The Martin D-18 Street Legend combines trusted, legendary tone with a lived-in look that tells a story before you even play your first note. Its solid spruce top features visual wear inspired by historic guitars in the Martin Museum, giving your brand-new guitar the soulful look of a well-loved heirloom.
This vintage-inspired aesthetic is complemented by solid mahogany back and sides, aged open-gear tuners, and a satin-aged pickguard, creating a guitar that feels like its been part of your musical journey for decades, carrying the spirit of the past into today. Trusted for its bold, projective tone, this satin-finished Dreadnought delivers strong bass, bright trebles, and a punchy midrange. With a neck featuring a Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval profile, high-performance taper, and 25.4″ scale length, the D-18 Street Legend is a guitar you can trust to unleash the artist within.
Martins refreshed Standard Series for 2025 enhances tone, comfort, and style. Sitka spruce GE top bracing, as featured on the Modern Deluxe Series, delivers vintage-inspired tone and sustain, while updates like a reimagined neck profile, thinner fingerboard, and refined bridge and heel improve playability and aesthetics. Each guitar includes a hardshell case.
Features:
Highlights
D-14 Fret body size
Mahogany back and sides
Spruce top with Aged top color
GE Modified Low Oval with High-Performance Taper neck
1 3/4″ fingerboard width at nut
Hardshell case
Recommended Strings: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze – Medium
Top
Top Material: Spruce
Finish Top: Satin
Top Color: Aged
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Top Detail: Custom Ink
Binding: Black
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: GE Modern Belly – Drop in Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2-5/32″
Bridge Pin Material: Ebony
Bridge Pin Dots: None
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Pickguard Inlay: None
Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
Saddle: Compensated Bone
Saddle Radius: 16″
Body
Body Size: D-14 Fret
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back Material: Mahogany
Side Material: Mahogany
Back and Side Finish: Satin
Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
Back Detail: None
Side Detail: None
Back Purfling/Strip: Style 18
Back Inlay Material: None
Side Inlay Material: None
Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X-Brace
Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
Brace Material: Spruce
Brace Size: 5/16″
Heelcap: Black
Endpiece: Black
Endpiece Inlay: None
Neck
Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Finish Neck: Satin
Scale Length: 25.4″
Number of Frets Total: 20
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2-1/8″
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1-3/4″
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
Fingerboard Binding Material: None
Side Dots: White
Headstock
Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper
Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay
Headplate Binding Material: None
Headplate Detail: None
Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
Knob: Butterbean
Nut Material: Bone
Misc
Case: Hardshell
Label: None
Electronics: None
Pleked: true
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