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 composite carbon fiber bridgeplate that boosts volume without adding weight. And we’ve included a new neck shape that is slightly asymmetrical for maximum hand comfort up and down the fretboard. This guitar is anything but standard.

SPECIFICATIONS OVERVIEW

BODY SIZE: D-14 Fret
CONSTRUCTION: Dovetail Neck Joint

BRACING PATTERN: Forward-Shifted X-Brace 

BRACE SHAPE: Scalloped 

TOP MATERIAL: Sitka Spruce with VTS

BACK MATERIAL: Mahogany 

SIDE MATERIAL: Mahogany 

RECOMMENDED STRINGS: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Medium - 92/8 Phosphor Bronze MA550T

FINISH TOP: Gloss
BACK & SIDE FINISH: Gloss
SCALE LENGTH: 25.4"
FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: 1 3/4''
NECK SHAPE: Modified Low Oval
NECK TAPER: High-Performance Taper
ELECTRONICS: Optional

TOP

TOP COLOR: Clear
BINDING: East Indian Rosewood

TOP INLAY MATERIAL: Multi-Stripe 

TOP DETAIL: None 

PICKGUARD: Faux Tortoise

PICKGUARD INLAY: None

ROSETTE: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe 

BRIDGE STYLE: Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
BRIDGE STRING SPACING: 2 5/32"
BRIDGE MATERIAL: Ebony
BRIDGE PIN MATERIAL: Liquidmetal®
BRIDGE PIN DOTS: Red Acrylic
SADDLE: Compensated Bone
SADDLE RADIUS: 16"

BODY

BRACE MATERIAL: Adirondack Spruce with VTS

BRACE SIZE: 5/16"

BACK PURFLING/STRIP: Style 18
HEELCAP: East Indian Rosewood

ENDPIECE: East Indian Rosewood

ENDPIECE INLAY: None

BACK & SIDES COLOR: Dark Mahogany
BACK DETAIL: None
BACK INLAY MATERIAL: None
SIDE DETAIL: None
SIDE INLAY MATERIAL: None

NECK

NECK MATERIAL: Genuine Mahogany

FINISH NECK: Satin 

NECK COLOR: Dark Mahogany 

NUMBER OF FRETS TOTAL: 20

NECK JOINS BODY AT: 14th Fret 

SIDE DOTS: Abalone
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Ebony
FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET: 2 1/8''
FINGERBOARD INLAY STYLE: Old Style 18
FINGERBOARD INLAY MATERIAL: Abalone
FINGERBOARD BINDING MATERIAL: None

HEADSTOCK

HEADSTOCK SHAPE: Solid with Square Taper

HEADPLATE MATERIAL: East Indian Rosewood

HEADPLATE LOGO STYLE: Stylized Script Inlay

HEADPLATE BINDING MATERIAL: None
TUNING MACHINES: Gold Open Gear
KNOB: Butterbean
NUT MATERIAL: Bone


MISC

CASE: Ply HardShell

LABEL: None
LEFT HANDED AVAILABILITY: Yes
PLEKED: Yes