Name: Beth Ferrier Date: 08/15/2009 Review: Martin HD 28v Rating you give the Martin HD28V: 5 - Best thing I ever played
Likes: Immediately upon picking up this gorgeous instrument, I felt at "one" with it. The deep beautiful bass is incredible. I have only been playing for just over a year, and this guitar is worth every penny. The other trait I notice is how much easier I find it is to play, as I believe the fretboard is slightly smaller at the top, I have small hands, and have NO trouble using my thumb on certain chords.
Beautiful clear sound , deep beautiful bass. This has to be the treasure of the Martin Company. This guitar will be left to someone who had better deserve it!!
Dislikes: Absolutely NOTHING.
Additional Comments: Forget the rest , just go for this , if pure acoustic is in your heart, you will not crave another guitar after using this beauty.
Forum username: Terry GTRPLR Date: 2-25-09 Review: Martin HD-28 V Rating you give the Martin HD28V: 5 - Best thing I ever played
Likes: The Best volume, tone,and voice of ANY new guitar I've ever played. period
Dislikes: Factory tuning machines.
Additional Comments: Having a bluegrass band, I would NOT use anything else,other than my D-18v. I use them both on stage, and in the studio.
Name: gary Date: 01/29/07 Review: martin hd28v Rating you give the Martin HD-28V: 5 - Best thing I ever played
Like about the Martin HD28V: the look the feel the smell the sound - broad spectrum with volume
Dislike about the Martin HD-28V: nothing to dislike
Additional Comments: I'm from uk & I've been playing for 33 years and teach at a local music centre. I've had my martin hd28v for 2 years & it is used for all my classes (except metal!) as it is warm responsive & loud without being boomy. The intonation is very accurate at all positions. I also use it for recording with a fishman rare earth. I've bought & sold loads of guitars but this one's going in the coffin with me!
Name: Matt Date: 7/15 Review: Martin HD-28V Rating you gave the Martin HD28V: 5 - Best thing I ever bought
Like about the Martin HD28V: The HD-28V is the hidden treasure of the Martin lineup. It packs a ton of volume, sustain, and that big bottom bass that only a Martin could produce...but not just any Martin, a raw and powerful forward-shifted and scalloped braced HD-28V! If you are looking for a guitar that can be driven, strummed like crazy, and produce a plethora of sound to paint the sonic landscape, this guitar is for you.
Dislike about the Martin HD-28V: I waited a solid month to write this since I really wanted to phase out the "new guitar" bliss. Well, the bliss hasn't fully ended, but my HD-28V is sounding better and better everyday. I will admit, I HATED the stock Martin dot-matrix pickguard. I asked Maury to hand-pick me a Greven 50's style pickguard. He not only picked it out, but he installed it as well.
Additional Comments: Purchasing my HD-28V from Maury was an ABSOLUTE PLEASURE. Maury outshines the other dealers with his knowledge of the Martin line, while giving fair and objective advice to steer you in the right direction. Heck, he DROVE to the Martin factory and picked up my HD-28V for me! When you couple these wonderful attributes of Maury's Music with his 10-point inspection, expert set-up and a no-hassle, low-pressure buying experience...well, you simply are given the best. For some, buying a guitar sight-unseen and sound-unheard could be troubling. Not with Maury's!...I would not hesitate to purchase another guitar from Maury and appreciate his devotion to customer service. The choices are simple: there is Maury and there is "the rest".
UMGF username: Ruetherpro Date: 3/18/06 Review: Martin HD-28V (2005)
Like about the Martin HD28V: Having had litterally hundreds of acoustics this is among the best barring none.
Dislike about the Martin HD-28V: Nothing!
Additional Comments: Worth every penny
Name: cj daniels Date: 2/7/2006 Review: Martin HD-28V Rating you give the Martin HD28V: 5 - Best thing I ever bought
Like about the Martin HD-28V: I have owned this guitar for about six or seven months. It just gets better the more I play it. It handles every style and I can play it hard. I have zero problems tuning and keeping this guitar in tune.
Additional Comments: I have been playing professionally since 1974 and I agree that this is one of the best acoustic guitars that I have ever played.
Name: hershel brown Date: 12/24/2005 Review: Martin HD28V Rating you give the Martin HD-28V: 1 - Save your money
Like about the Martin HD-28V: The appearance and workmanship of the wood
Dislike about the Martin HD-28V: This guitar sounds like crap with light gauge strings..in order to get a decent sound I have to use medeum gauge strings. I found the tuners to be inferior. I had to do an upgrade and changed the tuners out to the Waverlys, which you would think for the price of the guitar, that's what should have been on it.
Additional Comments: If I had it to do over I woild definatly gone with a Gibson J200, which is very superior in my oppinion.
Name: Shane McCrae City/State: Calgary/Alberta/Canada Date: Aug 25, 2004 Review: Martin HD-28V Rating: 5 - Best thing I ever bought
Like about the Martin HD-28V: I love everything about this guitar. I've been playing professionally since 1979 and I can honestly say that I have never played a better acoustic guitar. I bought it in the United States and brought it home to Canada. I was concerned about the change in climate and humidity possibly causing problems but it made the trip with flying colours and, if anything, sounds even better in the dryer climate.
Additional Comments: Don't waste your money on imitations and mass production instruments. They always wear out there welcome over time. A guitar like this improves the more you play it and keeps getting better. Save your money, buy one guitar and have a friend for life.
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