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Condition: Used, Excellent
The end-all, be-all flatpicker's guitar. There's not much else to say about the Martin D-18 that hasn't already been said, but this specific custom-shop example deserves to add its two cents. While maintaining the classic 18-style workhorse look, this guitar is still visually striking. Check out the wide, even grain and blonde hue of the Adirondack spruce top; contrast that with the ruddy swirl of the sinker mahogany back and sides. The aged, sunken wood imparts an open, well-balanced sound, featuring warm bass, vocal mids and positively crystalline top end. And while it's a supreme strummer, the Addy top confidently projects fingerstyle play with pristine clarity and subtly sweet overtones.
SP Luthier Notes: Setup
- Model
- D-18
- Serial
- 2305133
- Year
- 2019
- Body Size
- D-14 Fret
- Construction
- Dovetail Neck Joint
- Bracing Pattern
- Standard
- Brace Shape
- Scalloped
- Top Material
- Adirondack Spruce
- Back Material
- Sinker Mahogany
- Side Material
- Sinker Mahogany
- Finish Top
- Gloss
- Back & Side Finish
- Gloss
- Scale Length
- 25.4"
- Fingerboard Width at Nut
- 1 3/4"
- Neck Shape
- Modified Low Oval
- Neck Taper
- PA Taper
- Electronics
- None
- Top Color
- Aging Toner
- Binding
- Tortoise
- Top Inlay Material
- Multi-Stripe
- Top Detail
- None
- Pickguard
- Tortoise
- Pickguard Inlay
- None
- Rosette
- Old Style 18
- Bridge Style
- Modern Belly w/Drop In Saddle
- Bridge String Spacing
- 2 5/32"
- Bridge Material
- Ebony
- Bridge Pin Material
- Black
- Bridge Pin Dots
- None
- Saddle
- Compensated Bone
- Saddle Radius
- 16"
- Brace Material
- Adirondack Spruce
- Brace Size
- 5/16"
- Back Purfling/Strip
- Style 18
- Heelcap
- Tortoise
- Endpiece
- Tortoise
- Endpiece Inlay
- None
- Back & Sides Color
- Dark Mahogany Stain
- Back Detail
- None
- Back Inlay Material
- None
- Side Detail
- None
- Side Inlay Material
- None
- Neck Material
- Genuine Mahogany - 12/4
- Finish Neck
- Catalyzed 15 Sheen
- Neck Color
- Dark Mahogany Stain
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Neck Joins Body at
- 14th Fret
- Side Dots
- White
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Fingerboard width at 12th Fret
- 2 1/8"
- Fingerboard Inlay Style
- Old Style 18
- Fingerboard Inlay Material
- Abalone
- Fingerboard Binding Material
- None
- Headstock Shape
- Solid /6 String / No Diamond / Square Taper
- Headplate Material
- Solid East Indian Rosewood
- Headplate Logo Style
- Large Old Style
- Headplate Binding Material
- None
- Tuning Machines
- Gotoh Nickel
- Knob
- Butterbean
- Nut Material
- Bone
- Case
- Hardshell
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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