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Jon,

I am absolutely amazed at the sound and quality of this guitar. I received it 18 Feb. and have hardly put it down. The upcharge from sitka to Adi was totally worth every dime. It is almost impossible to overdrive this D-18 and the resonance and single note clarity is beyond excellent.

For Travis style, fingerstyle or flatpicking, it excels. It is superior to the D-21 Special I purchased from you, previously. Never thought I would say that. But it’s good to have a rosewood and a mahogany dread. As the word on this new model D-18 gets out, Martin will need extra shifts to keep up! I know there are more expensive mahogany D’s out there, but this one far exceeds my playing ability. Thanks for a pleasant buying experience and a life time keeper guitar.

Best regards
-- Joe M.


Jon & Sharon,

Just a brief note to say how incredibly happy I am with your Custom 00-28V. In addition to your great service and willingness to work with me to get the deal right, the guitar you sent turns out to be just about the finest new custom Martin I’ve had (and I’ve had a few, as your records along will show). This amazing guitar is head and shoulders above most of the guitars my friends and I have A/Bd against it. You’ve got a real winner here and I consider myself fortunate to now own one.

It's a Keeper!

My best,
-- Jim M.


Jon and Sharon,

Well done again. I got my 000-17M in great time and condition. I am looking forward to many hours of playing. Thank you for everything. I look forward to my next purchase with you.

Regards
-- Michael


Good morning,

I wanted to let you know I received my new uke yesterday and it is beautiful. Thank you for your help and it was a pleasure doing business with you.

Sincerely,
-- Frank


Jon & Sharon;

Thank you for assisting me in picking out the perfect cut away with performance neck and for great Communication during the process. Guitar arrived VERY quickly and in perfect condition— You guys are the best!!!!


Hi Sharon and Jon,

I just received the Martin OM-35 I ordered last Friday and it plays and looks like a dream. Thanks for your great service!

Best regards
-- Krister from Sweden


Hi Sharon and Jon,

I just like to say thank you, it was my pleasure to work with you. Now is a week how I am playing my Martin M-30 Jorma Kaukonen and I love everything about it, specially a true Martin sound. I have nothing to add to Jorma’s spec, it is perfect for my finger picking.

Regards
-- Joseph


Jon,

The guitar its as I expected soundwise which is darned good, but the setup is even better……low action, no buzzes…….perfect…you guys are fantastic this is the 3rd one ive purchased from you guys and its been three wonderful purchases and guitars.

-- Tim D.


Hi Jon & Sharon,

Just wanted you to know my new 000-17SM arrived Friday afternoon. This is a really nice guitar and I’m impressed with it. I’ve really been enjoying it so far. I think Martin has got a winner with this one, for the money it’s a superb guitar. As always, thanks for the advice and excellent service.

-- Mike F.


Martin MFG Custom D-18GE Golden Era Ambertone 1933
Martin MFG Custom D-18GE Golden Era Ambertone 1933
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Martin MFG Custom Shop D-18GE Ambertone 1933 Custom New w/warranty, case. ASK ABOUT ETA PLEASE For more information, click the "Product Details" tab below.dd

ACTUAL Price: $2,849.00

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This is the EXACT same specs as the Martin D-18 Golden Era, except My Favorite Guitars custom orders them with the Ambertone 1933 finish.  For this reason: 1.) The neck block is stamped "Custom."  2.) There is no label inside the guitar. WE ARE ALLOWED TO ADVERTISE AND PUBLISH ACTUAL PRICES ON ALL CUSTOM SHOP GUITARS.
 IMPORTANT! IT "APPEARS" LIKE OUR AMBERTONE GUITARS ARE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS LESS THAN OUR STANDARD SERIES SUNBURST GUITARS -- THIS IS BECAUSE WE ARE REQUIRED TO ADVERTISE PRODUCTION GUITARS AT MAP OR MINIMUM ADVERTISED PRICE - BUT WE ARE ALLOWED TO ADVERTISE CUSTOM SHOP GUITARS (LIKE OUR AMBERTONE GUITARS) AT ACTUAL PRICES!
 

Model Specifications  

MODEL

D-18GE Ambertone 1933

CONSTRUCTION:

Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint

BODY SIZE:

D-14 Fret

TOP:

Solid Adirondack Spruce

ROSETTE:

Old Style 18 and B/W Fiber

TOP BRACING PATTERN:

Standard ''X'' Scalloped (Golden Era Style), Forward Shifted

TOP BRACES:

Solid Adirondack Spruce 5/16''

BACK MATERIAL:

Solid Genuine Mahogany

BACK PURFLING:  

Style 18

SIDE MATERIAL:  

Solid Genuine Mahogany

ENDPIECE:

Tortoise Color

ENDPIECE INLAY:

none

BINDING:

Black Boltaron

TOP INLAY STYLE:  

Multiple Black/White Boltaron

SIDE INLAY:  

none

BACK INLAY:  

none

NECK MATERIAL:  

Mahogany

NECK SHAPE:  

Modified V

NUT MATERIAL:

Fossilized Ivory

HEADSTOCK:

Solid/Square Taper

HEADPLATE:

Solid Brazilian Rosewood /Golden Era Style Logo

HEELCAP:

Solid Black Ebony

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL:  

Solid Black Ebony

SCALE LENGTH:

25.4''

# OF FRETS CLEAR:

14

# OF FRETS TOTAL:

20

FBOARD WIDTH AT NUT:

1-3/4''

FBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET:

2-1/4''

FBOARD POSITION INLAYS:

Old Style 18

FINGERBOARD BINDING:

none

FINISH BACK & SIDES:  

Polished Gloss

FINISH TOP:

Polished Gloss w/custom Ambertone 1933

FINISH NECK:

Satin

BRIDGE MATERIAL:

Solid Black Ebony

BRIDGE STYLE:

1930 Style Belly w/ Long Saddle

BRIDGE STRING SPACING:

2-5/16''

SADDLE:

16'' Radius/Long Fossil Ivory

TUNING MACHINES:

Waverly Nickel w/ Butterbean Knobs

RECOMMENDED STRINGS:

Martin SP 4200 Medium Phosphor Bronze

BRIDGE & END PINS:  

Black

PICKGUARD:

Delmar Tortoise

CASE:

545E

INTERIOR LABEL:

NONE

ELECTRONICS:

Available




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