C.F. Martin & Co HD-28E 2025

Essential Information About the Martin HD-28E Golden Era Guitar

• Classic Martin dreadnought format: power, projection, and rich bass for both accompaniment and pick playing.


• Premium solid woods: solid Sitka spruce top, solid East Indian rosewood back and sides.


• Vintage spirit, modernized response: "Golden Era" X-bracing for a more open resonance and increased sustain.


• Stage-ready: Fishman Aura VT Enhance electronics for a rich and natural amplified sound.

A Standard Series with a "Golden Era" flavor, true to Martin's DNA

Part of the Standard series, the HD-28E Golden Era continues the legacy of hand-crafted Martins made in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, known for their traditional luthiery and sound that has shaped modern music history. It embodies Martin's "classic American" approach, enhanced with vintage-inspired details and adjustments designed to elevate both tone and playability without betraying the original spirit.

Who is it for and what for? An electro-acoustic dreadnought built to play loud and true

This electro-acoustic folk guitar is aimed at intermediate to advanced players seeking an expressive instrument capable of handling energetic playing while remaining nuanced. It excels in folk, bluegrass, country, acoustic pop, and singer-songwriter styles: broad strumming, precise flatpicking, vocal accompaniment, and breathing arpeggios. Thanks to its Fishman system, it is also very comfortable on stage and in the studio.

The sound

The solid Sitka spruce top delivers attack, clarity, and a wide dynamic range: the harder you play, the more it responds, with beautiful definition in the upper spectrum. The solid East Indian rosewood back and sides reinforce the bass, add depth and harmonics, while supporting a bright treble.

The dreadnought body shape, combined with the forward-shifted X-bracing and the "Golden Era" approach, promotes wide projection and a more "breathing" resonance, with comfortable sustain for open chords and melodic lines. The bone nuts contribute to excellent vibration transmission, useful both acoustically and when amplified.

Recommended compatible accessories

To get the most out of this 6-string steel-string guitar, consider a phosphor bronze string set (ideal for maintaining a balance of brightness and warmth), a folk guitar capo, a strap, and a tuner. A guitar stand and a humidifier are also relevant for comfort and protection of a solid wood guitar.

Technical specifications

Category	Steel String Shaped Body	Fingerboard	Ebony
Format	Dreadnought	Nbrs of frets	20
Left handed	No	Electronics	Fishman Aura VT Enhance
Cutaway	No	Neck Type	Glued
Strings	Steel	Electroacoustic	Yes
Nbr of strings	6	Color	Natural
Top	Spruce	Finishing	Glossy
Neck	Selected wood	Hardware	Nickel

Shape	dreadnought	Radius	16" / 406.4 mm
Back & sides	solid East Indian rosewood	Nuts	bone
Bracing	Forward Shifted X	Number of strings	6
Number of frets	20	Original strings	92/8 Phosphor Bronze
Scale length	25.4" / 645 mm	Case	hard case