The Martin HD-35 is a unique and trusted favorite, delivering bold tone and refined style. Its Dreadnought body size produces a loud, projective voice with resonant bass, clear trebles, and rich overtones, making it perfect for a wide range of playing styles. Handcrafted with a solid spruce top and solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, the HD-35 features an iconic three-piece back design and lighter, scalloped 1/4" bracing, setting it apart with enhanced projection and dynamic response, while the bold herringbone trim around the top adds a classic touch to its timeless design. The satin neck, with a Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval profile, high-performance taper, and 25.4" scale length, ensures smooth, effortless playability. Complete with antique white binding, a bound ebony fingerboard with mother of pearl dot inlays, an ebony bridge with bone pins, and chrome enclosed gear tuners, the HD-35 is a guitar you can trust to unleash the artist within.

Martin’s refreshed Standard Series for 2025 enhances tone, comfort, and style. Sitka spruce GE top bracing, as featured on the Modern Deluxe Series, delivers vintage-inspired tone and sustain, while updates like a reimagined neck profile, thinner fingerboard, and refined bridge and heel improve playability and aesthetics. Each guitar includes a hardshell case.

Features

Highlights

• D-14 Fret body size
• East Indian Rosewood back and sides
• Spruce top with Aging Toner top color
• GE Modified Low Oval neck with High-Performance Taper
• 1 3/4'' fingerboard width at nut
• Molded Hardshell case

Top

• Top Material : Spruce
• Finish Top : Gloss
• Top Color : Aging Toner
• Top Inlay Material : Bold Herringbone
• Top Detail : None
• Binding : Antique White
• Bridge Material : Ebony
• Bridge Style : GE Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
• Bridge String Spacing : 2 5/32"
• Bridge Pin Material : Bone
• Bridge Pin Dots : Faux Tortoise
• Pickguard : Faux Tortoise
• Pickguard Inlay : None
• Rosette : Style 28 Multi-Stripe
• Saddle : Compensated Bone
• Saddle Radius : 16"

Body

• Body Size : D-14 Fret
• Construction : Dovetail Neck Joint
• Back Material : East Indian Rosewood
• Side Material : East Indian Rosewood
• Back and Side Finish : Gloss
• Back and Sides Color : Natural
• Back Detail : None
• Side Detail : None
• Back Purfling/Strip : Zig-Zag with Black Stripe
• Back Inlay Material : Multi-Stripe
• Side Inlay Material : Multi-Stripe
• Bracing Pattern : Forward Shifted X-Brace
• Brace Shape : GE-Scalloped
• Brace Material : Spruce
• Brace Size : 1/4"
• Heelcap : Antique White with Multi-Stripe
• Endpiece : Antique White
• Endpiece Inlay : Multi-Stripe

Neck

• Neck Shape : GE Modified Low Oval
• Neck Taper : High-Performance Taper
• Neck Material : Select Hardwood
• Neck Color : Dark Mahogany
• Finish Neck : Satin
• Scale Length : 25.4"
• Number of Frets Total : 20
• Neck Joins Body At : 14th Fret
• Fingerboard Material : Ebony
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret : 2 1/8''
• Fingerboard Width at Nut : 1 3/4''
• Fingerboard Inlay Style : Style 28
• Fingerboard Inlay Material : Mother of Pearl
• Fingerboard Binding Material : Antique White
• Side Dots : Black

Headstock

• Headstock Shape : Solid with Square Taper
• Headplate Material : East Indian Rosewood
• Headplate Logo Style : Script Old Style Overlay
• Headplate Binding Material : None
• Tuning Machines : Chrome Enclosed Gear
• Knob : Large
• Nut Material : Bone

Misc

• Case : Molded Hardshell
• Label : None
• Electronics : None
• Left Handed Availability : true
• Pleked : true

What's Included

HD-35

• Standard Series, D-14 Fret, Acoustic

Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Medium

• Pre-strung on instrument

Molded Hardshell Case

• Form fitted interior, Plush, Molded exterior