Martin J-16E Black Smoke Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Spruce/East Indian Rosewood

Moving and grooving in the refreshed 16 Series, the Martin J-16E Black Smoke is a dark and captivating Jumbo-sized acoustic with a powerful voice and an effortlessly cool aesthetic. Balancing the modern look and playability of the 16 Series with time-tested design tenets of Martin Jumbos, the J-16E Black Smoke is an elegant spin in the 16 Series and Martin line universally.

For the 16 Series, Martin designs are treated to a fresh coat of paint to turn heads with highly artistic and musical models. Everything here on this 16 Series starts with a Martin J-14 Fret Jumbo body assembled from spruce and East Indian rosewood – a timeless match of Martin woods. These two iconic picks for Martin bring together a formidable J-14 Jumbo body with a commanding sound and sight. A gloss Black Smoke-shaded top matches with a satin-finished back and sides to produce an inviting look and feel for this 16 Series, along with that ever-popular balance of spruce brightness and rosewood richness. Under the hood, this 16 Series is lined with scalloped spruce braces in an X-Brace pattern for livening tone and enhancing projection and sustain.

At this point, this J-14 Fret welcomes a select hardwood neck in a Modified Low Oval profile with a High Performance taper. This more modern Martin feature streamlines smooth moves from lower to higher registers with a soft satin finish in the palm. Matching this mobility, an ebony fingerboard with twenty frets lays out with Mother of Pearl Style 28 inlays. Precise frets present an articulate feel on the fingers for melodic fingerpicking or campfire chord stylings.

This 16 Series J-14 is backed then by a series of hardware specifications sure to impress. At the base of the 25.4" scale length, this guitar's ebony bridge lands with a Modern Belly shape and a drop-in TUSQ saddle. Abalone-dotted bridge pins connect sturdily string-to-body while a bone nut and nickel open gear tuning machines ground strings at the scale's opposite end. Quick stringing and sturdy intonation make this 16 Series effortless to set up and play. Onstage, the J-16E Black Smoke comes to life via L.R. Baggs Element electronics. Moving from stage to stage, an included Martin softshell case makes everything seamless.

A tall, dark, and handsome Jumbo for their refreshed 16 Series, Martin goes big with the J-16E Black Smoke.