Description

The Martin D-18 is one of the most iconic guitars in Martin’s lineup, trusted by legends of music and players like you for nearly a century. Known as a tried-and-true workhorse, its Dreadnought size delivers the bold, projective tone and strong bass that have shaped countless performances and recordings. Handcrafted with a solid spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides, the D-18 offers a full and balanced voice with bright trebles, a punchy midrange, and exceptional clarity in an iconic, no-frills design that has always delivered. The satin neck with a Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval profile, high-performance taper, and 25.4″ scale length ensures unmatched comfort and playability. Elegant ebony details, including the bridge, bridge pins, and fingerboard with abalone dot inlays, complement its timeless style. The D-18 is a guitar you can trust to unleash the artist within.

Martin’s refreshed Standard Series for 2025 enhances tone, comfort, and style. Sitka spruce GE top bracing, as featured on the Modern Deluxe Series, delivers vintage-inspired tone and sustain, while updates like a reimagined neck profile, thinner fingerboard, and refined bridge and heel improve playability and aesthetics. Each guitar includes a hard shell case.

• Top: Solid Spruce
• Back and Sides: Mahogany
• Neck: Select Hardwood
• Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony
• Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval
• Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
• Nut Width: 1 3/4”
• Scale Length: 25.4″
• Nut: Bone
• Saddle: Compensated Bone
• Body Size: D-14 Fret
• Finish Top: Gloss
• Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
• Back and Side Finish: Gloss
• Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace
• Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
• Top Color: Aging Toner
• Bridge Style: GE Modern Belly – Drop in Saddle
• Binding: Black
• Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32″
• Top Inlay: Multi-Stripe
• Bridge Pins: Ebony
• Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
• Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
• Saddle Radius: 16″
• Braces: Spruce
• Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
• Brace Size: 5/16″
• Back Purfling/Strip: Style 18
• Heelcap: Faux Tortoise
• Endpiece: Black
• Finish Neck: Satin
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8”
• Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
• Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
• Number of Frets Total: 20
• Fingerboard Inlay: Abalone
• Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
• Side Dots: White
• Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper
• Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
• Headplate: East Indian Rosewood
• Knob: Butterbean
• Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay
• Left Handed Availability: Yes (would need to be special ordered)
• Pleked: Yes
• Case: Hardshell