00-1228 Modern Deluxe Guitar

MARTIN

00-1228 Modern Deluxe Guitar
CHF 5'799.00

The Modern Deluxe series is the culmination of almost 190 years of experience, history and innovation. Best tonewoods and the finest tradition in craftsmanship meet such modern materials and technologies as a titanium truss rod, “liquid metal” bridge pins a composite carbon fiber bridgeplate and a Vintage Tone System (VTS) treated top and bracings. To set these guitars apart from the rest visually, these guitars feature a 30s style mother of pearl script logo, gold frets and flamed maple bindings. The new, non-symmetrical Vintage Deluxe neck profile makes this guitar so comfortable, you can play it all day and the amazing sound will make you want to do just that.

This model unites vintage purism with hidden, modern technology „under the hood“. Apart from the inlayed Martin Logo and the flamed maple binding this guitar hides the fact that it’s a Modern Deluxe model pretty well.
The slotted headstock, the pyramid bridge and the herringbone purfling around the top invoke memories of a time, long before any of us were alive! But the biggest vintage feature of this guitar is the neck joint at the 12th fret. With the neck meeting the body at the exact middle of the vibrating string, this guitar has a sound, so special that many guitarists gladly accept the more limited access to the higher frets as its price.
With the VTS treatment and carbon fiber bridge plate the 00-1228-MD now even improves that tone.

The meeting of past and future!

Top Color
Clear
Binding
European Flamed Maple
Top Inlay Material
Bold Herringbone
Top Detail
None
Pickguard
None
Pickguard Inlay
None
Rosette
Style 28 Multi-Stripe
Bridge Style
Pyramid - Drop in Saddle
Bridge String Spacing
2 1/4"
Bridge Material
Ebony
Bridge Pin Material
Liquid Metal
Bridge Pin Dots
Red Acrylic
Saddle
Compensated Bone
Saddle Radius
16"
Brace Material
Adirondack Spruce with VTS
Brace Size
1/4"
Back Purfling/Strip
Zig-Zag Authentic
Heelcap Endpiece
European Flamed Maple
Endpiece Inlay
Multi-Stripe
Back & Sides Color
None
Back Detail
None
Back Inlay Material
Multi-Stripe
Side Detail
Modern Deluxe
Side Inlay Material
None
Neck Material
Genuine Mahogany
Finish Neck
Satin
Neck Color
Dark Mahogany
Number of Frets Total
20
Neck Joins Body at Side Dots
12th Fret
Fingerboard Material
Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret
2 1/4''
Fingerboard Inlay Style
Diamonds & Squares Long Pattern
Fingerboard Inlay Material
Abalone
Fingerboard Binding Material
None
Headstock Shape
Slotted with Square Taper and Diamond
Headplate Material
East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Logo Style
Stylized Script Inlay
Headplate Binding Material
None
Tuning Machines
Gold Side Mount
Knob
Butterbean
Nut Material
Bone
Case
Ply hard shell
Case item no.
12C525C
Label
None
Left Handed Availability
True
Pleked
True
  • 00-1228 Modern Deluxe

specifications

OVERVIEW

  • Body Size00-12 Fret
  • Construction:Dovetail Neck Joint
  • Bracing PatternX Brace
  • Brace ShapeScalloped
  • Top MaterialSpruce with VTS
  • Back MaterialEast Indian Rosewood
  • Side MaterialEast Indian Rosewood
  • Recommended StringsAuthentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0 - Light (MA540T)
  • Finish TopGloss
  • Back & Side FinishGloss
  • Scale length24.9"
  • Fingerboard Width At Nut:1 13/16"
  • Neck ShapeVintage Deluxe
  • Neck TaperHigh Performance Taper
  • ElectronicsOptional
  • Electronics OptionsFishman Gold Plus Natural I / Fishman Infinity Matrix / Fishman Presys Plus / Fishman Ellipse Matrix Blend / LR Baggs Anthem