Detail 01
24.9-inch scale length
The shorter scale is described as giving strings a softer, more relaxed feel for chords, bends, and expressive phrasing.
Product detailSKU #1500000485366
Martin Custom Shop0-28 Adirondack Spruce Acoustic Guitar - Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Compact in body size, but built around a detailed rosewood-and-Adirondack voice, the Custom Shop 0-28 is a 14-fret acoustic for players who want focused articulation alongside bass depth, ringing trebles, and overtone complexity. Its hand-shaped GE scalloped X-bracing is designed to keep the response open and sustaining. The 24.9-inch scale, GE Modified Low Oval neck, and 1.75-inch nut give chord work, bends, and fingerstyle phrasing a more relaxed working feel.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Fingerstyle parts that need clear note separation and dynamic nuance.
- Songwriting, intimate performance, and recording with a compact 0-size acoustic.
- Players seeking rosewood depth without moving to a larger-bodied instrument.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
1.75-inch bone nut
Provides room for clean fretting-hand accuracy.
Detail 03
Plek setup
Supports consistent response across the 20-fret ebony fingerboard.
Detail 04
Hardshell case
A hardshell case is included.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Right-handed orientation.
- 02The guitar joins the body at the 14th fret and has a 0-14-fret body size class.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What woods are used in the body?
It has a solid Adirondack spruce top and solid East Indian rosewood back and sides.
02How many frets does it have?
It has 20 frets on an ebony fingerboard.
03Does it come with a case?
Yes. A hardshell case is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
9 detailsPlayability
- Fingerboard width at nut
- 1.75"
- Fingerboard width at 12th fret
- 2.125"
- Saddle radius
- 16"
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Scale Length
- 24.9"
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Bridge string spacing
- 2.156"
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of Strings
- 6
22 detailsBody & build
- Body construction
- Dovetail neck joint
- Top inlay material
- Bold herringbone
- Top color
- Aging toner
- Neck material
- Genuine mahogany
- Fingerboard material
- Ebony
- Endpiece inlay
- Multi-stripe
- Nut material
- Bone
- Brace material
- Adirondack spruce
- Side material
- East Indian rosewood
- Back material
- East Indian rosewood
- Back inlay material
- Multi-stripe
- Top material
- Adirondack spruce
- Color
- Natural
- Headplate material
- East Indian rosewood
- Top Material
- Adirondack spruce
- Saddle material
- Bone
- Neck finish
- Vintage gloss
- Neck Wood
- Genuine mahogany
- Neck joins body at
- 14th fret
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Bridge material
- Ebony
- Body finish
- Vintage gloss
1 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 24.9"
32 detailsOther
- Endpiece
- Grained ivoroid
- Neck shape
- GE modified low oval
- Bracing pattern
- X-brace
- Side dots
- White
- Binding
- Grained ivoroid
- Tuning machine knobs
- Butterbean
- Product type
- Acoustic guitar
- Color
- Natural
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Nickel open gear
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Bridge pins
- Bone with faux tortoise dots
- Heel cap
- Grained ivoroid
- Back purfling
- Style 28 with black stripe
- Frets
- 20 with diamond and square long abalone inlays
- Rosette
- Style 28 multi-stripe
- Pickguard
- Faux tortoise
- Pleked
- Yes
- Headstock shape
- Solid with square taper and diamond
- Case
- Hardshell
- Tier
- platinum
- Headplate logo
- Authentic style script overlay
- Body size class
- 0-14 fret
- Category Source
- detail
- Bridge style
- GE modern belly, drop-in saddle
- Series
- Custom Shop
- Product Type
- Acoustic guitar
- Neck taper
- High performance taper
- Brace shape
- GE scalloped hand-shaped
- Model
- 0-28
- Brace size
- 0.25"
- Source Id
- site51500000485366
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