FS: Martin 000-28 (not released reimagined) - £1,950

Barnezy

Martin 000-28. 2018. No dings. Lovely condition and great sounding. 

Selling as I don’t have room for it anymore and it’s been in the case for over a year unplayed. 

Collection from Beaconsfield preferred and can also meet. 

Barnezy

Price drop

Barnezy

Hi all, I’ve been asked a couple of times if this guitar is a “re-imagined” or a standard 000-28. 

If anyone can tell me what the difference is, so I can advise that would be great! 

Fishboy7

Barnezy said:

Hi all, I’ve been asked a couple of times if this guitar is a “re-imagined” or a standard 000-28. 

If anyone can tell me what the difference is, so I can advise that would be great! 

I could be mistaken but I think the open gear tuners indicate that is a 'reimagined' .  I think they made change in 2018 or 2019 maybe?  

https://www.citymusic.com.sg/blog/martin-standard-series-reimagined/

Endpin

I think the reimagined ones now have herringbone purfling.

SRich

Endpin said:

I think the reimagined ones now have herringbone purfling.

and forward bracing I seem to believe.

Great looking Martin though....GLWTS

Barnezy

Fishboy7 said:

Barnezy said:

Hi all, I’ve been asked a couple of times if this guitar is a “re-imagined” or a standard 000-28. 

If anyone can tell me what the difference is, so I can advise that would be great! 

I could be mistaken but I think the open gear tuners indicate that is a 'reimagined' .  I think they made change in 2018 or 2019 maybe?  

https://www.citymusic.com.sg/blog/martin-standard-series-reimagined/

OK. The tuners are not the originals. They are Martin tuners, but the originals were the heavy closed backs. This therefore must be the pre-reimagined spec in that case. 

Mellish

The Re-imagined series was launched in 2018.

The nut width is 1.75", forward shifted bracing, soft V neck profile, open gear Butterbean tuners etc. 

@Barnezy ; put a finger inside and back along the underside of the top towards the lower bout. Feel the X brace? How far back? 1/4" for Re-imagined. Any further and it isn't. 

 

RickLucas

Beautiful.

BigPaulie

Reimagined bracing is scalloped. Pre-reimagined Standard series is non-scalloped.

A peek inside with a dentist's mirror or mobile phone camera will reveal all.

Barnezy

Bump

Th4fonz

That is not a reimagined it has no herringbone purfling  the fret markers are not the snow flakes and there is no aged toner on top.  As I have a reimagined 00028

Barnezy

That’s right. It is a pre-reimagined 000-28. 

Still available. 

Mellish

And still a Martin 000-28.

Barnezy

Price drop bump

https://youtu.be/K0cz1oTRnJo

jaymzhopkinz

Pmd 

DavidR

Barnezy said:

Hi all, I’ve been asked a couple of times if this guitar is a “re-imagined” or a standard 000-28. 

If anyone can tell me what the difference is, so I can advise that would be great! 

I was under the impression that the 're-imagined' spec became the 'standard' spec when the 'modern deluxe' spec came out in 2019. i.e. the old 're-imagined' guitars are the same as the current 'standard' Martin guitars. Re-imagined instruments sought to incorporate some of the features of much sought after old Martins from, say, 1930, 1940. I have a 2018 re-imagined OM28. It's bloody good. Is the much more expensive Modern Deluxe spec any bloody gooderer (?) - different but not better would be my view.

If you're buying a post 2019 standard spec Martin you're getting a very very nice guitar.

thebreeze

If it’s pre-reimagined does it even exist?  These are the kind of questions that keep me up at night.

surfguy13

Is this the long scale version of the OOO or the short scale?  Thanks.

Mellish

@surfguy13 ; 

As I understand it, Re-imagined refers to appointments. Open gear tuners, herringbone, forward shifted scalloped bracing. The scale length would still be "normal" 000.

surfguy13

Mellish said:

@surfguy13 ; 

As I understand it, Re-imagined refers to appointments. Open gear tuners, herringbone, forward shifted scalloped bracing. The scale length would still be "normal" 000.

Thanks @Mellish. ; I have always been unsure if there was a short scale version of the OOO or whether they were all long scale.  Sounds like they are all long scale which is a shame.