Beautiful used D-18 Golden Era with a sunburst finish! Designed to replicate the 1934 model, one of the finest dreadnoughts ever made.
With its Adirondack spruce top and genuine mahogany back and sides, this guitar rings loud and immaculately clear with a commanding, focused low end — a true bluegrass machine with seemingly limitless headroom. Cosmetic condition is excellent, with playwear limited to a cloudy patch of light surface scratching on the back (lower bout) and a small handful of minor dings in the top finish, barely visible. Freshly re-fretted by the Dusty Strings expert repair team. This is an incredible sounding dreadnought that has opened up beautifully over the past 23 years.
- 2001
- Adirondack spruce top
- Mahogany back and sides
- Mahogany neck w/ ebony fretboard
- Abalone dot inlays
- Forward-shifted scalloped bracing w/ tongue brace
- 1-3/4" nut width
- 25.4" scale length
- Open-back Grover tuning machines
- Ebony bridge
- Sunburst finish
Includes tweed hard case.
About us:
At Dusty Strings, we thoroughly inspect each new and used instrument prior to offering it for sale and take whatever steps we believe are necessary to ensure it will perform its best for most players. Our standards are exceptionally high. For new instruments, that means we make minor adjustments as needed, for good playability, but that instruments with fundamental flaws are returned to their manufacturer without going for sale. For used instruments, we perform whatever cleaning, restringing, adjustments, or repairs that are needed for them to perform their best.
The result of our attention to detail is that when you first take your newly purchased instrument out of its case, it will be ready to play. Does this mean the instruments will satisfy your particular sensibilities or account for settling into its new environment? Perhaps not, but those issues fall in the realm of custom setup, something that our professional repair shop is happy to help with if you live within visiting distance. If you live outside our area, we’d recommend a visit to your favorite local luthier, who will be able to help.