Martin Guitar,D18 w/HS
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Product Description
2025 Martin Standard Series D-18 (Model 10Y25D18) — with Hardshell Case
The 2025 Martin Standard Series D-18 delivers classic dreadnought power and clarity with modern appointments for superior playability. Built with a solid Sitka spruce top and solid mahogany back & sides, the D-18 offers a balanced voice—bright trebles, strong midrange and a focused low end—perfect for flatpicking, strumming, and singer-songwriter work.
Key Features
- Top: Solid Sitka spruce with aging toner gloss finish for vintage looks and lively response.
- Back & Sides: Solid mahogany (dark mahogany finish) for warm midrange presence.
- Body: D-14 Fret dreadnought — powerful projection and balanced tone.
- Bracing: Golden Era forward-shifted X-bracing (GE-scalloped) for enhanced top vibration and projection.
- Neck: Select hardwood, GE Modified Low Oval shape with High-Performance Taper — comfortable for open chords and leads.
- Scale & Fingerboard: 25.4" scale with ebony fingerboard; 1 3/4" nut, 2 1/8" at 12th fret.
- Bridge & Hardware: Ebony GE modern belly bridge with compensated bone saddle (16" radius) and nickel open-gear tuners (butterbean knobs).
- Cosmetics: Black binding, Old Style 18 multi-stripe rosette, faux tortoise pickguard, abalone inlays.
- Construction: Dovetail neck joint; spruce braces (5/16" size); Style 18 back purfling.
- Electronics: None — pure acoustic voice.
- Case: Includes protective hardshell case.
Technical Specifications (quick reference)
- Model: 10Y25D18
- Body Size: D-14 Fret
- Top Material / Color: Solid Sitka spruce / Aging Toner (gloss)
- Back & Sides Material / Color: Solid mahogany / Dark Mahogany (gloss)
- Scale Length: 25.4"
- Number of Frets: 20
- Nut Width: 1 3/4" (Nut) — 2 1/8" at 12th fret
- Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
- Saddle: Compensated bone
- Finish (Neck): Satin; Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
- Headplate: East Indian Rosewood with Script Old Style overlay
Whether you’re recording, gigging, or playing at home, the 2025 Martin D-18 combines time-tested tonewoods and Golden Era bracing with refined neck work to deliver immediate playability and the signature Martin dreadnought voice.
