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
- Bridge
- Ebony
10 detailsPlayability
- Nut Material
- Bone
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of Frets Total
- 20
- Saddle Radius
- 16 inch
- Fingerboard Width At 12th Fret
- 2 1/8 inch
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Bridge String Spacing
- 2 5/32 inch
- Fingerboard Width At Nut
- 1 3/4 inch
- Scale Length
- 25.4
- Neck Shape
- GE Modified Low Oval
23 detailsBody & build
- Brace Material
- Spruce
- Color
- Natural
- Binding
- Black
- Bridge Pin Material
- Ebony
- Finish Top
- Satin
- Top
- Spruce
- Body Finish
- Satin
- Top Color
- 1935 Sunburst
- Neck Wood
- Select Hardwood
- Fingerboard Inlay Style
- Old Style 18
- Finish Neck
- Satin
- Neck Color
- Dark Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Pickguard
- Faux Tortoise
- Back and Sides
- Mahogany
- Body Style
- D-14 Fret
- Bridge Style
- GE Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
- Fingerboard Inlay Material
- Abalone
- Body Shape
- D-14 Fret
- Tuning Machines
- Nickel Open Gear
- Side Dots
- White
- Neck Taper
- High Performance Taper
- Back and Side Finish
- Satin
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Hardshell
7 detailsOther
- Rosette
- Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
- Saddle
- Compensated Bone
- Configuration
- None
- Plek D
- Yes
- Bracing Pattern
- Forward Shifted X Brace
- Brace Shape
- GE-Scalloped
- Brace Size
- 5/16 inch
