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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.

Listed17 days ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • D-18GE Golden Era
Finish
  • Sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 2001
Made In
  • United States
Pickup
  • None
String Type
  • Steel
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Model Family
  • Martin D-18
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Body Shape
  • Dreadnought
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Top Material
  • Spruce
Series
  • Martin Golden Era Series
Back Material
  • Mahogany
Color Family
  • Orange
Sides Material
  • Mahogany
Fretboard Material
  • Ebony
Active Preamp
  • No
Number of Frets
  • 20

About the Seller

Dusty Strings Music Store & School

Seattle, WA, United States
(72)
Joined Reverb:2020
Items Sold:115
Product Overview
The original Martin D-18 GE (Golden Era) that debuted in 1995 was only produced in a run of 272 instruments. It was a replica of the 1937 model. From 1999 onward, the GE has been based on a 1934 D-18. 

Years of Production: 1995, 1999 - present
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