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L.R. Baggs Anthem
The guitar uses a microphone-and-pickup electronics system with soundhole controls.
Product detailSKU #1500000469579
Martin Custom Shop18 Style Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar White
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A visually distinctive Martin Custom Shop dreadnought pairing mahogany and Sitka spruce construction with L.R. Baggs Anthem electronics.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players wanting an acoustic-electric dreadnought
- Musicians who value a gloss-black finish and pale moon ebony fingerboard
- Players using picking or strumming approaches
- Gigging, recording, or home sessions
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players seeking a left-handed instrument
- Players who do not want an acoustic-electric guitar
- Players who prefer a body shape other than dreadnought
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.
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Modified low oval neck
This is the stated neck shape.
Detail 03
Pale moon ebony fingerboard
The fingerboard is pale moon ebony with Old Style 18 inlays.
Detail 04
24.9 in. scale length
This is the stated scale length.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed model.
- 02It has 20 frets, with 14 frets clear of the body.
- 03The included electronics are an L.R. Baggs Anthem system.
- 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 for the body?
It has a Sitka spruce top with mahogany back and sides.
03What finish does it have?
The top is gloss black, and the body finish is gloss.
04Does it include a case?
Yes, a hardshell case is listed.
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
- White
- 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
- site51500000469579
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