Martin D-28 Rich Robinson Review

The fabled 1954 D-28 of the Black Crows’ Rich Robinson recreated

Martin’s Aged cosmetics and rearward-shifted bracing recreate a 1950s Martin cannon

D-28 Rich Robinson Specs include: All-solid tonewood construction with hot hide glue construction; 14-fret Dreadnought body size; Indian rosewood back and sides; spruce soundboard with Style 28 black and white ply purfling and rosette, Antique toner; 5/16” non-scalloped, rearward-shifted top bracing; Genuine Mahogany neck with 1954 heel and shaping unique to this model, dark mahogany stain; Ebony fingerboard with large mother of pearl dot markers, 1-11/16” width at the bone nut; Ebony bridge with smooth contour and long drop-in bone saddle with 2-1/8” string spacing; Vintage Gloss back, side, and top finish with Authentic-style Aged cosmetic distressing on the body, neck, and headstock; faux tortoise shell pickguard; Antique White body binding; Golden Era script headstock logo on an Indian rosewood faceplate; Aged enclosed tuning machines with oval buttons; retro molded blue plastic case.

“…this is a full-throated thoroughbred Martin. The coupling of that immediate fundamental pop to the languid swell of the undertone, finished off by those complex, hovering and angelic harmonic overtones makes for a voice that is, in a word, delicious.”

Martin D-28 Rich Robinson

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T Spoon Phillips – Music for a Socially Distant Audience – May 6

Live from Brooklyn, It’s T Spoon Phillips with his Martin Guitar

Edited for Length, and With a Bonus Song from the Afternoon Set

May 6, 2020

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Review – Gibson SJ-200 Ebony Limited Edition

Gibson’s 2017 Ebony Limited Edition adds jet black looks to the classic SJ-200




With L. R. Baggs Anthem dual-source electronics, it comes ready to rock.

Specs include: Super Jumbo body size; maple back, sides, and neck; radiused AAA-grade Sitka spruce top; hand-sprayed, high-gloss ebony nitrocellulose finish; rosewood fretboard and mustache bridge; bound fretboard and headstock; gold Grover Imperial tuning machines; round neck profile; bone nut with 1.725″ width; approx. 2-3/16″ string spacing; Tusq saddle to go with the Baggs Anthem undersaddle pickup.

“The bass is big but not boomy. The trebles are clear and ringing. The midrange notes are distinct but have a woody warmth to them… In other words, the SJ-200 is a classic. And this jet black version is pretty darn classy.”

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Gibson J-200 Ebony Limited Editio Video

Juber’s Juber – the Martin OMC-44K LJ

Our latest guitar review, the Martin OMC-44K LJ

No ordinary guitar…this OMC-44K LJ has an Orchestra Model body size, with a Cutaway and it is made in a modern version of Martin’s Style 44, with back and sides of Hawaiian Koa wood, known for its unique combination of clear trebles, warm harmonics, but with a more open mid-range compared to other rich tonewoods like rosewood. Just the way Laurence Juber likes it.

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OMC-44K LJ
(photos: Wildwood Guitars)