Description
Description
The D-18 Modern Deluxe is a new take on Martin Vintage. This guitar is packed with custom features and modern technology that you have to see, feel, and hear for yourself. The vintage appointments include a Sitka spruce Vintage Tone System (VTS) top, a dovetail neck joint, and natural protein glue construction that give it the rich, fully aged Martin tone that has inspired generations. The look is unlike anything in our production line to date with East Indian rosewood binding, stylish gold frets, gold open-gear tuners, and a unique 1930s style script logo inlaid in pearl on the headstock. Some ultra-modern features include a titanium truss rod, Liquidmetal® bridge pins with red dots, and a carbon fiber bridgeplate that boosts volume without adding weight. And we've included a new neck shape that is slightly skewed for maximum hand comfort up and down the fretboard. This guitar is anything but standard.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Martin Modern Deluxe |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Product Color: | Natural |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | .013-.056, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Dreadnought |
| Acoustic Cutaway Type: | No Cutaway |
| Body Material: | Genuine Mahogany |
| Body Finish: | Gloss |
| Top Material: | Sitka Spruce w/VTS |
| Bracing Material: | Adirondack Spruce w/VTS |
| Bracing Pattern: | Forward-shifted X-Bracing |
| Body Binding: | East Indian Rosewood |
| Rosette: | Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe |
| Purfling: | Style 18 |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Genuine Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | Satin |
| Neck Shape: | Modified Low Oval |
| Fingerboard Material: | Ebony |
| Headstock Veneer: | East Indian Rosewood |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.75" |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 16" |
| Scale Length: | 25.4" |
| Number of Frets: | 20 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Dovetail |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Abalone Old Style 18 Dots |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Abalone |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Stylized Script Inlay |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Gold |
| Bridge: | Ebony Modern Belly |
| Tuning Machines: | Open Gear with Butterbean Buttons |
| Saddle: | Compensated Bone |
| Pickguard: | Tortoise |
| Bridge Pins: | Liquid Metal |