Martin 000-28EC Eric Clapton Signature Natural 1999

We are happy to offer for sale this 1990s Martin 000-28 Eric Clapton Signature. Details as follows:

 

• Year: 1999
• Country of origin: USA
• Serial number: 719299
• Body Size: 000-14 Fret (Auditorium layout)
• Top Material: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Back and Sides Material: Solid East Indian Rosewood
• Internal Top Bracing: Scalloped 5/16-inch Sitka Spruce X-Bracing
• Scale Length: 24.9 inches
• Nut Width: 1-3/4 inches (Wider vintage spacing for fingerstyle comfort)
• Neck Shape: Modified V profile
• Fingerboard & Bridge Material: Solid Black Ebony
• Body Binding & Trim: Grained Ivoroid binding with Bold Herringbone top inlay
• Top Finish: Full Gloss with an integrated vintage Amber/Aging Toner
• Rosette: Fine-line multi-stripe with an inner ring of Herringbone
• Tuning Machines: Gotoh Nickel Open-Geared tuners with Butterbean knobs
• Condition: 9/10
• Case: Original Martin case

In 1992, Eric Clapton performed on MTV Unplugged playing a vintage 1939 Martin 000-42. The massive commercial success of the performance and album single-handedly revived global interest in smaller, short-scale "000" auditorium guitars. Following the broadcast, Martin initially released a highly limited "000-42EC" signature model in 1995, then due to overhelming demand developed a more affordable, non-limited signature version based on the Style 28 chassis which officially joined the permanent catalog in 1996. Unlike the standard 000-28 of the 1990s, the Eric Clapton model was designed to mirror the structural properties of pre-war acoustic guitars. This included the use of historical "herringbone" soundhole and body trim, a wider neck profile, and scalloped internal top bracing.

 

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