insured from Ottawa
Free shipping over $200

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Our take

Who this one is for

The SC-13E Modern puts a gloss spruce top over gloss koa fine veneer back and sides on the S-13 Fret Cutaway body, where the neck joins at the 13th fret on a Sure Align® Linear Dovetail for full access to the board. It has Tone Tension X-Brace bracing, a Low Profile Velocity neck with the High-Performance Taper on ebony, SC-13 Special Style inlays of ziricote dots with faux ivory borders, an ebony headplate, Ratio nickel open-gear tuners and LR Baggs Element electronics.

The two finishes differ only in the top. The Natural leaves the spruce clear against the koa, and the Mezcal Burst shades it. Ours would be the Natural, which lets the koa set the look. For the same koa build on a dreadnought or a Grand Performance cutaway, look at the DC-13E Modern and GPC-13E Modern, and for this body in satin sapele with Martin E1 electronics, the SC-10E Modern.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: Mexico
Body Size: S-13 Fret Cutaway
Construction: Sure Align® Linear Dovetail Neck Joint
Back Material: Koa Fine Veneer
Side Material: Koa Fine Veneer
Back and Sides Finish: Gloss
Back and Sides Color: Natural Stain
Bracing Pattern: Tone Tension X-Brace
Brace Shape: Treble Side Scalloped X with Non-Scalloped Tone Bars
Brace Material: Spruce
Brace Size: 5/16" with 1/4" Tone Bars
Top Material: Spruce
Finish Top: Gloss
Top Color: Natural (Natural) / Mezcal Burst™ (Mezcal Burst)
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Binding: White
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Rosette: Single Ring Faux Abalone

NECK
Neck Shape: Low Profile Velocity
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Color: Natural
Finish Neck: Satin
Scale Length: 25.4"
Number of Frets Total: 20
Neck Joins Body At: 13th Fret
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
Fingerboard Inlay Style: SC-13 Special Style
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Ziricote Dot with Faux Ivory Border
Side Dots: White
Headstock Shape: Solid
Headplate Material: Ebony
Headplate Logo Style: Silver Script Overlay
Pleked: Yes

ELECTRONICS
Electronics: LR Baggs Element

HARDWARE
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: Sloped Modern Belly
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Bridge Pin Material: White Plastic
Bridge Pin Dots: Faux Abalone
Saddle: White TUSQ®
Saddle Radius: 16"
Tuning Machines: Ratio Nickel Open Gear
Knob: Skeletonized Butterbean
Nut Material: White 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.