Martin DSS-17 Slope Shoulder Dreadnaught Acoustic Guitar #517

It is skillfully crafted from a solid Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides with antique white binding. It features a modified low oval neck with a high-performance taper for added comfort and includes a rosewood fingerboard and bridge, scalloped bracing, and an old-style script logo on the headstock. The DSS-17 Whiskey Sunset produces beautiful, dynamic tones that will please the most discerning musician.

Due to material availability the DSS-17 Whiskey Sunset is designed with either a tortoise pattern or black pickguard. Selection may vary.

• stock #517
• 4 lbs
• OVERVIEW
  • BODY SIZE: D-14 Fret Slope Shoulder
  • FINISH TOP: Satin
  • CONSTRUCTION: Simple Dovetail Neck Joint
  • BACK AND SIDE FINISH: Satin
  • BRACING PATTERN: X-Brace
  • SCALE LENGTH: 25.4″
  • BRACE SHAPE: Scalloped
  • FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: 1 3/4”
  • TOP MATERIAL: Sitka Spruce
  • NECK SHAPE: Modified Low Oval
  • BACK MATERIAL: Mahogany
  • NECK TAPER: High-Performance Taper
  • SIDE MATERIAL: Mahogany
  • ELECTRONICS: Optional
• TOP
  • TOP COLOR: Whiskey Sunset Burst
  • BRIDGE STYLE: Modern Straightline – Drop in Saddle
  • BINDING: Antique White
  • BRIDGE STRING SPACING: 2 5/32″
  • TOP INLAY MATERIAL: Black Stripe
  • BRIDGE MATERIAL: Rosewood
  • TOP DETAIL: None
  • BRIDGE PIN MATERIAL: Black Plastic
  • PICKGUARD: Tortoise Pattern or Black
  • BRIDGE PIN DOTS: None
  • PICKGUARD INLAY: None
  • SADDLE: Compensated Bone
  • ROSETTE: Multi-Stripe
  • SADDLE RADIUS: 16″
• BODY
  • BRACE MATERIAL: Sitka Spruce
  • BACK AND SIDES COLOR: Dark Mahogany
  • BRACE SIZE: 5/16″
  • BACK DETAIL: None
  • BACK PURFLING/STRIP: None
  • BACK INLAY MATERIAL: None
  • HEELCAP: None
  • SIDE DETAIL: None
  • ENDPIECE: None
  • SIDE INLAY MATERIAL: Black Stripe
  • ENDPIECE INLAY: None
• NECK
  • NECK MATERIAL: Select Hardwood
  • FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Rosewood
  • FINISH NECK: Satin
  • FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET: 2 1/8”
  • NECK COLOR: Dark Mahogany
  • FINGERBOARD INLAY STYLE: 1955 Style 18
  • NUMBER OF FRETS TOTAL: 20
  • FINGERBOARD INLAY MATERIAL: Mother-of-Pearl
  • NECK JOINS BODY AT: 14th Fret
  • FINGERBOARD BINDING MATERIAL: None
  • SIDE DOTS: Yellow
  • HEADSTOCK
  • HEADSTOCK SHAPE: Solid with Square Taper
  • TUNING MACHINES: Golden Age Relic Nickel
  • HEADPLATE MATERIAL: Ebony
  • KNOB: Cream Plastic
  • HEADPLATE LOGO STYLE: Script Authentic 1933 Overlay
  • NUT MATERIAL: Bone
  • HEADPLATE BINDING MATERIAL: None
  • HEADPLATE DETAIL: None
• MISC
  • CASE: Soft-Shell
  • LEFT HANDED AVAILABILITY: true
  • LABEL: None
  • PLEKED: true