C.F. Martin OM-28E w/ Baggs Anthem (2025)

Description

The OM-28E LR combines comfortable playability, stylistic flexibility, and incomparable organic tone in a fantastic instrument that for nearly 100 years has been a staple of C.F. Martin’s lineup.

With its Golden Era X-bracing, it delivers vintage-inspired tone and sustain, while various updates such as the revised Golden Era neck profile, a thinner fretboard, and a redesigned nut and heel improve the OM-28 model’s playability and aesthetics. Martin once again demonstrates that dedication to heritage and high-quality guitar building is the key to creating incomparable guitars that inspire excitement every time you open the case.

With the OM-28E LR, Martin has drawn on its precious supply of East Indian rosewood and the extraordinary Sitka spruce that characterizes many of Martin’s western guitars. There is nothing quite like the sound of solid Sitka spruce and genuine solid rosewood. You will appreciate the crisp, wide tone that the OM-28E’s solid East Indian rosewood delivers, and it looks fantastic on a western guitar. The solid Sitka spruce top adds volume, fullness, and soft overtones. With Sitka spruce and rosewood, you get a well-balanced, resonant guitar across the treble, bass, and midrange.

The tone of the OM-28E LR is that of a classic orchestra model. The bass is firm, while the treble exhibits a bell-like clarity that makes melodic playing sound present and exceptionally audible. The individual strings stand out clearly and distinctly, allowing the smallest details of your playing to be conveyed with clarity and precision. A black ebony fretboard and matching nut complete the look.

The latest OM-28E features Martin’s Golden Era Modified Low Oval/High Performance Taper neck profile for greater playing comfort. Technically minded guitarists will find they can play with greater speed and accuracy, while songwriters will appreciate how comfortable the neck feels after writing songs all night long.

The OM-28E’s glued dovetail neck-to-body joint maximizes sound transfer between the body and neck and gives the western guitar greater stability as it ages. The benefits of this construction are evident when you try a Martin OM-28E. Chords sound full and even, and melodies take on a sweet, woody tone. Martin’s specially designed Golden Era X-bracing provides greater resonance in the bass range and adds punch and balance to the comfortable orchestra model.

The L.R. Baggs Anthem microphone system in the OM-28E consists of a combination of the renowned Element piezo pickup and a condenser microphone. The latter is mounted inside the guitar. The microphone component operates exclusively from the midrange and up. All bass and lower midrange tones are therefore always amplified by the piezo pickup. Anthem is far less prone to feedback than similar microphone systems and delivers a natural, authentic amplified tone.

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