MARTIN 000-42EC 30th Anniversary 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.

Body Size: 000-14 Fret
Finish Top: Vintage Gloss
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss
Bracing Pattern: X-Brace
Scale Length: 24.9"
Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 11/16''
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce
Neck Shape: Authentic 1939
Back Material: Guatemalan Rosewood
Neck Taper: Standard Taper
Side Material: Guatemalan Rosewood
Electronics: None

Top
Top Color: Antique Toner
Bridge Style: 1930 Style Belly - Glue in Long Saddle
Binding: Antique White
Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/8''
Top Inlay Material: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
Bridge Material: Ebony
Top Detail: None
Bridge Pin Material: Bone
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone
Pickguard Inlay: None
Saddle: Bone
Rosette: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
Saddle Radius: 16"

Body
Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce
Back and Sides Color: Natural
Brace Size: 5/16"
Back Detail: None
Back Purfling/Strip: Style 45 Golden Era
Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Heelcap: Antique White
Side Detail: None
Endpiece: Antique White
Side Inlay Material: None
Endpiece Inlay: Boxed Multi-Stripe

Neck
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Fingerboard Inlay Style: GE 42 Snowflake
Number of Frets Total: 20
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Select Abalone
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Fingerboard Binding Material: Antique White
Side Dots: Faux Tortoise

Headstock
Headstock Shape: Solid with 1939 Taper
Tuning Machines: Waverly Relic Nickel Open Gear
Headplate Material: Guatemalan Rosewood
Knob: Butterbean
Headplate Logo Style: Authentic Script Style Overlay
Nut Material: Bone
Headplate Binding Material: None

Miscellaneous
Case: Hardshell
Left Handed Availability: Yes
Label: Paper Label w/ Eric Clapton Signature
Pleked: Yes