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Martin Custom Shop D 18-Style European Spruce

$3,540.00

Pickup available at 165 Massachusetts Avenue

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Product information

This Custom Shop take on the classic D-18 offers depth of tone that will rival a boutique guitar.

The Martin D-18 is unquestionably one of the most popular guitars in our shop! In an effort to offer an upgrade without stretching to an "Authentic" level price point, we've created a Custom Shop 18-style dreadnought that incorporates all the specs of a Standard Series D-18 but substitutes a European Spruce top for the normal Sitka.

To our ears, this is a D-18, only better. The European Spruce top brings more stiffness to the table, imparting color of tone, clarity, snap, and a significantly more focused & clear low end. This Custom Shop take on the classic D-18 offers depth of tone that will rival a boutique guitar ~ with the modern neck profile favored by many contemporary players. Priced with 3-ply hardshell case from Martin!

Please note: due to inventory turnover, wood grain and characteristics shown in the photos on this page may differ slightly from an instrument received after online checkout.


Materials

Top
European Spruce (Cert. High Altitude Swiss)
Back & Sides
Mahogany
Neck
Select Hardwood
Fingerboard
Ebony
Bridge
Ebony
Nut & Saddle
Bone
Tuners
Grover StaTite 18:1
Bracing
Scalloped (Forward shifted)
Construction
Modern Adhesive
Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer (Satin neck)

Neck Specs

Carve
Modified Low Oval
Nut Width
1 3/4"
String Spacing
2 5/32"
Scale Length
25.4"
Truss Rod
Adjustable
Inlays
MOP Dots
Headstock
C.F. Martin Decal

Other

Serial #
3011488
Case
Martin 3-Ply Hardshell

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