Product Description
How do you elevate a guitar that has defined generations? Martin has done just that by implementing subtle yet impactful enhancements to their iconic dreadnought model.
Forward-Shifted Bracing
The standout feature of this guitar is its new forward-shifted bracing. This design allows the top to vibrate and resonate more freely while maintaining robust support for the body, resulting in a rich tonal experience.
Vintage & Modern
Combining an aged spruce top with vintage open-gear tuners and innovative bracing, this guitar embodies the character of a well-played instrument, but with modern playability and reliability. The newly designed high-performance neck offers exceptional comfort, allowing for extended play without fatigue.
Martin's Legacy
Chris Martin, Chairman and CEO of Martin Guitar, reflects on the D-28's legacy: “After nearly a century, the D-28 has been the go-to guitar for legends like Hank Williams, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, and Bob Dylan. Our enhancements pay homage to the finest features from both my grandfather's and father's eras.”
The latest D-28 masterfully blends this rich history with Martin's most celebrated innovations, featuring vintage details such as open-gear tuners, an aged toner top, antique white accents, and a faux tortoise pickguard, all complemented by a modern neck profile. The addition of forward-shifted bracing allows for greater top vibration, making this legendary guitar even better.
Specifications
Top
- Top Color: Aging Toner
- Bridge Style: Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
- Binding: Antique White
- Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
- Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
- Bridge Material: Ebony
- Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
- Saddle: Compensated Bone
- Rosette: Multi-Stripe
Body
- Top Material: Sitka Spruce
- Back & Sides Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Brace Material: Sitka Spruce
- Back Purfling/Strip: Style 28
- Heelcap: Antique White
- Endpiece: Antique White
- Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe
Neck
- Neck Material: Select Hardwood
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Finish Neck: Satin
- Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8"
- Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
- Number of Frets: 20
- Fingerboard Inlay Material: Mother-of-Pearl
- Neck Joins Body at: 14th Fret
- Side Dots: White
Headstock
- Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond
- Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
- Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Knob: Butterbean
- Nut Material: Bone