Martin Custom Shop HD28 Style Wild Grain Rosewood Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar
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Martin Guitar Custom Shop Expert Exclusive HD28 Style Figured Rosewood / Swiss Spruce.
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Another masterpiece from the luthiers at Martin Custom Shop. A Tobias Music Custom Shop Expert Exclusive. ‘24-‘25 Tobias Music Custom Shop Expert Series Arriving Now.
This one came out great. A gorgeous set Wild Grain Indian Rosewood for the back and sides and paired it with a premium High Altitude Swiss Spruce top. We started with the classic HD28 as our base and ended up with a dreadnought that’s truly something special. Modified V neck profile for a vintage vibe. This wood combination gives it a tone that really stands out. 11 out of 10 tone. It’s that good. Full, lust tone with a layer of warmth and plenty of projection.
Tone Characteristics :
A Martin dreadnought guitar with Wild Grain Rosewood back and sides and a High Altitude Swiss Spruce top is a premium tonewood combination that offers a highly refined and powerful tonal character. Here’s a breakdown of what you can expect:
Tone Overview :
Body Style: Dreadnought
Big, bold, and boomy. Dreadnoughts naturally deliver powerful volume, excellent bass response, and strong projection — ideal for strumming and flatpicking.
Top: High Altitude Swiss Spruce - Often sourced from the Alps (similar to European or Italian spruce), this tonewood is prized for:
*Clarity & Responsiveness: Very quick attack and high dynamic range.
*Balanced Overtones: Clear note separation with a refined, somewhat “bell-like” treble.
*Aging Potential: Opens up beautifully over time, becoming more harmonically rich.
*Stiff but Light: Like Adirondack, but with a more elegant tonal coloration — strong projection without being brash.
Tone Contribution: Crisp highs, Excellent articulation, Powerful headroom with subtle nuance.
Back and Sides - Wild Grain Rosewood -
This is an exotic variant of Indian or sometimes Brazilian rosewood, selected more for dramatic visual figuring, but still tonally similar.
*Deep Bass & Sparkling Highs: Classic rosewood scooped-mid EQ profile *Complex Overtones: Rich harmonics and sustain.
*Clean Note Separation: Great for fingerstyle as well as aggressive strumming.
Tone Contribution: Deep, resonant low-end, Shimmery, ringing treble, Lush, three-dimensional tonal depth.
Combined Tone Character - You’re getting:
Powerful dreadnought punch with lots of headroom (thanks to the Swiss spruce)
Lush harmonic content and low-end growl from the Wild Grain Rosewood
Clear, articulate highs and sweet midrange that cuts through
Elegant responsiveness — great for players who want power and finesse
Ideal For:
Flat pickers bluegrass players who want powerful low end and crisp attack
Singer-songwriters looking for lush overtones and dynamic response
Finger stylists value clarity and richness (though body size may be large for some)
If you’re looking for a guitar that blends the refined tonal sensitivity of high-end spruce with the power and depth of rosewood, this is an outstanding combination — and visually stunning to boot.
Tobias Music Custom Shop Expert Exclusive
- Custom Shop Dreadnought 14-Fret Body
- Premium Wild Grain Indian Rosewood Back and Sides
- Premium High-Altitude Swiss Spruce
- Classic Herringbone Top Trim
- Diamonds and Squares (long pattern) Fretboard Inlay
- Modified V Neck Profile
- Ebony Fingerboard and Bridge
- European Flamed Maple Binding
- Euro Spruce Scalloped 5/16" Bracing
- Bone Bridge Pins w/ Tortoise Dots
- Spacing 1-3/4" x 2-1/8" x 2-5/32"
- Gloss Body / Satin Neck
- Bone Nut and Saddle
- 25.4 Scale
- Deluxe Martin Hardshell Case
- #2914661
- UPC #729789691840