Description
The Martin 000-18 is one of those guitars that just fits-whether you're fingerpicking at home, recording in a studio, or playing a stripped-down gig. It's part of Martin's Standard Series, refreshed for 2025, and sits right in that sweet spot for intermediate to professional players who want a reliable, balanced acoustic that won't overpower a mix. If you've been chasing that classic Martin sound in a more compact, comfortable body, this one delivers.
With its solid Sitka spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides, the 000-18 produces a tone that's clear and focused. It's got just enough low-end warmth to support strumming, but where it really shines is in the mids and highs-making intricate fingerstyle lines ring out with detail. The GE scalloped X-bracing borrowed from the Modern Deluxe line gives it a vintage-inspired response with excellent projection and sustain. The ebony fingerboard, bridge, and bridge pins round it out with both durability and visual appeal.
The satin-finished neck features Martin's GE Modified Low Oval profile with a high-performance taper, which gives you a fast, natural feel without bulk. It's easy to move around, and the slightly shorter 24.9" scale length adds a bit of slinkiness that makes bends and chord stretches easier. Tuning stability is rock-solid with the open-gear butterbean tuners. We trust this one not just for how good it sounds, but for how well it's built. This is a guitar you can lean on for the long haul.
Specifications:
- Top Material: Spruce
- Top Color: Aging Toner
- Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
- Binding: Black
- Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
- Back and Side Material: Mahogany
- Body Finish: Gloss
- Neck Material: Select Hardwood
- Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval with High-Performance Taper
- Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
- Finish Neck: Satin
- Scale Length: 24.9"
- Back Purfling/Strip: Style 18
- Bracing Pattern: X-Brace
- Braces: Spruce 1/4" GE-Scalloped
- Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
- Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
- Number of Frets Total: 20
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
- Side Dots: White
- Bridge Material: Ebony
- Bridge Style: GE Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
- Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
- Saddle: Compensated Bone
- Saddle Radius: 16"
- Bridge Pin Material: Ebony
- Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper
- Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay
- Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
- Knob: Butterbean
- Nut Material: Bone
- Case: Hardshell
Sku: 00018
