Martin 2024 OM-28E Standard Orchestra Model Acoustic-Electric Guitar Aged Toner

I've gone through numerous guitars over years. I've played many alternatives ie:Takamine and Yamaha both of which are excellent value, great workmanship, sound and playability... I ended up losing lots of money trading in number guitars over the years but have finally settled on my forever guitar. My search is over! My OM28 is equipped with the LR Baggs Anthem pick up. Just a year old but already starting to open up and mellow out. It's warm,articulate, balanced.. bass and mids balanced...bell like highs but not harsh. It's true what many reviewer say.. it's hard to put down sometimes.

The om28 is very warm, balanced and loud. It has great resonance and sustain. I waited years to be able to afford a Martin. I'm not disappointed at all. The guitar plays and sounds great. It's everything you would expect and more. It really opens up to you with time.

True richness and easy playability. The process used for aging works flawlessly.

This is my third Martin. I bought a D-35 new in 1972 (yup! I'm a geezer); A 'Sustainable Wood' 000 model in about 2005, and now the OM-28E. Until now, I primarily used the D-35 with its rich, old, deep voice. The large dreadnaught body, however, was not comfortable to play for long sessions. The mid-range SW xxx was the right size but was not a great guitar. Now, like Goldilocks, I found one that is just right. This OM-28 has a strong voice and is the most playable of my stable. My friends, who play much better than I, have raved over the action and feel of the instrument. I have found the new AURA VT sound pickup system to be, perhaps, the nicest surprise of all. It is a huge improvement over the retro-fit Fishman that I have had installed in my other guitars. As a finger picker, I can set the tone, volume, and brightness easily with the sound hole knobs and - Lordy, Lordy - ever easily change the battery. 5 out of 5 from this blond.

I had been GAS'ing for a new Martin for a long time now. After realized I didn't want the dreadnought body shape, I figured I wanted an OM/000 size for its curvy beauty while keeping the projection and volume of a dreadnought. It came down for me to decide on a guitar that had a certain scale length, or one with either Mahogany or Rosewood tone woods. As much as I love the fundamentals that mahogany has, I couldn't get over the overtones and harmonics that rosewood had. Plus, the rosewood model in this series just looks so much better than the faus tortiseshell binding/dot inlays that the mahogany model comes with. I love the action and the feel of the neck. And it smells wonderfull. I constantly want to keep playing this instrument!