Unboxing an Iconic Martin D-18 Acoustic Guitar 

I just bought one of these used (2022) in mint condition which I chose after playing it in addition to three brand new ones at the same store. It is magic. The feel, the tone, the playability, and even the look. I have a D35 also which is also fantastic. They are just very different. The D18 is just true blue Martin magic. It has the darker nuanced yet focused tone of mahogany paired with the bright snappy attack of the spruce top. I couldn’t happier with it. Great video!

I love all my guitars equally but I love my Martin more equally than the others.

Hope LA is treating you well. It's not nearly as cool once you spend a couple of weeks there. Florida will always be here for you when you're ready to come home.

This is an awesome unboxing video. Great looking and sounding guitar. I bought my first brand new Martin, a D-18 standard in a natural full gloss finish. I sold my other acoustic guitars because I’d rather play the D-18 every time. I’ve had many guitars at any given time most of my adult life, but am enjoying having only the D-18 and a Jimmie Vaughan Stratocaster now. I feel like I’ve reached my guitar end game and can now just play instead of looking for new guitars and gear. As soon as I got my D-18 I was like “wow, I’ve been missing out for years, I should have bought one in the first place”

If a bright sunny autumn day had a sound it would be the sound of a Martin

Never realized the banjo is just half a snare drum with a neck. That D18 sounds awesome. congrats!

I am so proud of you Sean! When you get to the level that Martin is giving you D-18's you can be sure you have ARRIVED! Good for you! You are a real talent musically, your teaching skills are very high and you know how to put together entertaining videos, all not common attributes! I myself will never buy one, they are just too much money for something like a "mere guitar" (can you tell I'm married?) I do have a D-18 "clone" in a Recording King RD-318 which has impressed me GREATLY and I got for a steal because somebody returned it cause of a bad tuner and they didn't have a silver one so they replaced it with a gold one one and then cracked the veneer of the face of the headstock a bit around the peg putting it in, me do not care, it's new, skin still on the pickguard, the bone nut was as tight as a tick that pencil lead fixed, it rings like a bell and I got it for a little over $400 shipped to my abode, VERY pleased. So I will trying to keep up with you and your Martin best I can!

Congrats on the D18. I bought one a couple months ago and can’t put it down. Enjoy!

Martins are the best and I own 21 guitars of various sorts and I always am always choosing one of my Martins over the Taylor’s, Gibson’s, Thompson etc. Great stuff. I should set you up for a gig in northern calif

I hope you're enjoying California. you two sound great playing together!

i love the smell of mahogany in the morning.

I bought my Martin in 2017. It’s just an X series dread but I’ll never part with it. I got close to selling it to someone once, and then had second thoughts. It plays great and sounds huge with the right strings and a better nut/saddle. I’ll hand it down to my son one day when I have kids.

Iconic guitar. Excited for you! Always gotta give your new guitar a good sniff

Omg the way y'all just, did someone say bluegrass!!!!! Had me dying

yeah I have a cs d18 with sinker and it is absolutely my favorite guitar I've ever played, next best was a collings...just sayin' enjoy the new guitar.

d18 may be the greatest acoustic guitar ever built...

Sean mate that's so cool, enjoy playing the D18! Looking forward to seeing what you produce with it. (Dibs on your 816ce haha!)

Forget the guitar, tell us all about the Jeff Goldblum throw pillow!

sounds great! welcome to cali😀

As someone who is steeped in Appalachian blues, no, but you're close. And really that's what matters and what makes it cool, at least to me.

Pretty great interview ya gave on the 'Think' dudes channel. I wont link anything, but you should.

Straight out of deliverance...love it.

Congrats! Sounds great and I'm looking forward to your outlaw country band, tho I think you should stick to guitar. You managed to make the banjo sound like a ukulele, which was amusing and maybe a bit outlaw but not very country, let alone bluegrass. 😏 I have a Martin 16 series that I like but the acoustic I tend to pick up is a D18 knock off made for Aria back in the 70's by Japanese luthier Sada Yairi (uncle of Kazuo Yairi, whose guitars are marketed in the US by Alvarez). Picked it up for a song (so to speak) about 10 years ago and love how it plays and sounds. You know it's from that era because a hippy had stuck a large mandala decal below the bridge, which is probably why I got it so cheap. I was a hippy back in the 70's and the decal amuses me - I consider it part of the charm and history of the instrument so I haven't removed it. Enjoy your new guitar! 😊

Sniff my banjo, good name for a band :) Such an enjoyable vid, lovely guitar too Sean

What? You're re-gifting it to me? Thanks! You're the best!

You cannot just get away with idly playing the Stairway on banjo for five seconds and leaving it at that. We need a whole video.

Nice. Thank you, Martin Guitars... I'll think about getting one.

my favorite guitar of all time.

I love it, all my instruments are "tuned at the factory" too! 😅🤣😂😂

Well then can you believe Martin did not send me one ?

For casual playing around the house how do you prefer the dreadnought body to an OM? I find dreads a bit too cumbersome at times

No guitar in the world I sounds like a Martin

How was the action on that out of the box? I’m a Martin guy and recently bought one. I played several more at GC when I was looking. They all had too high action from the factory. Every single one. Once I adjusted mine, it played great. But I had to adjust it. And I’ve heard from other people that Martin just sends them out that way for some reason. So I’m curious how yours was.

I must say that the unboxings were way better when Andrea was doing them Sean. Nice guitar! 👍👍🎸🎸

Sweet pillow Bro! 😳

The bluegrass guys would be laughing themselves silly watching you play that D-18 with a pickup in it along with a banjitar. (Of course, I purchased a D-18 (in sunburst) with that same pickup just last year and made a late-night purchase of a used banjitar off of Ebay just last week.)

Martin set the standard that others are judged by.

that's freakin sweet!

aaaaaannd, at this point its easier to come up with stuff that Sean Daniel does NOT play.

Your outlaw bluegrass band name should be "Mildly Curious & The Introverted Dirtbags".

Sean, you gotta learn Tony Rice, ''Church street Blues''....#1....🎸🎸😎✌🏼✌🏼✍🏼

How to know what Pentatonic shape to use for a particular key & the correct finger position?

How would you compare this to a D-35?

There's the title for the album: "Sniff my Banjo".

I don’t even like bluegrass, but that was killer.

Got one for my 74 birthday last year

Smell my banjo jimmeh

When did these start coming with pickups????

The charmed life, for sure.

Once again...SCORE!!!!!

Old and in the way ( Garcia bluegrass ref')

they gave you electronics, which are not a stock option. Congrats

Do they install L.R. Baggs in the factory?

I recently bought d18 can't put it down!

Love struck romeo dire straits 💪

How many guitars do you have?

Omg, nor can I!

India time is night 1:39

Hey Sean, if you don’t want it, I’m here for you! 🤤

Congratulations on the new Martin! Good tune, too! But is it really a banjo with 6 strings? More of a banjitar? 🤣😂 Looking forward to what y'all come up with... I'm down for outlaw country these days...

can you guys play rocky top please

got one in 1991, #510510!

Pewdiepie's big bro

I feel so sorry for you.;)

my Taylor 214ce sounds better for 950$ new got it last week :D

Sniff my banjo 🪕… 🤣🤣🤣

You pay $2,000.00 for brand name , all guitars are sound not much different, good luck for high price guitar

Stop bragging about your free gear.

Your banjo player needs banjo lessons

Martin guitars i think they now are made of fake wood these days.