C F Martin D-18 Satin Refreshed 2025

Martin D-18 Satin Refreshed (2025)

Timeless Tone. Refined Feel. Vintage Soul.

Product Code: CFM-GTR-D18SATIN

Overview

The Martin D-18 Satin Refreshed (2025) blends heritage craftsmanship with modern playability, delivering a guitar that looks, feels, and sounds like a true classic—only better with time. Solid mahogany back and sides paired with a spruce top and Golden Era scalloped bracing produce a resonant, well-balanced tone rich in warmth and character.

Finished in a smooth satin, this model not only highlights the natural beauty of the tonewoods but also enhances the guitar’s resonance, allowing for a more open, dynamic voice. The result is a vintage-inspired instrument with a uniquely responsive and expressive tonal character.

Whether you're strumming, flatpicking, or fingerpicking, the D-18 Satin Refreshed offers outstanding projection, clarity, and nuance that evolves as the guitar ages.

Key Features

• Golden Era Sitka spruce bracing for enhanced resonance and sustain

• Solid mahogany back and sides for warmth and midrange focus

• Satin finish for improved tone and natural wood feel

• Ebony bridge pins for greater clarity and vibrance

• Bevelled fingerboard edge for improved comfort

• Vintage-inspired details like the long diamond neck joint and aged toner top

Full Description

Vintage Bracing, Modern Power

The Golden Era scalloped Sitka spruce bracing brings vintage tone to life with modern consistency. The forward-shifted X-brace placement increases responsiveness and sustain, giving the top more freedom to vibrate. Whether you’re playing softly or digging in, the D-18 responds with richness, clarity, and dynamic range that only gets better with age.

Superior Resonance with Ebony Bridge Pins

A subtle yet impactful upgrade, ebony bridge pins enhance the transfer of string vibration to the body, producing a fuller, more articulate tone. Known for their density and stability, these pins contribute to the D-18's improved resonance and add an elegant aesthetic touch.

Enhanced Comfort with Bevelled Fingerboard

Martin has refined the playing experience with a thinner fingerboard edge that's gently bevelled for comfort. This small but significant detail makes chord transitions smoother and reduces hand fatigue—ideal for long sessions. Combined with the modern belly bridge's rounded corners, the result is an exceptionally player-friendly instrument.

Classic Looks, Contemporary Feel

Vintage design cues meet modern sensibilities in the D-18 Satin Refreshed. From the long diamond neck transition and angled bone nut to the old-style headplate logo and faux tortoise pickguard, every detail honors Martin’s legacy while delivering everyday practicality. The satin finish not only looks stunning but also improves tonal openness and playability.

Specifications

Body

• Top: Solid Spruce

• Back & Sides: Solid Mahogany

• Body Finish: Satin

• Bracing: Golden Era (GE) Sitka Spruce, Scalloped

• Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X

• Bridge: GE Modern Belly with Drop-In Saddle

• Bridge Material: Ebony

• Body Size: D-14 Fret Dreadnought

• Binding: Black

• Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe

• Top Colour: Aging Toner

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck Material: Select Hardwood

• Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval

• Neck Taper: High Performance Taper

• Neck Joint: Dovetail

• Fingerboard: Ebony

• Nut Width: 1 3/4"

• Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8"

• Inlays: Old Style 18 Abalone

• Scale Length: 25.4"

• Number of Frets: 20

• Nut Material: Bone

• Saddle: Compensated Bone

• Saddle Radius: 16"

Hardware & Aesthetics

• Tuners: Nickel Open Gear with Butterbean Knobs

• Bridge Pins: Ebony

• Pickguard: Faux Tortoise

• Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood

• Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay

• Case: Hardshell

• Strings: Martin Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0 Medium (MA550T)