Martin D-28 Standard

Martin D-28 Standard Acoustic Guitar

For nearly a century, the Martin D-28 has been the acoustic guitar that defines what a dreadnought should be — the instrument of Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Beatles, and countless others who understood that when you need a guitar that sounds like the real thing, you reach for a Martin. Now, after nearly 90 years at the center of American music, the D-28 has been lovingly and artfully reimagined, blending the finest vintage appointments from multiple eras of D-28 history with Martin’s newest innovations to create what may be the most complete and satisfying D-28 ever made.

Key Features

• Body: D-14 fret dreadnought — the definitive acoustic body shape for power, projection, and versatility
• Top: Sitka spruce with forward-shifted X-bracing — shifting the brace axis toward the soundhole allows greater top vibration and enhanced resonance and volume
• Back & Sides: East Indian rosewood — warm, complex, and rich with the sustain and overtone character that made the D-28 legendary
• Neck: Modified Low Oval profile with High-Performance Taper for a modern, comfortable feel that balances vintage aesthetics with contemporary playability
• Fingerboard Width: 1¾” at nut
• Scale Length: 25.4″
• Vintage Appointments: Open gear tuners, aged toner top, antique white accents, and faux tortoise pickguard — combining the finest details from both pre- and post-WWII D-28 eras
• Construction: Dovetail neck joint for rock-solid coupling and maximum resonance
• Finish: Gloss top, gloss back and sides
• Electronics: Not included — this is a pure acoustic instrument

Why Buy from Dietze Music

The Martin D-28 is one of those guitars that you owe it to yourself to play in person at least once, and we’d love for you to have that experience in Lincoln, Omaha, or Bellevue, NE. Stop by any of our locations or call us at (800) 357-1535 — our staff can walk you through exactly what makes the reimagined D-28 different from its predecessors and why it remains the standard by which all other dreadnoughts are measured.

Ideal For

The serious intermediate to professional player or collector who wants the quintessential American acoustic guitar — the instrument that has anchored folk, country, bluegrass, rock, and singer-songwriter music for nearly a century, now better than ever with vintage soul and modern playability in perfect balance.