Detail 01
1-3/4-inch nut width
The string layout at the nut is specified at 1-3/4 inches.
Product detailSKU #1500000447988
MartinD-18 Standard Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar - Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Martin’s D-18 Standard is a right-handed, six-string dreadnought built around a Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and forward-shifted GE-scalloped X-bracing. Its description centers on warm bass, balanced mids, clear trebles, and strong projection, so it suits players moving between fingerstyle passages and rhythm work. The GE Modified Low Oval neck, High Performance Taper, ebony fingerboard, and Plek'd frets put the emphasis on smooth movement across the 20-fret neck.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Acoustic sets where a dreadnought’s projection and full-bodied voice need to carry clearly.
- Players alternating between detailed fingerstyle passages and driving rhythm parts on one guitar.
- Musicians wanting a hardshell case supplied with their natural-finish acoustic 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
25.4-inch scale length
The playing length is specified as 25.4 inches.
Detail 03
20 Plek'd frets
The guitar has 20 frets finished with Plek processing.
Detail 04
Hardshell case
A hardshell case is listed with the guitar.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed instrument.
- 02No electronics are listed in the configuration.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What woods are used on the D-18 Standard?
It has a Sitka spruce top with mahogany back and sides, plus an ebony fingerboard and bridge.
02What neck profile does it have?
It uses a GE Modified Low Oval neck shape with a High Performance Taper.
03Does it come with a case?
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
- None
3 detailsPlayability
- Scale Length
- 25.4"
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of Strings
- 6
4 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Natural
- Neck Wood
- Select hardwood
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Body Shape
- D-14 Fret
43 detailsOther
- Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret
- 2-1/8"
- Configuration
- None
- Brace Size
- 5/16"
- Bridge Style
- GE Modern Belly - Drop-in saddle
- Finish Top
- Gloss
- Neck Taper
- High Performance taper
- Number of Frets Total
- 20
- Binding
- Black
- Tuning Machines
- Nickel open gear
- Bracing Pattern
- Forward-shifted X-Bracing
- Neck Material
- Select hardwood
- Korena Special
- false
- Neck Shape
- GE Modified Low Oval
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Nut Material
- Bone
- Top
- Spruce
- Rosette
- Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
- Pickguard
- Faux tortoise
- Back and Sides
- Mahogany
- Bridge
- Ebony
- Side Dots
- White
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Top Color
- Aging Toner
- Brace Material
- Spruce
- Saddle Radius
- 16"
- Neck Color
- Dark mahogany
- Saddle
- Compensated bone
- Case
- Hardshell
- Back and Side Finish
- Gloss
- Tier
- new
- Category Source
- detail
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Body Shape
- D-14 Fret
- Fingerboard Inlay Style
- Old Style 18
- Bridge Pin Material
- Ebony
- Fingerboard Width at Nut
- 1-3/4"
- Brace Shape
- GE-Scalloped
- Bridge String Spacing
- 2-5/32"
- Fingerboard Inlay Material
- Abalone
- Scale Length
- 25.4"
- Plek'd
- Yes
- Finish Neck
- Satin
- Source Id
- site51500000447988
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