"You wonder why I always dress in black?" Ask this Martin Custom Shop 000 28 Style Blacktop. Black as night, this Martin Custom Shop Custom Dealer Select acoustic guitar model is a dark, bold, and formidable auditorium-style guitar. Summoning rich, complex, and nuanced Martin acoustic tones, this 000 28 Style Blacktop is a marvelous example of Martin's dark arts in motion.

Here at Russo Music, we're proud to hold the distinction of being a Martin Guitar Custom Expert dealer. With this distinction, we have the privilege of sharing one-of-a-kind Martin acoustic guitars like this one. This Custom Expert model assembles with some of the finest features Martin has to offer.

Beginning with a Martin 000/OM Auditorium body shape brought together by spruce and East Indian rosewood, this Martin sets off in style. A Grade 4 spruce top matches with Martin's two-piece East Indian rosewood for a bold and lush acoustic tone off the bat. Within, Golden Era 5/16" scalloped spruce braces in an X-Brace pattern expand on the tonal balance and projection of this model for a vivid vision of a classic Martin. Black Boltaron inlay wraps the body's edges for a smooth, cool accent to complement the Herringbone top pattern. Zig zag purfling lines the rosewood back for a distinct, detailed aesthetic accent.

This Custom Martin introduces a neck through their dovetail neck joint construction and Modern adhesive. A Golden Era Modified Low Oval profile with a High Performance taper moves smoothly past the palm with a satin finish and rosewood filler. Matching this sleek neck, an oiled black ebony fingerboard lands with Style 28 select abalone inlays that punctuate the dark wood. Across the board, the smooth, rich ebony delivers comfortable and articulate fretting.

Backing up this Custom Shop's playability and fine tonewoods, a series of reliable hardware specifications appear. At the base of the scale, a black ebony bridge lands in a Martin Golden Era Modern Belly configuration. A drop-in compensated bone saddle offers a solid connection and transfer of motion string-to-body. At the opposite end, a bone nut and Grover nickel tuning machines ensure smooth stringing and intonation. This Martin Custom Shop 000 28 Blacktop travels with an Martin five-ply hardshell case.

"Why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone? Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on."

• Martin Custom Shop Expert Dealer exclusive model
• 000/OM auditorium-style body shape with Martin Modern adhesive
• Gloss-finished spruce top with Blacktop color
• Gloss-finished two-piece East Indian rosewood back and sides
• Satin-finished neck with rosewood filler and dovetail neck joint construction
• Golden Era Modified Low Oval neck profile with High Performance taper
• Oiled black ebony fingerboard with twenty frets and select abalone inlays
• Golden Era scalloped spruce braces in X-Brace pattern
• Golden Era black ebony Modern Belly bridge with drop-in compensated bone saddle
• Bone nut with Grover nickel V97-18NA tuning machines
• Boltaron body binding, rosette, and HD Zig Zag back purfling strip
• Spanish cedar ribbons
• Martin five-ply hardshell case included