Entering their revered and refreshed Standard Series, we have the Martin D-18 Standard Series. This model, fitted for a luxurious musical experience, lines up with top-shelf Martin sounds and styles. As part of the celebrated Martin Standard Series, this D-18 effortlessly shows off the brand's technical know-how, musical intuition, and reputation for showmanship.

The Martin Standard Series D-18 is a knockout example of Martin mojo in motion. This begins with Martin's classic D-14 Fret dreadnought body brought together by a combination of spruce and mahogany. A time-tested tonewood combination, this body assembles to produce a rich, resonant, and radiant voice perfect for performance. The spruce top is lined with Martin Golden Era scalloped spruce braces in a forward-shifted X-Brace pattern that enhances balance and projection – a feature normally found in Martin's Modern Deluxe series.

This Standard Series entry continues on with a satin-finished neck assuming a Golden Era Modified Low Oval profile with a High-Performance taper. Connected through a dovetail neck joint, this neck is seamlessly played and offers a solid transfer of motion. An ebony fingerboard is brought on with twenty frets and abalone Old Style 18 inlays balancing comfortable fretting and a charming, understated aesthetic choice.

For players always after the smaller details in their Martins, this Standard Series has plenty. First, the base of the scale features an ebony Golden Era Modern Belly bridge with a drop-in compensated bone saddle. At the scale's opposite end, a bone nut and nickel open gear tuning machines align at the East Indian rosewood-plated headstock with a Martin Script Old Style Overlay logo. Across the rest of the model, Multi-Stripe top inlay can be found alongside an Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe rosette and Martin's Aging Toner top color. Together, these features create an authentic Martin aesthetic with some carefully worn-in gloss finish age. This Standard Series D-18 travels with an included Martin hardshell case.

For anyone seeking out a quality and authentic Martin musical experience, this D-18 Standard Series delivers in droves.

• Martin Standard Series D-14 Fret dreadnought model
• Gloss-finished spruce top with Martin Aging Toner color
• Gloss-finished mahogany back and sides
• Satin-finished neck in Golden Era Modified Low Oval profile with High Performance taper
• Golden Era scalloped spruce braces in forward-shifted X-Bracing pattern
• Dovetail neck joint construction
• Ebony fingerboard with twenty frets and abalone inlays
• Ebony Golden Era Modern Belly bridge with drop-in compensated bone saddle
• Bone nut with nickel open gear tuning machines with butterbean knobs
• East Indian rosewood headstock headplate
• Multi-Stripe top inlay and Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe rosette
• Martin hardshell case included