Martin Custom Shop Custom Dreadnought 14-Fret Premium Guatemalan Rosewood / Adirondack

Martin Custom Shop Custom Dreadnought 14-Fret Acoustic Guitar 

Premium Guatemalan Rosewood #34 • Adirondack Spruce • Hand-Selected by Tobias Music

Some guitars are built to specifications. This one was built from a vision.

This stunning Martin Custom Shop Dreadnought was personally designed by the Tobias Music team, from the hand-selected tonewoods to the carefully chosen appointments and performance features. Styled after the legendary Martin D-28, this is a world-class Custom Shop instrument with a look that is elegant and traditional—and a tone that is simply extraordinary.

We personally selected Guatemalan Rosewood Set #34 for the back and sides and paired it with a beautiful Adirondack Spruce top. Combined with Adirondack bracing, Forward-Shifted Scalloped X-Bracing, and Golden Era hand-shaped bracing, the result is a powerful, deep, responsive Dreadnought with exceptional tonal depth.

The tone? 11 out of 10.

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We offer 0% financing on most guitars, making it easier to bring home the Martin Custom Shop guitar you have always wanted.

✅ Why You’ll Love This Guitar

• Personally designed and specified by the Tobias Music team
• Premium hand-selected Guatemalan Rosewood
• Beautiful Adirondack Spruce top
• Adirondack and Golden Era hand-shaped bracing
• Powerful, deep, world-class Dreadnought tone
• Classic D-28-inspired styling with distinctive Custom Shop details
• Comfortable GE Modified Low Oval neck with High Performance Taper
• Includes an upgraded Deluxe Cabernet case

✅ The Tobias Music Wood Vault Selection

This is not an off-the-shelf Martin Custom Shop guitar.

As a Martin Custom Shop Expert dealer, Tobias Music has the opportunity to personally select exceptional tonewoods and create guitars with our own specifications and designs. For this instrument, we hand-selected this remarkable set of Premium Guatemalan Rosewood Set #34, choosing it for both its striking appearance and its tonal potential.

Every Tobias Music Custom Shop guitar is created with decades of experience and a very specific goal: build a guitar that we would be proud to own ourselves.

✅ Our Expert Opinion

This is an exceptionally special tonewood combination.

Guatemalan Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce deliver everything we love in a great Rosewood Dreadnought—deep bass, powerful projection, rich overtones, strong note separation, and tremendous headroom.

The Adirondack top and bracing give this guitar an extra level of power and dynamic range, while the Forward-Shifted Scalloped X-Bracing and Golden Era hand shaping help create a responsive, open, mature voice.

It is a classy-looking guitar.

But when you play it, the tone steals the show.

✅ Tone Profile

Powerful • Deep • Rich • Responsive • Complex

Expect a bold Dreadnought voice with:

• Deep, authoritative bass
• Rich Rosewood overtones
• Exceptional projection
• Strong midrange presence
• Clear, ringing trebles
• Excellent note separation
• Massive dynamic range

A truly world-class tonewood combination.

✅ Construction & Specifications

Body Style: Custom Dreadnought, 14-Fret
Inspired By: Martin D-28
Top: Adirondack Spruce
Back & Sides: Premium Guatemalan Rosewood – Set #34
Bracing: Forward-Shifted Scalloped X-Bracing
Bracing Material: Adirondack Spruce
Bracing Style: Golden Era Hand-Shaped Bracing
Scale Length: 25.4”
Nut Width: 1-3/4”
String Spacing: 2-5/32”
Neck: Genuine Mahogany
Neck Profile: GE Modified Low Oval
Neck Taper: High Performance Taper
Fingerboard: Black Ebony
Bridge: Black Ebony
Fingerboard Inlay: Diamonds & Squares Long Pattern
Headplate: Guatemalan Rosewood
Binding: Antique White
Rosette: Bold Herringbone
Top Trim: Classic Herringbone
Tuners: Grover Nickel Vintage Style
Bridge Pins: Liquid Metal Bone with Red Dots
Strings: Martin Lifespan Medium Gauge
Finish: Gloss Body / Satin Neck
Case: Upgraded Deluxe Cabernet Case

✅ Why Buy From Tobias Music?

Tobias Music has been a Martin Guitar dealer for 47 years and is proud to be one of the country’s select Martin Custom Shop Expert dealers.

We don’t simply order Custom Shop guitars—we help create them.

Our experience allows us to select exceptional woods, choose meaningful specifications, and design instruments that offer something genuinely special. Every guitar is professionally inspected and prepared before it leaves our shop.

When you purchase a Tobias Music Custom Shop guitar, you’re buying a carefully considered instrument backed by decades of experience.

✅  Tobias Music Insight

There is something especially satisfying about creating a Custom Shop guitar around a truly exceptional set of wood.

With Guatemalan Rosewood Set #34, we started with the back and sides and built the rest of the guitar around them. The Adirondack Spruce top, Adirondack bracing, Golden Era shaping, and Forward-Shifted Scalloped X-Bracing were all chosen with one goal in mind:

Build an unforgettable Rosewood Dreadnought.

We think we succeeded.

This is a beautiful guitar with classic Martin styling—but more importantly, it is an instrument with the kind of depth, power, and musical complexity that makes you want to keep playing.