Martin 000-18 (2025)

Full Description

Enhanced vintage tone with GE-Scalloped bracing

The Martin 000-18 Refreshed features GE-Scalloped X bracing beneath a solid Sitka spruce top, enhancing resonance for a breathy, vintage voice. This bracing pattern, inspired by Martin's celebrated Golden Era models, allows the top to respond more freely to string vibration, resulting in increased volume, extended sustain, and an organic tonal character that gets better with age. The combination of scalloped bracing and a high-quality spruce top ensures a lively acoustic response, perfect if you're fingerpicking delicate melodies or strumming with intensity. The rich tonal palette offers warm, rounded lows, clear mids, and detailed highs—ideal for solo work, recording, or intimate acoustic settings.

Superior playability with a high-performance neck

Comfort and playability are at the forefront of the 000-18 Refreshed's design. It features a GE Modified Low Oval neck profile paired with a High-Performance Taper, giving you fast, comfortable access across the fretboard. This neck design is perfect for a wide range of playing styles and hand shapes, providing effortless transitions between chords and complex lead passages. The satin finish reduces friction and feels naturally smooth in your hand, making extended sessions more comfortable. A bevelled ebony fingerboard offers a sleek playing surface with added tactile comfort, promoting agility and precision in every note you play. The neck is topped with a classic diamond volute and finished with hand-fitted frets for long-lasting performance and comfort.

Premium tonewoods and durable construction

Built using time-honoured materials, the 000-18 Refreshed combines a solid Sitka spruce top with genuine mahogany back and sides. This tonewood pairing delivers a well-balanced sound with punchy midrange, responsive highs, and controlled low-end warmth. The select hardwood neck contributes additional stability and tonal depth, while the ebony bridge and fingerboard enhance both durability and tonal clarity. High-end components like a bone nut and saddle ensure optimal string energy transfer for increased sustain and tuning stability. The guitar also features a hand-set dovetail neck joint—an essential element in Martin’s traditional build process - ensuring a secure, resonant connection between body and neck for enhanced tonal integrity.

Classic looks with refined vintage styling

Visually, the 000-18 Refreshed offers timeless charm with thoughtful vintage-inspired appointments. The top is finished with an aging toner that mimics the mellow patina of a well-loved instrument, subtly enhancing the spruce grain. A faux tortoise pickguard provides elegant contrast, while the Old Style 18 multi-stripe rosette adds a touch of ornate craftsmanship. Nickel open gear tuners not only complete the classic look but offer smooth and reliable tuning. Understated yet distinctive, the Martin 000-18 Refreshed perfectly balances vintage authenticity with modern performance, making it a lifelong companion for discerning acoustic players.

Specifications

• Product Name: Martin 000-18 Refreshed
• Product Code: CFM-GTR-00018

Body

• Body size: 000-14 Fret
• Top material: Solid spruce
• Top colour: Aging toner
• Back and sides material: Mahogany
• Back and sides finish: Gloss
• Bracing pattern: X Brace
• Brace shape: GE-Scalloped
• Brace material: Spruce
• Bridge material: Ebony
• Bridge style: GE Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
• Binding: Black
• Pickguard: Faux tortoise
• Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe

Neck & fretboard

• Neck material: Select hardwood
• Neck shape: GE Modified Low Oval
• Neck taper: High Performance Taper
• Neck finish: Satin
• Fingerboard material: Ebony
• Fingerboard inlay style: Old Style 18
• Fingerboard inlay material: Abalone
• Fingerboard width at nut: 1 3/4"
• Fingerboard width at 12th fret: 2 1/8"
• Number of frets: 20
• Scale length: 24.9"
• Nut material: Bone
• Neck joins body at: 14th fret

Hardware

• Tuning machines: Nickel open gear
• Bridge pin material: Ebony
• Saddle material: Compensated bone
• Saddle radius: 16"
• Endpiece: Black
• Heelcap: Black
• Knob: Butter Bean
• Case: Hardshell
• Recommended strings: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0 - Light (MA540T)