Martin D28 2017

BigLicks67

Looks like the new D28 will have forward shifted x bracing and other similar changes as per the D18 back in 2014.

stickyfiddle

Looks like sensible changes and I'm sure it will do well. I still love my HD28 but looking forward to hearing demos of it.

Lewy

Sound like interesting changes which I'm sure will go down well. Forward shifted but non-scalloped bracing sounds like an interesting combo...any other models use that to anyone's knowledge?

McSwaggerty

Are they going to increase the nut width to 1 3/4'' as well ?

Lewy

McSwaggerty said:

Are they going to increase the nut width to 1 3/4'' as well ?

Yes, according to the spec on the website:

https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars/standard-series/d-28-2017/

There'd a demo video on there too but it's garbage.

McSwaggerty

Lewy said:

There'd a demo video on there too but it's garbage.

It's not even as good as garbage !

RandallFlagg

I have a 2015 D28 and these revisions are making me itchy

stickyfiddle

RandallFlagg said:

I have a 2015 D28 and these revisions are making me itchy

I don't think that's unreasonable! No harm in having a look

crunchman

Forward shifted bracing will be an improvement but the 1 3/4" nut would put me off.  I definitely prefer 1 11/16.

Don't like the idea of the Dale Winton fake tan "aging toner" either.  Will look horrible once the guitar is a few years old and the wood has started to darken up naturally.

terada

crunchman said:

Forward shifted bracing will be an improvement but the 1 3/4" nut would put me off.  I definitely prefer 1 11/16.

Don't like the idea of the Dale Winton fake tan "aging toner" either.  Will look horrible once the guitar is a few years old and the wood has started to darken up naturally.

Thanks for this post. Soothed the gas perfectly. 

crunchman

terada said:

crunchman said:

Forward shifted bracing will be an improvement but the 1 3/4" nut would put me off.  I definitely prefer 1 11/16.

Don't like the idea of the Dale Winton fake tan "aging toner" either.  Will look horrible once the guitar is a few years old and the wood has started to darken up naturally.

Thanks for this post. Soothed the gas perfectly. 

Just get an HD28V instead.

terada

crunchman said:

terada said:

crunchman said:

Forward shifted bracing will be an improvement but the 1 3/4" nut would put me off.  I definitely prefer 1 11/16.

Don't like the idea of the Dale Winton fake tan "aging toner" either.  Will look horrible once the guitar is a few years old and the wood has started to darken up naturally.

Thanks for this post. Soothed the gas perfectly. 

Just get an HD28V instead.

Shhhhh

songman

crunchman said:

terada said:

crunchman said:

Forward shifted bracing will be an improvement but the 1 3/4" nut would put me off.  I definitely prefer 1 11/16.

Don't like the idea of the Dale Winton fake tan "aging toner" either.  Will look horrible once the guitar is a few years old and the wood has started to darken up naturally.

Thanks for this post. Soothed the gas perfectly. 

Just get an HD28V instead.

This!