This Made in the USA dreadnought is based on Martin’s legendary D-18. This guitar features all United States sourced woods, including sycamore back and sides, a cherry neck, black walnut fingerboard, headplate and bridge, as well as an Adirondack spruce top and bracing.
Review from Acoustic Guitar Magazine:
SPECIFICATIONS OVERVIEW
BODY SIZE:
D-14 Fret
FINISH TOP:
Gloss
CONSTRUCTION:
Dovetail Neck Joint
BACK & SIDE FINISH:
Gloss
BRACING PATTERN:
Forward-Shifted X-Brace
SCALE LENGTH:
25.4"
BRACE SHAPE:
Scalloped
FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT:
1 3/4''
TOP MATERIAL:
Adirondack Spruce
NECK SHAPE:
Modified Low Oval
BACK MATERIAL:
Sycamore
NECK TAPER:
High-Performance Taper
SIDE MATERIAL:
Sycamore
ELECTRONICS:
None
RECOMMENDED STRINGS:
TOP
TOP COLOR:
Aging Toner
BRIDGE STYLE:
Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
BINDING:
Faux Tortoise
BRIDGE STRING SPACING:
2 5/32"
TOP INLAY MATERIAL:
Multi-Stripe
BRIDGE MATERIAL:
Black Walnut
TOP DETAIL:
None
BRIDGE PIN MATERIAL:
Black Plastic
PICKGUARD:
Faux Tortoise
BRIDGE PIN DOTS:
None
PICKGUARD INLAY:
None
SADDLE:
Compensated Bone
ROSETTE:
Multi-Stripe
SADDLE RADIUS:
16"
BODY
BRACE MATERIAL:
Adirondack Spruce
BACK & SIDES COLOR:
Dark Mahogany
BRACE SIZE:
5/16"
BACK DETAIL:
None
BACK PURFLING/STRIP:
Style 18
BACK INLAY MATERIAL:
None
HEELCAP:
Faux Tortoise
SIDE DETAIL:
None
ENDPIECE:
Faux Tortoise
SIDE INLAY MATERIAL:
None
ENDPIECE INLAY:
None
NECK
NECK MATERIAL:
Certified Cherry
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL:
Black Walnut
FINISH NECK:
Satin
FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET:
2 1/8''
NECK COLOR:
Dark Mahogany
FINGERBOARD INLAY STYLE:
Old Style 18
NUMBER OF FRETS TOTAL:
20
FINGERBOARD INLAY MATERIAL:
Corian
NECK JOINS BODY AT:
14th Fret
FINGERBOARD BINDING MATERIAL:
None
SIDE DOTS:
White
HEADSTOCK
HEADSTOCK SHAPE:
Solid with Square Taper
TUNING MACHINES:
Nickel Open Gear
HEADPLATE MATERIAL:
Black Walnut
KNOB:
Butterbean
HEADPLATE LOGO STYLE:
Script Old Style Overlay
NUT MATERIAL:
Bone
HEADPLATE BINDING MATERIAL:
None
MISC
CASE:
Ply Hardshell
LEFT HANDED AVAILABILITY:
Yes
LABEL:
None
PLEKED:
Yes