Overview
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- acoustic guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1985 to 1994
MARTIN made the J12-65 (J12-65M) between 1985 and 1994. It was their 12-string version of the J-65 model.
Specifications (21)
General
| Finish colors | natural finish |
| Made in | USA |
| Binding | tortoiseshell binding |
| Number of strings | 12 strings |
Body
| Body back material | figured maple body back |
| Body sides material | maple body sides |
| Body top material | spruce body top |
| Pickguard material | tortoiseshell pickguard |
| Soundhole rosette | 3-stripe rosette |
| Soundhole | round soundhole |
Neck
| Body fret | Neck joins body at 14th fret |
| Neck joint | set neck |
| Neck material | maple neck |
| Number of frets | 20 fret |
| Peghead (headstock) | veneer headstock |
| Tuner layout | six-per-side tuners, three-each-side |
Hardware
| Bridge pins | white red dot pins |
| Bridge | ebony bridge |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
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Reviews (1)
MARTIN J12-65 (J12-65M) reviewed by Tom H
Tom H
I do not see many reviews on this wonderful guitar. Mine is a 1985 model. It is without a doubt the cleanest sounding guitar I have ever owned! Only manufactured between 1985 and 1994. Per my research I believe that only 163 were manufactured. I own a lot of acoustic guitars, and a few Martins, and would not sell or trade this one for any other model. Solid Sitka spruce top and incredibly figured maple back and sides. Very loud, louder than my D 18. For the life of me I can't understand why the Martin faithful never appreciated Maple, Incredible sound!
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Martin J12 65
Submitted by Jim Cregan (not verified) on
I have one of these magnificent instruments. I played it during the Rod Stewart unplugged and seated tour 1993/4. It beats any other 12 st acoustic I have ever known and I've been playing for 60 years.