Martin J-40

Full Description

Angelic acoustic tone

A true natural beauty. Every grain of wood featured on the J-40 is showcased with sheer elegance, resulting in a simply stunning instrument that is matched with amazingly articulate sound. Flowing through its veins is the wondrous clarity that stems from a Sitka spruce top. A real showstopper. Spruce allows you to become completely engulfed in a magical playing experience whilst every single note is released with clear definition and incredible dynamics. It delivers a superb, balanced tone that offers the versatility needed for endless creativity. Whether you're strumming with vigour or practicing intricate fingerpicking techniques, the spruce top will ensure crisp articulation is woven tightly into your playing.

Complementing the glorious body top are East Indian rosewood back and sides. Rosewood's sonic characteristics team perfectly with the tone of spruce, balancing out any harsh frequencies and giving you a rich, clear sound. Embellishing your notes with sparkling clarity, rosewood enables you to deliver shimmering, pitch-perfect solos and beautifully textured chords. Creating consistency of sound, a dark and complex resonance forms a gorgeous undercurrent to that sharp yet full-bodied tone. Rosewood is a popular tonewood and Martin have relied upon it for years, and with the J-40 it's not hard to see why.

Smooth, easy fretting

Crafted from mahogany, the sleek, strong neck delivers sonically pleasing warmth that is both mellow and resonant. It also responds beautifully to a range of playing styles and techniques. Such an exquisitely shaped neck will sit snugly in your grip, allowing your fingers the ultimate freedom to move with skill and speed. It is also conveniently robust, lending itself to a lifetime of playing without showing signs of wear.

Attached to the neck is a stylish ebony fretboard, a Martin staple on high-end guitars and a demonstration of their premium quality. As well as being visually dark and striking, it boasts a wealth of stunning tonal qualities. It is exceptionally responsive and offers a beautifully bright sound which, combined with its snappy attack, enables you to project fantastic volume without losing a touch of definition. Better still, ebony's naturally high oil content gives it a smooth, fast finish, enough to accommodate any playing style. Let your fingers glide over the frets as if they're floating on air. Every note will feel as silky as it sounds.

A magnificent jumbo body

The Martin J-40 embraces the qualities of both a large shape and comfortable playability. With a jumbo body, it is sublime to play in both standing and seated positions thanks to an elegant nipped in waist. The waist also creates the perfect balance between high and low frequencies whilst the big lower bout produces deep, immersive resonance that will wash over and engulf you in seconds.

Martin's renowned craftsmanship

A faux tortoise pickguard, gold hardware, abalone inlays, and a bone nut… they all exhibit the premium quality that Martin is known for. There is excellence in every detail. Better still, the J-40 has been crafted using Plek Technology. This means that a computer-controlled machine has carefully measured each fret and the fingerboard height under each string. The innovative technology then dresses each fret, eliminating the majority of string buzz and improving the overall playability of the guitar. True Martin magnificence.

Specifications

• Product Code: J-40

Body & Bridge

• Body Size: J-14 Fret
• Body Shape: Jumbo
• Top Material: Sitka Spruce
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Body Material: East Indian Rosewood
• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Bridge Style: Modern Belly Drop In Saddle
• Bridge Pins: White Plastic
• Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone
• Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X Brace
• Brace Shape: Scalloped
• Brace Material: Sitka Spruce
• Binding: White
• Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
• Rosette: Abalone w/ Multi-Stripe

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
• Neck Colour: Dark Mahogany
• Neck Shape: Low Profile
• Neck Taper: Standard
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay: Abalone Reduced Hexagon
• Number of Frets: 20
• Nut Material: Bone
• Scale Length: 25.4''

Hardware

• Hardware Colour: Gold
• Tuning Machines: Gold Open Gear
• Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
• Case: Ply Hardshell

Please note: Martin do not ship their guitars with the strap button installed on the bottom of the guitar. They do this to avoid any impact cracks that may occur during shipping. You can find your strap button inside the case compartment.