Martin D-35 Dreadnought Guitar  

I bought this guitar about 6 years ago from Musician Friend after playing a Guild D25M for over 25 years.  I was concerned about what I was going to get having never ordered a guitar sight unseen nor had I owned a Martin D35 but had played several.  When it arrived I knew I had a keeper.  The sound is just what you have always wanted to hear from a guitar but could not find.  It seems all acoustic guitars come with a high string action but a quick setup by a Luthier and playing just gets better.  With a custom setup or just out of the box, you are going to love this guitar.  I have played guitar on stage and off for over 48 years and two things I can say about a D35 Martin: 1 - Those who own them do not want to get rid of them.  2 - I have never heard a bad sounding Martin D35.  Everywhere I go people compliment me on the sound of my guitar.  Whatever your style of music, the D35 is ready to make you proud. If you want to plug it into an amp, Martin has already bored a hole under the saddle for their Gold Plus Pick-up made for them by Fishman.  I had one installed in my D35 and it did not affect the sound when played without the amp.  Much has been said about strings for this guitar but for me the Martin M550 Medium Phosphor Bronze works great.  They are easier on the fingers than the Light Guage Strings and they sound great too.  This guitar retails in many music store for around $3500 with taxes.  With the money saved by buying from MF, you can afford that acoustic amp you've been looking at.  If you have never purchased from MF before, they have the best customer service in the World.  I have bought from them for years and it was there customer service standing with me, the customer, when I decided to drop a $1700 order that I had placed with them that has kept me coming back to them.  I NEVER worry about my orders with Musician Friend.

The Rosewood back and sides with the spruce top and large body create a lot of quality sound.  Martin uses excellent sound woods and hard woods for the neck and body creating a solid professional instrument for stage or studio.  This is not a toy but a professional tool that will make even a bad player sound good.

You will be hard pressed to find a guitar of this quality for the same or less money.

Looks good.  Feels good for a dreadnought.  Sounds great.  Smooth action.

Fantastic guitar. It has a full robust sound. Deep lows. Crisp highs. Full mid range. Beautiful. Natural woods. Classic dreadnought looks.

The craftsmanship is impecable. The sound is heavenly. It would be hard to ask for more.

It's a great.

I've always wanted a D 35. I fell in love with full sound, melodic tones and fantastic projection. If your looking for a guitar to fill all ypur accoustic needs, you'd be hard pressed to find a professional guitar that's better than the D35. Widow CF Martin. Thanks.

The Martin D-35 gives you booming bass with crisp highs. You can strum it easy or hard - for a very loud, clear sound. By far, the loudest acoustic I ever played. The Grover machine heads keep the guitar in tune regardless of how hard you strum it. This guitar sounds like an acoustic should. There's a lot of good acoustic guitars out there, but none compare to the Martin D-35's. It's great for playing rhythm; especially on Neil Young and Bob Dylan tunes

I also own an Ovation Custom Legend, which is another fine acoustic guitar, but it doesn't compare to the Martin D-35. I installed a pickup so I could do in-line recording and it comes across great. I expected a fantastic guitar when I bought it and wasn't disappointed in the least. I highly recommend a D-35 for any guitar enthusiast who wants a top of the line acoustic guitar with a crystal clear sound. It's a little costly, but you get what you pay for.

A great guitar for medium to intense rhythm playing. Beautiful three-paneled back for you to enjoy privately! Great tone overall, but a bit boomy      on the bottom.

Nothing fancy here, just a solid Martin rhythm beast. One nice detail is the three paneled back, which looks fancy, but is just sort of your own little secret as nobody will ever see it unless you are doing over-the-head soloing that exposes the back while your are playing with your teeth. Just sayin'...

Very good construction - I have owned one for thirteen years and it always stays in tune, puts out a great tone with high level of volume. My only beef, and this may just apply to dreadnoughts in general, is that it tends toward pronounced boominess on the low end, which is really obnoxious when plugged in (I installed an ibeam after-market). Just use a soundhole feedback device to curb this, along with an EQ to dial out some low end.

Based on the market for all solid wood guitars these days, the price seems appropriate for this instrument. Guitars are getting pricey overall. This one is not flashy to look at, except for the back, but delivers well as a reliable rhythm guitar with great tone!