The nut is made of Black Corian, while the bridge is of a Black Richlite. The saddle is made out of TUSQ, a synthetic material that is better than cheap plastic.
LX1E features a die-cast chrome-plated tuners, solid with LX taper headstock shape and small knobs. This might be a disadvantage for beginning guitarists, but, you can be familiar with it when you keep on playing. Unfortunately, there are no inlays on the fretboard where you’ll be guided on what fret you’re in. Its nut width is 1 11/16-inch, a standard for most guitars, which even full-sized dreadnought guitar have this nut width size. The fretboard has a width of 2 1/16-inch at the 12th fret. The Richlite fretboard has a total of 20 frets with 14 clear frets, joining the neck to the body at the 14th fret. It has 23-inch scale length, which is a perfect size of the guitar for traveling, camping or just playing around the house. Like most traditional acoustic guitar, this one has Natural finish, too. It has a modified low oval shape that boosts the playability of the guitar. The neck is made of Rust Birch laminate with a hand-rubbed finish. The back and the sides have mahogany HPL (high pressure laminate) pattern with a warm satin finish, also expected from this price range. It doesn’t quite have the projection and low end of a full-sized acoustic, but it’s a superb choice if you’re seeking a quality, compact acoustic for travelling or gigging.Like most affordable acoustic-electric guitars, Martin LX1E uses a solid hand-rubbed Sitka Spruce on top. There’s a reason why the Martin LX1E is one of the most popular small-bodied acoustic guitars - it sounds great, particularly plugged in, and it’s really comfortable to play.
Martin LX1E Little Martin review: Verdict This also means that the top of the guitar looks cleaner, though the tuner that used to be in the old preamp was pretty handy. It’s easy enough to get to them, but it might take some getting used to if you’re adjusting them a lot whilst playing. There’s no preamp system on the top of the guitar like there used to be - instead you’ve got a volume and tone knob discreetly positioned in the soundhole. It’s a good sounding pickup, and you’d have to spend a fair bit more to beat it, in our opinion - add some EQ and reverb via an acoustic amp or mixing desk and you’ll have a decent amplified acoustic sound that’s certainly good enough for gigs and open mic nights. Plugged in, the Martin LX1E performs just as well as any other guitar with an undersaddle piezo system, which means that it can keep up with much bigger and more expensive guitars utilizing the same pickup. It responds well to playing dynamically too, so it’s suitable for a variety of different players, whether you’re playing in a band, or performing as a singer-songwriter. It doesn’t throw out lots of low end, but the bass is definitely still there, and the shape of it helps it really cut through in the middle and treble frequencies.
Whilst there is a bit of that boxiness commonly associated with smaller-bodied acoustics, it’s got a fairly strong frequency response.
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The solid top also helps it resonate more, plus it’s going to sound better the more you play it, as you break in the top over the years. Martin ships it with 13 gauge acoustic guitar strings, which really helps with volume and tone. That said, the Martin LX1E is fairly loud for its size - it’s louder than most other smaller guitars, and it sounds clear and defined.
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It doesn’t project as much volume as a full size acoustic, but then again, you wouldn’t expect it to. The sound of the guitar, admittedly, does reflect the size of it to some extent. If you’re an experienced player, then the LX1E is a great guitar to take with you on the road