MARTIN BACKPACKER Description
- thin travel-style "paddle-shaped" body, solid spruce top, solid wood back and sides, round soundhole, one-piece mahogany neck, 15-fret hardwood fingerboard with white dot inlays, three-per-side chrome mini tuners, hardwood bridge, white bridge pins with black dots, available in Natural finish, 24 in. scale, mfg. 1992-present.
In the early 2000s, the Backpacker was upgraded with a slightly reshaped body, wider headstock, and the Martin logo was moved from beneath the fingerboard to the traditional place on the headstock.