Martin 000-18KS Kenny Sultan Shaded Top PreWar Style 2012 Owned & Played by Kenny w/ documentation.

Year: 2012

Make:  Martin

Model: 000-18KS

Finish: Sunburst

Serial #: #61

Cosmetic Condition:  Excellent original condition

Neck:  Mahogany with rosewood board

Body:  Mahogany

Pickups: Original

Playability / Sound:   Sounds killer, low action and easy to play.

Weight: TBD

Case: Original Hard

Notes: Martin 000-18KS Kenny Sultan Acoustic flattop guitar owned and played by Kenny Sultan.   Shaded top with built in Fishman pick up.  Number # 61 this guitar was personally owned and played by Kenny (picture above I took with Kenny and his original and this guitar). 

I purchased this direct from Mr Sultan who was a true gentleman and outstanding player/ bluesman.  Kenny used this guitar live and in his home studio. (See the letter from Kenny to me in the pictures).  

Looks, plays and sounds amazing. As Kenny explained it to me the first 100 had the figured "fiddleback" mahogany back and sides and this one has it in spades. This model is based on Kennys prewar shaded top 1936 Martin 000-18 Shaded top which I had the pleasure to play and the signature model lives up to the original. Very resonant and toneful.

"Martin 000-18 Kenny Sultan Sunburst Custom Edition West Coast bluesman Kenny Sultan is honored with the release of a modern version of the most coveted Martin guitar in Kenny's collection, the 1936 vintage 000-18. A kind of "old school" instrument with a few modern updates, the 000-18 Kenny Sultan Sunburst Custom Edition starts with a two-piece back and sides made of rare, fiddleback mahogany. The top is done in Adirondack spruce with scalloped, 1/4-inch thick spruce bracing. The neck is carved from mahogany, has a scale length of 24.9-inches with 20 total frets, and a two-way adjustable truss rod.

The rich and dark Kenny Sultan Sunburst finish contrasts nicely with the rosette featuring a single ring of herringbone pearl inlays sandwiched between black and white line inlays. The tapered headstock has a headplate of polished ebony and sits atop a modified V-neck that measures 1 3/4-inch at the nut. Vintage features are an old-style tortoise pickguard, bone nut and compensated bone saddle, and plain black ebony bridge pins. You also get Waverly nickel open-gear tuners with butterbean knobs."

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