Martin Acoustic Guitar, D-18 w/Hardshell Case

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. 

Specifications

General

• Body Size: D-14 Fret

• Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint

• Scale Length: 25.4"

• Number of Frets Total: 20

• Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret

• Electronics: None

• Case: Hardshell

• Left Handed Availability: Yes

• Pleked: True

Top

• Top Material: Spruce

• Top Color: Aging Toner

• Finish Top: Gloss

• Top Detail: None

• Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace

• Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped

• Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe

• Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe

• Pickguard: Faux Tortoise

• Pickguard Inlay: None

Body

• Back Material: Mahogany

• Side Material: Mahogany

• Back and Side Finish: Gloss

• Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany

• Back Detail: None

• Side Detail: None

• Brace Material: Spruce

• Brace Size: 5/16"

• Back Purfling/Strip: Style 18

• Back Inlay Material: None

• Side Inlay Material: None

• Endpiece: Black

• Endpiece Inlay: None

• Binding: Black

• Heelcap: Faux Tortoise

Neck

• Neck Material: Select Hardwood

• Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval

• Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper

• Neck Color: Dark Mahogany

• Finish Neck: Satin

• Fingerboard Material: Ebony

• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''

• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''

• Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18

• Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone

• Fingerboard Binding Material: None

• Side Dots: White

Bridge

• Bridge Style: GE Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle

• Bridge Material: Ebony

• Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"

• Saddle: Compensated Bone

• Saddle Radius: 16"

• Bridge Pin Material: Ebony

• Bridge Pin Dots: None

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