Martin HD28 Standard Series 1935 Acoustic Guitar - Sunburst

Sadek Music, the Martin HD-28 Standard brings tasteful refinements and elegant mid-century appointments to Martin’s legendary dreadnought legacy. This acoustic guitar features a solid spruce top paired with Sitka spruce Golden Era bracing, alongside solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, delivering a rich, resonant tone that’s both powerful and balanced. Enhanced playability comes from thoughtful upgrades like a gently beveled ebony fingerboard, refined string spacing at the nut, a sleek vintage-style heel, and an ebony Golden Era modern belly bridge with bone pins. Visually, the HD-28 Standard impresses with a long-diamond neck transition, an angled nut, classic Style 28-inspired appointments, and a stunning period-correct finish. The Martin HD-28 Standard perfectly fuses the pinnacle of golden-era acoustic design with modern features crafted for comfort and precision — exclusively available at Sadek Music.

Premium Martin craftsmanship

The HD-28 Standard is Martin’s flagship dreadnought, considered by many guitarists to be among the finest-sounding Martin acoustics ever made. With a solid spruce top, solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, and traditional zigzag purfling on the back, the HD-28 Standard is a beautifully and immaculately designed acoustic guitar. This guitar’s neck boasts a comfortable GE Modified Low Oval shape, along with a vintage-style heel and a long-diamond transition. The 20-fret ebony fingerboard features a thinner construction than previous models, along with refined string spacing and a gently beveled edge for added comfort and head-turning Diamond and Square Long inlays. The HD-28 Standard also includes an ebony Golden Era modern belly bridge with bone pins and a classic faux tortoise pickguard. It stays in tune with nickel open-gear tuners.

Timeless acoustic tones

The Martin HD-28 Standard spares no expense on premium tonewoods. It begins with a solid spruce top that delivers a direct, punchy voice with ample headroom — equally adept at gentle fingerpicking and aggressive strumming. Complementing this, the solid East Indian rosewood back and sides add sublime crispness and rich projection, perfectly matched to the guitar’s large dreadnought body. With Sitka spruce Golden Era bracing, the HD-28 Standard gains warm, breathy overtones and enhanced sustain, making it a true classic in Martin’s lineup. At Sadek Music, we’re proud to offer this iconic tonewood combination that defines what an acoustic guitar is truly meant to sound like.

Standard series: revisiting timeless Martin tradition

Considering the storied history of Martin’s acoustic guitar engineering and building practices, there’s no question that the company’s iconic models stand firm as the backbone of American steel-string instrument design. With this sentiment top of mind, Martin presents the refreshed Standard series: a lineup dedicated to reviving the looks and tone of the brand’s golden-era vintage models while introducing a complex set of modern performance enhancements. The result is a comprehensive update to Martin’s most revered range of instruments, combining tonal authenticity with the comfort and versatility of a contemporary instrument. Across-the-board changes include remarkably responsive GE (Golden Era) bracing, thinner fingerboards with beveled edges, a slick vintage-style heel, angled nuts, and GE belly bridges equipped with bone or ebony bridge pins. What’s more, the refreshed standard series introduces a fresh new trio of Martin models back into the fold, including the iconic 000-17, D-17, and OM-45. Refreshed with a plethora of musician-requested features, the Standard series harnesses the power of these legendary acoustics and takes center stage once again.

Martin HD-28 Standard Features:

• Offers a definitive take on Martin’s legendary dreadnought
• Combines tasteful Standard series refinements with elegant mid-century appointments
• Solid spruce top imparts a direct, punchy tone with ample headroom
• Solid East Indian rosewood back and sides yield a sublime crispness and reverberant projection
• GE top bracing delivers rich, breathy overtones and enhanced sustain
• Comfortable GE Modified Low Oval neck with long-diamond transition and vintage-style heel
• Thinner ebony fingerboard with a gently beveled comfort edge
• Angled nut with refined string spacing
• GE modern belly bridge with bone pins
• Nickel open-gear tuners
• Classic Style 28-inspired touches and a head-turning period-correct finish

• Tech Specs

• String Type: Steel
• Number of Strings: 6
• Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
• Body Shape: HD-28 Standard Dreadnought 
• Back & Sides Wood: Solid East Indian Rosewood 
• Top Wood: Solid Spruce 
• Top Finish: Gloss 
• Color: 1935 Sunburst 
• Body Bracing: Forward Shifted X-brace 
• Binding: Antique White 
• Neck Wood: Select Hardwood 
• Neck Finish: Satin 
• Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval 
• Radius: 16" 
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony 
• Fingerboard Inlay: Diamonds 
• Number of Frets: 20 
• Scale Length: 25.4" 
• Nut Width: 1.75" 
• Nut Material: Bone 
• Saddle Material: Compensated Bone 
• Bridge Material: Ebony 
• Tuning Machines: Nickel Open-gear 
• Strings: Martin Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0, .013-.056 
• Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case