Martin Custom Shop D-18 2025
Description
Description
The Custom Shop D-18 brings top-shelf tonewoods and handcrafted Martin quality within easy reach. Built with solid genuine mahogany and an Adirondack spruce top, it delivers clear, punchy tone with powerful projection—perfect for flatpicking, strumming, and everything in between. Hand-shaped Golden Era scalloped forward-shifted bracing and a traditional dovetail neck joint give it vintage-inspired resonance and dynamic response, while faux tortoise binding adds a unique twist on Style 18 tradition. It’s a special addition to our lineup that offers the full Custom Shop experience—no design session required. Whether you're stepping up to your dream guitar or adding something truly inspiring to your collection, the Custom Shop D-18 proves that high-end craftsmanship doesn’t have to be hard to find.
Specifications
- Highlights
- D-14 Fret body size
- Genuine Mahogany back and sides
- Adirondack Spruce top with Aging Toner top color
- GE Modified Low Oval neck with High-Performance Taper
- 1 3/4'' fingerboard width at nut
- Hardshell case
Top
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce
Finish Top: Gloss
Top Color: Aging Toner
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Top Detail: None
Binding: Faux Tortoise
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: GE Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic
Bridge Pin Dots: None
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Pickguard Inlay: None
Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
Saddle: Bone
Saddle Radius: 16"
Body
Body Size: D-14 Fret
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back Material: Genuine Mahogany
Side Material: Genuine Mahogany
Back and Side Finish: Gloss
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: GE-Scalloped Hand Shaped
Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce
Brace Size: 5/16"
Heelcap: Faux Tortoise
Endpiece: Faux Tortoise
Endpiece Inlay: None
Neck
Neck Shape: 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
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: Authentic Style Script 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