Here for sale we have a Martin Performing Artist GPCPA1 Plus Electro-Acoustic guitar in Polished Gloss Natural finish. Made in the USA in 2015, this guitar features an all-solid construction comprising a Sitka Spruce top, East Indian Rosewood back and sides, Select Hardwood Neck and 20 fret Ebony fingerboard with matching bridge. As the top of the line guitar in the series there are several ornate embellishments to this instrument such as Ovangkol fingerboard binding, Arrows and Squares inlays and a two ring pearl Rosette. This guitar is equipped with Gold Enclosed Gear tuning machines, undersaddle piezo pickup and a Fishman F1 Aura+ on-board preamp with master volume, master tone and phase controls, along with an on-board tuner. 
 
The Select Hardwood neck plays well, with the High-Performance Taper Neck profile sitting comfortably in the hand and providing a smooth and responsive playing experience in all registers. This profile is a touch more at the 12th fret, measuring at 2-1/8” as opposed to the more traditional 2 ¼, giving that slightly more compact feel which will really appeal to fingerstyle players. The Satin finish offers a sense of familiarity when transitioning up and down the neck. The Ebony fingerboard provides a smooth and durable playing surface right the way up the register, and in conjunction with the traditional Martin 16" radius strikes a perfect balance between comfortable chord playing and practicality for lead lines and string bending.
 
The voice of the Martin Performing Artist GPCPA1 Plus is very well balanced, delivering a warm yet detailed low end, soft mid range and open, articulate top end. This is thanks to the combination of the Grand performance body, Hybrid ‘X’ Scalloped bracing and an all-solid construction, ensuring a beautiful resonance, projecting well and providing a wide and sensitive dynamic range. The classic choice of a Spruce Top and Rosewood Back and Sides further enhances the guitar's balanced talk qualities, with a rich warmth from the Rosewood combining with the clarity from the Spruce Top. This makes the guitar suitable for a wide range of styles with both strumming and fingerstyle playing sounding distinctive yet delicate. 
 
The Fishman F1 Aura+ system installed in this guitar takes the playing experience to another level when amplified, with the award winning system offering a plethora of tonal options. Simply press the Tone control to step through 3 custom-blended Aura Image presets as well as the uneffected, Gold Plus pickup sound. The one-knob Tone control blends between a natural, undersaddle sound with no EQ and a ''scooped'' tone with emphasized treble, bass and reduced midrange. Equally at home as a solo instrument or part of an ensemble, this guitar is a truly fantastic stage partner for the acoustic musician who needs a high quality, versatile instrument.