This 2021 HD-28, the reimagined model from 2016, is one of those rare used guitars we get in and say at first glance, “Oh, this is used! I thought it was new!”

Visually, impeccable. Closer inspection reveals this guitar’s had a bridge reglue, but it’s extremely stable and not visually distracting.

The HD-28, with its pairing of sitka spruce and Indian rosewood, along with the forward shifted, scalloped braces of its 30’s predecessors, might be the most respected guitar in Martin’s standard range, thanks to its throwback design and throwback tone. This particular example has a nice full sound, lacking the sometimes clacky-ness of a rosewood dread, instead providing nice full bass and clear trebles.

The very comfortable 1 ¾ neck has the Modified Low Oval profile Martin touted from 2016 until this year, which is incredible playable while still being chunky enough to fill the hand pleasantly.

Extremely clean visually. Comes with the original ABS Martin hard case.