1950 Martin D-28

[thegertkenator]

Wow rings like a bell. Beautiful sound.

[TOPOFFMAN]

You have a treasure in your midst

[bluegrasssingingman]

LOL Gibson is a Blues guitar, and Martin is a Bluegrass guitar. Gibson owners eat your heart out. Your Gibsons can't come close. Martin tore your Gibsons up while picking Blues.LOL

[guitarevibration]

Just Amazing Sound!!!!!!

[TroubadourJuggernaut]

No guitar but another old Martin sounds like that !!!

[rilu502]

欲しい！！

[Johnnyfan1982]

My dad had a 1963 D 28 w Brazilian back and sides he bought new. It is considered the Holy Grail of tonewoods. Not only is that a factor in the sound of this guitar but the long bridge saddle nonscalloped braces and bone nut saddle and bridge pins play a major role too. Not to mention the adirondack spruce top and 60 years of age! That's why they cost 20 grand if you can find them in this kind of shape too tho lol. Wonderful instrument!! Thanks so much for sharing

[RocknLester2011]

Ive got a Seagull that sounds similiar to this one! hmmm.. maybe the Canadians are on to something

[voukis6]

magic sound...

[rch456789]

I tried a d28( a new one) and i quite like it.

i wonder what a vintage one would sound like!!

[zootella]

My dad had one of these..crushed it by accident in the pop up camper when we were camping about thirty years ago..

[JoshWMusic1]

That is one lovely sounding Martin. A friend of mine once loaned me a 1955 D-28. What a gorgeous instrument. Regrettably it is not in as good of shape as this.

[bluegrasssingingman]

great sounding Brazilian d-28

[ryan06105]

Is that Live Forever at about 3 minutes?

[desr2395]

i can't decide between d28 or d18, the d28 is less bright than a d18, but more bassy. the d18 is more bright but less bassy.. i want a hybrid!!!! hahaha i'd porbs go with a d28 if i haadd to pick tho...idk it's like pickinga favorite child

[greenslime27]

@desr2395 Buy a D-23 then - see we can be helpful, they'll make it in the Custom Shop :o)

I have a D-28 with medium Elixirs on it and it's bright as a button. Good bass and treble. But nobody's opinion other than yours matters. Have fun.

[morgansibley]

Definitely the STANDARD right there. Very stunning D-28. The only way you can beat that sound is with a 40 series Martin because they are much more balanced then the 28's and 35's. My HD28 is a canon (2005) and so is my D-41 special (2004) and D-45 (2004). If you want the cadillac get a D-45 but play a few of them...truly the most balanced, deepest instrument out there.

[Bigsbeee]

@morgansibley

why would a 40 series beat that guitar..take something very special..maybe a well played 70's straight braced, Alpine topped D45.

Balanced = straight braces like this 1950 D28..most abalone Martins are scalloped.

Great sounding D28

[morgansibley]

@Bigsbeee I agree with you to a point....it would take a guitar with some age to beat a guitar with age. Don't get me wrong that is an AWESOME D-28 but when you play a 45 beside a 28 of the same era you can hear the difference. The tonewoods are much "better" on the 40's series Martins. The 28 will always be the standard and it just gets better from there. Also scalloped braces to me sound much better, more open. Just my thoughts :) Keep playing man, sounds great!!!

[jeffklarerwi]

It is amazing to me these guitars are bought and sold.  They are truly priceless.

[everysinglenamesgone]

Nice playing!!

[b0ng0man]

i got my new d-28 today and i just love it.

[Trapar137]

Damn!

[pyoung1958]

Dude, are you actually wearing a pocket protector with pens in it??? Seriously though, that's probably the best sounding old Martin I've ever heard. I have a 1953 D-28 with Englemann Spruce top that sounds pretty amazing too. Mine is much more beat up than yours though...Great picking!!!

[katyktk8y]

I hate being a student. It means there's no way I can even come close to playing one of these things. Beautiful!

[rooflee]

@katyktk8y Yet... :)

[greenslime27]

My birth year 1950, my D-28 is 2008 and is beautiful.

If you were a decent guy, you'd send this guitar to me as a birthday present for my 60th ;o)

[asasolsh1]

never heard a guitar sound more beautiful than this one. so sweet. you did magic with it! lucky you

[Jeffgothro]

I just bought a 2007 D28 I love mine, it sounds great new, and I hope it sounds as good as yours many years from now.

[jdmarcus59]

how much is that guitar worth, with that brazilion rosewood?

[nyamamartind18]

フィンガーピッキング、フラットピッキングなど、開放を

多用する進行によりギター自体の音色が堪能できますね。

[xale1980]

that guitar is awesome! fantastic sound! and you play great! well done!

[montezumasrevenge]

I think those strings are brand spanking new....a lot of people love that fresh tinny sound...but you're doing the overall sound of the guitar a disservice if you want to show off the 'great sound' of your 50's D28....all I can hear is the brand spanking new strings you put on it. Now come on.....what does it really sound like?

[fab7a777]

good !!

[simon5five]

Boy howdy, you've got yourself a keeper there, MK! That sound is why Martin is who they are. Everybody who buys a Martin thinks it sounds like that one. . . but only a small percentage of them really do. Hope you play it a lot--that one deserves to be played & heard! Martin's making some fine guitars now, no doubt, but you can't build in the seasoning that comes with age. . . what a sound!

[bluegrassman776]

cool man cool!

[mumblesfraser]

Try a Collings!!!!!

[bluegrasssingingman]

@mumblesfraser Collings have nothing on Martin, And Blueridge kicks Collings ass.

[rstrix36]

I have a '78 HD28... sounds nothing like this. Your 1950 model sounds absolutely incredible.

[lbluesey]

ohh God she's spine-chillingly beautiful i'm not joking

[AbsurdBrane]

You just don't find many people in life that regret buying their D-28s. I still love mine after 30 years, but a new set of strings and a good set up by a luthier will make most guitars sound a lot better. Guitar store super sounders lately for me:!!!! I found a Gibson J-45 that sounded like a dream. Love that full SJ 200 Gibson too. I found a CA grand Auditorium (Graphite) that stunned me with its sound . Really suprising deep bright sound., Taylor GS series guitar was SUPER!! Best I've heard.

[dave777blaster]

oh and I was set on getting a martin d28 when I went to buy a new guitar because I already have another Gibson but the Songwriter deluxe from Gibson prevented me from buying a martin

the Songwriter was just to well balanced to pass up

[jograd08]

very nice sustain and overtones, deep balanced sound betwn mellow & brightness/

[dave777blaster]

makes the new ones sound like arias

[telestratman65]

i would have to disagree my d-28 is about the best acoustic i have ever owned or played and it is only a year old.martins just get better the older they get just a shame i wont be around in another 60 years to get the benefit ,

[dave777blaster]

depends on your ear I suppose

I tried some Martins out and a whole lot of Gibson out before I bought a Gibson Songwriter deluxe.

[Bigerjoel]

Incredible deep tone ...

[BMKindoll]

It's just a shame that that guitar will spend the rest of it's days strung up with LIGHT GAUGE STRINGS!!!

[ih8thishit]

maybe not... if the owner used medium and detuned it when not being played, it would be fine.

[spitzmanndm]

wouahhhh,euh, is this so beautifull guitar for sale???

[spitzmanndm]

who knows 'bout 145317,stolen in strasbourg france in 1999??? Thanks for that nostalgik sounding, P

[redrock505]

amazing....

[heinzdziurowitz]

amazing sounding Martin. The new ones don't compare, either it got better with age or they don't make them like that anymore.

[quickmantan]

bit of both probally the d28 ages well and sounds better with age, holds its value,, and ones like this from the 1950 probally gains value

[slayerized667]

the newer ones sound really bad...

[bigmrclean]

@heinzdziurowitz Go play A new HD28 or HD28V with the forward shifted X bracing...You can't get much better than that. Martin is putting out some GREAT stuff. I have an 08 HD28 and it is a cannon.

[bluegrasssingingman]

@heinzdziurowitz the new ones do. thats just good sounding age

[guitarmartin86]

@heinzdziurowitz because of the wood the sound develops. I actually read that the sound of a timber guitar evolves up to almost 100 years...

[booe34]

@heinzdziurowitz

They get better with age.

[superskwrl]

@heinzdziurowitz both

[bluegrasssingingman]

@heinzdziurowitz age

[sitkatop]

Just play...

[lorenzino1]

Hi! Really a nice sound, it's a great guitar! You just have to listen to it, nothing else to say...BYE!