Martin Custom Shop Exclusive Dreadnought Style 28 Spruce/Wild Grain East Indian Rosewood (476)

The Martin Custom Shop Willcutt Exclusive Dreadnought 28 Style blends classic Martin tone with visually striking tonewoods, pairing a responsive spruce top with wild grain East Indian rosewood back and sides. The result is a powerful, full-spectrum voice—deep, piano-like lows, rich harmonic overtones, and clear, ringing highs that make this dreadnought equally suited for flatpicking, strumming, and dynamic fingerstyle.

Forward-shifted Golden Era scalloped bracing enhances projection and openness, giving the guitar a lively, broken-in character with excellent headroom. The wild grain rosewood not only adds a unique aesthetic, but contributes to the complexity and sustain that define great 28-style instruments.

Finished with a gloss body and satin neck for a comfortable, played-in feel, this Willcutt Exclusive is a refined take on a timeless design—offering classic dreadnought power with elevated visual character and tonal depth.

Body shape: Dreadnought
Construction: Dovetail neck joint
Top: Spruce
Bracing: Forward shifted X brace | golden era scalloped | spruce
Back and sides: Wild grain east Indian rosewood
Binding: Antique white
Rosette: Style 28
Top color: Aging toner
Pickguard: Faux tortoise
Neck material: Select hardwood
Neck profile: GE modified low oval
Neck taper: High performance taper
Fingerboard: Black ebony
Fingerboard radius: 16"
Nut width: 1 3/4"
Width at 12th fret: 2 1/8"
String spacing: 2 5/32"
Frets: 20
Inlays: Diamonds and squares long
Side dots: White
Nut: Bone
Bridge: Ebony GE modern belly
Saddle: Compensated bone
Bridge pins: Bone w/ faux tortoise
Tuners: Grover nickel StaTite 18:1 with vintage buttons
Strings: Medium
Finish: Gloss body | satin neck
Case: Molded hardshell