Martin 30th Anniversary Eric Clapton 000-42EC Signature Acoustic Guitar

Celebrate 30 Years of Iconic Tone – The Martin 30th Anniversary Eric Clapton 000-42EC Signature Acoustic Guitar

Celebrate three decades of Eric Clapton’s legendary collaboration with Martin Guitar with the 000-42EC 30th Anniversary acoustic. Limited to just 300 instruments, this milestone model takes inspiration from the guitar Eric played during his iconic MTV Unplugged performance, faithfully capturing the essence of that pre-war Martin. Crafted with premium tonewoods, the 000-42EC 30th Anniversary pairs a solid Adirondack spruce top with antique toner and solid Guatemalan rosewood back and sides. This combination delivers a warm, rich tonal depth, perfectly suited for both delicate fingerstyle playing and bold strumming. The scalloped Adirondack spruce Golden Era-inspired bracing enhances resonance and projection, ensuring this guitar fills any room with an unmistakably full-bodied sound. The genuine mahogany neck and Authentic 1939 shape, paired with a slightly thinner nut width and an ebony fingerboard adorned with Golden Era 42-style snowflake inlay, offer effortless playability and classic looks. Not only does this guitar showcase vintage-inspired specs and dazzling pearl inlay, but each limited-edition signature model includes a paper label hand-signed by Eric himself, a printed certificate of authenticity to further commemorate our longstanding partnership, and a premium embroidered Harptone case with a matching shroud exclusive to this model. It even comes strung with Clapton’s Choice phosphor bronze strings for his preferred sound and feel, plus an extra set in the case pocket. Together with the 000-EC 30th Anniversary model, these instruments honor 30 years of groundbreaking guitar collaboration, offering something for every fan of Eric and Martin.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Back and Side: Vintage Gloss
• Back and Side Color: Natural
• Back-Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
• Back and Side Material: Guatemalan Rosewood
• Binding: Antique White
• Body Side: 000-14 Fret
• Brace Material: Spruce
• Brace Pattern: GE – Scalloped
• Brace Size: 5/16″
• Bracing Pattern: X Brace
• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/8″
• Bridge Style: 1930 Belly Style – Drop in Saddle
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Rosette: Fine Herringbone with Multi-Stripe
• Saddle: Compensated Bone
• Saddle Radius: 16″
• Top Color: Antique Toner
• Top Inlay Material: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
• Top Material: Adirondack Spruce

Neck

• Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8″
• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 11/16″
• Fingerboard Binding Material: Antique White
• Neck Finish: Gloss
• Headplate Logo: Authentic Style Script Overlay
• Headplate Material: Guatemalan Rosewood
• Headstock Shape: Solid with 1939 Taper
• Heelcap: Antique White
• Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
• Neck Joins Body: 14th Fret
• Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
• Neck Shape: Authentic 1939
• Neck Taper: Standard Taper
• Number of Frets: 20
• Nut Material: Bone
• Scale Length: 24.9″
• Side Dots: White

Hardware

• Bridge Pin Material: White Plastic
• Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone
• Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
• Tuning Machines: Waverly Relic Nickel Open Gear

Miscellaneous

• Case: Hardshell

Manufacturer: C. F. Martin & Co.
Model: 000-42EC 30TH ANNIVERSARY
SKU: I824380-N-1-WHXA
UPC: 729789667517

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