This 1935 Martin 000-18 is going to make someone in search of fabulous tone at a below-premium price very happy. The guitar has clearly lived a colorful life; and it's been played a lot (as evidenced by the wear on the top and the back). It was produced in a narrow window of time when small-bodied, style-18 Martins got a Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard & bridge ~ and we do think there's a certain warmth of tone (and mellowness of note attack) that accompanies these features. This guitar's voice is pure, 1930's Mahogany & Spruce Martin -- dry and woody, with great clarity & note separation accompanied by a gorgeous, shallow decay (as if there's a mini reverb tank built into it). As far as sound goes, the guitar gets our highest marks; and it bears repeating that we think anyone interested in a golden-era 000-18 would be very pleased with it.