Details
The D-18 Modern Deluxe combines Martin’s legacy of old world craftsmanship with some impressive contemporary features. This guitar has scalloped x-bracing and the body is constructed using natural protein glue, both features Martin used during the 1930s, the era when the modern flattop guitar was created and refined. The modern features include a carbon fiber bridge-plate, which is light and stiff and helps increase volume and sustain; a Vintage Tone System (VTS) spruce top; long wearing EVO frets; and an new asymmetrical neck shape that gives you maximum comfort up and down the fingerboard.
Cosmetically, the D-18 Modern Deluxe draws on the classic designs of the past and gives them a contemporary twist. The Martin headstock inlay is made from colorful abalone bordered with a narrow line of mother-of-pearl. The binding is rosewood an elegant twist on the standard tortoiseshell-colored celluloid and a style that dates back to Martin’s earliest instruments. The top is Sitka spruce and the back and sides are mahogany, both of the highest quality.
Specs
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Back sides
Genuine Mahogany
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Binding
East Indian Rosewood
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Bracing
Forward Shifted X/Scalloped
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Bridge
Ebony
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Fingerboard
Ebony
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Finish
Gloss
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Frets to body
12
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Inlay
Multi-Stripe
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Neck material
Genuine Mahogany
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Neck shape
Vintage Deluxe
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Nut width
1 3/4"
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Rosette
Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
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Saddle spacing
2 5/32"
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Scale length
25.4"
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Top material
Sitka Spruce VTS
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Total frets
20
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Tuners
Gold Open Gear
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Case type
Original Hardshell
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Serial number
2810029
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SKU
MARD18MODDLX-2810029
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UPC
170046
