MARTIN CLEARANCE SALE!
The HD-28E Retro is a modern re-creation of the classic herringboneDreadnought. Channeling legends like Hank Williams, this guitar carries adistinct prestige that can only come from the Retro Series collection.
C.F. Martin & Co. is inviting musicians to take a trip back in timewith the introduction of a groundbreaking guitar technology available inthe new four-piece Retro Series: D-18E Retro, D-45E Retro, HD-28ERetro, and OM-28E Retro. Paying homage stylistically and sonically tothe iconic classic Martin guitars of the 1930s and 40s, this seriesfeatures traditional non-cutaway Martin guitars incorporatingsignificant advancements in plugged-in sound reproduction. The seriesexquisitely captures a sought-after sound, melding traditional modelswith state-of-the-art technology, and will appeal to musicians andguitar aficionados alike.
Martin designers dove back into therich history residing in the Martin museum and chose world-classexamples to use as tone donors. These guitars include a 1942 D-45, a1941 D-28, a 1937 D-18 and a 1934 000-28 (long-scale) on loan fromVintage Instruments. Each of these guitars possesses unique tonalcharacteristics that can be attributed to the passing of time. Thepremise was to convince the new guitars into electronically behaving asif they were the museum guitars.
Developing the new Retro Serieselectronic foundation, Fishman electronically infused the essence of themuseum instruments into the newly created Martin counterparts, a newtechnology for both companies. To build upon this vintage-conditionedsound, Martin Guitar teamed up with Fishman and Grammy Award -winningproducer Bill VornDick at his historic Mountainside Studios in Nashvillefor a multi-step process. They utilized VornDicks private collectionof rare vintage and boutique microphones, many of which date back to the30s and are iconic recording industry microphones. This collectionadds unique coloring to the plugged-in sound, reminiscent of the firstmicrophones these museum guitars would have ever encountered in theprofessional recording studio.
The Retro series instruments arevintage in appearance but will have enhanced playability including amodern High Performance Neck taper and modified low oval profile.They will all have the new Fishman F1 Aura + electronics systemfeaturing Easy Mode with three pre-blended mic/pickup presets and allof the programmability and tweakability of the original F1 Aura inPerformance Mode.
