Martin D-18 Modern Deluxe Acoustic Guitar - Natural

The D-18 Modern Deluxe reimagines a Martin icon with cutting-edge craftsmanship. A spruce VINTAGE TONE SYSTEM® (VTS) top and Golden Era–style Adirondack spruce X-bracing recreate the power and balance of a nearly century-old Martin. Natural protein glue and a lightweight carbon-fiber bridge plate add resonance and sustain, while exclusive Liquidmetal® bridge pins enhance projection by up to 3 decibels. EVO gold frets and a slightly asymmetrical neck ensure smooth, precise play, and East Indian rosewood binding around the body, Waverly gold open-gear tuners, and a 1933-style pearl logo lend understated elegance. The iconic Dreadnought body shape offers bold lows, articulate highs, and exceptional headroom—a faithful tribute to the past with a distinctly modern edge and refined sonic authority.

• Serial Number: 2957315
• Weight: 4 lbs

Specs

Top

• Top Material: Spruce with VTS
• Finish Top: Gloss
• Top Color: Clear
• Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
• Top Detail: None
• Binding: East Indian Rosewood
• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Bridge Style: Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
• Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
• Bridge Pin Material: Liquidmetal®
• Bridge Pin Dots: Red Acrylic
• Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
• Pickguard Inlay: None
• Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
• Saddle: Compensated Bone
• Saddle Radius: 16"

Body

• Body Size: D-14 Fret
• Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
• Back Material: Genuine Mahogany
• Side Material: Genuine Mahogany
• Back and Side Finish: Gloss
• Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
• Back Detail: None
• Side Detail: None
• Back Purfling/Strip: Style 18
• Back Inlay Material: None
• Side Inlay Material: None
• Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace
• Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
• Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
• Brace Size: 5/16"
• Heelcap: East Indian Rosewood
• Endpiece: East Indian Rosewood
• Endpiece Inlay: None

Neck

• Neck Shape: Vintage Deluxe
• Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
• Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
• Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
• Finish Neck: Satin
• Scale Length: 25.4"
• Number of Frets Total: 20
• Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
• Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
• Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
• Fingerboard Binding Material: None
• Side Dots: Abalone

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