Sound Pure's Take
Condition: Used, Very Good
SP Luthier Notes: Fret Dress, Setup, Cosmetic Work
From Martin and Co.
It's not often you partner with a rival guitar maker, but Martin and Gretsch have put "differences" aside to debut a second Merle Travis-inspired model that pays tribute to the Country Music Hall of Famer behind such songs as "Sixteen Tons" and the folk standard "Dark as a Dungeon," and the guitar he made famous in the late 1940s. Merle Travis is one of the most important guitar players of all time and is known for his unique playing style that is still known by guitarists today as “Travis Picking.” The D-28 Bigsby is built on the foundation of a newly reimagined D-28 (2017), and is crafted with East Indian rosewood. It features a maple high-performance taper neck fitted with the Bigsby headstock. The maple neck offers a unique tonal quality that adds sustain and brightness and pairs nicely with the warmth and depth of rosewood. The interior label is numbered and signed by Chris Martin IV and Fred Gretsch.
- CONSTRUCTION
- Dovetail Neck Joint
- BODY SIZE
- D-14 Fret
- TOP MATERIAL
- Sitka Spruce
- TOP DETAIL
- None
- ROSETTE
- Multi-Stripe
- BRACING PATTERN
- Forward Shifted X Brace
- BRACE SHAPE
- Non-Scalloped
- BRACE MATERIAL
- Sitka Spruce
- BRACE SIZE
- 5/16"
- BACK MATERIAL
- East Indian Rosewood
- BACK DETAIL
- None
- BACK PURFLING/STRIP
- Style 28
- SIDE MATERIAL
- East Indian Rosewood
- SIDE DETAIL
- None
- ENDPIECE
- Antique White
- ENDPIECE INLAY
- Multi-Stripe
- BINDING
- Antique White
- TOP INLAY MATERIAL
- Multi-Stripe
- SIDE INLAY MATERIAL
- None
- BACK INLAY MATERIAL
- Multi-Stripe
- NECK MATERIAL
- Hard Maple
- NECK SHAPE
- Bigsby Style
- NECK TAPER
- High Performance Taper
- PLEK
- No
- NUT MATERIAL
- Bone
- HEADSTOCK SHAPE
- Solid with Bigsby Profile
- HEADPLATE MATERIAL
- Claro Walnut
- HEADPLATE LOGO STYLE
- None - Stamped on Back of Headstock
- HEADPLATE BINDING MATERIAL
- None
- HEELCAP
- Antique White
- FINGERBOARD MATERIAL
- Ebony
- SCALE LENGTH
- 25.4"
- NECK JOINS BODY AT
- 14th Fret
- NUMBER OF FRETS TOTAL
- 20
- FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT
- 1-3/4''
- FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET
- 2-1/8''
- FINGERBOARD INLAY MATERIAL
- Mother of Pearl
- FINGERBOARD INLAY STYLE
- Style 28
- FINGERBOARD BINDING MATERIAL
- None
- SIDE DOTS
- White
- BACK & SIDE FINISH
- Gloss
- BACK & SIDE COLOR
- None
- FINISH TOP
- Gloss
- TOP COLOR
- Aging Toner
- FINISH NECK
- Satin
- NECK COLOR
- None
- BRIDGE MATERIAL
- Ebony
- BRIDGE STYLE
- Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
- BRIDGE STRING SPACING
- 2-5/32"
- SADDLE
- Compensated Bone
- SADDLE RADIUS
- 16''
- TUNING MACHINES
- Nickel Enclosed Six in Line
- RECOMMENDED STRINGS
- MA550T
- KNOB
- Oval
- BRIDGE PIN MATERIAL
- White Plastic
- BRIDGE PIN DOTS
- Faux Tortoise
- PICKGUARD
- Faux Tortoise
- PICKGAURD INLAY
- None
- CASE
- Martin 545 Cabernet
- LABEL
- Paper Label - Signed by CFM IV & Fred Gretsch, Numbered w/ No Total
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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