2009 Martin 000-D18 / LR Baggs Anthem

Mint Condition and set up for a light touch and to play live. Has a high end LR Baggs pickup

The 2009 Martin 000-18 is an acoustic guitar from Martin's Standard Series (or potentially the vintage-inspired Marquis series, see note below). It features the comfortable and balanced-sounding Auditorium body size (000-14 fret).

Here are the key features and specifications for the standard 2009 Martin 000-18:

The LR Baggs Anthem Tru-Mic Acoustic Pickup will change the way you look at mic pickups! This feedback-busting, natural-sounding pickup is the result of over 30 years of effort. There's no modeling and no illusions going on here. The Anthem is strictly a well-designed microphone that picks up your guitar - clean, clear, and full of dynamics. While many guitar mics are way too prone to feedback or just as bad... give you that annoying "boxy sound" when used alone... the LR Baggs Anthem is like having your acoustic sound just "turned up," so it's full of detail, warmth, and

personality.

So how does it work? We won't launch entirely into all the nitty gritty and the exhausting research the LR Baggs team went through to design the Anthem. What we will say is that they developed proprietary noise-canceling technology that helps avoid that honky/boxy sound and keep your acoustic tone sounding pure and natural. Plus, a specially designed placement system picks up the sound of the vibrations of your entire soundboard, so the Anthem is surprisingly free of placement issues.

The control unit of the Anthem is extremely lightweight and features just the essentials: Volume, Mix, and Phase. It nestles inside the soundhole for easy fingertip access. With the Mix control, you can blend between the augmented mic and the full-range pickup. There's also a multi-segment battery check to maximize battery life.

LR Baggs Anthem Acoustic Guitar Pickup Features at a Glance:

• Microphone acoustic guitar pickup
• Feedback-avoiding design
• Noise-canceling technology to avoid "honky" or "boxy" sonic qualities
• Tru-Mic system makes the mic unusually free from placement issues
• Control unit fits inside soundhole: Volume, Mix, and Phase controls
• http://www.lrbaggs.com/sites/default/files/pdf/anthem_user_guide.pdf

Key Specifications (Martin Standard Model)