Martin Guitar’s bright future and storied past merge in the 000-28 (2018)
Enduring through the decades, now refreshed with a long-awaited makeover
“…this new short-scale 000 has a full-bodied voice that immediately says it is no “small guitar.” The bass has Grade A beef in its rosewood brisket, a satisfying heft in the midrange fundamentals under a firm flatpick, and trebles that sound precise and strong when picking out melody, or glint like whitecaps atop a flood of sweeping strums that swell and heave with the woody warmth from the Stika/rosewood undertone. And yet, when played with delicacy, notes from the unwound strings roll out from arpeggios as defined, delicate, and pure as sunlit dewdrops…”
000-28 (2018) Specifications Overview
Body Size: 000-14 Fret
Finish Top: Gloss
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back & Side Finish: Gloss
Bracing Pattern: X Brace
Scale Length: 24.9″
Brace Shape: Scalloped
Fingerboard Width At Nut: 1 3/4”
Top Material: Sitka Spruce
Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
Neck Taper: High Performance Taper
Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
Electronics: None
Top
Top Color: Aging Toner
Bridge Style: Modern Belly – Drop in Saddle
Binding: Antique White
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32″
Top Inlay Material: Bold Herringbone
Bridge Material: Ebony
Top Detail: None
Bridge Pin Material: White Plastic
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Bridge Pin Dots: Faux Tortoise
Pickguard Inlay: None
Saddle: Compensated Bone
Rosette: Multi-Stripe
Saddle Radius: 16″
Body
Brace Material: Sitka Spruce
Back & Sides Color: None
Brace Size: 5/16″
Back Detail: None
Back Purfling/Strip: Style 28
Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Heelcap: Antique White
Side Detail: None
Endpiece: Antique White
Side Inlay Material: None
Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe
Neck
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Finish Neck: Satin
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8”
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Diamonds and Squares Long Pattern
Number of Frets Total: 20
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Fingerboard Binding Material: None
Side Dots: White
Recommended Strings: SP Acoustic 92/8 Phosphor Bronze Light (MSP4100)
Headstock
Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond
Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
Knob: Butterbean
Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay
Nut Material: Bone
Headplate Binding Material: None
Misc
Case: Molded Hardshell
Left Handed Availability: Yes
Label: None
Pleked: Yes