Martin HD-35 Standard Series Acoustic Guitar – Natural Aging Toner

Sets a New Standard for Acoustic Dreadnoughts

Fusing tonal elements of the company’s prewar herringbone D-28 with styling cues from their D-35, the Martin HD-35 Standard offers a particularly bold take on the classic dreadnought. A spruce top with Sitka spruce Golden Era bracing, along with solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, gives this acoustic guitar a commanding voice. As for playing comfort, the HD-35 Standard includes several playability enhancements, such as a gently beveled ebony fingerboard, refined string spacing at the nut, a sleek vintage-style heel, and an ebony Golden Era modern belly bridge with bone pins. Of course, the HD-35 Standard is replete with aesthetic eye candy, such as an angled nut, a Style 35 3-piece back, classic Style 28-inspired touches, and a gorgeous aged finish. The Martin HD-35 Standard epitomizes the pinnacle of golden-era acoustic guitar design while also equipping players with a treasure trove of modernized features for improved play and comfort.

Premium Martin craftsmanship

Highlighted by a stunning 3-piece back punctuated by traditional zigzag purfling, the HD-35 Standard reflects one of Martin’s most iconic dreadnought designs. With a solid spruce top and solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, the HD-35 Standard is a beautifully and immaculately designed acoustic guitar. This guitar’s neck boasts a comfortable GE Modified Low Oval shape, along with a vintage-style heel. The 20-fret ebony fingerboard features a thinner construction than previous models, along with refined string spacing and a gently beveled edge for added comfort. The HD-35 Standard also includes an ebony Golden Era modern belly bridge with bone pins and a classic faux tortoise pickguard. It stays in tune with chrome enclosed gear tuners.

Timeless acoustic tones

The Martin HD-35 Standard spares no expense on its tonewoods. It all starts with a solid spruce top, which imparts a direct, punchy tone with ample headroom, handling gentle fingerpicking and aggressive strumming with equal aplomb. Solid East Indian rosewood back and sides frame the spruce’s straightforward sonic personality with a sublime crispness and reverberant projection, while the back’s 3-piece design imparts a commanding bass response that sounds particularly authoritative alongside the guitar’s large dreadnought-sized body. Moreover, the HD-35 Standard features Sitka spruce Golden Era top bracing, infusing it with rich, breathy overtones and enhanced sustain. We’re enthusiastic fans of this tried-and-true tonewood combination here at City Music; when you imagine what an acoustic guitar is supposed to sound like, this is it!

Standard series: revisiting timeless Martin tradition

Considering the storied history of Martin’s acoustic guitar engineering and building practices, there’s no question that the company’s iconic models stand firm as the backbone of American steel-string instrument design. With this sentiment top of mind, Martin presents the refreshed Standard series: a lineup dedicated to reviving the looks and tone of the brand’s golden-era vintage models while introducing a complex set of modern performance enhancements. The result is a comprehensive update to Martin’s most revered range of instruments, combining tonal authenticity with the comfort and versatility of a contemporary instrument. Across-the-board changes include remarkably responsive GE (Golden Era) bracing, thinner fingerboards with beveled edges, a slick vintage-style heel, angled nuts, and GE belly bridges equipped with bone or ebony bridge pins. What’s more, the refreshed standard series introduces a fresh new trio of Martin models back into the fold, including the iconic 000-17, D-17, and OM-45. Refreshed with a plethora of musician-requested features, the Standard series harnesses the power of these legendary acoustics and takes center stage once again.

Martin HD-35 Standard Features:

• Fuses tonal elements of Martin’s pre-war herringbone D-28 with styling cues from their D-35
• Combines tasteful Standard series refinements with elegant mid-century appointments
• Solid spruce top imparts a direct, punchy tone with ample headroom
• Solid East Indian rosewood back and sides yield a sublime crispness and reverberant projection
• 3-piece back imparts a commanding bass response
• GE top bracing delivers rich, breathy overtones and enhanced sustain
• Comfortable GE Modified Low Oval neck with a vintage-style heel
• Thinner ebony fingerboard with a gently beveled comfort edge
• Angled nut with refined string spacing
• GE modern belly bridge with bone pins
• Chrome enclosed gear tuners
• Iconic Style 35 3-piece back, classic Style 28-inspired touches, and a gorgeous aged finish