Detail 01
24.9-inch scale length
The supplied short-scale measurement distinguishes its playing geometry from longer-scale acoustics.
Product detailSKU #1500000464507
Martin Custom Shop18 Style Spruce-Black Walnut 000 Grand Auditorium Acoustic Guitar Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The 18 Style 000 pairs a spruce top with black walnut back and sides for a focused, resonant acoustic voice with clear mids, controlled lows, and articulate highs. Its scalloped X bracing is intended to keep picking and strumming responsive, while the 24.9-inch scale and modified low oval mahogany neck suit extended playing sessions. This is a detailed, balanced Custom Shop option for fingerstyle work, chord voicings, recording, and smaller live settings.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Fingerstyle parts and complex chord voicings where midrange clarity and note separation are useful.
- Recording sessions that benefit from a focused, balanced acoustic sound.
- Small-stage playing with a responsive spruce-top 000 auditorium guitar.
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
Scalloped X bracing
Supports an open, responsive top for picking and strumming.
Detail 03
Bone nut and saddle
They are part of the guitar's string-contact setup.
Detail 04
Hardshell case
Provides protection for travel or storage.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed 000 auditorium guitar.
- 02The back and sides are black walnut, not rosewood.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What woods make up the body?
The guitar has a spruce top and black walnut back and sides.
02What is the scale length?
It has a 24.9-inch scale length.
03Is a case listed?
Yes. It is listed with a hardshell case.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
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
- Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0
- Scale Length
- 24.9"
17 detailsBody & build
- Bridge Type
- Modern belly
- Color
- Natural
- Top finish
- Gloss
- Side materials
- Black walnut
- Body Material
- Black walnut
- Top Material
- Spruce
- Neck finish
- Gloss
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Body wood
- Black walnut
- Neck wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Nut material
- Bone
- Body Shape
- 000 auditorium
- Top wood
- Spruce
- Body finish
- Gloss
- Back material
- Black walnut
- Neck joint
- Dovetail
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 24.9"
- Nut width
- 1.75"
20 detailsOther
- Body shape
- 000 auditorium
- Top bracing pattern
- Scalloped X brace
- Inlays
- Old Style 18
- Neck shape
- Modified low oval
- Saddle
- Bone
- Case
- Hardshell
- Top braces
- Spruce
- Tier
- platinum
- Category Source
- detail
- Product type
- Acoustic guitar
- Material
- Ebony
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Grover nickel vintage button
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Strings
- Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0
- Bridge and end pin
- Black
- Product Type
- Acoustic guitar
- Bridge type
- Modern belly
- Pickguard
- Faux tortoise
- Source Id
- site51500000464507
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