Brand Name: Martin

Model: Martin D16RGT

Price: N/A

Review - Please try to include as many specific details as you can: For the money this is an awesome guitar.  It has Solid sitka spruce top and solid east indian rosewood back and sides.  Incredible workmanship. I cannot find a flaw, except for prominent bear claws on the sitka spruce top. Though it gives the guitar character so I'm not complaining.  The Sound quality is excellent. It leans to the bass but highs ring clear as a bell. I've played many guitars at the local guitar shop, D-18's, D-28's and HD-28's and this guitar really holds its own. Its not quite as loud as a HD-28 but the tone is up there. Some of the D-28's I played seemed to be duds as the D-16RGT I bought sounds better. Intonation up the neck is very good (checked with a guitar tuner). Strum open or a E chord and a lot of complex tone comes into play as well as having a nice ring to it. It's like going up to a piano and holding a bunch of keys down. The sound is dark.

Rating (On a Scale of 1-10): 9

Additional Comments/Final Verdict: I would only like an HD-28 or HD-28V more, but to me they aren't worth the additional cost, especially the HD-28V.