Martin Custom Shop 000-18 1937 Stage 1 Aging (786)

The all-new Custom Shop 000-18 1937 gives players the sonic qualities of the Authentic Series paired with the everyday value of a trusty workhorse guitar. Regarded as the cornerstone of performance and sound, Martins highly prized 1937 models set the bar for generations of instruments that followed. This guitar features a clear vintage gloss Adirondack spruce top, genuine mahogany back and sides, scalloped bracing, hide glue and cloth strip construction, and an adjustable truss rod, capturing the look, feel, and sound of some of the finest guitars ever made.

The Custom Shop 000-18 1937 is also available with light aging in either natural or ambertone finishes. Stage 1 aging lacks the heavy wear and tear of a well-worn instrument and instead features the light checking inspired by those rare guitars that were simply kept in a case and tucked away for decades. It bears the marks of time but not the heavy wear common on newly aged guitars.

Body Size:000-14 FretFinish Top:Vintage Gloss – AgedConstruction:Dovetail Neck JointBack and Side Finish:Vintage Gloss – AgedBracing Pattern:Forward Shifted X-BraceScale Length:24.9″Brace Shape:ScallopedFingerboard Width at Nut:1 3/4”Top Material:Adirondack SpruceNeck Shape:Authentic 1937Back Material:Genuine MahoganyNeck Taper:Standard TaperSide Material:Genuine MahoganyElectronics:NoTop Color:Vintage TonerBridge Style:1930 Style Belly – Glue in Long Saddle – AgedBinding:Brown Tortoise PatternBridge String Spacing:2 1/4”Top Inlay Material:Multi-StripeBridge Material:EbonyTop Detail:NoneBridge Pin Material:Black PlasticPickguard:Tortoise PatternBridge Pin Dots:NonePickguard Inlay:NoneSaddle:BoneRosette:Old Style 18 Multi-StripeSaddle Radius:16″Brace Material:Adirondack SpruceBack and Sides Color:Dark MahoganyBrace Size:5/16″Back Detail:NoneBack Purfling/Strip:East Indian RosewoodBack Inlay Material:NoneHeelcap:EbonySideDetail:NoneEndpiece:Brown Tortoise PatternSide Inlay Material:NoneEndpiece Inlay:NoneNeck Material:Genuine MahoganyFingerboard Material:EbonyFinish Neck:Vintage Gloss – AgedFingerboard Width at 12th Fret:2 1/4”Neck Color:Dark Mahogany with Aging TonerFingerboard Inlay Style:Old Style 18Number of Frets Total:20Fingerboard Inlay Material:AbaloneNeck Joins Body At:14th FretFingerboard Binding Material:NoneSide Dots:Antique WhiteHeadstock Shape:Solid with Square TaperTuning Machines:Aged Waverly Nickel Open BackHeadplate Material:East Indian RosewoodKnob:ButterbeanHeadplate Logo Style:Script Golden Era OverlayNut Material:BoneHeadplate Binding Material:NoneCase:Ply HardshellLeft-handed Availability:trueLabel:None