The Martin 012-28 Modern Deluxe brings the familiar depth and detail of Style 28 construction into a compact twelve-fret Concert body. Its European spruce VTS top and East Indian rosewood back and sides produce round bass, clear highs, and a focused response that suits fingerstyle playing, lighter accompaniment, and detailed recording work.

Martin pairs that traditional foundation with several Modern Deluxe upgrades, including Golden Era–scalloped Adirondack spruce bracing with VTS, a lightweight carbon-fiber bridge plate, Liquidmetal bridge pins, and natural protein glue construction. A slightly asymmetrical Vintage Deluxe neck with a High-Performance Taper provides a comfortable feel, while European flamed maple binding, EVO gold frets, gold side-mount tuners, and a stylized script headstock inlay give the guitar a refined finish.

Specs: European spruce top with VTS; East Indian rosewood back and sides; 0-12 fret body size; dovetail neck joint; X-bracing with GE-scalloped Adirondack spruce braces with VTS; 1/4" brace size; genuine mahogany neck; Vintage Deluxe neck shape; High-Performance Taper; ebony fingerboard; abalone diamonds and squares long pattern inlays; abalone side dots; 20 frets; 24.9" scale length; 1 13/16" bone nut; 2 1/4" fingerboard width at the 12th fret; ebony pyramid bridge with drop-in saddle; 2 1/4" bridge string spacing; compensated bone saddle; Liquidmetal bridge pins with red acrylic dots; carbon-fiber bridge plate; European flamed maple binding; bold herringbone top inlay; Style 28 multi-stripe rosette; zig-zag authentic back purfling; European flamed maple heelcap and endpiece; slotted headstock with square taper and diamond; East Indian rosewood headplate; stylized script headstock inlay; gold side-mount tuning machines with butterbean knobs; satin neck finish. Gloss Natural finish. Hardshell case.