This 1961 Martin D-28 is a great way to jump into the vintage guitar market without the steep price tags found on slightly earlier models. And to our ears, there isn't a whole lot of difference in the sound. Nor should there be. Martin didn't make any significant design or build changes until a couple of years after this model was built. We still have superior quality Brazilian rosewood, hide glue construction, small maple bridge plate. And production numbers at this time weren't much greater than a few years prior. And you can hear it in the sound: big, brilliant, penetrating, open and with tons of sustain and overtones.