Celebrate three decades of Eric Clapton’s legendary collaboration with Martin Guitar with the 000-42EC 30th Anniversary acoustic. Limited to just 300 instruments, this milestone model takes inspiration from the guitar Eric played during his iconic MTV Unplugged performance, faithfully capturing the essence of that pre-war Martin. Crafted with premium tonewoods, the 000-42EC 30th Anniversary pairs a solid Adirondack spruce top with antique toner and solid Guatemalan rosewood back and sides. This combination delivers a warm, rich tonal depth, perfectly suited for both delicate fingerstyle playing and bold strumming. The scalloped Adirondack spruce Golden Era-inspired bracing enhances resonance and projection, ensuring this guitar fills any room with an unmistakably full-bodied sound. The genuine mahogany neck and Authentic 1939 shape, paired with a slightly thinner nut width and an ebony fingerboard adorned with Golden Era 42-style snowflake inlay, offer effortless playability and classic looks. Not only does this guitar showcase vintage-inspired specs and dazzling pearl inlay, but each limited-edition signature model includes a paper label hand-signed by Eric himself, a printed certificate of authenticity to further commemorate our longstanding partnership, and a premium, embroidered Harptone case with a matching shroud exclusive to this model. It even comes strung with Clapton’s Choice phosphor bronze strings for his preferred sound and feel, plus an extra set in the case pocket. Together with the 000-EC 30th Anniversary model, these instruments honor 30 years of groundbreaking guitar collaboration, offering something for every fan of Eric and Martin. 

Full specs are as follows:

Highlights:

000-14 Fret body size
Guatemalan Rosewood back and sides
Adirondack Spruce top with Antique Toner top color 
Authentic 1939 with Standard Taper neck
1 11/16'' fingerboard width at nut
Hardshell case
Recommended Strings: Clapton’s Choice Acoustic Guitar Strings - Light 

Top:


Top Material: Adirondack Spruce 
Finish Top: Vintage Gloss 
Top Color: Antique Toner 
Top Inlay Material: Abalone with Multi-Stripe 
Top Detail: None 
Binding: Antique White 
Bridge Material: Ebony 
Bridge Style: 1930 Style Belly - Glue in Long Saddle 
Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/8'' 
Bridge Pin Material: Bone 
Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone 
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise 
Pickguard Inlay: None 
Rosette: Abalone with Multi-Stripe 
Saddle: Bone 
Saddle Radius: 16"  

Body:


Body Size: 000-14 Fret 
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint 
Back Material: Guatemalan Rosewood 
Side Material: Guatemalan Rosewood 
Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss 
Back and Sides Color: Natural 
Back Detail: None 
Side Detail: None 
Back Purfling/Strip: Style 45 Golden Era 
Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe 
Side Inlay Material: None 
Bracing Pattern: X-Brace 
Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped 
Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce 
Brace Size: 5/16" 
Heelcap: Antique White 
Endpiece: Antique White 
Endpiece Inlay: Boxed Multi-Stripe    

Neck:


Neck Shape: Authentic 1939 
Neck Taper: Standard Taper 
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany 
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany 
Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss 
Scale Length: 24.9" 
Number of Frets Total: 20 
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret 
Fingerboard Material: Ebony 
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8'' 
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 11/16'' 
Fingerboard Inlay Style: GE 42 Snowflake 
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Select Abalone 
Fingerboard Binding Material: Antique White 
Side Dots: Faux Tortoise  

Headstock:

Headstock Shape: Solid with 1939 Taper 
Headplate Material: Guatemalan Rosewood 
Headplate Logo Style: Authentic Script Style Overlay 
Headplate Binding Material: None 
Tuning Machines: Waverly Relic Nickel Open Gear 
Knob: Butterbean 
Nut Material: Bone 
 
Misc:

Case: Hardshell 
Label: Paper Label w/Eric Clapton Signature 
Electronics: None 
Left Handed Availability: true 
Pleked: true