The Martin 000-28 Auditorium in 1933 Ambertone brings one of Martin's most enduring rosewood designs together with the thoughtful updates of the refreshed Standard Series. Its 000 body and shorter 24.9" scale make it an inviting choice for fingerstyle players, singer-songwriters, and anyone who wants the depth of rosewood without stepping up to a larger dreadnought. The 1933 Ambertone top adds an especially handsome vintage-inspired character, complementing the herringbone appointments that have long defined the Style 28 aesthetic.

A solid spruce top is paired with solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, giving the 000-28 a rich foundation with strong bass response, detailed highs, and the overtone content rosewood players tend to seek out. Martin's Golden Era scalloped X-bracing uses spruce braces in a 5/16" configuration, helping the top respond freely to both a light fingerstyle touch and more assertive flatpicking. The Auditorium body keeps that response balanced across the strings, making this a particularly adaptable acoustic for recording, accompaniment, and solo playing.

The refreshed neck design is another important part of this 000-28. Its select hardwood neck uses Martin's Golden Era Modified Low Oval profile with a High-Performance Taper, providing a familiar feel with an emphasis on comfortable movement up and down the fingerboard. The 24.9" scale produces a slightly softer string feel than Martin's longer-scale models, while the 1 3/4" nut width gives the fretting hand plenty of room for detailed chord voicings and fingerstyle work. An ebony fingerboard with abalone Diamonds and Squares Long Pattern inlays completes the playing surface.

Traditional materials carry through to the hardware. The Golden Era Modern Belly ebony bridge uses a drop-in compensated bone saddle, while bone bridge pins and a bone nut provide a classic setup at both ends of the strings. Nickel open-gear tuners with butterbean buttons suit the vintage-inspired presentation while providing straightforward, precise tuning.

Visually, the 1933 Ambertone finish is a natural fit for the 000-28. Bold herringbone top inlay, antique white binding, a faux tortoise pickguard, Style 28 multi-stripe rosette, and East Indian rosewood headplate give it plenty of traditional Martin detail without distracting from the wood itself. At Cream City Music, we love the 000-28 because it occupies such a useful middle ground. It's comfortable without sounding small, richly voiced without becoming unwieldy, and equally at home under a light touch or a confident strum. This 1933 Ambertone version gives that proven formula an especially warm, old-school presence.

Specifications:

- Body Size: 000-14 Fret
- Top Material: Spruce
- Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Bracing Pattern: X-Brace
- Brace Shape: Golden Era Scalloped
- Brace Material: Spruce
- Brace Size: 5/16"
- Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
- Top Finish: Gloss
- Back and Side Finish: Gloss
- Top Color: 1933 Ambertone
- Back and Sides Color: Natural
- Binding: Antique White
- Top Inlay: Bold Herringbone
- Back Purfling: Style 28 with Black Stripe
- Back Inlay: Multi-Stripe
- Endpiece: Antique White
- Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe
- Rosette: Style 28 Multi-Stripe
- Neck Material: Select Hardwood
- Neck Shape: Golden Era Modified Low Oval
- Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
- Neck Finish: Satin
- Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
- Scale Length: 24.9"
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4"
- Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8"
- Number of Frets: 20
- Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
- Fingerboard Inlays: Abalone Diamonds and Squares Long Pattern
- Side Dots: White
- Nut Material: Bone
- Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond
- Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Headplate Logo: Script Old Style Overlay
- Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
- Tuner Knobs: Butterbean
- Bridge: Golden Era Modern Belly, Drop-In Saddle
- Bridge Material: Ebony
- Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
- Saddle: Compensated Bone
- Saddle Radius: 16"
- Bridge Pins: Bone with Faux Tortoise Dots
- Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
- Case Included: Molded Hardshell Case

Sku: 00028AMB