This 1979 Martin HD-28 is the real deal. The herringbone dreadnought reissue that brought back Martin's pre-war scalloped bracing and forward-shifted X, paired with a solid Sitka spruce top and East Indian rosewood back and sides for that big, booming low end and shimmering overtone complexity dreadnoughts are famous for. The soft V neck is substantial in the hand, giving fingerstyle and flatpicking players alike plenty of real estate to work with. It's been properly cared for rather than left to fight age on its own, a neck set and refret keep the action and intonation right where they should be, with a plate buddy added underneath to keep the bridge plate structurally sound for years to come. Ebony fingerboard and bridge, Grover tuners holding tune reliably, and that unmistakable herringbone trim round out a guitar that looks as classic as it sounds. This is a genuinely great-sounding, well-maintained late-'70s HD-28 ready to be someone's main flattop for a long time to come.
