{"product_id":"c-f-martin-00-18e-flat-top-acoustic-electric-guitar-1959-3629","title":"C. F. Martin 00-18E Flat Top Acoustic-Electric Guitar (1959)","description":"C. F. Martin 00-18E Model Flat Top Acoustic-Electric Guitar (1959), made in Nazareth, PA, natural lacquer finish, mahogany back, sides and neck; spruce top, Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and bridge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA really nice and very early example of Martin's earliest attempt at an electric guitar, from the introductory year of 1959. The 00-18E is essentially a regular mahogany-bodied grand concert guitar with a magnetic DeArmond pickup added. Unlike the electric Dreadhought Martins from the same era and the similar Gibson J-160E, the Martin is still a solid top X-braced guitar and has a surprisingly good acoustic sound. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe guitar sports standard period 00-18 features with the chrome DeArmond mounted at the end of the fingerboard and cool ivoroid radio-style tone and volume knobs with metal indicia plates underneath them. This is an in interesting and unusual guitar; not one of Martin's greatest successes perhaps, but a cool period piece with some uncommon sonic possibilities�it does a fabulous Elmore James impression, for one!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 39 1\/2 in. (100.3 cm.), 14 5\/16 in. (36.4 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 1\/8 in. (10.5 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 3\/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11\/16 in. (43 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompletely original (including even the bridgepins) and with only minor wear; sealed pickguard crack, otherwise no repairs at all. Excellent + Condition.","brand":"C. F. Martin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853252808844,"sku":"3629","price":3800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_9c887ba4-8c96-4db8-9a0e-7ec08313d700.jpg?v=1774332187","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/c-f-martin-00-18e-flat-top-acoustic-electric-guitar-1959-3629","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}