Description

The Martin J-40 is a trusted standout in Martin’s acoustic lineup that makes an unforgettable statement in both sound and style. Its Jumbo body size combines a larger, tight-waisted shape with powerful projection, delivering resonant bass, shimmering trebles, and exceptional balance that suits any playing style. Handcrafted with a solid spruce top and solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, the J-40 boasts deep bass and rich overtones, creating a sound that’s as dynamic as its design. The satin genuine mahogany neck with a Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval profile, high-performance taper, and 25.4″ scale length ensures smooth, comfortable playability. Luxurious details, including its abalone rosette and bound ebony fingerboard with hexagon inlays, enhance its timeless beauty. Complete with antique white binding, an ebony bridge with bone pins, and gold open gear tuners, the J-40 is a guitar you can trust to unleash the artist within.

Martin’s refreshed Standard Series for 2025 enhances tone, comfort, and style. Sitka spruce GE top bracing, as featured on the Modern Deluxe Series, delivers vintage-inspired tone and sustain, while updates like a reimagined neck profile, thinner fingerboard, and refined bridge and heel improve playability and aesthetics. Each guitar includes a hardshell case.

• Top: Solid Spruce
• Back and Sides: Solid East Indian Rosewood
• Neck: Genuine Mahogany
• Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony
• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4”
• Scale Length: 25.4″
• Nut and Saddle: Bone
• Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval
• Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
• Body Size: J-14 Fret
• Finish Top: Gloss
• Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
• Back and Side Finish: Gloss
• Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X-Brace
• Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
• Top Color: Aging Toner
• Bridge Style: GE Modern Belly – Drop in Saddle
• Binding: Antique White
• Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32″
• Top Inlay: Multi-Stripe
• Bridge Pins: Bone
• Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
• Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone
• Saddle: Compensated Bone
• Rosette: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
• Saddle Radius: 16″
• Braces: Spruce
• Back and Sides Color: Natural
• Brace Size: 5/16″
• Back Purfling/Strip: Style 45 with Black Stripe
• Back Inlay: Multi-Stripe
• Heelcap: Antique White with Multi-Stripe
• Endpiece: Antique White
• Side Inlay: Multi-Stripe
• Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe
• Finish Neck: Satin
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8”
• Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
• Fingerboard Inlay Style: Reduced Hexagon
• Number of Frets Total: 20
• Fingerboard Inlay: Abalone
• Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
• Fingerboard Binding: Antique White with Multi-Stripe
• Side Dots: Black
• Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond
• Tuning Machines: Gold Open Gear
• Headplate: East Indian Rosewood
• Knob: Butterbean
• Headplate Logo Style: Block Inlay Golden Era
• Nut: Bone
• Headplate Binding: Antique White with Multi-Stripe
• Left Handed Availability: Yes, would need to be special ordered
• Pleked: Yes
• Case: Hardshell