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.
Specs:
- Top Material: Adirondack Spruce
- Finish Top: Vintage Gloss
- Top Color: Antique Toner
- Top Inlay Material: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
- Top Detail: None
- Binding: Antique White
- Bridge Material: Ebony
- Bridge Style: 1930 Style Belly - Glue In Long Saddle
- Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/8"
- Bridge Pin Material: Bone
- Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone
- Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
- Pickguard Inlay: None
- Rosette: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
- Saddle: Bone
- Saddle Radius: 16"
- Body Size: 000 14-Fret
- Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
- Back Material: Guatemalan Rosewood
- Sides Material: Guatemalan Rosewood
- Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss
- Back and Side Color: Natural
- Back Detail: None
- Side Detail: None
- Back Purfling/Strip: Style 45 Golden Era
- Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
- Side Inlay Material: None
- Bracing Pattern: X-Brace
- Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
- Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce
- Brace Size: 5/16"
- Heelcap: Antique White
- Endpiece: Antique White
- Endpiece Inlay: Boxed Multi-Stripe
- Neck Shape: Authentic 1939
- Neck Taper: Standard Taper
- Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
- Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
- Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss
- Scale Length: 24.9"
- Number of Frets Total: 20
- Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8"
- Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 11/16"
- Fingerboard Inlay Style: GE 42 Snowflake
- Fingerboard Inlay Material: Select Abalone
- Fingerboard Binding Material: Antique White
- Side Dots: Faux Tortoise
- Headstock Shape: Solid with 1939 Taper
- Headplate Material: Guatemalan Rosewood
- Headplate Logo Style: Authentic Script Style Overlay
- Headplate Binding Material: None
- Tuning Machines: Waverly Relic Nickel Open Gear
- Knob: Butterbean
- Nut Material: Bone
- Case: Hardshell with Custom Guitar Dust Cover
- Label: Paper Label w/ Eric Clapton Signature
- Electronics: None
- Plecked: True
