Acoustic Guitar
Martin Standard Series D-18 (2018 - 2024)
Price: 2.455 EUR – 3.899 EUR
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One of the archetypal dreadnought specifications: a Sitka spruce top over genuine mahogany back and sides, forward-shifted scalloped X-bracing, and Martin's High Performance neck taper for a modern playing feel on a classic body.
About the Martin Standard Series D-18 (2018 - 2024)
This D-18 generation pairs Martin's dreadnought body - one of the formats that defined the shape for the entire acoustic guitar industry - with a Sitka spruce top over genuine mahogany back and sides, a combination generally described as punchy and well-balanced rather than as bass-heavy as spruce/rosewood pairings. Bracing is forward-shifted, scalloped X-bracing using 5/16-inch Sitka spruce braces, a specification associated with Martin's most resonant vintage-style dreadnoughts.
The neck uses Martin's modern High Performance taper, designed to feel slimmer and faster in hand than older Martin neck profiles while retaining the 1.75-inch nut width and 25.4-inch scale traditional to the D-18. Appointments are understated in keeping with the "18" style designation: an Old Style 18 multi-stripe rosette, tortoise pickguard, bone nut and saddle, and polished nickel tuners.
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Sound character of the Martin Standard Series D-18 (2018 - 2024)
The D-18's mahogany back and sides give it the classic dry, punchy, midrange-forward dreadnought voice favored in bluegrass, with a quicker note decay than a rosewood dreadnought like the D-28 - less shimmering sustain, but more percussive attack and clarity for flatpicking.
Technical data for the Martin Standard Series D-18 (2018 - 2024)
| Body | Sitka spruce top, genuine mahogany back/sides (Dreadnought) |
|---|---|
| Neck | Mahogany, High Performance taper |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Frets | 20 |
| Scale length | 25.4" |
| Nut width | 1.75" |
| Bracing | Forward-shifted, scalloped X-bracing |
| Produced | 2018-2024 |
Price history for the Martin Standard Series D-18 (2018 - 2024)
Cheapest seen: 2.455 EUR · Most expensive seen: 3.899 EUR
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The history of the Martin Standard Series D-18 (2018 - 2024)
The D-18 dates to the early 1930s as one of Martin's original dreadnought models, and its mahogany-and-spruce specification has remained in continuous or near-continuous production since, revised periodically with updated bracing and neck details while keeping its core tonewood recipe intact. This 2018-2024 production window reflects Martin's Standard Series revision of that year, which updated bracing and neck shape across much of the catalog.
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