Martin Standard Series D-28 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Sunburst

Guitar was very stiff even after a set up with med strings. Long story short, i had it set up again with martin sp xtra lights and it is just perfect for my needs. 3 stars because all american guitars are a rip off. So much hype.

What a great sound. Play it and you will know why Martin is the best.

so good

I was not sure about buying a D-28 but played one and really loved the neck and great tone! I hear a lot of people love this guitar as well as the haters... All I can say is I had a nice Taylor 512 12 fret and a larrivee d-05 I love both of these guitars but would choose my D-28 over them both! Not for looks but for great deep sound! That's my preference! Guitar Center Plano did an awesome job helping me out and making me feel good about my purchase!

And you don't need another person telling you how great the D28 feels, how beautiful it looks or how wonderful it sounds. It is all of that in spades. There is not a note on any fret that comes up sharp of what it's supposed to be. Martin didn't design this guitar, his guardian angel did. Every time I went into a GC store I'd go in the back and try the Tayler's, Martin's, Gibson's...I always came back to the D28. I couldn't afford a new one, but started saving my pennies. While saving I came up with the idea of checking GC's web site for used D28's. Everyone knows that a Martin guitar gets better with age. Right? Now vintage is going to be way out of my price range, but I found that a 3-15 year old isn't as pricey as you might think. I found 8 guitars that were already affordable, but I will admit I included the D35's in my search. My hat's off to everyone at all the Guitar Center stores across the country. Everyone I spoke to gave me an honest evaluation of the guitar they had at their store. It only took 3 phone calls to find a 2005 model with the hardshell case. I still saved $1000 even with the shipping charges & tax. I got lucky. The previous owner never took the plastic protective sheet off of the pick guard. Yes...I did take it off. The guitar has to have some character, right? Many thanks to Mark in the Sranton PA GC. This guitar is appreciated more than you can imagine.

I bought my Martin D-28 a year and a half ago, at Manhattan GC. Everytime I open the case, which is wonderfull, I can feel the smell of wood coming from the guitar. I had to low the action a little bit, but still playing with the 12 gauge strings. They put some richness into this guitar voice. The lows are very good, the middles are smooth and well balanced and highs are very fine too. Not that kind of sparkling highs as Taylors have, which I find a little anoying with the time. I prefer the Martin?s voice. This guitar is a keeper. My granchildren will play and have fun with this Martin cause it seems to last forever! Very well built, flawless crafted. As the time went by, it became better, just like wine! When I bought it, I found it a little pricy, nowadays a think it was very cheap due to it?s superb quality.