Detail 01
Forward-shifted GE-scalloped X bracing
The bracing is described as allowing a more flexible soundboard, with added resonance and overtone development.
Product detailSKU #1500000451782
MartinD-18 Standard Satin Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Martin's D-18 Standard Satin pairs a natural satin finish with a solid Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and forward-shifted GE-scalloped X bracing. It is presented as a dreadnought with a balanced voice: powerful lows, articulate mids, and shimmering highs. The GE Modified Low Oval neck and ebony fingerboard shape the playing feel, while the 25.4-inch scale, 1.75-inch nut width, and 20 frets provide the listed dimensions for fingerstyle work or rhythm playing.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Playing fingerstyle material that benefits from articulate mids and ringing harmonics.
- Driving acoustic rhythm parts with the projection and low-end response described for this dreadnought.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players, because this guitar is specified as right handed.
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
Solid Sitka spruce top; mahogany back and sides
This combination is identified with the guitar's full, balanced sound.
Detail 03
Satin finish
The natural satin treatment carries across the top, body, neck, and back and sides.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, six-string D-14-fret dreadnought.
- 02A hardshell case is listed with the guitar.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What finish does the Natural version have?
It has a natural satin finish.
02What are its neck and scale measurements?
It has a GE Modified Low Oval neck, a 25.4-inch scale length, and a 1.75-inch nut width.
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
- Satin
- Neck Taper
- High Performance Taper
- Number of Frets Total
- 20
- Binding
- Black
- Tuning Machines
- Nickel Open Gear
- Bracing Pattern
- Forward Shifted X Brace
- 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
- 1935 Sunburst
- Brace Material
- Spruce
- Saddle Radius
- 16"
- Neck Color
- Dark Mahogany
- Saddle
- Compensated Bone
- Case
- Hardshell
- Back and Side Finish
- Satin
- 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
- site51500000451782
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