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With Martin's new "grand jumbo" body design, the Grand J35E 12-string was meant to compete head-to-head with the likes of Gibson's SJ-200 and Guild's F-55 acoustic guitars. The guitar featured style 35 cosmetics and D-TAR Wave Length Multi-Source electronics. Like its 12-string sibling, it was not very popular and the Grand J was discontinued after the 2010 model year. This particular example had a sweet voice, but did not work well in acoustic ensembles where it got lost in the mix.
MARTIN GRAND J35E (2009)
Body: Hollow; solid 2-piece Sitka spruce top, solid 2-piece Indian rosewood back and solid Indian rosewood sides; triple bound top, single bound back
Finish: Natural, polyurethane
Neck: 1-piece mahogany, set-in; rosewood headstock overlay with foil logo
Fingerboard: Ebony, pearloid dot inlays
Number of Frets: 20
Pickguard: Delmar, tortoise
Bridge: Ebony with Tusq saddle
Nut: Bone
Tuners: Grover Rotomatic, chrome
Pickups: D-TAR Wave Length Multi-Source
Controls: Volume, Blend
Scale Length: 25 1/2 inches
Neck Width at Nut: 1 13/16 inches
Body Width at Lower Bout: 17 inches
Body Depth: 4 3/4 inches
Weight:
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