Custom Shop Build Overview
Martin 000-18 Engelmann Ambertone #3088221
This build features a solid Engelmann spruce top paired with genuine mahogany back and sides, delivering strong fundamental clarity, quick response, and exceptional dynamic range. Adirondack spruce is prized for its stiffness and power, allowing the guitar to remain clear and articulate even under heavier attack.
Finished in a rich Ambertone burst, this instrument blends classic Style 18 tone with a visually distinctive, vintage-inspired aesthetic.
Construction & Craftsmanship
Handcrafted in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, this instrument features Martin’s traditional dovetail neck joint and solid tonewood construction to maximize resonance and long-term stability.
The Golden Era scalloped X-bracing allows the soundboard to move more freely, enhancing sustain, responsiveness, and tonal clarity.
Classic Style 18 detailing, combined with the Ambertone finish, gives the guitar a timeless vintage-inspired appearance.
Why This Guitar Stands Out
- Martin 000-18 with Engelmann spruce top
- Vintage-inspired Ambertone finish
- Classic mahogany tone with added headroom
- Forward-shifted Golden Era scalloped bracing for enhanced projection
- Balanced, articulate voice with excellent clarity
- Handcrafted in Nazareth, Pennsylvania
- Brand new with full Martin Lifetime Warranty
Serial Number: 3088221
Professionally inspected and ready to ship.
Specifications
- Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
- Body Size: 000-14 Fret
- Top: Engelmann Spruce
- Bracing: Golden Era Scalloped X
- Back & Sides: Genuine Mahogany
- Neck: Genuine Mahogany
- Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
- Fingerboard & Bridge: Ebony
- Nut Width: 1 3/4"
- Scale Length: 24.9"
- Bridge Spacing: 2 5/32"
- Nut & Saddle: Bone
- Finish: Ambertone – Gloss Body / Satin Neck
- Case: Hardshell Case
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