Description
Carrying a distinct vintage-inspired design and updated like the D-18 a few years ago, the redesigned 000-18 offers many of the features found in our pre-war era guitars. The 000-18, which has a beautiful aging toned top in Sitka spruce, is married with genuine mahogany back and sides. The body is edged with tortoise binding and complemented with a polished finish. The 24.9? short scale model?s neck features a modified low oval profile with Performing Artist taper, with a width of 1-3/4? at the nut and 2-3/16? string spacing for easy playability. Nickel open-geared tuners with butterbean knobs are found with a rosewood headplate, which displays a large old style Martin logo.
General Specifications:
- Model: 000-18
- Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
- Body Size: 000-14 Fret
- Top Material: Sitka Spruce
- Top Detail: N/A
- Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
- Bracing Pattern: X Brace
- Brace Shape: Scalloped
- Brace Material: Sitka Spruce
- Brace Size: 1/4″
- Back Material: Genuine Mahogany
- Back Detail: Style 18
- Back Purfling/Strip: N/A
- Side Material: Genuine Mahogany
- Side Detail: N/A
- Endpiece: Faux Tortoise
- Endpiece Inlay: N/A
- Binding: Faux Tortoise
- Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
- Side Inlay Material: N/A
- Back Inlay Material: N/A
- Neck Material: Select Hardwood
- Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
- Neck Taper: High Performance Taper
- Plek: Yes
- Nut Material: Bone
- Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper
- Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Headplate Detail: N/A
- Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay
- Headplate Binding Material: N/A
- Heelcap: Ebony
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Scale Length: 24.9″
- Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
- Number of Frets Total: 20
- Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4”
- Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8”
- Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
- Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
- Fingerboard Binding Material: N/A
- Side Dots: White
- Back and Side Finish: Gloss
- Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
- Finish Top: Gloss
- Top Color: Aging Toner
- Finish Neck: Satin
- Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
- Bridge Material: Ebony
- Bridge Style: Modern Belly – Drop in Saddle
- Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32”
- Saddle: Compensated Bone
- Saddle Radius: 16″
- Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
- Recommended Strings: SP Acoustic 92/8 Phosphor Bronze Light (MSP4100)
- Knob: Butterbean
- Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic
- Bridge Pin Dots: N/A
- Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
- Pickguard Inlay: N/A
- Case: Ply Hardshell
- Label: None