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A Vintage D-18 for the Modern Era





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Loaded with custom features and modern tech, the Martin D-18 Modern Deluxe puts a new spin on the quintessential Martin mahogany dreadnought. The D-18 Modern Deluxe includes vintage appointments such as a spruce VTS (Vintage Tone System) top, dovetail neck joint, and natural protein glue construction that deliver the rich, fully aged Martin sound that has inspired generations of guitarists and music lovers. The visuals ? accented by East Indian rosewood binding, gold-colored frets, gold open-gear tuners, and a 1930s-style script logo ? are unique in Martin production history. Modern features include a steel truss rod, Liquidmetal bridge pins with red dots, and a carbon fiber bridge plate that boosts volume and sustain without adding weight. And you’ll love the new asymmetrical neck shape that gives you maximum comfort up and down the fingerboard.





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Sweetwater’s tone connoisseurs are always in search of the perfect guitar tone, and in the acoustic world, one of the most-loved tones is that of a vintage Martin. Martin Guitars perfected a unique way of torrefying the top woods and braces of their guitars to achieve the sound of an aged and played-in instrument. The Vintage Tone System (VTS) lets Martin age the woods to a specific age or time period without the typical change in color of the wood from the torrefaction process. Martin VTS guitars not only look and play like lovingly cared-for vintage guitars, but they also have that sought-after sound.





The choice of session guitarists for decades





When it comes to recording flatpicked acoustic guitars, professional recording engineers tend to prefer instruments with a mahogany back and sides for tracking in thick arrangements. And the Martin D-18 ? the granddaddy of mahogany dreadnoughts ? has the uncanny ability to sit pretty in any mix with a minimum of processing. Point your favorite small-diaphragm condenser mic at the 12th fret, and you’ve got a gorgeous-sounding acoustic guitar sound that practically mixes itself. It also sounds rich and full-bodied on its own. Whether solo or tracked, the Martin D-18 Modern Deluxe will do you proud.





The CF Martin legacy





What hasn’t been said about the CF Martin company? Martin ? a name virtually synonymous with the acoustic guitar ? took root in the United States in 1833 with a little shop in lower Manhattan. Five years later, Christian Frederick Martin moved his business and family to the rolling hills of Pennsylvania, where Martin Guitars has been located ever since. From the dreadnought body shape to the 14-fret neck, Martin innovations parallelled (and indeed, drove) the development of the acoustic guitar itself. When you play any Martin guitar, you’re holding a piece of music history. When you play a Martin D-18 Modern Deluxe, you’ve got the real deal in your hands.





Martin D-18 Modern Deluxe Acoustic Guitar Features:


Spruce VTS top, mahogany back and sides


East Indian rosewood binding


Natural protein glue construction


Dovetail neck joint


Asymmetrical neck shape for maximum comfort


Liquidmetal bridge pins with red dots


Carbon fiber bridge plate


Steel truss rod