Martin Custom Shop D-28 Inspired Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar, Quilt Bubinga Back and Sides, Sitka Spruce Top

Music Store Live is proud to offer up this beautiful creation from our friends at the Martin Custom Shop department with some absolutely gorgeous quilted Bubinga that we picked out while at the Martin factory. This one was loosely inspired by a D-28 as the starting platform and then we made some tweaks to the specs and anxiously awaited the results.

In late 2019 we traveled to Pennsylvania to hand-select the woods and appointments that would go on this run of exclusive custom guitars. This is the first one to roll in and we are absolutely stunned and thrilled. We went through what felt like every piece of wood in their vault and picked ones that we thought looked the best, but would also contribute to an incredible sounding instrument. So we kept in mind how the woods would look together, but also, and perhaps most importantly, how they would sound together.

This guitar is every bit as special as it looks. The quilted Bubinga is going to sound similar to rosewood in that it provides a full and warm tone, but of course, it has that awesome and crazy figuring that we love so much. Bubinga is even sometimes referred to as "African Rosewood". The Sitka spruce top will give you a classic combination of tones that will instantly sound familiar and glorious. Due to the Bubinga being a bit denser than typical rosewood and, of course, the nature of the Sitka spruce top, you can strum and really lean into this and the top shouldn't ever overdrive on you. It will pump out solid volume, lush tone, and yet maintain a wide dynamic range that responds beautifully to your picking or your fingers.

This is a truly special, one-of-a-kind Martin Custom Shop build that has beautiful and unique looking woods, but a familiar tone. It's perfect for the stage, great in the studio, and a must-have for any Martin collector. The build quality on this one is absolutely through the roof.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.