Martin 00-18S John Mellencamp

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This guitar was designed to be like “Maybell,” a 12-fret parlor guitar that John Mellencamp has treasured for years. The Martin 00-18S is understated, but still a beauty. The guitar is built with all solid woods – back and sides are quilted mahogany and the top is Carpathian spruce – combining the timbre of European spruce with the dynamic range of Adirondack spruce. The neck is genuine mahogany. Scalloped top braces provide “superb responsiveness and balance.” This guitar has a 1 3/4" low profile neck that sports a tapered slotted headstock with square slots. Each guitar bears an interior label personally signed by Mellencamp himself.

The full press release from Martin on the launch of the guitar is available from the Martin Guitar website.

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Street Price: $4,499.00 / MSRP: $5,599.00

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Specifications: Martin 00-18S John MellencampEDIT

Construction: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint
Body Size: 00-12 Fret
Top: Solid Carpathian Spruce
Rosette: Old Style 18
Top Bracing Pattern: Standard ''X'' Scalloped
Top Braces: Solid Sitka Spruce 1/4''
Back Material: Solid Quilted Mahogany
Back Purfling: Style 18
Side Material: Solid Quilted Mahogany
Endpiece: Tortoise Color - Brown
Endpiece Inlay: none
Binding: Tortoise Color - Brown
Top Inlay Style: Multiple Black/White Boltaron
Side Inlay: none
Back Inlay: Black/White Boltaron
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Shape: Low Profile
Nut Material: Bone
Headstock: Slotted/Square Slots/Square Taper
Headplace: Solid Madagascar Rosewood
Heelcap: Solid Black Ebony
Fingerboard Material: Solid Black Ebony
Scale Length: 24.9''
# of Frets Clear: 12.0
# of Frets Total: 20.0
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1-3/4''
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2-1/4''
Fingerboard Position Inlays: Abalone Dots @ 5th, 7th & 9th. John Mellencamp Signature Between 18th & 20th Fret - MOP
Fingerboard Binding: none
Finish Back & Sides: Satin
Finish Top: Satin - Aging Toner
Finish Neck: Satin
Bridge Material: Solid Black Ebony
Bridge Style: Pyramid w/ Drop-In Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2-5/16''
Saddle: 16'' Radius/Compensated/Bone
Tuning Machines: Waverly w/ Small Ivoroid Buttons
Recommended Strings: Martin Studio Performance Light Phosphor Bronze (MSP4100)
Bridge & End Pins: Solid Black Ebony
Pickguard: none
Case: 525 Geib style
Interior Label: Signed By John Mellencamp, Numbered in Sequence
Electronics: Optional
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