The D-28 Modern Deluxe is a new take on Martin Vintage. This guitar is packed with custom features and modern technology that you have to see, feel, and hear for yourself. The vintage appointments include a Sitka spruce Vintage Tone System (VTS) top, a dovetail neck joint, and natural protein glue construction that give it the rich, fully aged Martin tone that has inspired generations. The look is unlike anything in our production line to date with European flamed maple binding, stylish gold frets, gold open-gear tuners, and a unique 1930s style script logo inlaid in pearl on the headstock. Some ultra-modern features include a titanium truss rod, Liquidmetal® bridge pins with red dots, and a composite carbon fiber bridgeplate that boosts volume without adding weight. And we’ve included a new neck shape that is slightly asymmetrical for maximum hand comfort up and down the fretboard. This guitar is anything but standard

Specifications Overview



Model: D-28 Modern Deluxe
Body Size: D-14 Fret 

Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace 

Brace Shape: Scalloped 

Top Material: Sitka Spruce w/VTS
Back
Material: East Indian Rosewood 

Side Material: East Indian Rosewood 

Recommended Strings: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0

Finish Top: Gloss 

Back and Side Finish: Gloss 

Scale Length: 25.4"

Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''

Neck Shape: Vintage Deluxe
Neck Taper: High Performance Taper 

Electronics: Optional 



Top



Top Color: Clear

Binding: European Flamed Maple

Top Inlay Material: Bold Herringbone

Top Detail: None

Pickguard: Faux Tortoise

Pickguard Inlay: None 

Rosette: Style 28 Multi-Stripe
Bridge Style: Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"

Bridge Material: Ebony 

Bridge Pin Material: Liquidmetal®
Bridge Pin Dots: Red Acrylic

Saddle: Compensated Bone 

Saddle Radius: 16".

Body



Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
Brace Size: 5/16"
Back Purfling/Strip: Zig-Zag Authentic

Heelcap: European Flamed Maple
Endpiece: European Flamed Maple
Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe

Back and Sides Color: None

Back Detail: None
Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Side Detail: None
Side Inlay Material: None

Neck



Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Finish Neck: Satin
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany 

Number of Frets Total: 20

Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret 

Side Dots: Abalone

Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''

Fingerboard Inlay Style: Diamonds and Squares Long Pattern
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone

Fingerboard Binding Material: None

Headstock



Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond
Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Logo Style: Stylized Script Inlay
Headplate Binding Material: None
Tuning Machines: Gold Open Gear
Knob: Butterbean
Nut Material: Bone

Misc

Case: Ply Hardshell

Label: None

Left Handed Availability: Yes

Pleked: Yes