Details

The Martin D-18 is one of the most iconic guitars in Martin’s lineup, trusted by legends of music and players like you for nearly a century. Known as a tried-and-true workhorse, its Dreadnought size delivers the bold, projective tone and strong bass that have shaped countless performances and recordings. Handcrafted with a solid spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides, the D-18 offers a full and balanced voice with bright trebles, a punchy midrange, and exceptional clarity in an iconic, no-frills design that has always delivered. The satin neck with a Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval profile, high-performance taper, and 25.4" scale length ensures unmatched comfort and playability. Elegant ebony details, including the bridge, bridge pins, and fingerboard with abalone dot inlays, complement its timeless style. 

Martin’s refreshed Standard Series for 2025 enhances tone, comfort, and style. Sitka spruce GE top bracing, as featured on the Modern Deluxe Series, delivers vintage-inspired tone and sustain, while updates like a reimagined neck profile, thinner fingerboard, and refined bridge and heel improve playability and aesthetics. Each guitar includes a hardshell case. 

Specifications

OVERVIEW

• Body Size: D-14 Fret
• Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
• Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace
• Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
• Top Material: Spruce
• Back & Side Material: Mahogany
• Finish Top: Gloss
• Back & Side Finish: Gloss
• Scale Length: 25.4"
• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4"
• Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval
• Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
• Electronics: None

TOP

• Top Color: Aging Toner
• Binding: Black
• Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
• Top Detail: None
• Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
• Pickguard Inlay: None
• Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
• Bridge Style: GE Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
• Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Bridge Pin Material: Ebony
• Bridge Pin Dots: None
• Saddle: Compensated Bone
• Saddle Radius: 16"

BODY

• Brace Material: Spruce
• Brace Size: 5/16"
• Back Purfling/Strip: Style 18
• Heelcap: Faux Tortoise
• Endpiece: Black
• Endpiece Inlay: None
• Back & Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
• Back Detail: None
• Back Inlay Material: None
• Side Detail: None
• Side Inlay Material: None

NECK

• Neck Material: Select Hardwood
• Finish Neck: Satin
• Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
• Number of Frets Total: 20
• Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
• Side Dots: White
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8"
• Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
• Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
• Fingerboard Binding Material: None

HEADSTOCK

• Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper
• Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
• Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay
• Headplate Binding Material: None
• Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
• Knob: Butterbean
• Nut Material: Bone

MISC

• Case: Hardshell
• Label: None
• Pleked: True