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The Custom Shop 000-18 pairs genuine mahogany and Adirondack spruce with hand-shaped Golden Era bracing for warm, balanced tone. It’s short-scale, studio-friendly, and effortlessly comfortable—high-end Martin craftsmanship made easy.

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Description

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.

Specifications

Highlights

000-14 Fret body size
Genuine Mahogany back and sides
Adirondack Spruce top with Aging Toner 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 - Light
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce
Finish Top: Gloss
Top Color: Aging Toner
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Top Detail: None
Binding: Faux Tortoise
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: GE Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic
Bridge Pin Dots: None
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Pickguard Inlay: None
Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
Saddle: Bone
Saddle Radius: 16"
Body Size: 000-14 Fret
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back Material: Genuine Mahogany
Side Material: Genuine Mahogany
Back and Side Finish: Gloss
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 Hand Shaped
Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce
Brace Size: 5/16"
Heelcap: Faux Tortoise
Endpiece: Faux Tortoise
Endpiece Inlay: None
Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Finish Neck: Satin
Scale Length: 24.9"
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 Shape: Solid with Square Taper
Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Logo Style: Authentic Style Script Overlay
Headplate Binding Material: None
Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
Knob: Butterbean
Nut Material: Bone
Case: Hardshell
Label: None
Electronics: None
Left Handed Availability: true
Pleked: true

What's Included

Custom Shop 000-18
Custom & Special Editions, 000-14 Fret, Acoustic
Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Light
Pre-strung on instrument

At A Glance

Body Shape & Volume

000-14 Fret

Neck Shape

GE Modified Low Oval

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Custom Shop 000-18

Custom Shop 000-18

Custom & Special Editions, 000-14 Fret, Acoustic

$3,999.00
4.2 out of 5 Customer Rating

The Custom Shop 000-18 pairs genuine mahogany and Adirondack spruce with hand-shaped Golden Era bracing for warm, balanced tone. It’s short-scale, studio-friendly, and effortlessly comfortable—high-end Martin craftsmanship made easy.

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