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Martin GPC Special Made in the USA 16 Style Rosewood Grand Performance Acoustic-Electric Guitar $1,249 (save 31%) or $1,149 (with Rewards) + free S&H

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Martin GPC Special 16 Style Rosewood Grand Performance Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural is for sale at Musician's Friend for $1,249 (save $500, discount of 31% from $1799).

Save extra 8% ($100) with Rewards Program (cash for future purchase) for price of $1,149

Made in the USA!

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Deal is valid until 8:00 am EST on Feb-26 or when sold out.

Great reviews!

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/g...6000001000

Martin's GPC Special 16 Style acoustic-electric, now with Fishman electronics.
This Martin GPC Special 16 Style Grand Performance cutaway acoustic-electric model is crafted with satin-finished East Indian rosewood back and sides for resonant sound with deep bass and rich overtones. It includes a Sitka spruce gloss top for balanced tone and projection and a high-performance neck taper for ease of playability up and down the fretboard. The GPC Special 16 Style also comes equipped with Fishman MX-T electronics for incredibly accurate plugged-in tone and stylish chrome enclosed tuners.
Features
Sitka spruce top with East Indian rosewood back and sodies
Modified low oval with high performance taper select hardwood neck and a satin finish
Ebony fingerboard and bridge
Fishman MX-T pickup and chrome enclosed tuners
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distortionator
02-25-2021 at 05:47 AM.
02-25-2021 at 05:47 AM.
I own this guitar. This is an amazing deal. USA MADE!
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leftcoast63
02-25-2021 at 06:21 AM.
02-25-2021 at 06:21 AM.
This is a pretty good review...thanks OP for posting!

http://onemanz.com/guitar/2019-ma...l-of-them/
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geelinus
02-25-2021 at 08:54 AM.
02-25-2021 at 08:54 AM.
Thanks for posting! It;s a solid deal!

One Important Clarification though - The guitar costs the same price with or without being a Rewards member.

Rewards members get $100 in Rewards to spend 90 days after purchasing the guitar -- after the return period expires.,

The only way a Rewards member gets a lower price is if he/she already has rewards to put toward the guitar.
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02-25-2021 at 09:30 AM.
02-25-2021 at 09:30 AM.
I wish we could pull these up on Martin's website

This is on Martin site:
ELECTRONICS:
Fishman Matrix VT Enhance NT2

This on MF:
Brand: Fishman MX-T

Same electronics?
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rumata13
02-25-2021 at 11:08 AM.
02-25-2021 at 11:08 AM.
Quote from geelinus :
Thanks for posting! It;s a solid deal!

One Important Clarification though - The guitar costs the same price with or without being a Rewards member.

Rewards members get $100 in Rewards to spend 90 days after purchasing the guitar -- after the return period expires.,

The only way a Rewards member gets a lower price is if he/she already has rewards to put toward the guitar.
Why do you say it costs the same? Don't you think that if you get $100 after 45 days your cost is $100 less?

It's the same as getting rebates on other deals we see here on SlickDeals.
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02-25-2021 at 01:17 PM.
02-25-2021 at 01:17 PM.
Quote from dailychecker :
I wish we could pull these up on Martin's website

This is on Martin site:
ELECTRONICS:
Fishman Matrix VT Enhance NT2

This on MF:
Brand: Fishman MX-T

Same electronics?
These are "special" edition guitars made just for MF. So Martin won't list them on their website. The electronics and tuners are different from the standard GPC. Also, according to one review I saw, these do not have the shallow body depth like the standard GPC.

And, unfortunately, Fishman doesn't list either pickup on their web site so you can't compare the pickups.
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geelinus
02-25-2021 at 01:54 PM.
02-25-2021 at 01:54 PM.
[QUOTE=rumata13;145609636]Why do you say it costs the same? Don't you think that if you get $100 after 45 days your cost is $100 less?

1. You don't get $100 in cash.
You get a credit - good only at MF - that requires you to buy something else later.
The checkout price is exactly the same.

It's not a bad deal but there's only one purchase price. You simply cannot check out for $1149.00.
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02-25-2021 at 02:42 PM.
02-25-2021 at 02:42 PM.
i wouldnt deal with musicians friend. they are part of guitar center and both are horrible company. i recently bought a martin and they sent me the wrong guitar, and they sent me an opened floor model from guitar center. ive talked to 2 reps and they both said someone would call me back and no one has. speaking to a 3rd person and they are rude and told me everything is OOS and the only thing i can do is return the item. they wouldnt be able to price match the deal i got from the stupid deal of the day. never again ordering from Musicians Friend or Guitar Center.
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dailychecker
02-25-2021 at 02:47 PM.
02-25-2021 at 02:47 PM.
Quote from socal1 :
These are "special" edition guitars made just for MF. So Martin won't list them on their website. The electronics and tuners are different from the standard GPC. Also, according to one review I saw, these do not have the shallow body depth like the standard GPC.

And, unfortunately, Fishman doesn't list either pickup on their web site so you can't compare the pickups.
thanks
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joby619
02-25-2021 at 03:53 PM.
02-25-2021 at 03:53 PM.
Deal looks dead.
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02-25-2021 at 04:07 PM.
02-25-2021 at 04:07 PM.
Quote from enzopolis :
i wouldnt deal with musicians friend. they are part of guitar center and both are horrible company. i recently bought a martin and they sent me the wrong guitar, and they sent me an opened floor model from guitar center. ive talked to 2 reps and they both said someone would call me back and no one has. speaking to a 3rd person and they are rude and told me everything is OOS and the only thing i can do is return the item. they wouldnt be able to price match the deal i got from the stupid deal of the day. never again ordering from Musicians Friend or Guitar Center.
I'm supposed to be getting that stupid deal martin in the mail tomorrow. Hopefully i don't have the same issue.

Musicians friend has been good to me for the most part though.
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02-25-2021 at 10:07 PM.
02-25-2021 at 10:07 PM.
Quote from Nizzlenates :
I'm supposed to be getting that stupid deal martin in the mail tomorrow. Hopefully i don't have the same issue.

Musicians friend has been good to me for the most part though.
yeah, GC and MF have been good in the past, but it seems like that's far gone. I went in today to GC to see if they can exchange my guitar and they couldn't because they didnt have any in stock that met the same price as mine. Very frustrating, im stuck with the 1XDE when I wanted the 000X1AE. ill see what they say tomorrow, good luck with yours, hopefully you got the correct one and you like it.
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leftcoast63
02-26-2021 at 04:41 AM.
02-26-2021 at 04:41 AM.
Quote from distortionator :
I own this guitar. This is an amazing deal. USA MADE!

Do you own the Guitar Center/Musician's Friend version, or do you own the "standard" of this guitar?

Just wondering for the future, as I have it droplisted on Honey.
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02-26-2021 at 09:14 AM.
02-26-2021 at 09:14 AM.
Quote from rumata13 :
Why do you say it costs the same? Don't you think that if you get $100 after 45 days your cost is $100 less?

It's the same as getting rebates on other deals we see here on SlickDeals.

You still have to spend the same amount of money. They give you $100 credit for something else. You're not got at math, are you.
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