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List Price: $5999.00
Discount: 25%
Our Price: $4499.00
At Musiciansfriend.com on December 02, 2010.

Choice tonewoods and understated appointments make this Martin guitar a beautiful specimen of expert luthiery.

The Martin 00-18S John Mellencamp Acoustic Guitar boasts a solid Carpathian spruce top as well as a stunning solid quilted mahogany back and sides for bright, clear tone. For a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and Grammy winner, Mellencamp's signature guitar truly had to be something special. The superb blend of tonewoods and scalloped 1/4" top braces afford this Martin guitar excellent response and balanced tone. The understated aesthetic touches on the 00-18S John Mellencamp Guitar make its rare woods and outstanding tone stand out. Signed by John Mellencamp, this beautiful—and very playable—Martin Guitar is a great addition to any guitar collection.

Martin 00-18S John Mellencamp Acoustic Guitar Includes:

  • hardshell case

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Martin 00-18S John Mellencamp Acoustic Guitar Specifications:

  • Model: 00-18s John Mellencamp Gloss
  • 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
  • Headplate: Solid Madagascar Rosewood
  • Heelcap: Solid Black Ebony
  • Fingerboard Material: Solid Black Ebony
  • Scale Length: 24.9''
  • # Of Frets Clear: 12
  • # Of Frets Total: 20
  • 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: Polished Gloss
  • Finish Top: Polished Gloss with Aging Toner
  • Finish Neck: Satin
  • Bridge Material: Solid Black Ebony
  • Bridge Style: Pyramid with Drop-In Saddle
  • Bridge String Spacing: 2-5/16''
  • Saddle: 16'' Radius/Compensated/Bone
  • Tuning Machines: Waverly with 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

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