Bluegrass Heritage Meets Modern Virtuosity: The Billy Strings Signature D-28

The Guitar Sanctuary is proud to offer the official Martin D-28 Billy Strings Signature Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar. Created in close collaboration between C.F. Martin & Co. and GRAMMY® Award-winning flatpicking phenomenon Billy Strings, this signature model honors the iconic dreadnought tone that has defined bluegrass, roots, and Americana music for generations.

Handcrafted in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, the Billy Strings D-28 is constructed with premium solid East Indian Rosewood back and sides paired with a solid Sitka Spruce top. Engineered to capture the explosive projection, rich low-end punch, and articulate midrange cut required for fast-paced acoustic lead lines, this instrument mirrors the exact tonal specs and custom neck profile favored by Billy Strings on stage and in the studio.

Sanctuary Product Intelligence

Tone Profile: Explosive, Woody, Dynamic, Deep, and Articulate with massive acoustic headroom and thunderous bass response.

Best For: Bluegrass, Flatpicking, Traditional Country, Americana, Singer-Songwriter, Studio Recording, and Live Performance.

Compared To: Standard Martin D-28, Martin HD-28, Collings D2H, Bourgeois Country Boy Dreadnought.

Sanctuary Expert Note: "The Billy Strings D-28 isn't just another artist model—it is a cannon. The combination of Martin's classic tonewood pairing with Billy's preferred neck contour and bracing dynamics gives flatpickers incredible speed up the neck and a voice that effortlessly cuts through any jam circle."

Technical Specifications:

• Model: Martin D-28 Billy Strings Signature
• Body Size: D-14 Fret Dreadnought
• Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Back & Side Wood: Solid East Indian Rosewood
• Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Bracing (Scalloped)
• Neck Wood: Genuine Mahogany
• Neck Shape: Custom Billy Strings Profile
• Fingerboard & Bridge: Solid Black Ebony
• Scale Length: 25.4" Full Scale
• Nut Width: 1-3/4" Bone Nut
• Finish: Full Gloss Body with Aging Toner Top

Stock photos shown, individual color and grain will vary from guitar to guitar

Overview

Body Size: D-14 Fret
Finish Top: Gloss
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back and Side Finish: Gloss
Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace
Scale Length: 25"
Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 23/32''
Top Material: Spruce
Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
Neck Taper: Standard Taper
Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
Electronics: None

Top

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

Body

Brace Material: Spruce
Back and Sides Color: Natural
Brace Size: 5/16"
Back Detail: None
Back Purfling/Strip: Zig-Zag
Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Heelcap: Antique White
Side Detail: None
Endpiece: Antique White
Side Inlay Material: None
Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe

Neck

Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Finish Neck: Satin
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Diamond and Square Long
Number of Frets Total: 20
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Fingerboard Binding Material: None
Side Dots: White

Headstock

Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond
Tuning Machines: Nickel Enclosed Gear
Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
Knob: Butterbean
Headplate Logo Style: Authentic Style CFM Script Overlay
Nut Material: Bone
Headplate Binding Material: None

Misc

Case: Hardshell
Left Handed Availability: true
Label: Paper Label w/Model Name and Pre-Printed Billy Strings Signature
Pleked: true