Great opportunity here, everybody...
I am looking to sell my recently acquired Martin D-18VS to get some funds together to buy a JCL 40th Anniversary or another L-10. Why I always have the need to keep buying and selling guitars is beyond me, but I can't seem to help myself. :blush: I have nothing but good things to say about this guitar - the sound is HUGE with bass response that is remarkable and sparkle and punch to the upper registers. The guitar is 9+ condition and has a premium Greven Tor-tis pickguard and custom Bob Colossi vintage bone bridge pins with tortoise inserts (I have the original ebony pins, too.). The pickguard and pins look classy on this guitar and the bone pins bring the sparkle out of the tone nicely.
Take a look at the pics...the dark spot on some of the pictures is from my camera - no marks on the guitar :? :bgrin:
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Here's the Martin specs:
http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?p=c&g=6&m=D-18VS (http://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/choosing/guitars.php?p=c&g=6&m=D-18VS)
This is a 12 fret, slot head, slope shoulder dreadnaught with a sitka spruce top and mahogany B/S. The sitka top shows a lot of silking and has vintage toner applied. The mahogany is of excellent quality and finished to a high gloss. It has forward shifted, scalloped bracing to bring out the inherent power of the guitar. The neck is a soft V profile that is really nice. I thought I wouldn't like the V neck, but once I grabbed a few chords on the first test drive it felt perfect and fit my had very well. The bone nut is 1 3/4" and the long, drop in saddle is bone as well. Also, this Martin has Waverly tuning machines as a high end guitar should. The instrument is remarkably light in weight and VERY resonant. This thing rumbles against you when you play it! If you fingerpick, don't think this one's not for you - it's a good fingerstyle guitar and really responsive. A light touch of the strings results in surprising volume and the sound is clear and ringing. With a pick? Dig in and hold on tight - this one is powerful - the more you ask, the more it gives...
There is a L.R. Baggs I-beam installed and it sounds great and the installation was done right. Included is the Geib style case in perfect condition with the original hang tags.
I am asking $2000.00 - lower price $1750.00! This is a really great deal :thumb (Retail $3699.00). You can PM or email me with any offers or questions. Thanks for looking! :nana_guitar
Thanks,
Justin
Lower price bump! :wave
Justin,
PM sent.....
Justin,
PM sent again...
Send that PM again, Sprucetop - I didn't get another one... :?
Justin
Anybody who doesn't buy this one is missing a heck of a deal - this used to be mine and it's one super guitar. If my OM-10 Koa wasn't so pretty, I'd trade him back in a heartbeat. Banjos will literally tremble and run for cover at the sound of this thing.
Quote from: Skip Ellis on September 26, 2007, 07:35:53 PM
Anybody who doesn't buy this one is missing a heck of a deal - this used to be mine and it's one super guitar. If my OM-10 Koa wasn't so pretty, I'd trade him back in a heartbeat. Banjos will literally tremble and run for cover at the sound of this thing.
:+1: This is one of the most powerful guitars I've ever played. It makes my J-09 flamed maple downright wimpy in comparison! Thanks for the bump, Skip.
Justin :nana_guitar
Justin,
PM resent....
sprucetop
Some advice?
I have someone interested in buying this Martin in Singapore...a very nice fellow going by sprucetop here. I have never shipped a guitar to Asia, anybody else have any experiences with this? What carrier would you recommend? I'm a little nervous about it, not because of the transaction because payment is easy nowadays, but for the safety of the guitar, insurance, etc. Any thoughts?
Justin
OK...shipping to Singapore is problematic at best I have discovered. So shipping will be included anywhere in the Continental US on this one. :thumb
Justin
FWIW I've shipped guitars to Japan, Germany and the Netherlands using USPS with no problems. For insurance I normally use U-pic http://www.u-pic.com/ (http://www.u-pic.com/) You've got a super nice guitar there. I'm tempted by it, but I've already got 2 great Martins.
Woody,
Thanks, that's a great service to know about. It seems Singapore has some rather stringent import/export issues that you have to deal with and cost, as you know, is prohibitive in shipping to Asia. Nobody likes red tape and paperwork :crying:
Justin
Price drop to $1500.00 :drool:, desperate times my friends - shipping included to the CONUS!!!!!
This is a killer deal for this guitar...great condition...great guitar...huge, clear sound.
The GAS is calling!!!
Justin :cheers