C.F. Martin & Co 000-28 1933 Ambertone 2025

A 000-28 in the Spirit of 1933: Martin DNA Revisited in Golden Era Style

Part of the Standard Series, the 000-28 1933 Ambertone Golden Era carries on the legacy of Martin guitars handmade in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. It features the brand's fundamentals: carefully selected solid woods, a dovetail neck joint and a top architecture designed to bring out a full, inspiring tone. This "Golden Era" version focuses on vintage-inspired aesthetics and construction choices, with improvements to comfort and sound transmission (a vintage-style nut promoting string alignment, a carefully finished headstock transition, a more traditionally profiled heel, and a slimmer key with slightly beveled edges).

Which Guitarists and Styles Is It For?

Thanks to its 000 body shape and nuanced response, this Martin is aimed at intermediate to advanced guitarists looking for a high-end, expressive and dynamic acoustic guitar. It excels at fingerpicking, folk, acoustic blues, vocal accompaniment and open-tuning arrangements, while also feeling very comfortable with a pick when you want precise attack without sacrificing warmth. Its more compact body than a dreadnought makes it comfortable to play during long sessions, both in the studio and at home.

The Sound

The Sitka spruce top delivers clarity, attack and plenty of dynamic headroom: the more you play, the more the guitar responds. The Golden Era X-bracing emphasizes an "open" vibration, with enhanced resonance and more pronounced sustain, ideal for articulate playing and sustained notes. The East Indian rosewood back and sides complete the sound with deep bass, silky highs and rich overtones, providing a broad tonal spectrum that showcases delicate picking just as effectively as full chords. The ebony key and bridge enhance precision and definition, while the traditional dovetail construction promotes efficient vibration transfer and a "lively" feel under the fingers.

Technical specifications

Category	Steel String Shaped Body	Neck	Selected wood
Format	000	Fingerboard	Ebony
Left handed	No	Neck Type	Glued
Cutaway	No	Electroacoustic	No
Strings	Steel	Color	Sunburst
Nbr of strings	6	Finishing	Glossy
Top	Spruce	Hardware	Nickel

Neck Profile	GE Modified Low Oval	Electronics	not specified
Gig bag/Case	Case	Number of strings	6