2018 Martin 0-28VS 12-Fret Guitar

This guitar is squeaky-clean, a certified beaut (gape that rosewood, folks), and feels luxurious in that way a nicer-grade Martin will present itself. It's like when you slide into the seat of a real car and get wrapped in that authoritative grip.

As you'd expect for a 12-fret 0-size, it suits fingerpicking beautifully but will definitely handle flatpicked backing and lead work. I think of these having a nice "chunk" to their sound as flatpickers -- punchy and a little on the dark side because of the rosewood and the "optimized bridge placement"(read as: increased bass response despite a smaller body) of a 12-fretter.

Other extras include spiffy fretboard inlay, herringbone trim, pyramid bridge, through-cut saddle (but not glued-in, thankfully), and a bit of nice "bearclaw" figure to the spruce.

Repairs included: a quick setup.


Weight: 3 lbs 15 oz

Scale length: 24 7/8"

Nut width: 1 7/8"

Neck shape: medium soft V

Board radius: 16"

Body width: 13 1/2"

Body depth: 4 1/4"


Top wood: solid spruce

Back & sides wood: solid rosewood

Bracing type: x

Bridge: ebony

Fretboard: ebony

Neck wood: mahogany

Action height at 12th fret:
3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 54w-12 lights

Truss rod: adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium-modern


Condition notes: it's essentially "mint-new" and my usual caveat would be that there may be some very light playwear that I'm just not seeing -- minor finish "swirl" from use or whatnot, but I'm not seeing it. It looks like a guitar that came off the racks from some shop and got a few hours' worth of play.


It comes with: its original hard case in great shape.




















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