Value-packed Martin Dreadnought with a Solid Top With its solid spruce top, sapele back and sides, and Fishman electronics, the D-10E is an affordable entrée into the world of Martin dreadnought acoustic-electric guitars. Graced with lovely mother-of-pearl pattern fingerboard and rosette inlays, the D-10E serves up classic Martin understated elegance. In addition to quality solid tonewoods, this guitar features a smooth-as-glass Richlite fingerboard and bridge and a hand-rubbed neck finish. Like other Road Series models, it also sports Fishman MX-T electronics with an onboard soundhole tuner that auto-mutes the output so you can tune up any time without using a pedal. At GearNuts, we get our hands on countless great guitars, and were quite impressed with the Martin D-10E — its a lot of guitar for the money.Quality tonewoods deliver timeless tone As a top tonewood, spruce offers a combination of strength and elasticity that delivers a broad dynamic range