Martin 0-28 HS Custom 2008

Up for sale is a stunning, highly specialized 2008 Martin Custom Shop 0-28 HS. This instrument beautifully pairs Martin's articulate Single-O (0) body size with traditional Golden Era appointments. If you are a fingerstyle player or a collector looking for pre-war character in a comfortable, highly responsive modern instrument, this is the definitive build.This guitar was custom-ordered with a premium solid Adirondack Spruce (Red Spruce) top, providing incredible headroom, clarity, and a dynamic range that allows this small body to punch well above its weight class. The back and sides are gorgeous solid East Indian Rosewood, yielding deep, rich bass responses and shimmering overtones. Built in the highly coveted 12-fret neck joint configuration with a slotted headstock, the bridge is seated perfectly in the "sweet spot" of the lower bout. This design offers a warmer, deeper, and more mature voicing than a standard 14-fret guitar. Complete with stunning Herringbone top purfling, it beautifully captures the spirit of Martin's most legendary 1930s instruments.

Tone & Aging (An 18-Year Investment):
While Adirondack spruce is famously stiff when brand new, this guitar has had 18 years of continuous wood aging to fully open up. The result is a highly resonant, deeply matured tone that you simply cannot get out of a brand-new Custom Shop build. The guitar has lost its stiffness, offering an immediate, woody bass response, sweet and rounded highs, and an incredibly sensitive dynamic range that breathes effortlessly under a light fingerstyle touch. It possesses the soul and voice of a vintage piece with the pristine playability of a modern build.

Condition Details:
The guitar is in near-perfect, collector-grade condition. It has been meticulously cared for, kept in its case, and properly humidified in a smoke-free home.

• Finish is entirely original and beautiful, showing minimal to no visible play wear.
• Structural condition is flawless: no cracks, no center-seam separation, a perfectly stable bridge, and excellent neck angle/action.
• Frets show no wear.
• Ebony bridge pins, originals are included.

Provenance & Extras:
Unlike many custom builds on the secondary market where specs are left to guesswork, this guitar includes its original Martin Custom Shop Build Sheet, providing absolute verification of its premium tonewood selection and build pedigree. It also comes securely housed in its hardshell case.

Specifications:

• Body Size: 0 (Single-O) 12-Fret
• Top Material: Solid Adirondack Spruce
• Back & Sides: Solid East Indian Rosewood

• Top Purfling: Herringbone
• Headstock: Slotted
• Neck Joint: 12th Fret

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