Martin's GPC-X2E Rosewood is the ideal holiday guitar for fireside singalongs, stage performances and everything in between
New X Series model boasts Sitka spruce top, rosewood pattern back and sides and Fishman electronics, at a wallet-friendly price
Searching for the perfect acoustic guitar to accompany your holiday singalongs?
Look no further than Martin’s new GPC-X2E Rosewood, which sounds great, plays like a dream and won’t break the holiday season budget.
As Paul Riario says in this fireside demo, “The Martin GPC-X2E Rosewood is not only affordable, but is built to endure years of high-performance playability while belting out Martin’s rich acoustic tones.”
The Grand Performance sized model features a cutaway body with a Sitka spruce top. The figured rosewood pattern high-pressure laminate (HPL) back and sides, meanwhile, help to resist blemishes and scratching and are made to withstand the wear-and-tear rigors of the road.
Other features include a comfortable Performing Artist neck shape and a fingerboard and rosette with new mother of pearl pattern inlays.
There’s also a modern belly bridge, two-way adjustable truss rod, chrome enclosed tuners, and Fishman MX electronics that make this a stage-ready plug-and-play guitar.
What’s more, you never have to worry about anything happening to your Martin when you travel from gig to gig: The GPC-X2E Rosewood comes with Martin’s new soft gig bag featuring headstock, bridge and endpin protectors, as well as foam padding and a durable water repellant exterior.
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And you get it all for just $899.
“Definitely check it out,” Paul says.
We will, Paul. We will.
For more information on the GPC-X2E Rosewood, head to Martin Guitar.
Rich is the co-author of the best-selling Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion. He is also a recording and performing musician, and a former editor of Guitar World magazine and executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He has authored several additional books, among them Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, the companion to the documentary of the same name.
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