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How did the story end?
Please forgive the necropost; I realize this thread is over six years old…
I was thoroughly enjoying reading all of the input and interaction, and was disappointed to see it end abruptly with no outcome! OP: what did you end up getting?? DID you end up getting anything? I stumbled on this thread while researching the same scenario for myself, because I’d been captivated by the idea of having a D18. (Ultimately I went a different route, and now own a beautiful E10D-TC that I couldn’t be happier with.) So I’m very curious to see which guitar Scott ended up with!
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D-18: Dread Under $1200 That Sounds Closest to a Martin D-18
Yeah me too I’d love to know what happened in his search! I love my Eastman parlour, Eastman make great sounding guitars but they sound nothing like Martin IMO. I feel they are more modern sounding with greater sustain and zinging trebles. I find them more responsive than standard series Martin’s and a lot louder with a cleaner bass response.
I have a recent Sigma SDM-18E, a limited edition (72 pieces) all solid European spruce top/flamed mahogany, ebony fingerboard, tortoise binding etc which sounds as close to a Martin guitar as I've ever heard any guitar sound. It's light as a feather and resonates like crazy. Even with 11-50 strings it's a tone monster, just a beautiful sounding guitar. I can't believe the quality of this guitar Sigma's all solid limited edition models and they are THE Martin substitute for me. I would think this was a Martin if not for the name on the headstock and the fact that the binding remains in place. There is a video on YouTube comparing the Martin D-18 to the laminate sigma and the all solid SDM-18 but the model I have is a big step up from the SDM-18 which is a heavier build with a less responsive tone. I'm gassing for these two so badly now, incredible looking quality: https://www.musik-center.de/en/manuf...-10.html<br />https://www.musik-center.de/en/manuf...k2-45vs-2.html
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How does one make this happen
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That was in 2017. Not so much now.
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With used prices coming back down, you should be able to find a used D-18 for around $1900 again.
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Originally Posted by lowrider View Post
Ya know, you can get a brand new D-18 for around $1900 from our sponsors. That's more than 50% over your budget, but it's not that far out of reality. And you get the real thing with the real tone. --> As advised by the comment section here, I tried the sponsors when I bought mine, and the best price that was offered was around 2500.
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