Martin D-18 Satin Natural with Aging Toner Standard series Acoustic Guitar with hardcase 10Y25D18SATIN

Martin D-18 Satin Natural with Aging Toner Standard series Acoustic Guitar with hardcase 10Y25D18SATIN

Acoustic Guitar with Spruce Top, Mahogany Back and Sides, Select Hardwood Neck, and Ebony Fingerboard – Satin Natural with Aging Toner

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. Available in a variety of gloss and satin options, the D-18 is a guitar you can trust to unleash the artist within.

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.

Martin D-18 Standard Features:
>A refresh to Martin’s satin-finished Standard series D-18, bringing several key specs back in line with the company’s golden-era models
>Solid Sitka spruce top supported by GE-scalloped, forward-shifted X-bracing supplies massive unplugged punch and projection, along with a truly touch-sensitive response
>Solid mahogany back and sides round out the D-18’s voice with a warm, punchy, and fundamental-focused voice
>Big-bodied Martin dreadnought design ensures ample, chest-thumping bass response
>Easy-playing select hardwood neck, capped with a slick satin finish and carved into Martin’s GE Modified Low Oval neck profile
>Sleek 16-in.-radius ebony fingerboard with traditional Style 18 inlays
>Nickel open-gear tuners preserve pitch-perfect stability and grant a touch of old-school charm
>Premium bone nut and compensated saddle, along with an ebony bridge and ebony bridge pins
>Additional Standard series refresh features include a thinner fingerboard with comfortably beveled edges, a vintage-style heel, and an angled nut
>Traditional Style 18 appointments offer a charmingly understated feel, including black binding and a faux tortoiseshell pickguard
>1.75-in. nut width is slim enough for strummers and wide enough to accommodate fingerpickers

Specifications
Highlights
D-14 Fret body size
Mahogany back and sides
Spruce top with Aging Toner top color
Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval neck with High-Performance Taper
1 3/4” fingerboard width at nut
Hardshell case
Recommended Strings: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze – Medium

Top
Top Material: Spruce
Finish Top: Satin
Top Color: Aging Toner
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Top Detail: None
Binding: Black
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: Golden Era Modern Belly – Drop-In Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32″
Bridge Pin Material: Ebony
Bridge Pin Dots: None
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Pickguard Inlay: None
Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
Saddle: Compensated Bone
Saddle Radius: 16″

Body
Body Size: D-14 Fret
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back Material: Mahogany
Side Material: Mahogany
Back and Sides Finish: Satin
Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
Back Detail: None
Side Detail: None
Back Purfling/Strip: Style 18
Back Inlay Material: None
Side Inlay Material: None
Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X Brace
Brace Shape: Golden Era Scalloped
Brace Material: Spruce
Brace Size: 5/16″
Endpiece: Black
Endpiece Inlay: None

Neck
Neck Shape: Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Finish Neck: Satin
Scale Length: 25.4″
Number of Frets Total: 20
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Heelcap: Black
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8”
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4”
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
Fingerboard Binding Material: None
Side Dots: White

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
Electronics: None
Left Handed Availability: true
Pleked: true