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Condition: Used, Excellent

SP Luthier Notes: This instrument has been carefully inspected and, if necessary, serviced by our certified luthier to ensure it is in excellent playing condition.

Step back into Nazareth’s pre-war golden era with the Martin 000-28VS Vintage Series! Built around a 12-fret-to-the-body 000 design, this acoustic pairs a gloss spruce top—backed by scalloped X-bracing—with rich East Indian rosewood back and sides for massive warmth, airy overtone complexity, and incredible fingerstyle projection. The select hardwood neck joins the body via a traditional dovetail joint and features a vintage-correct Modified V profile, a generous 1 13/16" bone nut, and a 25.4" scale length. An ebony fingerboard adorned with abalone diamonds-and-squares inlays leads up to an elegant slotted headstock with an East Indian rosewood headplate and side-mount nickel tuners with butterbean knobs. Outfitted with classic pre-war appointments—including fine herringbone top inlay, grained ivoroid binding, a zig-zag back strip, and a drop-in long saddle pyramid ebony bridge—this 000-28VS delivers unmistakable vintage Martin soul and dynamic acoustic depth.

From Martin and Co.

The 000-28VS features Spruce top, East Indian Rosewood sides, and East Indian Rosewood back. View the specifications below for more details.

Top Material
Spruce
Finish Top
Gloss
Top Color
Aging Toner
Top Inlay Material
Fine Herringbone
Top Detail
N/A
Binding
Grained Ivoroid
Bridge Material
Ebony
Bridge Style
Pyramid - Drop in Long Saddle
Bridge String Spacing
2 5/16''
Bridge Pin Material
White Plastic
Bridge Pin Dots
Black Plastic
Pickguard
N/A
Pickguard Inlay
N/A
Rosette
Multi-Stripe
Saddle
Bone
Saddle Radius
16"
Body Size
000-12 Fret
Construction
Dovetail Neck Joint
Back Material
East Indian Rosewood
Side Material
East Indian Rosewood
Back and Side Finish
Gloss
Back and Sides Color
N/A
Back Detail
N/A
Side Detail
N/A
Back Purfling/Strip
Zig-Zag
Back Inlay Material
Multi-Stripe
Side Inlay Material
N/A
Bracing Pattern
X-Brace
Brace Shape
Scalloped
Brace Material
Spruce
Brace Size
5/16" with 1/4" Tone Bars
Endpiece
Grained Ivoroid
Endpiece Inlay
Multi-Stripe
Neck Shape
Modified V
Neck Taper
Standard Taper
Neck Material
Select Hardwood
Neck Color
Dark Mahogany
Finish Neck
Satin
Scale Length
25.4"
Number of Frets Total
19
Neck Joins Body At
12th Fret
Heelcap
Grained Ivoroid
Fingerboard Material
Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret
2 5/16''
Fingerboard Width at Nut
1 13/16''
Fingerboard Inlay Style
Diamond and Squares Short Pattern
Fingerboard Inlay Material
Abalone
Fingerboard Binding Material
N/A
Side Dots
White
Headstock Shape
Slotted with Square Taper and Diamond
Headplate Material
East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Logo Style
Script Old Style Overlay
Headplate Binding Material
N/A
Headplate Detail
N/A
Tuning Machines
Nickel Side Mount
Knob
Butterbean
Nut Material
Bone
Case
Hardshell
Weight
4lbs 2oz

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

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