Martin D-28 Modern Deluxe Guitar

The D-28 Modern Deluxe is a new take on Martin Vintage. This guitar is packed with custom features and modern technology that you have to see, feel, and hear for yourself. The vintage appointments include a Sitka spruce Vintage Tone System (VTS) top, a dovetail neck joint, and natural protein glue construction that give it the rich, fully aged Martin tone that has inspired generations. The look is unlike anything in our production line to date with European flamed maple binding, stylish gold frets, gold open-gear tuners, and a unique 1930s style script logo inlaid in pearl on the headstock. Some ultra-modern features include a titanium truss rod, Liquidmetal^® bridge pins with red dots, and a composite carbon fiber bridgeplate that boosts volume without adding weight. And we’ve included a new neck shape that is slightly asymmetrical for maximum hand comfort up and down the fretboard. This guitar is anything but standard.

SPECIFICATIONS OVERVIEW
BODY SIZE:
D-14 Fret

FINISH TOP:
Gloss

CONSTRUCTION:
Dovetail Neck Joint

BACK & SIDE FINISH:
Gloss

BRACING PATTERN:
Forward-Shifted X-Brace

SCALE LENGTH:
25.4″

BRACE SHAPE:
Scalloped

FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT:
1 3/4”

TOP MATERIAL:
Sitka Spruce with VTS

NECK SHAPE:
Vintage Deluxe

BACK MATERIAL:
East Indian Rosewood

NECK TAPER:
High-Performance Taper

SIDE MATERIAL:
East Indian Rosewood

ELECTRONICS:
Optional

RECOMMENDED STRINGS:
Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Medium – 92/8 Phosphor Bronze MA550T

ELECTRONICS OPTIONS:
Fishman Gold Plus Natural I

Fishman Infinity Matrix

Fishman Presys Plus

Fishman Ellipse Matrix Blend

TOP

TOP COLOR:
Clear

BRIDGE STYLE:
Modern Belly – Drop in Saddle

BINDING:
European Flamed Maple

BRIDGE STRING SPACING:
2 5/32″

TOP INLAY MATERIAL:
Bold Herringbone

BRIDGE MATERIAL:
Ebony

TOP DETAIL:
None

BRIDGE PIN MATERIAL:
Liquidmetal®

PICKGUARD:
Faux Tortoise

BRIDGE PIN DOTS:
Red Acrylic

PICKGUARD INLAY:
None

SADDLE:
Compensated Bone

ROSETTE:
Style 28 Multi-Stripe

SADDLE RADIUS:
16″

BODY

BRACE MATERIAL:
Adirondack Spruce with VTS

BACK & SIDES COLOR:
None

BRACE SIZE:
5/16″

BACK DETAIL:
None

BACK PURFLING/STRIP:
Zig-Zag Authentic

BACK INLAY MATERIAL:
Multi-Stripe

HEELCAP:
European Flamed Maple

SIDE DETAIL:
None

ENDPIECE:
European Flamed Maple

SIDE INLAY MATERIAL:
None

ENDPIECE INLAY:
Multi-Stripe

NECK

NECK MATERIAL:
Genuine Mahogany

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL:
Ebony

FINISH NECK:
Satin

FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET:
2 1/8”

NECK COLOR:
Dark Mahogany

FINGERBOARD INLAY STYLE:
Diamonds and Squares Long Pattern

NUMBER OF FRETS TOTAL:
20

FINGERBOARD INLAY MATERIAL:
Abalone

NECK JOINS BODY AT:
14th Fret

FINGERBOARD BINDING MATERIAL:
None

SIDE DOTS:
Abalone

HEADSTOCK

HEADSTOCK SHAPE:
Solid with Square Taper and Diamond

TUNING MACHINES:
Gold Open Gear

HEADPLATE MATERIAL:
East Indian Rosewood

KNOB:
Butterbean

HEADPLATE LOGO STYLE:
Stylized Script Inlay

NUT MATERIAL:
Bone

HEADPLATE BINDING MATERIAL:
None

MISC

CASE:
Ply Hardshell

LEFT HANDED AVAILABILITY:
Yes

LABEL:
None

PLEKED:
Yes