Martin D-18 Modern Deluxe VTS Top Electro Acoustic
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With the Martin D-18 Modern Deluxe you get a new take on a vintage Martin guitar design, refining the Dreadnought for the modern player without compromising on tonal quality.
Boasting a classic tonewood pairing with a VTS Spruce top sitting on a body of Dark Mahogany, with East Indian Rosewood binding, stylish gold frets and hardware, Fishman electronics, and a comfortably-playable neck, this beautiful electro-acoustic guitar would make the perfect centrepiece to any player's collection.
Martin D-18 Modern Deluxe Electro Acoustic Key Features
- Vintage Voice - Martin's Vintage Tone System helps to give the guitar a voice that is reminiscent of an acoustic from yesteryear, recreating the tonal properties of a guitar that has seen decades of use, but with the stability of a modern instrument
- Stunning Aesthetics - for a look that's unlike anything else Martin has to offer, the D-18 Modern Deluxe features East Indian Rosewood binding, stylish gold frets, gold open-gear tuners, and even a unique 1930s-style script logo inlaid in pearl on the headstock
- Fishman Electronics - allowing you to amplify your performances to an audience, or plug directly into a studio mixer for a recording session, the Fishman Aura VT Blend electronics on this guitar will capture an recreate an accurate representation of each and every nuance of your playing
- Case Included - for when you're travelling to and from shows, or even just wanting to keep the dust out of it, the Martin D-18 Modern Deluxe comes complete with a deluxe hardshell case
Martin D-18 Modern Deluxe Electro Acoustic Specs
General
- Body Size: D-14 Fret
- Finish Top: Gloss
- Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
- Back And Side Finish: Gloss
- Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace
- Scale Length: 25.4"
- Brace Shape: Scalloped
- Fingerboard Width At Nut: 1 3/4''
- Top Material: Spruce with VTS
- Neck Shape: Vintage Deluxe
- Back Material: Genuine Mahogany
- Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
- Side Material: Genuine Mahogany
- Electronics: Fishman Aura VT Blend
Top
- Top Color: Clear
- Bridge Style: Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
- Binding: East Indian Rosewood
- Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
- Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
- Bridge Material: Ebony
- Bridge Pin Material: Liquidmetal
- Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
- Bridge Pin Dots: Red Acrylic
- Saddle: Compensated Bone
- Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
- Saddle Radius: 16"
Body
- Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
- Back And Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
- Brace Size: 5/16"
- Back Purfling/strip: Style 18
- Heelcap: East Indian Rosewood
- Endpiece: East Indian Rosewood
Neck
- Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- 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 Material: Abalone
- Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
- Side Dots: Abalone
Headstock
- Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper
- Tuning Machines: Gold Open Gear
- Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Knob: Butterbean
- Headplate Logo Style: Stylized Script Inlay
- Nut Material: Bone
Misc
- Case: Ply Hardshell
- Pleked: true
| Manufacturer | Martin |
|---|---|
| SKU | 323098 |
| Shipping Weight (kg) | 5.000000 |
| MPN | CFM-GTR-D18E-MODERNDELUXE |
| Case Included | hard case |
| Colour | natural |
| Warranty | 2 Years |
| Series | Modern Deluxe Series |
| Scale Length | 25.4" |
| Nut Width | 1.75" |
| Neck Wood | Genuine Mahogany Neck |
| Pickup Config | Acoustic Pickup System |
| Number Of Strings | 6 string |
| Right / Left-Handed | right handed |
| Fingerboard | ebony fingerboard |
| Guitar Style | dreadnought |
| Body Size | full size |
| Body Material | mahogany body |
Extended Christmas Exchanges
For orders placed between 12th November and 24th December 2024, you’ll have until 31st January 2025 to exchange your purchase for a product of the same value, or pay the difference for a more expensive piece of gear. Find out more*.
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