Martin D-18

"Thompson keeps it single-coil simple with two stock vintage Teles and two ’50s Martins—a D-28 and a D-18. When he needs an angrier tone, he relies on the P-90 in his cherry 1963 Gibson SG Jr.," states [Premier Guitar](http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/20360-rig-rundown-pixies).

Kurt Cobain's Martin D-18 is found at the Martin Factory in Nazareth, PA. The plaque located under the guitar reads, "This well-worn D-18 was coined "Grandpa" by Cobain himself, and was gifted to the rocker by then girlfriend Mary Lou Lord in 1991. The guitar was was used by Cobain by while on tour for Nirvana's second and most notable album, "Nevermind". Here's a pic of the guitar as well. https://instagram.com/p/6fYMQonc5r/?taken-by=inwaltwetrust

Brian acquired his first D18 in the early 70s and recorded “Funny How Love” on one.

At 0:46 the interviewer ask Bachman to tell us about his Martin D-18 wich belonged to his father.

‘I also have a pair of nice Martins here, both with a personal story. I used the D-18 a lot with the Pretenders. It wasn’t actually mine at the time. I commented once to Chrissie Hynde in the studio how nice it was, and jokingly asked if I could have it. I didn’t think any more of it until I decided to leave the band, and she just said “It’s yours!” It’s 43 years old now, so it’s well matured. It’s fitted with a Mimesis soundhole pickup, which was the prototype of the Fishman Rare Earth, designed by Bill Puplett and Mike Vanden. Unlike the modern Rare Earth which runs on 9 volts, this is powered by just 3 volts, and to my ears it has a much better sound. Recording and sound engineers love the balance of this one.’

"Well, I'm not an electric guitar player, really. I do have electric guitars, [...] I actually have a nice Fender Precision Bass, a nice Strat, a Telecaster, an Ovation and a Martin D-18. "

"His main acoustics are a Martin D-45 that he got in 1967, a prewar D-18 and a D-28. I've installed stereo Fraps in each, which is by far the best way to amplify an acoustic guitar. I place two pickups inside the guitar-one for the top three strings and one for the bottom three. I do it real time while stringing up the top three strings . I have the pickup hot through a nice P.A. system,and I move it around."

Freddie Mercury used a Martin D-18 Acoustic Guitar for the recording sessions of "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" between June and July of 1979. Photo shows Mercury practicing said guitar.

In an image posted by an [online German publication](http://www.in.de/stars/revolverheld-echter-antrag-im-neuen-video-12260.html) (dated 1/15/14), Johannes is seen playing a Martin D18 acoustic guitar.

at 3:45 into the video he is holding his vintage Martin D-18 Acoustic. Interview is shot in his studio

Martin D-18 and a ZB pedal steel on Wokingman's Dead, American Beauty

In this 2012 Buenos Aires concert photo, Barat is seen playing the Martin D-18.

According to this article Al plays an 1948 Martin D-18 acoustic guitar.

"I had the amazingly good fortune to meet another incredibly talented songwriter named Elliott Smith. He set a new bar for music and I truly believe him to be one of the great voices of our generation. In 1995 I took Elliott out on his first tour as my opening act. I adored his songs and our friendship ran deep. Although our relationship was strictly platonic, it was Elliott who helped me fill the void after the loss of Kurt. On both of the tours that Elliott and I subsequently did together, it was the Martin that we would end up playing into the wee hours of the morning in our hotel room…I believe that "Grandpa" is the ONLY instrument in the world that was played, adored and loved by both Kurt Cobain AND Elliott Smith. It was also played on occasion by Shawn Colvin and of course, me. In 2003, Elliott died and this completely broke my heart…It was around this time that I began to release myself from the whole world of music as I knew it and dedicate myself to my young daughter Annabelle. The Martin was getting little attention, and by this point it held memories that I wanted to let go of. It had served me well and I wanted to give it a new lease on life. It needed to be played, so in 2004 I sold it to a guitar dealer and that was that. A few years later I got a letter from someone who was about to purchase the guitar and wanted to know if everything was on the “up and up.” I am happy to say that the guitar Kurt Cobain called “Grandpa” and Elliott Smith called “Gramps” now resides in the permanent collection of Make’n Music in Chicago, IL. I am told it is played regularly and adored by many a visitor who wants to hear the “stories.” On special occasions it is even made available to other musicians for purposes of inspiration and to use on recordings. I am glad to have known it, served it well, and to have shared in the memories this wonderful guitar possesses. There you go…the story of “Grandpa.” Mary Lou Lord

According to his wikipedia page his main acoustic is the Martin D-18 "Pecknold plays a Martin D-18 six-string guitar for most Fleet Foxes work."

List #65 http://www.earlyblues.com/blues_singers.htm

Martin D-18 was used during the 1970's, as seen in this photo. While some say this guitar was used to record "The Boxer", there is no source for so.

Uber Pro Audio has reported that a D-18V was part of LaMontagne's gear in that time before he mainly switched to Bourgeois guitars.

*Premier Guitar* lists all of Jason's gear in [this article](http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/22913-jason-isbell-brand-new-day?page=2), including his Martin D-18 Authentic 1939.

According to Premier Guitar interview, Welch uses 1939 Martin D-18.

At :14s of this video you make out that Townes is playing a D-18.

Doc primarily used mahogany or sapele (African mahogany) guitars throughout his career. In his early recordings, Doc frequently used a Martin D-18, but in 1968 he began a long association with J.W. Gallagher Guitars. Doc began playing a Gallagher G-50 (serial #68001) in 1968 that earned the nickname "Ol Hoss." This is the guitar that Doc played on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Will The Circle Be Unbroken album where Merle Travis comments that the guitar "rings like a bell."

List #93 http://www.earlyblues.com/blues_singers.htm

"We also plugged in his new Line 6 bass amp that sounded very cool with that vintage Precision. I used my Gibson Elvis Dove and a Martin D-18 from 1970 for the acoustic parts, and all the other performances on the track were left intact."

Nils' Martin D-18 is mentioned, in [this interview](http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/nils-lofgren-talks-beloved-gear-neil-young-and-his-first-guitar-612266/), as a gift from Neil Young. "'The building's burning down - what guitar from your collection would you save?' "'That's a rough one, but probably the Martin D-18 that Neil Young loaned me to make After The Gold Rush. Mostly, I was playing piano on that album, but one day, we were gonna do Tell Me Why and Neil wanted it played on two acoustics sat across from each other. I didn't own one - so he handed me this D-18, and gave it to me at the end. It doesn't leave the home.'"

"Do you still use your Martin D-18? No. That was on the road with me for a long, long time. But it got damaged twice, both times by Air France, so now it’s just in the front room. Hendrix actually played that guitar."

"- What’s the main acoustic you always resort to? - Well, that’s not here. It’s a Martin D-18. Don’t have that here."

In this video from LA based guitar shop "Norman's Rare Guitars" Goldsmith plays his '66 Martin D-18 which he bought there. He also states that this was his main acoustic on the album "We're all gonna die" (2016).

Matt has been using this guitar for a long time now. He now has an Anthem by LR Baggs installed on his guitar, but before Anthem, he used to have element active installed.

"Picked up a 1973 Martin D-18. Thanks @MartinGuitar. Best acoustic guitar I've ever owned."

‘My Martin is the workhorse, though. I have a D-18 and I think my Martin will be the only thing that I’ll tour with for the rest of my life. I love them, they’re really well balanced guitars and they sound how an acoustic guitar should sound, you know? They don’t need a lot of manipulation, when you’re playing live. They just do what they do and do it so well. I use Fishman pickups in most of my acoustics, but I just fitted an EQ system on my pedal board, too. I’ve got the Boss RC-20 lopper down there with it. I think it’s that one, I look at it everyday and still can’t manage to remember the name of it,’ he says laughing. ‘I use Elixir Polyweb 10 gauge for my acoustics, the Guild has Ernie Ball Slinkys on it, though. I’m so bad with names, it’s just like “Yeah, the purple packet, thanks”,’ says Matt Corby in [this interview](http://www.acousticmagazine.com/interviews/matt-corby/) with Acoustic Magazine.

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In this interview with Premierguitar.com Eldrige admits that he used a 1937 Martin D-18 during the recording sessions for "The Phosphorescent Blues" (2014-2015).

Video from a TV show on which the Dillards appeared as musical guests.

Tim Christensen playing a 1959 Martin D-18 Guitar at the legendary Normans Rare Guitars

For guitarist, Nershi mainly uses a Collings I-35, a Santa Cruz D-Nershi Signature Model, a ’70s Martin D-28 ("FrankenMartin"), a 1955 Martin D-18, and a Ton Nershi T-Style Guitar. When it comes to amps, Nershi goes with his tried-and-true Fender formula involves a Blues Deluxe and a Blues DeVille. The handful of stomps that he relies on includes: Fulltone OCD, Fulltone Fat-Boost, Ernie Ball Volume Pedal, Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner, Fulltone Full-Drive 2, Pro Co RAT, Maxon Rotary Phaser, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Line 6 Echo Park, TC Electronic G-Force. And for strings, picks, and accessories, he currently jams D'Addario EX115 (.010-.049), Rocktron MIDI Mate, Whirlwind Selector A/B, Sunrise acoustic pickup, K&K Pure Classic acoustic pickup, and Avalon U5.

He used this in the studio and his own house in Los Angeles.

Kiwanuka plays different D-18s. One of them is a D-18 Authentic which was used on "Home Again" according to Paul Butler who produced Kiwanukas debut. (http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar12/articles/kiwanuka.htm)

In this session video from 2012 Bahamas can be seen playing a Martin D-18.

"This is the '64 Martin D18 that I wrote and recorded a special song with. I never gave it a shout out. Much belated; Thanks Martin."

Tracey Thorn - Singles Bar - live at home