Here at Russo Music, we hold a distinction of being a Martin Custom Expert Dealer. With this distinction, we are often treated to fine acoustic guitars such as this Martin Custom Shop Factory Exclusive D-18 Black Walnut. This model, coming straight from the Martin Custom Shop's world-class luthiers, celebrates the artistry and sound of domestically-sourced materials like black walnut. Through the Custom Shop's careful design and artistic assembly, truly exquisite guitars like this can come to shape.

This Custom Shop Factory Exclusive D-18 lays it out first with its principle tonewood: black walnut. A domestically-sourced wood, this selection of black walnut forms the basis for this guitar's D-14Fret body. The authority of this Custom Shop's D-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 concise and balanced projection. Altogether creating a classic Martin voice, this body is lined with European flamed maple bindings that add up to an impressive visual sum.

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

Featuring a number of keen appointments to really bring out the best of every aspect, this Custom Edition D-18 Black Walnut is host to a suite of impressive specifications. A black ebony bridge lands at the base of the scale for 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 offer quick stringing and easy playing. An Old Style 18 Black Maple Fiber rosette circles the soundhole while a full gloss body finish wraps the entire guitar up in a clear, bright coat. This guitar travels with a three-ply hardshell case with a dome top for moving from place to place safely.

Coming straight from the Martin Custom Shop, this Factory Exclusive model is a brilliant encapsulation of Martin's ability to produce incredible musical experiences at every turn.

• Martin Custom Shop Expert dealer exclusive model
• D-14Fret body size with 25.4" 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