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Revisit Prewar Adirondack Tone with an Exclusive Martin 000!





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Martin’s exquisite spin on the historic 000 body shape plays like a dream! This 000-28 Style Herringbone acoustic guitar boasts the top-notch tone and looks of an Adirondack spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, abalone inlays, a herringbone rosette, and over 20 other appointments that set 28 Style acoustics apart. The 000 body shape is a favorite for studios and stages, with slim dimensions, a dynamic voice, and excellent focus. This model’s vintage-inspired “Modified V” profile neck carve greatly enhances note accuracy with a bit of extra anchor space for your thumb, space that keeps inversions, blues licks, bass walks, and more within easy reach. The 000’s slightly shortened 24.9-inch scale length further enhances comfort and is a favorite for picking and fingerstyle. As a bonus, the guitar’s ebony fingerboard receives a complimentary Plek process for perfectly level frets and unmatched playability. Get ready to relish a new vintage-inspired acoustic packed to the gills with premium tone and looks. This special 000-28 is available only at Sweetwater, and quantities are limited. Act fast to secure yours!





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Vintage-inspired tonewoods meet Martin 000 comfort





A quality acoustic guitar is all about the wood, and the Martin 28 Style Herringbone 000 serves up only the best with a vintage pairing of rosewood and Adirondack spruce. Many builders, including Martin, made Adirondack their go-to tonewood for tops prior to World War II, which means this guitar has a slightly warmer and more rustic tenor compared to a modern Sitka spruce top. With vintage Martins fetching ever-exorbitant prices, this Adirondack top delivers timely access to prewar tone without costing a fortune. East Indian rosewood The back and sides are crafted from East Indian rosewood for stunning clarity, focus, and depth that’s nostalgic and warm, just like a Martin should be. Sweetwater guitarists find Martin 000 sonics invaluable in the studio, especially for layering that adds lush dimensions without overwhelming your mix. Moreover, this guitar’s ebony fingerboard hammers home Martin’s to exceptional wood commitments with an au natural finish that’s free of dye and lets ebony’s natural grain shine true.





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Plek’d to perfection





Premium Martin guitars like the 000-28 are Plek’d for fret consistency and smoothness. Plek Pro is a state-of-the-art, computer-guided process that scans, levels, and dresses your guitar’s frets to a microscopic level of accuracy for ideal action with no loss of sustain, minimized fret buzz, and no fretting out when bending strings, whether you’re playing low or high on the neck. The 000-28’s Plek’d frets ensure that every note in every position rings loud and clear with unblemished tone.





The groundbreaking Martin Auditorium model





Martin fanciers will duly note that 000 (Auditorium) instruments share body dimensions with the company's OM (Orchestra Model) guitars ? the main difference between the two being the OM's longer scale length. Prior to the Orchestra Model, Martin guitars had the same 12th-fret neck-joint design as the instruments Christian Frederick Martin Sr. handcrafted during the 1830s. They were similar in shape, tone, and volume to today's classical guitars, although most of them were converted from gut to steel strings by the close of the 1920s.





Interestingly, Martin's Orchestra Model guitars came about thanks, in part, to the banjo. In the interest of keeping up with the trends (and being heard), banjo pickers ? the primary rhythm keepers in bands of the era ? became interested in steel-stringed guitars, which were more resonant (and at least as loud) than their banjos. Banjo players were also used to long, narrow necks, so Martin responded with the first 14-fret flat-top designed expressly for steel strings. Debuting in 1930, Martin's Orchestra Model was the prototype for the modern steel-string acoustic guitar. During the winter of 1933-34, Martin phased out the OM in favor of the 000 ? essentially a short-scale OM with a wider nut. And this is the historical significance of the superb 000-28 we are privileged to present to you.





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Martin 28 Style Herringbone 000 Acoustic Guitar Features:


Only available at Sweetwater


28 Style Martin acoustic guitar with solid premium tonewoods and meticulous craftsmanship


Comfortable 000/auditorium body shape with 20 premium appointments


Premium Adirondack spruce top fuels period-accurate prewar Martin tone


Indian rosewood back and sides deliver rich tonal depth with strong fundamental focus


Modified “V” neck enhances accuracy and grip with a vintage-inspired feel


Dye-free, all-natural ebony fingerboard with a silky 24.9-inch scale


Scalloped X-bracing made from Adirondack spruce balances response and strengthens projection


Bone nut, bone saddle, and ebony bridge enhance resonance and tone


Computerized Plek treatment guarantees a precise, level fingerboard for unbeatable smoothness


Gorgeous extra appointments, including a rosewood headstock overlay, abalone inlays, and a multi-stripe herringbone rosette