Description
A used Martin 000-18 Standard Series. This is a showroom model that has seen almost no use and is in fantastic condition. The guitar will ship with all original factory documentation and packaging. Additionally, before shipment our luthiers will provide a professional inspection and full setup, so it arrives ready to play. If you have any questions about this instrument or any of our great gear, please send us a message!
*Please note--these may not be the photos of the actual guitar for sale.
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
