Description

Inspired by Billy Strings’ prized 1940 D-28, the Martin D-28 Billy Strings brings a modern twist to a classic pre-war design, incorporating features tailored to Billy’s electrifying playing style. This signature Dreadnought showcases a unique 25″ scale length, reducing string tension for fast, intricate playing and expressive bends – perfectly suited for Billy’s rapid-fire licks. With a custom nut width that’s slightly wider than his pre-war Martin and a modified low oval satin neck, it offers enhanced comfort and speed, ideal for players who crave agility up and down the neck. The solid East Indian rosewood back and sides and spruce top deliver a full, resonant tone with rich bass, while the bold herringbone trim, antique toner, and antique white binding add vintage flair. Nickel enclosed gear tuners, exclusive to Martin, and an ebony fingerboard with abalone diamond and square inlay round out the guitar’s looks and performance. It’s an ideal balance of traditional craftsmanship and modern playability, much like Billy’s genre-defying style. Each guitar features a custom paper label with his pre-printed signature and graphic.

• Top: Solid Spruce
• Back and Sides: Solid East Indian Rosewood
• Neck: Genuine Mahogany
• Fingerboard and Bridge: Ebony
• Nut: Bone
• Saddle: Compensated Bone
• Bridge Pins: Bone
• Scale Length: 25″
• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 23/32”
• Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
• Neck Taper: Standard Taper
• Body Size: D-14 Fret
• Finish Top: Gloss
• Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
• Back and Side Finish: Gloss
• Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace
• Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
• Top Color: Antique Toner
• Bridge Style: Modern Belly – Drop in Saddle
• Binding: Antique White
• Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32″
• Top Inlay: Bold Herringbone
• Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
• Bridge Pin Dots: Black Plastic
• Rosette: Style 28 Multi-Stripe
• Saddle Radius: 16″
• Braces: Spruce
• Back and Sides Color: Natural
• Brace Size: 5/16″
• Back Purfling/Strip: Zig-Zag
• Back Inlay: Multi-Stripe
• Heelcap: Antique Whitee
• Endpiece: Antique White
• Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe
• Finish Neck: Satin
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8”
• Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
• Fingerboard Inlay Style: Diamond and Square Long
• Number of Frets Total: 20
• Fingerboard Inlay: Abalone
• Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
• Side Dots: White
• Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond
• Tuning Machines: Nickel Enclosed Gear
• Headplate: East Indian Rosewood
• Knob: Butterbean
• Headplate Logo Style: Authentic Style CFM Script Overlay
• Left Handed Availability: Yes, Would Need to be Special Ordered
• Label: Paper Label w/Model Name and Pre-Printed Billy Strings Signature
• Pleked: Yes
• Case: Hardshell