The Martin HD-28 Standard Dreadnought Acoustic guitar featuring classic herringbone, East Indian rosewood, ebony and Sitka spruce in the shape that started it all: the Dreadnought. Paired with Martin's most comfortable neck, vintage appointments, scalloped, forward-shifted bracing, and a lifetime warranty. Powerful bottom end, rich tone, and strums that will fill the room—music history made new. It's hard to beat this model - there's a reason why it's been a staple for so many years. If you want an incredible dread, look no further!
The updated standard series model now features Golden Era Sitka Spruce bracing for a vintage, breathy tone with enhanced sustain, a Golden Era modern belly bridge with smoother and more comfortable corners, thin comfort beveled fingerboards, bone bridge pins, a long diamond neck transition, a cut angle on the nut, and a vintage style heel. A lot of these key features have only been available at custom and vintage style models, but not anymore!
From Martin:
The Martin HD-28 is a legendary acoustic guitar, trusted by generations of players and played by countless icons across genres. Its Dreadnought body size and scalloped bracing delivers the bold, projective tone with strong bass, clear trebles, and rich overtones that has defined acoustic music for nearly a century. Handcrafted with a solid spruce top and solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, the HD-28 offers a resonant, balanced voice for all playing styles. Bold herringbone top inlay and an ebony fingerboard with abalone diamond and square inlays add a vintage-inspired touch. The satin neck, featuring a Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval profile, high-performance taper, and 25.4" scale length, ensures effortless playability. Complete with antique white binding, an ebony bridge with bone pins, and nickel open gear tuners, the HD-28 blends timeless craftsmanship with modern versatility. Available in a variety of gloss options, it’s a guitar you can trust to unleash the artist within.
Martin’s refreshed Standard Series for 2025 enhances tone, comfort, and style. Sitka spruce GE top bracing, as featured on the Modern Deluxe Series, delivers vintage-inspired tone and sustain, while updates like a reimagined neck profile, thinner fingerboard, and refined bridge and heel improve playability and aesthetics. Each guitar includes a hardshell case.
Serial # 2987209
Specifications:
- Back and Side Finish: Gloss
- Back and Sides Color: Natural
- Back Detail: None
- Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
- Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Back Purfling/Strip: Zig-Zag with Black Stripe
- Binding: Antique White
- Body Size: D-14 Fret
- Brace Material: Spruce
- Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
- Brace Size: 5/16"
- Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace
- Bridge Material: Ebony
- Bridge Pin Dots: Faux Tortoise
- Bridge Pin Material: Bone
- Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
- Bridge Style: GE Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
- Case: Molded Hardshell
- Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
- Electronics: No
- Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe
- Endpiece: Antique White
- Fingerboard Binding Material: None
- Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
- Fingerboard Inlay Style: Diamonds and Squares Long
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
- Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
- Finish Neck: Satin
- Finish Top: Gloss
- Headplate Binding Material: None
- Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay
- Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond
- Heelcap: Antique White
- Knob: Butterbean
- Label: None
- Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
- Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
- Neck Material: Select Hardwood
- Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval
- Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
- Number of Frets Total: 20
- Nut Material: Bone
- Pickguard Inlay: None
- Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
- Pleked: Yes
- Rosette: Style 28 Multi-Stripe
- Saddle Radius: 16"
- Saddle: Compensated Bone
- Scale Length: 25.4"
- Side Detail: None
- Side Dots: White
- Side Inlay Material: None
- Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Top Color: Aging Toner
- Top Detail: None
- Top Inlay Material: Bold Herringbone
- Top Material: Spruce
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