The Custom Shop 000-18 makes it easier than ever to get your hands on a handcrafted Martin built with premium tonewoods. With a solid Adirondack spruce top and genuine mahogany back and sides, this short-scale Auditorium model offers warm, articulate tone with exceptional clarity. It features hand-shaped Golden Era scalloped bracing and a dovetail neck joint for vintage-inspired resonance and response. The 000 body is equally at home with fingerpicking, strumming, or recording, and the faux tortoise binding adds a refined, custom touch. Designed to bring Custom Shop quality to more players, this special model is ready when you are—no need to start from scratch. For those seeking an heirloom-level guitar within reach, the Custom Shop 000-18 delivers.

Product Features

• Adirondack Spruce Top with Hand-Shaped Scalloped GE X-Bracing Supplies a Booming Projection and a Bright, Defined Timbre
• Mahogany Back and Sides Resound with Midrange Warmth, Low-End Depth, and Crisp Clarity
• Genuine Mahogany Neck in Martin’s GE Modified Low Oval Profile Offers a Fast Feel with a Touch of Vintage Vibe
• Ebony Fingerboard with Traditional Old Style 18 Dot Inlays
• 1.75" Nut Width Ensures Optimal Comfort for Flatpickers, Strummers, and Fingerpickers Alike
• Top-Shelf Open-Back Grover Tuning Machines with Vintage-Spec Buttons
• Traditional Style 18 Accouterments Include a Faux Tortoiseshell Pickguard and Binding
• Hardshell Case Included

Attributes

• Color: Natural
• Body Shape: OM & Auditorium

Technical Specifications

• Type: Acoustic
• # of Strings: 6
• Body Type: Hollow Body
• Orientation: Right
• Back And Sides Material: Mahogany
• Top Material: Spruce
• Body Finish: Gloss
• Neck Material: Select Hardwood
• Scale Length: 24.9"
• # of Frets: 20
• Nut Width: 1.75"
• Features: Case Included, Limited Edition
• Neck Radius: 16"
• Nut Material: Bone
• Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony