Detail 01
L.R. Baggs Anthem
The guitar uses an acoustic pickup system that blends a microphone and pickup, with soundhole-mounted controls.
Product detailSKU #1500000469571
Martin Custom Shop18 Style Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar Black
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A visually distinctive, stage-ready Martin Custom Shop dreadnought with mahogany-and-Sitka-spruce construction and L.R. Baggs Anthem electronics.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players seeking an acoustic-electric dreadnought for gigging, recording, or home sessions
- Musicians who want mahogany back and sides with a Sitka spruce top
- Players drawn to a black gloss finish and pale moon ebony fingerboard
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players
- Players looking for a non-dreadnought body shape
- Players who do not need onboard acoustic-electric electronics
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Pale moon ebony fingerboard
The fingerboard is pale moon ebony with Old Style 18 inlays.
Detail 03
Scalloped X brace
The Sitka spruce top uses spruce scalloped X bracing.
Detail 04
Dovetail neck joint
The select-hardwood neck is joined to the body with a dovetail joint.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed instrument.
- 02The included electronics are an L.R. Baggs Anthem system.
- 03It has a 24.9 in. scale length, 1.75 in. nut width, and 20 frets.
- 04A hardshell case is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is this guitar acoustic-electric?
Yes. It is fitted with an L.R. Baggs Anthem pickup system.
02What woods are used?
It has a Sitka spruce top with mahogany back and sides, plus a pale moon ebony fingerboard.
03What is the body shape?
It is a dreadnought.
04Does it include a case?
Yes, a hardshell case is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- LR Baggs Anthem
7 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Bridge string spacing
- 2.15625"
- Number of frets
- 20
- Number of frets to body
- 14
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- Martin Lifespan 2.0 medium
- Scale Length
- 24.9"
17 detailsBody & build
- Bridge Type
- Modern belly
- Color
- Black
- Top finish
- Gloss black
- Side materials
- Mahogany
- Body Material
- Mahogany
- Top Material
- Spruce
- Neck finish
- Satin
- Neck Wood
- Select hardwood
- Body wood
- Mahogany
- Neck wood
- Select hardwood
- Fingerboard Material
- Pale moon ebony
- Nut material
- Bone
- Body Shape
- Dreadnought
- Top wood
- Spruce
- Body finish
- Gloss
- Back material
- Mahogany
- Neck joint
- Dovetail
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 24.9"
- Nut width
- 1.75"
21 detailsOther
- Body shape
- Dreadnought
- Configuration
- LR Baggs Anthem
- Top bracing pattern
- Scalloped X brace
- Inlays
- Old Style 18
- Neck shape
- Modified low oval
- Saddle
- Bone
- Case
- Hardshell case
- Top braces
- Spruce
- Tier
- platinum
- Category Source
- detail
- Product type
- Acoustic guitar
- Material
- Pale moon ebony
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Grover gold V97 vintage button
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Strings
- Martin Lifespan 2.0 medium
- Bridge and end pin
- Black
- Product Type
- Acoustic guitar
- Bridge type
- Modern belly
- Pickguard
- Black
- Source Id
- site51500000469571
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