Martin Custom Shop 00-18 USED

This Martin 00-18 Custom Shop is a 14-fret 00 Grand Concert built to custom order at Martin’s Custom Shop in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. It’s an all-solid small-body that pairs a sinker redwood top with black walnut back and sides, a combination that tends to give a quick, lively response with plenty of warmth and a clear, focused low end.

Structurally it follows a classic Martin recipe with Sitka spruce X-bracing, scalloped and kept light at 1/4″, which suits the 00 format really well. Playability is very modern Martin: a genuine mahogany neck carved to a Modified Low Oval profile with High Performance Taper, plus a 24.9″ short scale that keeps the feel relaxed and elastic. The ebony fingerboard has a 16″ radius, Foden Style inlays, and 20 frets.

Cosmetics and details are tasteful: East Indian rosewood binding, a select abalone rosette with a single ring of pearl with B/M/B inlay, and a faux tortoise guard. Hardware is vintage-leaning with Grover Gold StaTite 18:1 tuners, and the bridge is ebony with a compensated bone saddle and black w/ paua pins.

The guitar is technically used, but like new in every way with all papers. Case is also like new. Weight is 1700g

SPECIFICATIONS

• Body: 00 Grand Concert, 14-fret
• Top: solid sinker redwood
• Back and sides: solid black walnut
• Bracing: Sitka spruce X-brace, scalloped, 1/4″
• Neck joint: dovetail
• Scale length: 24.9″ (24.980″ compensated)
• Neck: genuine mahogany, Modified Low Oval, High Performance Taper
• Fingerboard: black ebony, 16″ radius, Foden Style inlays, 20 frets
• Nut: bone, 1 3/4″ (44.5mm)
• Bridge: black ebony, modern belly, drop-in saddle, compensated bone saddle
• Bridge pins / end pin: black w/ paua
• Tuners: Grover Gold V97-18GA StaTite 18:1 Vintage Button
• Finish: gloss body with satin neck, clear top
• Electronics: none