Martin 0-18
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- Опубликовано: 2 ноя 2020
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Welcome to this review of the small body Martin 0-18 Concert Acoustic Guitar! What do you think? Too small, or just right? Strung with Elixir nanoweb acoustic guitar strings.
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Thanks for an inspiring video. I bought myself an 0-18. It stands up very well to my OM-18 Custom shop that I’ve had for 10 years. I play mostly Travis picking and James Taylor style and this guitar is absolutely perfect for me. 😊
I bought a new 0-18 a year ago and still amazed by how it sounds!
It came down between the 0-18 and a 00-18 in a side by side comparison, the 0-18 just spoke to me...
The 0-18 was the most popular model Martin sold for many years, the new version is easily the most playable acoustic I have ever picked up. To my ears it has a "sparkle" that the 00-18 did not have, and it is the quintessential "couch" guitar...
I have a 1964 Martin 0-18 that I purchased new. Don't play much anymore, but love my guitar.
Just bought one a few days ago. Absolutely love everything about it. Phenomenal guitar.
Best 0-18 review & demo I’ve seen! Thanks!
thanks for this video, I'm a luthier in training and looking for my last year project, i think i'm gonna build one of these.
Always have been interested in the 0’s and 00’s. I have a Martin OM from the old road series that is my take everywhere guitar. I have an M-36 that I often wish was a OM-28. Love the Martin Sound
What a great sound from such a small guitar. I was thinking about the 000-18 but now I've worked my way to the 0-18. Beautiful playing too.
Thank you kindly!
First, great playing, wonderful touch. I don’t own a Martin and I do play large guitars. My favorite is my Huss and Dalton MJC and I have a dreadnought, a D32 Lakewood. I have been looking at smaller guitars not to replace but to complement the Huss&Dalton and Lakewood. This 0-18 looks wonderful sounds wonderful and just might be the very thing I want. Thanks for the review.
Tracked the acoustic parts in one of my new songs with a buddy's 1950 0-18....one of the most beautiful sounds I've ever heard!
I bet! They record beautifully. Kind of a studio secret weapon almost.
Just found this great demo. I have a Froggy Bottom M and a Martin 0000 - 18 but man I’m dying for this 0-18. The Froggy is gorgeous but it can’t capture that old time tone that is Martin
You must be doing pretty darn good Jack. You've got a lot of really nice guitars.
This is exactly the guitar I'm looking for. Always been a dream of mine to own a Martin.
I like to play quiet and I don't want a big ol' dreadnought like the D28 and I hate the look of the 00015 even though it sounds wonderful but this, the O-18 is exactly what I'm looking for.
Great playing, the guitar sounds beautiful and I one day hope to own this!
Great palying and impressive sound
I own a Martin 0-15M, a 00-18 (12 fret) and a 000-17 (12 fret) and all three of these guitars are just amazing tone wise. Something about the Martin bracing and the spruce tops. My 000-17 is actually a bearclaw Sitka top and it sounds like a Martin 0-21.
Jack, I wanted a D-28 for 38 years. My teacher had one and I thought this was the sound of Heaven. Well, I went to Penny Lane in Ft. Lauderdale and saw the D-18. I figured one last check to making sure I'm making the right decision. I brought the D-18 (Marty) home. I have stayed up too late playing because I didn't want to put it down.
I have a 0-18 made in 2015.It is AWESOME!
Thanks. Great info. I want one! I live in a Toyota RV. Pulling out my D28 is difficult.
This is my favorite acoustic guitar ever. I've owned one for about 2 years - immensely impressed with it. I think it's the depth of the body that makes the difference. It sounds much fuller than any 00 or 000 I've played. I had the use of an older 00 years ago and that one was also wonderful, but the sound of even the older 00's and 000's is much thinner - brighter, as you would expect from mahogany. The new 0-18 with it's deep mahogany body sounds to me like something in between rosewood and mahogany. I have a blue heron gig bag for mine and I think with that it might fit in the overhead on an airplane! I play jazz and swing rhythm guitar and I find the neck and action is good enough to play jazz chords up and down the neck - no problem. The only thing I might want different is a 1 11/16 width, but no one is making those anymore.
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Nice! I find it very frustrating that no one's making 1&11/16" nuts anymore! Been playing for 50 years and my wrist cant do 1&3/4." And... Im 6 foot tall with full size hands. Total BS that they dont offer BOTH sizes!!!
Sounds very articulate and even. I have a Martin 000-15M which is great but this guitar sounds similar to my Gibson L-00 Studio. Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull almost exclusively plays small bodied guitars often capo'd.
Great playing. Loved the intro.
Thanks!
So I’m late to the party. This video has been posted for three years now. So I own two slope shoulder guitars a Gibson J-50 and a Martin DSS-17 Whiskey sunset. I also own a couple Dreadnought guitars. I owned a Loar LH-250 which for the money was a great little parlor guitar. I sold it to make way for a Martin O-18. Once purchased it will probably be the last I purchase. I will finally have the Three I’ve always wanted. Your playing is wonderful, the video is great and it really represents the 0-18 well. A very fine little/big Martin guitar. Thank you!
Have a Gibson Hummingbird that I loved but was having chronic right shoulder issues playing. Took the Gibson in for some work and asked what they had in a smaller body guitar. Tried an OM-18. Amazing sound and so comfortable. Went back and bought it a couple days later. Really love the tone, action and lack of shoulder pain. Great review.
Thanks. I have a Hummingbird It is such a joy. But have shoulder pain so playing less and wondered about a small bodied guitar for much of my playing. Not loving the idea of dropping $3k if shoulder is not improved. You answered my question.
@@enoch1680 No regrets. Definitely would not be playing if I hadn't downsized. 🤣 And unlike a car, the Martin won't depreciate once you leave the store.
Love mines a 1957 0-18 with is original butter bean tuners...changed the bridge and nut to bone...Sounding better overtime with its age 👏👏😎🌺🌈🤙🏽
Ditto: 57 here too, was popular back then because of Marty Robbins, my Dad's old guitar, luv it.
Love it Jack 🤗
Great review!
Excellent review. I own a 1956 000-18.
I love my 00-18; small-bodied Martins just seem right to me. I keep mine strung with Martin Monels to knock down a bit of the jangle.
So Monels cut back on the brightness but still warm? I used Elixer ohos Broze lights but on my E20P and E10P Eastman. Other guitars are Martin Dreads and a J40 with Mediums. Looking for a true "Martin" small body. My new E10P is mahogany b/s with Adi top and sounds a little too bright for my ear. Thanks!
@@elholt7095 In my opinion, yes. I have to tell you, I like that 00-18 more every time I play it. I also have an OM-21 and it rarely gets touched.
They say the monels let you hear the true sound of the wood.
Oh, this thing is just so tiny and cute! I play a Martin 0000-18S (12 fret slothead, Adi top, GE braces). I also have a 000-18, 000-28, and a HD-28. But your 0-18 is cute on a whole other level. Wonderful playing, Jack! I subscribed to your channel. Do you ever stop by the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum (UMGF)? We have a lot of folks in there who love everything guitar. Great video!
Hey, thank you! Yeah these guitars are great. Tiny and cute is just the way to describe it - I haven’t been to that forum but I’ll check it out, Martins are definitely my favorite acoustic guitars
Thanks for this. Looking into one. I do like smaller guitars. 2 of my 3 main acoustics are OMs (Duncan Africa & Seagull) and one (DA) made more like a OO.
I do play a larivee LV-09, but selling it to get something smaller.
So good thx. Just picked one up. It is still new but already sounds great just lacks the depth of my 000-28 but it is supposed to. I think this 0-18 will sound even better with more playing. My 000-28 is still by far my fav but this little one is gonna blossom, I can feel its sound come together already. So earthy and balanced despite the lack of base.
When you were talking about the tonal qualities of mahogany I thought it would be interesting to do a comparison video about the sounds of different woods. This would be aimed for people that are newer guitars. From a untrained ear the Martin had a fuller sound than I thought it would.
I agree, thats a great video idea!
I have a refurbished vintage 1927 0-18K (K for koa wood). I love it.
Awesome! I’ve been jonesing for a nice Koa guitar. Martin doesn’t use it much anymore but Taylor does
Great video! I own an 0-18 and love it. It looks as though you might have a pickup installed. If so, what kind? 🎶
Yes I really won’t one, I’ve wanted a D 28 since 1974 when they cost £420. I bought a second hand Sigma dred copy instead for £75, which I still use, but its to big for me now, I need a smaller bodied guitar, that lovely 0 18 would be just great. Great video thanks .
Fantastic review, and your playing skills are phenomenal.
Is yours equipped with a K&K mini? Do you ever use it plugged in?
Thank you kindly! It is currently equipped with a K&K. I formerly had a JJB pickup in there which I liked a lot but wound up needing a replacement for before a gig, and my local store carries K&K on hand. Which is fine because I love them too, been using them in other guitars for years.
Im a samall guitar player, mainly finger style . Currently playing a Guild M120 and a fender PS220e. I just missed out on my dream guitar a Martin 0-12-18 custom with narrower nut at 43mm.
Just bought one, its perfect i am tall and quite heavy and was worried this would look like a ukele on me but i wont be playing my dreadnought much now, the dreadnought has been making my shoulder ache
The three acoustics I’ve owned over the decades have been dreadnoughts. I always feel like I’m fighting the guitar. My current D-18 sounds amazing but it’s such a battle and the guitar always wins. I’ve been seriously thinking about a 00 but this video shows me I probably need the 0. I have to try one and see. I love the idea of it.
It had me on the first note. Tone!!
I have a 1970 0-18. It sounds great. I’m trying to find a pick up that would compliment this guitar. I recently installed a LR Baggs lyric. It sounds good. Maybe it needs a good EQuing. Any recommendations signal chain wise.
I like Martin 0-18 guitars a lot. I have a lot of old ones. You should try a vintage 0-18. They have a lot of different tones. Not saying a new 0-18 is bad. Just saying that old 0-18's are great. The old ones are pricey. The 60's and 50's are good years for the combination of sound and price.
What I have: 1923, 1927, 1939, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1968.
I have a lot more other Martin guitars. No Dreadnaughts. I am OK with that. Guys seem to think they need a really big guitar.
I have a Larrivee P-08 Parlor. It's great! Fantastic quality build, and it's just FUN to play. I like the fact that it sounds so different. With such a short scale, I've got to put mediums on it. (13's) I have become a bit tired with dreadnaughts. I like smaller bodied guitars. I also have a Martin 00-28.
Traded in my 1995 Martin J-40 for a new O-18. J-40 lovely, but getting too big for me now at 82. Absolutely love my new o-18.
You go girl! My new role model....
Hey Jack, how does it sound when playing at the neck ? Was just wondering since I normally prefer to strum there
You didn't mention the age of the guitar - It would be interesting to know. Also I note you have it tuned down a semitone. Is that because it sounds better like that or is it for another reason? Cheers
I love the smaller Martins. Favorite acoustic guitars. Gibson Jumbos are cool too.
A Gibson Hummingbird is one of my bucket list guitars!
@@JackFossett Have you played a walnut fingerboard? Some of the new Hummingbirds have them.
@@Hexspa actually no / I’ve played walnut guitars before but never a fingerboard
@@JackFossett Cheers.
well...perfect!
It is not a parlor guitar - it is a CONCERT guitar, as the 00 is a GRAND CONCERT and the 000 is an auditorium guitar ... while I am primarily a Gibson guy, I have a serious love of the concert and grand concert sizes ... the 0-18 and 00-18 are the Martins I would most like to own.
You are correct, my Uncle owned a O-15 built 1951, also a 000-28 built 1947, now owned by his son, been in the family for over 70 years. The 000-28 is one of my favorite guitars.
Jack, which would you choose, the 00-18 or the 0-18. If it was just for personal use and not recording with or performing with?
I love that little guitar more than the 00 and 000
Thanks for the video. I am looking at buying this guitar. I am curious how it sounds with a capo. My songs capo from 1 to the 9th fret. Most curious about the low end. Thanks
Hey sounds good. I’ve been curious how a 0-18 sounds. I had to check your tuning and as suspected, you are tuned down a half. :) it sounded familiar cause I do the same with my 00-21 ... why it sounds more full.
Yup! I’ve gotten more and more into alternate or down tunings. Love how it makes these guitars sound.
What is the action like, straight of the case?
Would you consider this a "parlor" guitar? Easy to fit in storage bins on airplanes, etc?
Tonally not at all. But size wise yes.
I like this guitar. The CEO 7 is my favorite.
Had one , couldn’t get on with the V shaped neck , returned it. Beautiful sound though, sweet.
I noticed in the video that your Martin guitar was not plugged in to an amp. what mics did you use for this video? You say 'no editing', so I assume you ran the signal from the mic directly into the computer maybe? Oh, and are you using the strings that the guitar came with or did you change them out? Can you clarify? ......Russell D.
Jack if I'm not being too personal here, I wonder how tall you are? I'm 5'7", and I'm thinking an 0-18 or 0-28 might be the right size for my not-so-tall frame. I have a dreadnought (a cheap Yamaha), and it feels pretty big to hold, but I really enjoy holding my classical guitar. I used to have a 00-15M until it got stolen, and in my memory it seemed pretty comfortable as well.
So for years I thought I was 5'11". Turns out I'm closer to 5'10" -- but I've been going to the chiropractor to get that extra inch back :-D ---but seriously, yes I think this would be a very comfortable guitar. Especially because you aren't sacrificing tone. It really doesn't sound like its size.
@@JackFossett Maybe I should go to the chiropractor as well, but I doubt I'll make it to 5'11" LOL. A related question - have you compared 0-18 with 0-28? I'm torn between mahogany and rosewood, both in terms of tone and ecological sustainability. At 62, this may be a lifetime guitar for me, so the extra $600 doesn't concern me that much.
Ok, replying to myself instead of editing my comment... I thought Martin made an O-28 but apparently I was wrong. So mahogany it is.
Im 6 foot 2 and 230 pounds play sitting down bought one yesterday and its amazing really quite loud without being boomy....if that makes sense
What year is this one
Nice guitar and playing! If you don't mind me asking, how are you recording this? It sounds great.
Also, have you had a chance to try the all mahoganies? I love my 000-15M for all the reasons you say you love this guitar. Very easy to play, has a very warm sound, projects very well. It's funny too, I love the feel of playing a dreadnaught, that bass thump is like nothing else, but I find that when I'm listening the 000 doesn't sound that much lower. It's a weird thing I've noticed.
Thanks! Stereo micing with a Blue Baby Bottle and Encore 200. I have tried their all mahogany guitars, I’d love to get my hands on the 00015!
@@JackFossett Thanks! Great playing as always!
I’ve got a 000-15SM which is a stunning guitar, definitely has a big bottom and with opened tunings or with a capo, she just sounds unreal!! However, I really would be a more adept player with a shorter scale and smaller body size. I don’t have the cash yet, but this 0-18 is starting to top my list of next more appropriate sized for me guitars.. My question is I am also looking at the Gibson L00 and the LG2... do you know how this 0-18 would compare to those?
Thanks✨🌹✌🏽
For a singer like me, huh? I got small kinda parlor or slightly bigger Guild(all hog) y it’s near this when you started talking (it must be enhanced from the start of demo play…?)
Being the owner of a D28 and Gibson J45,I have been after a good deal on a 00-15...NO good deal in the last year.It would be nice if Martin made a 0-15....
I agree. I've been eyeing the 00015m for some time now.
@@JackFossett I purchased a 000-10e a month ago...I returned it..It didnt cut the Mustard.
Needs more bass...but I play dreadnoughts! 😀. I wouldn’t mind a 0018 though! Great vid also! 👍🏽👍🏽
Thanks! 👍
It has more bass than you think...
I'm mostly a Gibson and Epiphone man. The only Martin I own is a D 45 12-string. And no, I usually don't play small guitars that much.
Great video. I have the same guitar and love it. Curious - what strings you have on yours?
Awesome! I use Elixir 12s on acoustic mostly
@@JackFossett cool. Me too, I have the Polywebs on now to mellow it out, but I typically use PB 12’s. Are you using Phosphor Bronze?
@@geoffreysmith4618 oh cool! Actually no I use the “opposite” elixir set so to speak, Nanoweb regular
I played one the other day and it’s gorgeous but I already have an OM28 so don’t need it.
Oh you do..you most certainly do
I took my pick my pick guard off for an even cleaner, balanced sound.
Red Hill Parlor Single O is nice ℹ️ and a bit cheaper...
Aaaagh...! It's the 1.75" nut that I really love! Just shows you can't please everyone (not even Martin can)...
'You know, I don't know, it's a little small. I just don't know if that's going to suit what I need. It's just a little small'
There goes my PTSD
Damn. Lost me at catholic.
Welcome back anytime!
that's definitely a 00-18, not an 0-18
No, it’s definitely an 0-18
It’s DEFINITELY an 0-18 !!