The innovative Crossover series offers instruments with a narrower neck, a radiused fingerboard and a new, innovative pickup system.
The smaller body feels very comfortable and playability is spot-on. The ideal guitar for steelstring or electric guitarplayers. These players are mainly used to a narrower neck than the standard classical guitarneck of 52 mm. Another feature that is taken from the steelstring guitars is the radiused fingerboards. A big improvement in playability for this specific group of guitarists.
This insturment has a body/neck connection at the 14th fret, another feature that will feel familiar for the steelstring guitarist. We have combined this feature with a slightly shorter scale. This way the playability is enhanced and the sound improved.
A true crossover guitar!
The MP14RS has a solid spruce top and santos sides and back. A striking instrument! Classic and yet very modern. The wood combination yields a loud and clear tone.
The Martinez STF pickup system is a revelation to the ear. The undersaddle pickup with combined microphone system not only amplify the natural tone very accurately, this system has some special features: Internally installed on the back of the guitar is a driver that makes the back respond like a loudspeaker. So, without being plugged in, you can add effects to your acoustic tone. Available are two different reverbs, chorus or delay. A unique feature, not found on any other nylonstring guitar. The internal 18650 battery (same type as Tesla installs 7104 pcs of in their model S and X cars!) is rechargeable.
Some advantages of lithium ion over NiMh or NiCd:
- 30% lighter
- shorter charge times
- almost zero self discharge
- no toxic components like cadmium or mercury
- no 'memory effect' (decreasing capacity when reloaded while not completely empty)
specifications:
top : solid European spruce
back and sides : santos
neck : mahogany
fingerboard : radiused ebony
bridge : Indian rosewood
trussrod : double action
finish : high gloss pu
machine heads : Martinez gold
strings : Savarez 500 CJ high tension
case / gigbag : optional
scale length : 640 mm
neck joint : 14 th fret
top nut : 48 mm
12th fret width : 58 mm
string spacing nut : 39 mm
spacing bridge : 56 mm
upper bout : 278 mm
waist width : 231 mm
lower bout : 370mm
body length : 478 mm
body depth : 94/100 mm
side dot : 7th position
electronics : Martinez SFT System. Master volume, tone, microphone volume, effects. The manual can be found under "Documentation"
specials : fingerboard extension on e and b string, clear pickguards
specifications are subject to change without notice
