Martin Custom D18 Buyer's Choice Acoustic Guitar (with Case)

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zZounds Gear Experts Say...

An elegant Adirondack spruce top matched to a mahogany back and sides give this beautiful dreadnought a sweet voice, with rich lows and crisp highs.

What's special about this item?

Feature:	What it does:
Adirondack spruce top	Dynamic tone with a loud, clear sound
Mahogany back and sides	Dry and airy tone; clear, present midrange
Scalloped top bracing	Pulls out more low end while focusing highs
Gotoh tuners	Solid and dependable tuning stability

Overview

The Martin Custom D18 Buyers Choice Acoustic Guitar features a remarkable Adirondack spruce top hand picked for its beautiful grain and fantastic tonal qualities. Mahogany back and sides complement the top perfectly, adding great lows, midrange and punch.

Other features include an Ebony fingerboard and bridge along with 5/16-inch scalloped bracing. The classic dreadnought D18 body is Martin's most recognizable and most played shape ever. This Custom D18 Buyers Choice beautifully captures the essence of the D18 with custom-quality tone woods at a great price.

Specs

- Model: D-18

- Construction: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint

- Body Size: D-14 Fret

- Top: Solid Adirondack Spruce

- Rosette: Style 18

- Top Bracing Pattern: Standard ''X'' Scalloped, Forward Shifted

- Top Braces: Solid Adirondack Spruce 5/16''

- Back Material: Solid Genuine Mahogany

- Back Purfling: Style 18

- Side Material: Solid Genuine Mahogany

- Endpiece: Delmar Tortoise Color

- Binding: Tortoise Color

- Top Inlay Style: Multiple Black/White Boltaron

- Modified Low Oval Profile w/ Performing Artist Taper

- Nut Material: Bone

- Headstock: Solid/Square Taper

- Headplate: Solid East Indian Rosewood / Large Old Style Logo

- Heelcap: Tortoise Color

- Fingerboard Material: Solid Black Ebony

- Scale Length: 25.4''

- Number of Frets Clear: 14

- Number of Frets Total: 20

- Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1-3/4''

- Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2-1/8''

- Fingerboard Position Inlays: Old Style 18

- Finish Back & Sides: Polished Gloss

- Finish Top:
Polished Gloss w/ Aging Toner ; Sunburst available at additional cost.

- Finish Neck: Satin

- Bridge Material: Solid Black Ebony

- Bridge Style: 1930s Style Belly w/ Drop-In Saddle

- Bridge String Spacing: 2-3/16''

- Saddle: 16'' Radius/Compensated/Bone

- Tuning Machines: Nickel Open-Geared w/ Butterbean Knobs

- Recommended Strings: Martin Studio Performance Lifespan Phosphor Bronze Medium Gauge (MSP7200)

- Bridge & End Pins: Black

- Pickguard: Delmar Tortoise Color

- Case: 445 Hardshell