Here at Russo Music, we hold a distinct status as a Martin Custom Expert dealer, with this distinction, we are treated to guitars like this Martin Custom Shop Factory Exclusive 000-18 Black Walnut acoustic. This guitar, coming straight from the Martin Custom Shop luthiers, celebrates the sound and artistry of domestically-sourced materials like black walnut. Through the Custom Shop's keen design and careful assembly, truly exquisite guitars like this can come to form.

This Custom Shop Factory Exclusive 000-18 starts out with its principle tonewood – black walnut. A domestically-sourced wood, this selection of black walnut forms the basis for this guitar's 000-14Fret body. The comfort of this Custom Shop's 000-14Fret body is enhanced by the rich resonance of the black walnut for a bold tonal profile. The black walnut back and sides are accompanied by a spruce top lined with scalloped standard spruce braces for a balanced and bold projection. Altogether creating a classic Martin voice, this body is lined with European flamed maple bindings that result in an impressive visual sum.

This Custom Shop experience continues on with a 12/4 genuine mahogany neck shaped in a Modified Low Oval profile with a High Performance neck taper. Designed for playability and a more prominent height and shoulder, this neck offers a firm and full grip in hand. Black ebony joins in for this Custom Shop's fingerboard for easy playability across the fingers. Old Style 18 fret inlays appear across this ebony for a classic visual motif.

Featuring a number of fine appointments to really bring out the best of every aspect, this Custom Edition 000-18 Black Walnut is host to a suite of knockout specifications. A black ebony bridge lands at the base of the scale for stably grounding strings alongside a Modern Belly drop-in saddle. This bridge is matched at the scale's opposite end with Grover Nickel Vintage Button tuning machines that ensure easy stringing and playing. An Old Style 18 Black Maple Fiber rosette rounds the soundhole while a full gloss body finish wraps the entire guitar up in a bright, clear coat. This guitar travels with a three-ply hardshell case with a dome top for moving from place to place safely.

Straight from the Martin Custom Shop, this Factory Exclusive model is a marvel of Martin design and musicality.

• Martin Custom Shop Expert dealer exclusive model
• 000-14Fret body size with 24.9" scale length
• Spruce top with standard scalloped spruce bracing
• European flamed maple body binding
• Domestically-sourced black walnut back and sides
• 12/4 genuine mahogany neck in Modified Low Oval profile with High Performance taper
• Black ebony fingerboard with Old Style 18 inlays
• Black ebony Modern Belly bridge with drop-in saddle
• Grover Nickel Vintage Button tuning machines
• Full gloss body finish with clear top color
• Martin 3-ply hardshell case included