Martin & Co. D-28 Ambertone (2025)

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<h1 style="text-align: justify;">The D-28 Ambertone (2025) is the Dreadnought acoustic guitar from Martin & Co's "Standard" series in the distinctive 1933 Ambertone finish, featuring a Spruce top, Indian Rosewood back and sides, a selected Hardwood neck, and an Ebony fretboard. It is characterized by GE-Scalloped bracing, which provides greater brightness and sound projection, a further lowered GE Modified Low Oval neck profile, a more beveled heel, neck, and bridge for increased comfort, and bone bridge pins. It has a nut width of 44.45 mm, a scale length of 645 mm, and a gloss finish on the top, back, and sides.</h1><h2>Overview of the Martin & Co. D-28 Ambertone (2025)</h2><p style="text-align: justify;">After nearly a century at the top, the quintessential choice of musical legends like Hank Williams, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and many others, the legendary D-28 has been lovingly and artfully updated.<br />"<em>The post-WWII D-28 looked slightly different from its predecessor and became the focal point of the folk and folk-rock movements at their peak in the '50s and '60s</em>," says Chris Martin, chairman and CEO of Martin Guitar, adding, "<em>We took the best features of the D-28 from my grandfather's era and my father's era</em>."<br />The new D-28 combines the rich history of the guitar with Martin's latest and most celebrated innovations. The 184-year-old guitar maker has brought together vintage features, including open-gear tuners, an aged finish, antique white accents, and a tortoise-pattern pickguard.<br />One of the main new features of the 2025 Standard series is the use of Golden Era (GE) Sitka Spruce bracing for the top, a detail also present in the Modern Deluxe series, which provides a more vintage and airy tone with enhanced sustain. The neck with a modified "Low Oval" GE profile retains the classic shape but has been optimized to offer a vintage appeal. The fretboard has been thinned and features rounded edges for greater comfort, while the string spacing at the nut has been perfected. The new GE "modern belly" bridge features softer, more comfortable angles. Standard Series guitars are now equipped with bone or ebony bridge pins, depending on the model. Aesthetic updates include an elongated neck diamond, an angled nut, and a more articulated, vintage-style heel.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="The distinctive features of the new 2025 Standard Series acoustic guitars from Martin & Co. " src="https://www.algameko.com/images/uploads/martin-standard-series-refresh-2025.jpg" title="The distinctive features of the new 2025 Standard Series acoustic guitars from Martin & Co. " /></p><h2>Specifications of the Martin & Co. D-28 Ambertone (2025)</h2><p><strong>Series</strong>: Standard<br /><strong>Top Color</strong>: 1933 Ambertone<br /><strong>Body Shape</strong>: D-14 Fret<br /><strong>Top Finish</strong>: Gloss<br /><strong>Binding</strong>: Antique White<br /><strong>Top Inlay Material</strong>: Multi-Stripe<br /><strong>Top Material</strong>: Spruce<br /><strong>Back and Sides Finish</strong>: Gloss<br /><strong>Back Material</strong>: Indian Rosewood<br /><strong>Side Material</strong>: Indian Rosewood<br /><strong>Neck Finish</strong>: Satin<br /><strong>Neck Material</strong>: Selected Hardwood<br /><strong>Neck Profile</strong>: GE Modified Low Oval<br /><strong>Fretboard Material</strong>: Ebony<br /><strong>Fretboard Inlay Material</strong>: Mother of Pearl<br /><strong>Nut Width</strong>: 44.45 mm<br /><strong>Nut Material</strong>: Bone<br /><strong>Bracing Material</strong>: Spruce<br /><strong>Bracing Shape</strong>: GE-Scalloped<br /><strong>Bracing Pattern</strong>: Forward Shifted X Brace<br /><strong>Bridge Material</strong>: Ebony<br /><strong>Bridge Pin Material</strong>: Bone<br /><strong>Bridge Style</strong>: GE Modern Belly- Drop in Saddle<br /><strong>Saddle Material</strong>: Compensated Bone<br /><strong>Pickguard</strong>: Tortoise Pattern<br /><strong>Radius</strong>: 16"<br /><strong>Scale Length</strong>: 645 mm<br /><strong>Tuners</strong>: Nickel Open Gear<br /><strong>Electronics</strong>: No<br /><strong>Case</strong>: Molded Hardshell<br /><strong>Case Model</strong>: 12C640<br /><strong>Recommended Strings</strong>: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0 - Medium MA550T</p>