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With the Martin D-18 Standard Series, the American manufacturer Martin presents a traditional dreadnought acoustic guitar with finest materials and an extremely tasteful look. For a well-balanced sound, the manufacturer uses selected woods which are carefully matched to each other allowing the tone to develop particularly easily and thoroughly even at the slightest touch. A solid neck construction ensures superb playability and, combined with a carefully crafted nut and saddle, a clean intonation over the entire scale length. The simple appearance of the Martin D-18 Standard Series is embellished with subtle ornamentation that perfectly matches the tinted woods and has hardly changed since its first edition in the 1930s, giving the guitar the impression of holding a real piece of history in your hands. A sturdy ply hardshell case and a warranty card are included.
The choice of the top material in particular is fundamental for a fast and perfect sound development. Therefore the manufacturer relies on the North American Sitka Spruce, which has been used for decades for the construction of the finest musical instruments due to its fine structure and high vibration behaviour. Thanks to a Forward-Shifted Scalloped-X-Bracing and a wafer-thin finish, the high quality spruce wood can resonate freely and produces a fast responding tone, which gives the instrument a powerful expression in the mid- and treble frequencies and fades out long-lastingly in the overtones. The aging toner finish allows the observer a deep insight into the even and tight grain of the wood, which is gently emphasized by a simple faux-tortoise binding, a corresponding faux-tortoise pickguard and a filigree Old-Style 18 Multi-Stripe rosette.
In order to give the sound a warm saturation, the Martin D-18 Standard Series is constructed with a body of high-quality mahogany wood that creates golden reflections depending on the angle of view and lighting conditions. Due to its even structure, the tropical wood colors the sound in the mid frequencies with a gentle warmth, providing the sound with a soothing note and perfectly complements the bright frequencies of the top wood. The right finish also plays an important role in the thin back material, as it allows the raw wood to vibrate freely and promotes a fast and powerful attack. A thin Style-18 backstrip divides the opened back wood almost imperceptibly and emphasizes the symmetry of the fine grain in a very aesthetic way. In combination with the dark binding it creates a soft transition between the individual components of the entire body.
For a high level of playing comfort, the manufacturer uses a Select Hardwood neck equipped with a modified low oval profile. Thanks to a meticulously crafted bone nut with a width of 44.45 mm and a compensated saddle, the neck not only intonates perfectly over the entire 645 mm scale length, but is also easy to play up to the highest of the 20 frets. A noble ebony fingerboard with Old-Style 18-Abalone inlays perfectly rounds off the neck construction in its function and value and harmonizes optically perfectly with the other materials of the body. The characteristic Martin headstock is equipped with open nickel tuners, which in combination with the venerable Script Old-Style overlay are a subtle reminder of the company's almost 200-year history and enable the player to tune precisely with their smooth-running Butterbean knobs.
Martin Guitars D-18 NEW Après avoir économisé durant des années pour enfin m’acheter la guitare dont j’avais toujours rêvé ma déception est finalement immense.
Ce que je prenais pour un simple défaut esthétique qui s’estomperait avec le temps est en réalité un véritable défaut de fabrication et je me retrouve désormais avec une guitare qui présente une trace de colle blanche apparente hyper visible le long du talon du manche, à la jonction avec le corps.
Par ailleurs en certains endroits il y a des interstices entre le fretboard et la table (je peux y rentrer le coin d’une feuille de papier), comme s’il avait été mal collé.
Après avoir montré la guitare à un luthier, qui m’a confirmé que c’était effectivement très limite sur une guitare de ce prix d’avoir ce genre de problèmes, j’ai contacté Music Store et voici la réponse que j’ai eu : « c’est normal, ça arrive fréquemment, y compris sur des guitares plus chères ».
Je suis hyper déçu et très en colère contre Music Store et tenais donc à vous prévenir : chez Music Store, mettre 2500€ ou plus dans un instrument ne vous garantira en rien d’avoir une guitare avec une finition irréprochable, loin de là, et ne comptez pas sur Music Store pour vous aider.
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