Martin D-18 Authentic "Stage 1 Aged" Custom Shop Guitar

[@paullanier8280]

Had an old pal come down from East Tennessee and present me with a string change and tweak the D-18 Martin bough brand new by him in mid seventies(T-bar) and after a whole day of addressing issues, he drove over to pick up his pride and joy . He almost teared up when he played it . Thought i messed up but he said it never sounded so perfect !!!!

[@MrDebranjandutta]

Keep the flame bright and high guys. In this age of synthetic layered music you folks are like a breath of fresh montana air. Love from India

[@williamknell864]

Zowwy! That closing piece was great!!

[@JosephusDalrymple]

Solid performance by all involved in this video. What a great jam!

[@jpobrien5418]

Love salt springs. Nice playing and nice sounding D 18..

[@heidih2887]

great to hear you playing together! :D Fun for my ears, and a rare treat to hear how the guitar sounds in a "group setting", trading licks and setting down a good rhythm! Thanks!

[@ronuyeyama4020]

You guys sound great!!! I love the d18 Martins

[@jjmuni]

That is a cannon. In my ear a bit more mellow and midranged than a 28. Lovely mahogany on the back. Probably my favorite Martin D.

[@texhaines9957]

Good to see it has an adjustable truss rod! Nice sounding guitar. Good to see Chad. Thanks, folks.

[@firecrackerheart]

soundin' great, gents!

[@lhvent]

Nice video. You can hear how Nice the guitar sounds.

[@sonofprovence]

Bought mine 2 years ago with an aged Adirondack top and sinker mahogany back, in 1935 sunburst. It is the 1937 version with forward-shifted Adi braces. The sunburst gets dusty quickly but is beautiful. I love this guitar, it is my babe. The best I ever had. It has incredible bass for a mahogany guitar, more than my D-42 custom (Adi/Guatemalan).

[@CenterThePendulum]

Good to see this catching on. Tone Shop in Dallas has been doing this to great success.

[@wagizzidy]

Sweet holy goodness. You guys need to do more bluegrass jam videos. I’m all fired up.

[@mariodriessen9740]

I’d kill to get me one of these D-18’s. Best sounding dreadnoughts imho. 🧡🧡🧡

[@DylTyrril]

Real nice jam, fellas!

[@andersfernbach2399]

Yes, please

[@Telewest792]

In 2007 i bought a Martin D18 vintage and it is my favourite acoustic Guitar the first time i saw it at the store and played a G chord i was sold and I’ve had it ever since , every time i play it i hear all the songs i grew up with . It truely is a desert island guitar.

[@anthonyb2334]

I was passing through Bozeman two Sundays ago but it was early. I walked down past the store. Sorry my timing didn’t allow me to stop in. I live in Arizona and travel in the west. Definitely need a truss rod in my guitars since the various weather, temps, elevations, all make mine go crazy. Love the sound of these two instruments together. Thank you

[@DB-rr1eo]

I love the playing! It's why I play.

[@douglasholdenjr.45]

I've always loved the tone a D18 over a D28!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@ronuyeyama4020]

I have had d18 and d28. The 28 rarely see the light of day. The d18 is played every day of the week.

[@douglasholdenjr.45]

@@ronuyeyama4020 EXACTLY!!!!

[@roadapple66]

I have both, and LOVE both! For every job, choose the correct tool. I love the D-18 for lead picking with a group, or band, and the D-28 for when it is just me playing and singing. I can't imagine not having both. The D-18 took less time to "play-in", because mahogany is softer (and more "open-pore") than rosewood. It is also quite a bit lighter in weight than the D-28; being it is rosewood, instead of mahogany. Although the D-28 took quite a bit more time to "play-in" (the rosewood is denser and heavier than mahogany), it was well worth the time spent. The rosewood not only "opens-up" with age and playing, it also develops over-tones that give it an almost natural "chorus" effect. This sounds beautiful when played by itself and accompanied by vocals. Which would I choose if I could only have one of them? I am extremely grateful that I don't have this issue! I have guitars from other brands as well. I love them all, but I prefer the Martins. I thank God that I am so blessed!

[@RahulSharma_JaiMataDi]

Excellent 😂👏👏👏 Good to see you Chad u play best thanks

[@craigdiamond5518]

My experience is that (older) Martins without truss rods actually are more stable and stay truer than those that do! Something to think about . . . .

[@lilycat1694]

Love it!

[@rblanks2050]

nice pickin fellas

[@startreker8591]

In singing I call it nice blending ( I know by ear y experience) y this duo is fun to listen to y Ty!

[@KGBT-PLUS]

Too buzzy for my taste