Martin 000-18 Standard Series Acoustic Guitar Natural
Martin 000-18 Standard Series Acoustic Guitar Natural – The Martin 000-18 is an iconic acoustic, trusted by generations of players for its balanced tone and legendary craftsmanship. Its Auditorium body size delivers a rich, even voice with perfect balance across all six strings, making it ideal for everything from intricate fingerstyle to strumming full-bodied chords. Handcrafted with a solid spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides, the 000-18 offers a bright treble response, punchy midrange, and impressive projection—all in a classic, comfortable design. The satin neck with a Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval profile, high-performance taper, and 24.9″ scale length ensures unmatched playability. Elegant ebony details, including the bridge, bridge pins, and fingerboard with abalone dot inlays, enhance its timeless design. Complete with aging toner on its top, black binding, and nickel open gear tuners, the 000-18 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.
Potent spruce and mahogany sonics
Mahogany is the tonewood of choice for countless guitarists here, and spruce has been a favored top wood among guitar builders for decades. The 000-18 is armed with both, sporting a traditional solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides. This tonewood combo encourages a punchy acoustic tone that remains balanced and rich throughout any playing session. To boot, the 000-18’s exclusive body style and X-bracing pattern ensure you’re getting the most potent and authentic acoustic voice no matter what playing situation you may find yourself in. From casual porch picking to high-profile R&B progressions, the 000-18 is ready to provide timeless 6-string tone wherever required.
Vintage-inspired Martin appointments
Every asset onboard the Martin 000-18 acoustic guitar enhances its impressively authentic playability and timeless yet classy appearance, from a vintage-inspired heel design to “Golden Era” top bracing. First, a look at the neck — it’s made of select hardwood and features a GE Modified Low Oval profile for super-smooth navigation over every fret. Likewise, the supple 16-inch-radius ebony fingerboard with Old Style 18 inlays provides solid maneuverability while harkening back to the guitar’s historic visual roots. It’s all settled up with a true bone nut and compensated bone saddle combo, nickel hardware, and a gloss finish for a satisfying stage and studio appearance.
Standard series: revisiting timeless Martin tradition
Considering the storied history of Martin’s acoustic guitar engineering and building practices, there’s no question that the company’s iconic models stand firm as the backbone of American steel-string instrument design. With this sentiment top of mind, Martin presents the refreshed Standard series: a lineup dedicated to reviving the looks and tone of the brand’s golden-era vintage models while introducing a complex set of modern performance enhancements. The result is a comprehensive update to Martin’s most revered range of instruments, combining tonal authenticity with the comfort and versatility of a contemporary instrument. Across-the-board changes include remarkably responsive GE (Golden Era) bracing, thinner fingerboards with beveled edges, a slick vintage-style heel, angled nuts, and GE belly bridges equipped with bone or ebony bridge pins. What’s more, the refreshed standard series introduces a fresh new trio of Martin models back into the fold, including the iconic 000-17, D-17, and OM-45. Refreshed with a plethora of musician-requested features, the Standard series harnesses the power of these legendary acoustics and takes center stage once again.
Martin 000-18 Standard Features:
- Standard series 6-string acoustic guitar — inspired, designed, and assembled via Martin’s “Golden Era” building practices
- Solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides supply a bright, traditional acoustic tone with plenty of punch and sustain
- Sturdy X-bracing ensures utmost tonal stability and vibration transfer
- Select hardwood neck with GE Modified Low Oval profile ensures smooth navigation over all 20 frets
- Compound dovetail neck pocket with vintage-inspired heel design
- Ebony fingerboard with 16-in. radius and Old Style 18 inlays
- True bone nut and compensated bone saddle yield a fluid and authentic playing field
- Nickel open-gear tuning machines and hardware provide exceptional intonation stability
- Gloss finish ensures a sightly and natural visual appearance
Tech Specs
- String Type: Steel
- Number of Strings: 6
- Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
- Body Shape: 000-18 Standard Auditorium
- Back & Sides Wood: Solid Mahogany
- Top Wood: Solid Spruce
- Top Finish: Gloss
- Color: Aging Toner
- Body Bracing: X-brace
- Neck Wood: Select Hardwood
- Neck Finish: Satin
- Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval
- Radius: 16″
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Fingerboard Inlay: Old Style 18
- Number of Frets: 20
- Scale Length: 24.9″
- Nut Width: 1.75″
- Nut Material: Bone
- Saddle Material: Compensated Bone
- Bridge Material: Ebony
- Tuning Machines: Nickel Open-gear
- Strings: Martin Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0, .012-.054
- Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case
- Model #: 10Y2500018
