2023 Martin D-28

Paul McCartney

Martin D-28 (1967) — McCartney acquired a Martin D-28 in 1967-68 and used it as his main acoustic from the White Album sessions onward. He has since owned other D-28s, including an older 1964 model kept at home.

Johnny Cash

Martin D-28 (1961, later painted black) — Cash's primary Martin from 1961 to 1982, when he spray-painted it black to match his "Man in Black" persona; the guitar he famously played at his 1968 Folsom Prison concert

Waylon Jennings

Martin D-28 (1946) — Jennings' primary songwriting guitar at home and on the road for decades; one of the first D-28s built after WWII, blending pre-war herringbone styling with post-war construction. Preserved today in the Martin Guitar Museum

Steve Earle

1935 Martin D-28 — His self-declared favorite instrument: if everything was blowing up, he says, this is the one guitar he would take. Used in the studio, including on his bluegrass record.