Overview
Brand name:
Product:
- acoustic guitars
Series name:
Dates of manufacture:
1918 to 1925
1938 to 1943
1995
MARTIN initially made the 000-42 between 1918 and 1943 only. The style 42 models were one level below the top of the range 45 models. The style 42s had mother of pearl inlay on their tops (but not on the back and sides like the style 45). The 000 indicates that this model was the largest body size of the style 42s - a grand auditorium body size.
Eric Clapton played a 1939 Martin 000-42 for much of the live performance recorded for the MTV Unplugged series in 1992. The popularity of Clapton's Unplugged performance is led to Martin reissuing the 000-42 model. With a shorter scale length and wide neck width the 000-42 is popular with fingerstyle players
Specifications (20)
General
Binding | ivory body-binding |
Finish colors | natural finish |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Scale length | 24.875 inches scale length |
Body
Body back material | rosewood body back |
Body sides material | rosewood body sides |
Body style | grand auditorium style |
Body top material | spruce body top |
Soundhole rosette | pearl rosette |
Soundhole | round soundhole |
Neck
Body fret | Neck joins body at 12th fret |
Neck joint | set neck |
Neck material | mahogany neck |
Neck width | 1.75 inches wide at nut |
Number of frets | 19 fret, 20 fret |
Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Hardware
Bridge pins | pearl dot pins |
Bridge | belly bridge, ebony bridge, ivory bridge |
Fretboard
Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | diamond and snowflake fingerboard position markers |