The Custom Shop 000-18 is a 000-14 Fret in genuine mahogany with an Adirondack spruce top over a Forward-Shifted X-Brace, its Adirondack braces hand shaped and GE-Scalloped. The top is Aging Toner in gloss.
The neck is a GE Modified Low Oval with the High-Performance Taper, 1 3/4" at the nut on a 24.9" scale, with Old Style 18 abalone inlays on ebony. Faux tortoise binding and guard, an Old Style 18 rosette and nickel open-gear tuners keep the trim in Style 18 terms.
Next to the Standard Series 000-18, the Custom Shop version brings the Adirondack top and the hand-shaped, forward-shifted bracing. For the same recipe on a smaller body, look at the Custom Shop 0-18, and on a dreadnought, the Custom Shop D-18.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA (Nazareth, Pennsylvania)
Body Size: 000-14 Fret
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back Material: Genuine Mahogany
Side Material: Genuine Mahogany
Back and Sides Finish: Gloss
Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
Back Purfling/Strip: Style 18
Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace
Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped Hand Shaped
Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce
Brace Size: 5/16"
Endpiece: Faux Tortoise
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce
Finish Top: Gloss
Top Color: Aging Toner
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Binding: Faux Tortoise
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
NECK
Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Finish Neck: Satin
Scale Length: 24.9"
Number of Frets Total: 20
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Heelcap: Faux Tortoise
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
Side Dots: White
Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper
Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Logo Style: Authentic Style Script Overlay
Pleked: Yes
HARDWARE
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: GE Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic
Saddle: Bone
Saddle Radius: 16"
Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
Knob: Butterbean
Nut Material: Bone
CASE
Case: Hardshell




