Martin Guitars D-18 Sunburst

• Solid body acoustic guitar
• Standard Series
• Sitka spruce top with Ambertone finish
• Forward-Shifted-Scalloped-X-Bracing
• Mahogany body with faux-tortoise bindings and Style 18 backstrip
• 645 mm scale length
• Mahogany neck with modified low-oval profile
• Ebony fingerboard with old-style 18 Abalone inlays
• Saddle with 44.45 mm width and compensated saddle made of bone
• Open-gear nickel tuners
• Ply hardshell case included

A Sitka spruce wood for powerful frequencies

The choice of top materialTop:
The top is the upper part of the guitar body in particular is essential for fast and perfect sound development, which is why the manufacturer has opted for North American Sitka spruce, which has been used for decades in the construction of the finest musical instruments due to its fine structure and high vibration behavior. Thanks to a forward-shifted scalloped X-bracingCeiling bracing:
Bracing and a wafer-thin varnish, the high-quality spruce wood can move freely and produces a fast-responding tone that gives the instrument a powerful expression in the mid and treble frequencies and a long-lasting decay in the overtones. The eye-catching ambertoneFinish:
The term "finish" refers to the outer coating or surface treatment of a guitar. It can be different types of varnish, stain or oil that are applied to the wood to protect it and give it an attractive appearance. finish allows the observer a deep insight into the even and tight grain of the wood, which is gently emphasized by a simply delineating faux-tortoise bindingBinding:
Binding refers to the decorative edging of the guitar body. It is made of wood, a corresponding faux-tortoise pickguardPickguard:
The pickguard is a plate made of plastic or wood that is attached to the front of a guitar. It protects the wood from scratches and serves as a base for striking the strings with a pick. and a filigree old-style 18Rosette:
The rosette is a decorative element on the guitar. It is located around the sound hole and is made of various materials such as wood or mother-of-pearl. The rosette gives the guitar an aesthetic appearance and can also influence the sound. multi-stripe rosette.

Warm mid-range frequencies thanks to a mahogany body

To give the overall sound a warm saturation, the bodyBody:
The body is the body of a guitar. It is made of wood and influences the sound and resonance of the instrument. The sound of a guitar can vary depending on the shape and material of the body. of the Martin D-18 Standard Series is constructed from high-quality mahogany wood, which creates golden reflections depending on the angle and lighting conditions. Due to its even structure, the tropical wood colors the sound in the mid frequencies with a gentle warmth that lends the overall tone a calming note and perfectly complements the bright frequencies of the top wood. The right varnish also plays a major role in the thin back material, as it allows the raw material to vibrate freely and favors a fast and powerful response. 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 and, in combination with the dark Binding, creates a soft transition between the individual components of the entire body.

Easy to play thanks to a flat neck

For high playability, the manufacturer uses a SelectGuitar neck:
Maple neck hardwood neck with a modified low-ovalNeck profile:
The neck profile refers to the shape of the guitar neck. It can be flat profile, which, thanks to a carefully crafted bone nut with a width of 44.45 mm and a compensated bridge inlay, not only intonates perfectly over the entire scale length of 645 mm, but can also be played easily and cleanly up to the highest of the 20 fretsFret:
Jumbo frets. A fine ebony fingerboardFretboard:
The fretboard is the part of the guitar on which the strings are fretted to produce different tones. It is made of wood and has metal frets that mark the different pitches. with old-style 18-abalone inlaysInlays:
inlays rounds off the neck construction perfectly in terms of function and value and harmonizes visually with the other materials of the body. The characteristic Martin headstockHeadstock:
The headstock is the upper part of a guitar to which the pegs for tuning the strings are attached. It can have different shapes and the guitar logo or the manufacturer's name can often be found on the headstock. is fitted with open nickel tunersTuners:
die-cast tuners which, in combination with the venerable old-style script overlay, subtly hint at the company's almost 200-year history and enable the player to tune precisely with their smooth-running butterbean buttons.