1980 Martin – E-28 solid body electric guitar – ID 5696

One Martinthat you wouldn't expect.
At the end of the 70s, Martin took a radical step into the world of high-quality solid-body electric guitars.
The E-28 is not a by-product, it is a serious, elaborately constructed instrument with neck-thru construction, mahogany body and active tone control.
Extremely rare...

✅ Year of construction: approx. 1980 (Poti code 1979, week 46)
✅ Model: E-28 Solid Body
✅ Construction: Neck Thru
✅ Body & neck: mahogany (carved body)
✅ Fingerboard: rosewood
✅ Radius: 9.5"
✅ Saddle width: 41 mm
✅ Width at the 12th fret: 51.7 mm
✅ Neck thickness 1st fret: 20.5 mm
✅ Neck thickness 12th fret: 23.4 mm
Pickups: 2x humbucker (without caps)
Electronics: Active (can be switched on)
✅ Controls: 2x volume, master bass, master treble (active)
Switches: 3-way PU selection, out-of-phase, active on/off
✅ Control knobs: possibly not original
✅ Weight: 3362 grams
✅ Incl. Suitcase