Acoustic Guitar with Spruce Top, Rosewood Back and Sides, Select Hardwood Neck, and Ebony Fingerboard - Natural
The Martin Super HD-28 Acoustic Guitar - Natural builds upon Nazareth’s legendary Style 28 dreadnought design, taking one of the most iconic acoustic guitar formulas in music history to new levels of depth, projection, and tonal power. Available at Sadek Music, this oversized acoustic guitar delivers an exceptional playing experience for musicians who demand premium craftsmanship and legendary Martin tone. The Super HD-28 features 20% more internal air volume than a standard HD-28, with a wider body measuring 16.375 inches compared to the traditional dreadnought’s 15.625-inch width. This expanded design creates greater volume potential, enhanced dynamic response, and a powerful low-end presence while preserving the classic Martin dreadnought feel. This super-sized dreadnought includes all the signature features of the iconic herringbone HD-28, including a solid Sitka spruce top, forward-shifted scalloped X-bracing, and East Indian rosewood back and sides. From expressive flatpicked bluegrass runs to rich, resonant chords, this classic tonewood combination produces beautiful harmonic complexity, strong projection, and deep, authoritative bass response.
The Martin Super HD-28 also features a select hardwood neck with Martin’s comfortable GE Modified Low Oval profile, a premium ebony fingerboard, and vintage-style open-back nickel tuning machines for smooth performance and reliable tuning stability. After decades of dreadnought excellence, the Martin Super HD-28 stands as a powerful evolution of Martin’s legendary acoustic tradition, offering exceptional tone, craftsmanship, and performance for professional players, collectors, and acoustic guitar enthusiasts — available now at Sadek Music.
One step above a dreadnought
Designed long before the era of acoustic guitar amplification, Martin’s dreadnought guitars were originally engineered to provide guitarists with enough volume to stand against the louder, more powerful instruments in musical ensembles. In fact, Martin’s models had steadily grown larger since the company was founded in 1833, though that trend came to a halt when electricity entered the equation. The Martin Super D body answers a simple question: What if Martin had kept going? As you might expect, the result is an instrument that takes all the sought-after qualities of a Martin dread — thumping acoustic projection, a vast dynamic range, and unparalleled bass response — and makes them even bigger. Whether you’re in an acoustic arms race with the banjo player in your bluegrass band or you simply can’t help but delight in the sound of a chest-rumbling open E chord, the Martin Super D’s unabashedly oversized sound towers above the rest.
Timeless tonewood formula
Since the dawn of the dreadnought guitar, spruce and rosewood have reigned supreme as a truly iconic tonewood combination. And while Martin’s Style 28 guitars can’t claim credit for inventing the formula, their 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 Super HD-28 carries on this time-tested tradition, starting with a resonant and responsive solid spruce top. Underneath the top, Martin’s GE-scalloped, 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.
Martin Standard Series: Revisiting Timeless Martin Tradition
With a legendary history of acoustic guitar craftsmanship and innovation, Martin’s iconic models continue to stand as the foundation of American steel-string guitar design. With this heritage in mind, Martin introduces the refreshed Standard Series — a collection created to bring back the classic appearance and tone of the brand’s golden-era vintage instruments while incorporating modern performance enhancements. Available at Sadek Music, the Martin Super HD-28 Acoustic Guitar - Natural represents a perfect blend of traditional Martin character and modern playability. This updated model delivers the authentic tone, feel, and craftsmanship that players expect from Martin’s most respected acoustic guitar lineup.
The refreshed Standard Series combines timeless aesthetics with contemporary improvements, offering musicians an instrument with exceptional tonal authenticity, comfort, and versatility. The Martin Super HD-28 follows the direction of its vintage-inspired siblings with responsive GE (Golden Era) bracing, a thinner fingerboard with smooth beveled edges, a refined vintage-style heel, an angled nut, and a GE belly bridge. Designed for players who appreciate classic Martin heritage with modern refinements, the Martin Super HD-28 delivers outstanding resonance, projection, and a premium playing experience — available now at Sadek Music.
Martin Super HD-28 Features:
- The inaugural appearance of Martin’s oversized Super D body shape in the Standard series lineup
- Super D body clocks in with a width of 16.375 in. (as compared to the traditional dread’s 15.625-in. width) to deliver a more bass-heavy boom with unmatched acoustic projection
- Sitka spruce top with forward-shifted scalloped GE bracing rings produces a responsive feel and rumbling low-end potential
- East Indian rosewood back and sides embolden the Super D body with dense harmonic overtones and an even greater low-end depth
- Select hardwood neck in Martin’s fast-playing GE Modified Low Oval profile, finished off with a sleek satin finish
- Ebony fingerboard loaded with long diamond and square inlays
- Nickel open-gear tuning machines for a touch of retro charm
- 1.75-in. nut width is sure to please players of all styles, whether you’re a fingerpicker, a strummer, or a flatpicker
- Classic 28 Style appointments include herringbone trim and crisp white binding
- Retains all the upgrades of Martin’s refreshed Standard series lineup, including a thinner fingerboard with beveled edges, an angled nut, a vintage-style heel, and pre-war-inspired bracing
Tech Specs
- String Type:Steel
- Number of Strings:6
- Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
- Body Shape:Super D-14
- Back & Sides Wood:East Indian Rosewood
- Top Wood:Spruce
- Top Finish:Gloss
- Color:Natural
- Body Bracing:Forward Shifted X-bracing
- Neck Wood:Select Hardwood
- Neck Shape:GE Modified Low Oval
- Radius:16"
- Fingerboard Material:Ebony
- Fingerboard Inlay:Diamonds
- Number of Frets:20
- Scale Length:25.4"
- Scale Length Type:Standard-scale
- Nut Width:1.75"
- Nut Material:Bone
- Saddle Material:Bone
- Bridge Material:Ebony
- Tuning Machines:Nickel Open Gear
- Strings:Martin MA550T, .013-.056
- Case/Gig Bag:Hardshell Case