DISC Martin OMC-18E Left Handed w/ Fishman Aura VT Enhance

Full Description

Solid Tonewood Construction

Crafted with high quality, solid sitka spruce and genuine mahogany, the OMC-18E's tone only gets better with age and the more its played. Its solid sitka spruce top yields a crisp, articulate tone with a broad dynamic range, making it incredibly versatile. The brightly-toned sitka top offers a balanced and idyllic response to a wide variety of genres and playing styles, perfect for those craving a versatility. Furthermore, the solid top is accompanied by genuine mahogany back and sides, adding a rich, resonant and warm tonality to the guitar's sound. The back and side panels also deliver a meaty mid-range whilst producing woody, punchy tones with a depth and complexity to please most playing styles.

High Performance Neck & Ebony Fingerboard

With a select hardwood neck and a high performance neck taper, the player is certain to adore the OMC-18E's smooth and easy playability. Additionally, the neck's modified low oval shape offers a smooth and comfortable playing experience, ensuring you have a firm, comfortable, and secure grip up and down the neck. Its select hardwood neck is topped with an ebony fingerboard which adds a bright attack, superb sustain, and plenty of bite to the guitar's overall sound. Furthermore, the fingerboard is sprinkled with abalone Old Style 18 inlays for added elegance and aesthetic appeal.

Comfortable Cutaway Body

The Martin OMC-18E Left Handed features a 000-14 fret cutaway body with a shape similar to that of auditorium guitars, offering a versatile acoustic guitar with great projection and volume. Additionally, the Martin OMC-18E produces a well-balanced and defined sound, perfect for a wide variety of playing styles. In particular, the OMC-18E Left Handed offers a beautiful response to numerous picking techniques. The 000 body also provides a comfortable playing experience due to its sleek, curvaceous shape and nipped in waist, offering comfort throughout both seated and standing performances. Furthermore, the OMC-18E features a Venetian cutaway profile, which offers added comfort to the overall playing experience whilst providing easy access to upper frets and more challenging chords.

High Quality Fishman Electronics

This Left Handed Guitar from Martin comes equipped with Fishman electronics, perfect for the professional performing musician that craves a premium quality, and design for live and studio work. In 2016, Martin introduced the sophisticated Aura VT Enhance preamp system, which offers advanced and innovative technology, described as the virtual blender of all pickups. The Aura VT Enhance is able to combine the raw pickup signal with an acoustic image that reveals the true nature and personality of an acoustic guitar. The Aura VT Enhance with acoustic imaging also features a new bridge plate mounted transducer, which adds dimension, resonance, and body to the guitar's overall tone.

Plek Process for Enhanced Playability

Plek Technology uses a computer-controlled machine that carefully measures each fret, along with the fingerboard height under each string. This innovative Plek Technology then automatically dresses each fret, virtually eliminating string buzz and greatly improving the overall playability of the guitar. This pioneering process does the same work in a matter of minutes in comparison to how long it takes a luthier to complete the same job which can take up to several hours, sometimes even days to accomplish.

Martin's Scalloped X Brace

Equipped with scalloped X bracing, the guitar's overall structure is reinforced and prevents it from collapsing under string tension. Scalloped X bracing also enhances the guitar's sound, and allows the top to vibrate more freely yet remains incredibly stable. Scalloped bracing provides more emphasis to the bass response of the guitar and has been rewarded for enhancing the guitar top production, as well as providing superb projection and volume.

Bone Nut

The Martin OMC-18E Left Handed features a bone nut, which offers excellent resonance and sustain, along with an authentic appearance. A bone nut also delivers a very balanced tone, and will last a long time. In addition, this type of nut naturally self lubricates and helps you stay in tune for longer.

Specifications

Body & Bridge

• Top Material: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Body Material: Genuine Mahogany
• Body Type: 000-14 Fret Cutaway
• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Bridge Style: Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
• Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic
• Brace Pattern: X Brace
• Brace Shape: Scalloped
• Binding: Faux Tortoise
• Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
• Back Purfling: Style 18
• Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
• Top Colour: Aging Toner
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Back/Sides Colour: Dark Mahogany
• Back/Sides Finish: Gloss
• Saddle: Compensated White TUSQ

Neck & Fingerboard

• Dexterity: Left Handed
• Neck Material: Select Hardwood
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Neck Taper: High Performance Taper
• Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
• Neck Colour: Dark Mahogany
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
• Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
• Pleked: Yes
• Number of Frets: 20
• Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
• Headstock Shape: Solid w/ Square Taper
• Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
• Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay
• Scale Length: 25.4''

Hardware and Electronics

• Hardware Colour: Nickel
• Tuning Machines: Open Gear
• Knobs: Butterbean
• Pickguard: Faux Tortoiseshell
• Electronics: Fishman Aura VT Enhance
• Controls: Volume/Tone/Enhance Blend
• Case: Ply Hardshell