Pre Owned Martin Custom Shop Dreadnaught/000 Style 28 Indian Rosewood Sunburst With OHSC

 Martin Custom Shop D-28 Thin Body

Here's a golden opportunity to score an amazing Martin Custom Shop guitar on a great deal.  This is one that we spec'ed out and ordered, built this year, was here as a new guitar and just sold recently.  A month later, it came back after barely being played - the customer had to consolidate his collection.  So it was a new guitar, now considered pre-owned, but in the same shape.

The guitar is super clean, in excellent condition and comes with the original case and paperwork.  The techs in our shop freshened it up, so it plays perfectly and is ready for it's next home.  For more about the guitar, please read on.....

Truetone Music was invited to Nazareth, PA for a very special visit. We had the chance to spec out guitars to be custom built by Martin. We were also thrilled by the prospect of being able to hand select our own wood at the factory, aided by Custom Shop representatives and tonewood experts.  That began a relationship that has continued for multiple custom runs over a number of years.

We knew we wanted to represent an interesting variety as far as models and exotic woods, but we also wanted the guitars to sound as best they could, never sacrificing tone for bling.  We also are specifically on the lookout for how to create a mix of classic and unique.  This Martin Custom Shop version of a D-28 with a 000 depth is a true example of that theory coming together in the best possible way.   This guitar was built at the Martin Custom Shop as a one-off.  We were there, saw the guitar, and immediately asked for it.  Thankfully it had just been finished, wasn't spoken for, and soon was on the way to Truetone.  We sold it pretty much immediately, and were right on top of ordering another - that's this one.

The main feature of this guitar is its unique body.  At first glance, from the front, it looks like a regular dreadnought.  Turn it to the side, and you'll see that it's not nearly as big - in fact, it has the depth of a 000 body.  This gives you the fullness, warmth and bottom end of a dreadnought, but with the tightness and crispness typically associated with a 000.  It still has the projection you'd expect.  More than anything, it's really comfortable to play.  For anyone that loves the sound of a dreadnought but perhaps isn't comfortable trying to get their arm around it while playing, this could be perfect.  Martin makes a D-16 in their regular product line with this same style, which we love - so we knew we had to have this.