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Martin D-28 Overview
An overview of the Martin D-28, the rosewood dreadnought that became a defining standard for steel-string acoustic guitars.
Martin D-28 Overview
The Martin D-28 is a dreadnought acoustic guitar from C.F. Martin & Co. and one of the most influential flat-top guitars ever built. The dreadnought shape, named after a class of battleship, is a large-bodied design that delivers strong projection and a deep, powerful low end, and the D-28 helped establish it as the standard body for many styles of steel-string playing.
A traditional D-28 pairs a spruce top with rosewood back and sides, a combination that yields a broad, resonant tone with clear highs and authoritative bass. It has long been a workhorse in bluegrass, folk, and country, favored by flatpickers and singer-songwriters alike, and its sound and proportions remain a reference point that countless other dreadnought guitars are measured against.
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Martin D-28
Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States
A C. F. Martin Standard Series D-14 fret dreadnought acoustic guitar with spruce top, East Indian rosewood back and sides, and a 25.4-inch scale length.