Martin D-18 Satin (2025)

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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. 

Overview
Body Size  D-14 Fret
Finish Top  Satin
Construction  Dovetail Neck Joint
Back and Side Finish  Satin
Bracing Pattern  Forward-Shifted X-Brace
Scale Length  25.4"
Brace Shape  GE-Scalloped
Fingerboard Width at Nut  1 3/4''
Top Material  Spruce
Neck Shape  GE Modified Low Oval
Back Material  Mahogany
Neck Taper  High-Performance Taper
Side Material  Mahogany
Electronics  None
Top
Top Color  Aging Toner
Bridge Style  GE Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
Binding  Black
Bridge String Spacing  2 5/32"
Top Inlay Material  Multi-Stripe
Bridge Material  Ebony
Top Detail  None
Bridge Pin Material  Ebony
Pickguard  Faux Tortoise
Bridge Pin Dots  None
Pickguard Inlay  None
Saddle  Compensated Bone
Rosette  Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
Saddle Radius  16"
Body
Brace Material  Spruce
Back and Sides Color  Dark Mahogany
Brace Size  5/16"
Back Detail  None
Back Purfling/Strip  Style 18
Back Inlay Material  None
Heelcap  Black
Side Detail  None
Endpiece  Black
Side Inlay Material  None
Endpiece Inlay  None
Neck
Neck Material  Select Hardwood
Fingerboard Material  Ebony
Finish Neck  Satin
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret  2 1/8''
Neck Color  Dark Mahogany
Fingerboard Inlay Style  Old Style 18
Number of Frets Total  20
Fingerboard Inlay Material  Abalone
Neck Joins Body At  14th Fret
Fingerboard Binding Material  None
Side Dots  White
Headstock
Headstock Shape  Solid with Square Taper
Tuning Machines  Nickel Open Gear
Headplate Material  East Indian Rosewood
Knob  Butterbean
Headplate Logo Style  Script Old Style Overlay
Nut Material  Bone
Headplate Binding Material  None
Misc
Case  Hardshell
Left Handed Availability  true
Label  None
Pleked  true