Martin & Co 00-18V

Manufacturing custom shop Martin USA
It is part of the "Marquis" series: dam reduced hand by wizards custom shop ...
Ebony fingerboard, ebony bridge
Handle soft V (ditto 00028ec Clapton)
The table is made of solid spruce selected
The sides and back mahogany, really beautiful!
This combination spruce / mahogany gives very warm, melodious and very balanced sound.
The bass is impressive, but the singing soft mediums, clear highs
The choice of strings is very important!

UTILIZATION

The handle deserves two or three days of adaptation (V-shaped) and then wonder how we could do without
Strikethrough become easy and fast to play
Size 00 (small) is very comfortable, no need big arms, she sits in the hollow belly and vibrates in a surprising way!
The game is very easy, and we have a very good sound, very open
The sound is exceptional: very bright, very open, wooded, balanced, singing with extraordinary projection for the size, endless sustain ...

SOUNDS

You can play everything (or almost), finger-picking, plectrum, folk picking, blues, bluegrass, bossa, jazz even with ropes adapted
It can be sweet or powerful depending on your mood, it reacts like clockwork!
I'm looking, I do not hate anything .., plus it is very nice, discreet and impeccable finish.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it every day for 7 years.
I have many other guitars, but this one sits on my couch and accompanies me everywhere.
It is small and very cute, super comfortable and very easy to play
Moreover, despite its exorbitant price, it has no frills!
No abalone, no brilliant!
As wood and sobriety ..; class!
Sure, it's very expensive, but the price paid was worth the woods and the secrets it contains violin ... the sound is a real guitar sound, gorgeous, open a real ... happiness ... and we quickly forget the price!