“It” is the Martin D-28, the “Dreadnought,” the choice of country musicians and folk-rock luminaries, the flat-top wooden acoustic guitar by which all others are judged. The history of ...

It is no overstatement to describe the Martin dreadnought as the definitive acoustic steel-string guitar. A Martin ...

Between its two factories — in Nazareth and Navojoa, Mexico, Martin produces about 150,000 guitars each year. The Dreadnought was designed in 1915, and first sold by the Oliver Ditson Co. in ...

Hand-painted by artist Robert Goetzl, this Martin Dreadnought features a vibrant display of a hummingbird surrounded by bright, blooming flowers. The artwork speaks to the guitar’s light and ...

Martin provided Ditson with Dreadnoughts, and other stringed instruments, until 1930. These larger-bodied guitars – under the monikers D-28, D-18 and so on (“D” stands for Dreadnought ...

The 175-year-old X-bracing design is still at the core of the Martin dreadnought voice today, but back then it was revolutionary Though Martin stopped making guitars at North Street in 1964, the lower ...

Together, her praise and my idols’ reverence for the Martin sold me ... While I picked up the Dreadnought Junior after more than a decade of playing, it’s also a guitar that I (along with ...

Find out more about how we test. Slightly smaller but perfectly formed, Martin's Dreadnought Junior has 'electro-acoustic of the year' written all over it. Can it really be that good? Today's acoustic ...

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DX2MAE Designed for those who have fallen in love with the look of Martin's 15 and 17 Series solid mahogany guitars, this full-sized Dreadnought version of Martin's recent 0XMAE features mahogany ...

Its iconic Martin Dreadnought guitar model celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, and is one of the most influential and replicated instrument designs in the world, according to the company.