Detail 01
Grand Performance body
The stated body shape is Grand Performance.
Product detailSKU #1500000469578
Martin Custom Shop18 Style Grand Performance Acoustic-Electric Guitar Black
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A visually distinctive Grand Performance acoustic-electric with mahogany construction, a Sitka spruce top, pale moon ebony fingerboard, and L.R. Baggs Anthem electronics.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players seeking a Grand Performance body
- Performers or home recordists who want L.R. Baggs Anthem electronics
- Players who prefer a 1.75 in. nut width and modified low oval neck
- Buyers looking for a gloss white top and pale moon ebony fingerboard
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players
- Players who do not want onboard acoustic-electric electronics
- Buyers seeking a non-gloss top finish
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
L.R. Baggs Anthem
The guitar uses the listed L.R. Baggs Anthem pickup system.
Detail 03
Pale moon ebony fingerboard
This corrects the unlabeled fingerboard-material value in the supplied specifications.
Detail 04
Martin Lifespan 2.0 medium
This is the listed string type; it is not a string-count specification.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed model.
- 02The supplied data lists a 24.9 in. scale length and 1.75 in. nut width.
- 03It includes a hardshell case.
- 04The finish is gloss white on the top and gloss on the body.
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 listed as an acoustic-electric guitar with an L.R. Baggs Anthem pickup system.
02What woods are specified?
It has mahogany body, back, and sides; a Sitka spruce top; a select hardwood neck; and a pale moon ebony fingerboard.
03What are the neck dimensions?
The supplied specifications list a 24.9 in. scale length, 1.75 in. nut width, modified low oval neck shape, and 20 frets.
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
- Black
- Top finish
- Gloss white
- 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
- Grand performance
- 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
- Grand performance
- 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
- site51500000469578
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