{"id":1594,"date":"2013-07-01T12:10:51","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T16:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/?p=1594"},"modified":"2013-07-01T12:11:59","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T16:11:59","slug":"martin-om-18-authentic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/martin-om-18-authentic\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin OM-18 Authentic 1933 &#8211; Exclusive Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>This new OM-18 A 1933 is the first OM made with <a href=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/reviews\/acoustic-guitars\/martin\/authentic-series\/\" target=\"_blank\">Martin\u2019s Authentic Series<\/a> specs and hide glue. And boy, is it a doozy!<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/reviews\/acoustic-guitars\/martin\/authentic-series\/om-18-authentic-1933\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1526 alignleft\" alt=\"Martin OM-18 Authentic 1933\" src=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/om18a10-200x300.jpg\" width=\"140\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/om18a10-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/06\/om18a10.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I played the prototype at the factory in January, when it was about as new as new can be. With mahogany for the back and sides, the OM-18 Authentic 1933 sounded clear and full at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend I played an example of the production run and it was even better. It is like taking a time machine back to 1933 and getting your hands on a brand new OM-18, made the year C.F. Martin and Co. were celebrating their 100th anniversary and were busy setting the gold standard that all acoustic guitars have been compared to ever since.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/reviews\/acoustic-guitars\/martin\/authentic-series\/om-18-authentic-1933\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read the Full Review of the OM-18 Authentic<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VSnpxrjJFl8\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Watch the Companion Video<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This new OM-18 A 1933 is the first OM made with Martin\u2019s Authentic Series specs and hide glue. And boy, is it a doozy! 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