Martin D-28 Street Legend Standard Series Acoustic Guitar

Description: Refreshed and Ready to Hit the Street Once More Debuting in 1931, Martin’s historic D-28s have spent nearly a century shaking off hard gigs, battle scars, and good old-fashioned playwear. For those who can’t help but clamor for the weathered looks of a worn-in Martin, there’s the D-28 Street Legend — a standard satin-finished D-28 in every way, sans the simulated aging of the top. What’s more, Martin’s refreshed D-28 Street Legend turns back the clock to the model’s most cherished vintage era, returning several key features to their prewar specs and introducing a selection of performance-minded enhancements. Most importantly, the refreshed D-28 Street Legend’s solid spruce top now boasts Golden Era forward-shifted X-bracing to maximize its response and provide guitarists with a livelier and more resonant feel. A set of rosewood back and sides then complements the top with complex overtones, shimmering highs, and the D-28 Street Legend’s signature Sweetwater is an Authorized Martin Dealer Genuine New Item Sweetwater's 2-year warranty and 55 point inspection Martin D-28 Street Legend Standard Series Acoustic Guitar - Custom Ink (2025) Acoustic Guitar with Spruce Top, Rosewood Back and Sides, Select Hardwood Neck, and Ebony Fingerboard - Custom Ink Refreshed and Ready to Hit the Street Once More Debuting in 1931, Martin’s historic D-28s have spent nearly a century shaking off hard gigs, battle scars, and good old-fashioned playwear. For those who can’t help but clamor for the weathered looks of a worn-in Martin, there’s the D-28 Street Legend — a standard satin-finished D-28 in every way, sans the simulated aging of the top. What’s more, Martin’s refreshed D-28 Street Legend turns back the clock to the model’s most cherished vintage era, returning several key features to their prewar specs and introducing a selection of performance-minded enhancements. Most importantly, the refreshed D-28 Street Legend’s solid spruce top now boasts Golden Era forward-shifted X-bracing to maximize its response and provide guitarists with a livelier and more resonant feel. A set of rosewood back and sides then complements the top with complex overtones, shimmering highs, and the D-28 Street Legend’s signature booming low-end wallop. Plus, the select hardwood neck’s GE Modified Low Oval profile and 1.75-inch nut width are geared to please high-speed flatpickers, fingerstyle pros, and couch strummers alike with its fast and comfortable feel. Topped off with several other Standard series refresh upgrades, including a thinner beveled ebony fingerboard and a sleek vintage heel, the refreshed Martin D-28 Street Legend more than lives up to its legend and is ready to provide generations of guitarists with what many Sweetwater guitarists hail as the definitive dreadnought guitar experience.Ultra-light satin finish While the mighty D-28 is most often seen sporting a high-gloss nitrocellulose finish, this particular dreadnought is finished in a smooth, sleek satin finish. The difference is mainly down to your personal tastes and aesthetic affinities, but many acoustic guitar players believe that a satin finish can improve a guitar’s tone. By their very nature, satin finishes are almost always lighter than a full gloss, so the thinking goes that the less finish applied to an instrument, the more the wood is allowed to resonate. Moreover, this Street Legend series Martin boasts simulated printed-on aging on its top, replicating the looks of a well-worn Martin without all the grunge, dings, and dents that a vintage guitar usually entails.Timeless tonewood formula Since the dawn of the dreadnought guitar, spruce and rosewood have reigned supreme as a truly iconic tonewood combination. And while the Martin D-28 can’t claim credit for inventing the formula, its incalculable influence is arguably why the spruce-topped, rosewood-bodied dreadnought still stands today as one of the most popular and archetypical designs in the steel-string world. Martin’s refreshed D-28 carries on this time-tested tradition, starting with a resonant and responsive solid spruce top. Underneath the top, Martin’s Golden Era forward-shifted X-bracing recalls the booming bass drawl of the brand’s legendary prewar models. It’s all topped off with a set of rosewood back and sides that shimmer with crisp top-end chime, dense lows, and a rich harmonic depth that imbues your every note with harmonic complexity.Setting the standard for steel strings everywhere If there were such a thing as a “standard” acoustic guitar shape, it would undoubtedly be the dreadnought. It’s Martin’s most iconic model and a key component to the canon-like projection and booming bass response that’s defined the Nazareth sound since the D-18 and D-28 appeared in the early 1930s — and even earlier if you count Martin’s “Ditson” models! Whether you’re a flatpicking bluegrass phenom or a singer/songwriter strummer, a Martin dreadnought will provide you with a lifetime’s worth of superior steel-string tone.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 D-28 Street Legend Standard Features: A refresh to Martin’s satin-finished Standard series D-28, bringing several key specs back in line with the company’s golden-era models Mirrors the exact specs of a satin-finished standard D-28, only with a striking top that sports simulated aging Solid spruce top supported by Golden Era forward-shifted X-bracing supplies massive unplugged punch and projection, along with a truly touch-sensitive response Solid rosewood back and sides deliver a deep and rich character with shimmering overtones, powerful low end, and clarity-packed highs Big-bodied Martin dreadnought design ensures ample, chest-thumping bass response Easy-playing select hardwood neck, capped with a slick satin finish and carved into Martin’s GE Modified Low Oval neck profile Sleek 16-in.-radius ebony fingerboard with traditional Style 28 inlays Nickel open-gear tuners preserve pitch-perfect stability and grant a touch of old-school charm Premium bone nut and compensated saddle, along with an ebony bridge and bone bridge pins Additional Standard series refresh features include a thinner fingerboard with comfortably beveled edges, a vintage-style heel, and an angled nut Traditional Style 28 appointments include crisp white binding, a multi-stripe rosette, and a faux tortoiseshell pickguard 1.75-in. nut width is slim enough for strummers and wide enough to accommodate fingerpickers SpecificationDetail String Type Steel Number of Strings 6 Left-/Right-handed Right-handed Body Shape D-28 Standard Street Legend Dreadnought Back & Sides Wood Solid East Indian Rosewood Top Wood Solid Spruce Top Finish Satin Color Aged 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 Style 28 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 RETURN INFORMATION We want you to be completely happy with your purchase from Sweetwater. 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