The Martin 00-18 is a trusted classic, beloved for its balanced and timeless tone. Its smaller, comfortable Grand Concert body size delivers a focused voice, with clear trebles and warm bass, making it perfect for intricate fingerstyle playing and dynamic, nuanced strumming. Handcrafted with a solid spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides, the 00-18 offers a bright treble response, punchy midrange, and the dependable projection players have relied on for generations. Its satin neck with a Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval profile, high-performance taper, and 24.9" scale length provides unmatched comfort, while ebony details, including the bridge, bridge pins, and fingerboard with abalone dot inlays, enhance its iconic design. Complete with aging toner on its top, black binding, and nickel open gear tuners, the 00-18 is a guitar you can trust to unleash the artist within.

Martin’s refreshed Standard Series for 2025 enhances tone, comfort, and style. Sitka spruce GE top bracing, as featured on the Modern Deluxe Series, delivers vintage-inspired tone and sustain, while updates like a reimagined neck profile, thinner fingerboard, and refined bridge and heel improve playability and aesthetics. Each guitar includes a hardshell case.

Features

Highlights

• 00-14 Fret body size
• Mahogany back and sides
• Spruce top with Aging Toner top color
• GE Modified Low Oval neck with High-Performance Taper
• 1 3/4'' fingerboard width at nut
• Hardshell case

Top

• Top Material : Spruce
• Finish Top : Gloss
• Top Color : Aging Toner
• Top Inlay Material : Multi-Stripe
• Top Detail : None
• Binding : Black
• Bridge Material : Ebony
• Bridge Style : GE Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
• Bridge String Spacing : 2 5/32"
• Bridge Pin Material : Ebony
• Bridge Pin Dots : None
• Pickguard : Faux Tortoise
• Pickguard Inlay : None
• Rosette : Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
• Saddle : Compensated Bone
• Saddle Radius : 16"

Body

• Body Size : 00-14 Fret
• Construction : Dovetail Neck Joint
• Back Material : Mahogany
• Side Material : Mahogany
• Back and Side Finish : Gloss
• Back and Sides Color : Dark Mahogany
• Back Detail : None
• Side Detail : None
• Back Purfling/Strip : Old Style 18
• Back Inlay Material : None
• Side Inlay Material : None
• Bracing Pattern : X-Brace
• Brace Shape : GE-Scalloped
• Brace Material : Spruce
• Brace Size : 1/4"
• Heelcap : Black
• Endpiece : Black
• Endpiece Inlay : None

Neck

• Neck Shape : GE Modified Low Oval
• Neck Taper : High-Performance Taper
• Neck Material : Select Hardwood
• Neck Color : Dark Mahogany
• Finish Neck : Satin
• Scale Length : 24.9"
• Number of Frets Total : 20
• Neck Joins Body At : 14th Fret
• Fingerboard Material : Ebony
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret : 2 1/8''
• Fingerboard Width at Nut : 1 3/4''
• Fingerboard Inlay Style : 18 Old Style
• Fingerboard Inlay Material : Abalone
• Fingerboard Binding Material : None
• Side Dots : White

Headstock

• Headstock Shape : Solid with Square Taper
• Headplate Material : East Indian Rosewood
• Headplate Logo Style : Script Old Style Overlay
• Headplate Binding Material : None
• Headplate Detail : None
• Tuning Machines : Nickel Open Gear
• Knob : Butterbean
• Nut Material : Bone

Misc

• Case : Hardshell
• Label : None
• Electronics : None
• Left Handed Availability : true
• Pleked : true

What's Included

00-18

• Standard Series, 00-14 Fret, Acoustic

Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Light

• Pre-strung on instrument

Hardshell Case

• Brass or nickel plated hardware, Plush, Laminated wood shell