The Martin D-18 Street Legend combines trusted, legendary tone with a lived-in look that tells a story before you even play your first note. Its solid spruce top features visual wear inspired by historic guitars in the Martin Museum, giving your brand-new guitar the soulful look of a well-loved heirloom.

This vintage-inspired aesthetic is complemented by solid mahogany back and sides, aged open-gear tuners, and a satin-aged pickguard, creating a guitar that feels like it’s been part of your musical journey for decades, carrying the spirit of the past into today. Trusted for its bold, projective tone, this satin-finished Dreadnought delivers strong bass, bright trebles, and a punchy midrange. With a neck featuring a Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval profile, high-performance taper, and 25.4" scale length, the D-18 Street Legend 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

• D-14 Fret body size
• Mahogany back and sides
• Spruce top with Aged top color
• GE Modified Low Oval with High-Performance Taper neck
• 1 3/4" fingerboard width at nut
• Hardshell case
• Recommended Strings: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Medium

Top

• Top Material: Spruce
• Finish Top: Satin
• Top Color: Aged
• Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
• Top Detail: Custom Ink
• 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: D-14 Fret
• Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
• Back Material: Mahogany
• Side Material: Mahogany
• Back and Side Finish: Satin
• Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
• Back Detail: None
• Side Detail: None
• Back Purfling/Strip: Style 18
• Back Inlay Material: None
• Side Inlay Material: None
• Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X-Brace
• Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
• Brace Material: Spruce
• Brace Size: 5/16"
• 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: 25.4"
• 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: Old Style 18
• 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
• Pleked: true