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As close as you can get to a Golden Era D-28 without a second mortgage.

Crafted to evoke the same powerful tone and sonorous projection as a pre-WWII D-28, the Martin D-28 Marquis Acoustic Guitar differs only by using the much less scarce, and therefore more affordable, Indian rosewood instead of Brazilian rosewood. Using only premium-grade solid Indian rosewood for the back and sides and a solid Adirondack spruce top, the Marquis Guitar delivers powerful sounds with scalloped Adirondack spruce braces and forward-shifted X-bracing. A special aging toner gives the wood a vintage countenance.

The list of historically accurate details, nearly overwhelming and totally exhaustive, captures the authentic spirit of the Martin D-28: mahogany blocks/dovetail neck joint construction, slot-through saddle, herringbone binding, neck dart, zipper back marquetry, ivoroid binding, herringbone top trim, Waverly butterbean tuners, and old-style wood fiber rosette.

The Martin D-28 Marquis also has a beveled and polished tortoise pickguard; ebony bridge with long saddle; modified V-shaped neck; ebony fretboard (1-3/4" nut, 25-2/5" scale) with diamond and square inlays; and fossil ivory nut, saddle, and bridgepins (with black dots).

The Martin D-28 Marquis Acoustic Guitar is a lovingly crafted Indian rosewood version of the discontinued D-28GE.

Martin D-28 Marquis Acoustic Guitar Features:

  • Solid Adirondack spruce top
  • Scalloped 5/16'' Golden Era solid Adirondack spruce braces
  • Forward-shifted X-bracing
  • Solid East Indian rosewood back
  • Sitka Golden Era back braces
  • HD Zig Zag back purfling
  • Solid East Indian rosewood sides
  • Old-style wood fiber inlay rosette; Style 28
  • Grained ivoroid endpiece
  • Black/white wood fiber endpiece inlay
  • Grained ivoroid binding
  • Fine herringbone top inlay
  • Black/white fiber back inlay
  • Genuine mahogany neck
  • Mahogany blocks/dovetail neck joint construction
  • Modified V neck shape
  • Fossilized ivory nut
  • Solid/long diamond/tapered headstock shape
  • Solid Indian rosewood headplate
  • Grained ivoroid heelcap
  • Solid black ebony fingerboard
  • 20 frets
  • 25-2/5" scale
  • Neck/body joint at 14th fret
  • 1-3/4'' nut width
  • Diamonds and squares long pattern fretboard inlays
  • Solid black ebony bridge
  • 1930s style belly - long saddle bridge
  • 2-5/16'' string spacing at bridge
  • 16'' radius/fossil ivory bridge saddle
  • Nickel open gear tuners w/butterbean knobs
  • Fossil ivory w/black dots bridge and end pins
  • Martin SP 4200 Medium Phosphor Bronze strings (recommended)
  • Tortoise color/beveled and polished pickguard
  • Polished gloss/dark filler body finish
  • Polished gloss/aging toner top finish
  • Semi-gloss/dark mahogany stain/dark filler neck finish
  • 545 Geib-style case

Martin D-28 Marquis Acoustic Guitar Includes:

  • hardshell case

Out of Martin's esteemed special-edition series comes the D-28 Marquis, a guitar that resonates with rich, harmonic tone and is visually distinguished by classic Martin appointments. Make sure you get yours—order today!


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