I never been so ready to drop 5k in my life. Please take my money!

WOW! What a noticeable difference!! The super D is a BEAST. I had to watch twice to confirm... it made the D-28 sound puny. Imagine that!

Before Paul gets flamed, he is correct that the 3-piece back does not change the tone. That’s a persistent rumor from when the d-35 came out, with 1/4” bracing instead of the d-28’s 5/16”. That changed the tone for sure. But people couldn’t see it; they could see the three piece back, so it was false attribution. I know the back bracing is apparently shorter on a 3-piece back, but it should be really negligible.

You better be the best player in the room if you you're playing one of these!

Loved it, love your show!

When Quinton played first the 28, then the Super D, it sounded like a bass guitar joined in.

This is the Tower of Babel of Martins. I have never wanted a fine guitar less. Three cheers for D-18S and D-35S. And M-36, of course.

The Super D..."It's hard to find wood that big." 🤣

Would love to hear this compared to other big sounding guitars from Guild, Gibson, etc. People rightly roll their eyes about acoustic volume for the sake of volume but it does have it's place, particularly when used artistically.

Thats what she said

Wow! I would really love to play that. Pretty cool Martin coming out with a jumbo

Sweetness...with a Super D! Now, nothing will ever sound the same again! Such a sound it not only explodes, it dances around as well. Winner here!

Wow! Those sound incredible.

The top on that first one is phenomenal looking! They both sound incredible as well. I think that body shape is going to take off just like the standard dreadnought did in the 30s.

Lovely playin Q, ‘specially with the rosewood !

Do you think a D-18 would still be a better choice for a singer/songwriter...?

This looks like a super awesome axe! I wish that Martin would spend some time developing their smaller bodied guitar options. Why not more 0’s, 1’s, 5’s?

Wow, the super Dreadnought blasted the d28 out of the water. I'm off to check out the price. Would be great with an Adi top.. Loved the koa too

Just when your guitar collection seemed full damm martin. Love the koa beautiful.

Ibanez put out a jumbo-acoustic line last year, by the way, called the Advanced Acoustic.

You know tony rice was onto something opening up the sound on that martin

OMG .... That things a BEAST ... I absolutely LOVE it .... I could listen to that ALL day ...The Rosewood one is the best of the two ... What D-28?

I love the RainSong Jumbo I bought from you guys, but this is way too cool… a jumbo dreadnought! Had decided to go all carbon fiber, but this is changing my mind!

Wow. The rosewood model is awesome. The koa is beautiful! Take my money!

Really cool to see Martin doing stuff like this! I'd love to try one of these. The rosewood one sounds fantastic.👌👌

They both sound great, no surprise there! The koa is maybe a little brighter? My d-21 is feeling inadequate.

What else would super D stand for Paul?

I had to get the big headphones out for this one. Both are Monsters but the Rosewood hands down is a killer.

I like the Koa model...

That top on that guitar is gorgeous, I love both of those.

I wish they would have given actual measurements so as to know what the physical dimensions are and how they compare to a D body.

I am impressed! Just imagine a Super D 12 string...

I placed my order today!

I'll never understand the fascination with Koa, Rosewood is and always will be king.

Huge sounding...especially for a new, green guitar...I wonder how it will change with some playing time...Bigger?

LOVE ME MY MARTINS and Music Villa! 💕

That's exciting news!!

Gorgeous

...The new king of acoustics have arrived..

Sj200 vs super D next!!

Would be really interesting to hear the new Super D compared to a custom D35, D41 or D42. Seems like that is a little more fair than comparing to a standard D28.

Does it come with oars?

um...I think the operative phrase is: "holy crap!" Wow, just wow.

Maybe a D-52 as loud as a B-52? Makes the decision between Koa and Rosewood harder. Is that louder than an SJ-200?

That's a whole lotta Rosie

Looked like the most fun Quinton has ever had at the end there with the Super D in rosewood!

Just. Plain. WOW!

I watched this video again. Well done Martin. They made a bad ass super D. The d 28 sounded like an om. A comparison between a Gibson j200 and a super d would be great 👋. Dean 🇬🇧

They should make a bigger one next. Strange it doesn't sound much different in tone than any of the other giants, just louder but the high end seems to have suffered. All bass-and dark tones.

So Nice

Love the rosewood super d. It fills the whole room where the d-28 fills the immediate room. It has the bigger sound by far. I can see Martin selling a bunch of them. Could I trade my hd-28 and d-35 for it?

I stand corrected. This is a body shape and size from the Martin Museum, a 1936 D-45S.

Quentin, your shoulder must be doing better than mine, because I don’t think I could get my arm over that monster. I am having my third surgery on mine in two weeks, so I will stay with my OM. It does sound great, though.

Now that is what you call a banjo killer!

The Big D: a Bluegrass dream machine...!

This was made to make Greg koch to look small 😊

I want a Super D-15M

I would love to see the super d compare to a d 35 with rosewood since they both have a 3 piece back

The koa makes a beautiful back but doesn’t it kinda defeat the super D’s purpose?

This is no doubt a great fun guitar to play for yourself. But can you integrate it into a band without a banjo ?

I gotta get the madD!!! BEAST

Hand it to Martin to develop a guitar that NO WOMEN will likely ever want to play or purchase for themselves . . . This new Martin guitar is precisely why Taylor Guitars has done so well overall. Taylor's most popular model remains their Grand Auditorium (comparable to a Martin OOOO in size.) Why? Well, the one very, uh, "big" reason is: they are much more comfortable to play than dreads and kick out more sound than the smaller, folk-sized offerings by Martin and Gibson. The Taylor Grand Auditorium is sonically much more focused than the airy and bass-heavy dreadnought and, most importantly- women can get their arms around the thing. I'll wager that this new Martin will end up a "niche" guitar at best- much like their baritone from a few years back which you never seen anybody playing and even fewer folks talking about . . . (For the record- I own a '97 Martin Special Edition triple-oh and a '93 Taylor 612c- so I am partial to that tight, focused sound. The Martin triple-oh is their finest model IMHO. Had a '73 D-28 once. Nice guitar- but it just ain't a triple-oh . . . )

It reminds me of the dreadnoughts made by Bozo Pudanavac, who made the best 12-strings ever made. His dread shape was the upper bout of a Martin dread with the lower bout of a Gibson J-200, his guitars were just enormous and his 12-strings sound like a church organ in the room.

I was a Dreadnaught guy until I tried a Guild F-50R. Then a Rainsong JM1000. Bought them both. They make dreads sound like pre-pubescent males. Never tried a Gibson J-200, but I've heard plenty. They're a little more muted. The Rainsong JM3000 12 is so clear, loud and articulated they're frightening. Saving up to buy one.

Wow!

After these you'll be working up to those monster Mexican type guitars, the ones the size of a barn door played with a cheesy grin! But seriously, the bass boost on these super D (double DD's?) is very appealing. Martin definitely onto something new, not sitting on their laurels.

What do you think about gibson studio walnut jumbo acoustic vs double the price Gibson J 200 standard ?

I imagine Johnny Cash would have played the Super D! Big as the man in black

Kaboom 🤯

Man....love it. Tell you what..I'd feel like I had a super D, playing a super D...for sure. You can definitely sense them holding back, but not saying the same sentiment 😅😁

Would love to hear one of these in drop D tuning....

after hearing and seeing this, I can't conclude that they improved on the original dreadnaught design by making it bigger, this particular guitar sounds muddy and inarticulate.

Wow that is a huge sound..Rosewood over Koa..

Sounds cool. I don’t think it’s for me I’m a huge fan of the m36. I like the aesthetic of the 3 piece back.

already got a Super D....but I'm sure I could use another...😬

I want one. No question.

Would be nice to compare these with Gibson 🤔.

I just ordered a d-28 should I be upset I didn’t wait for this bad boy to come out

Martin will print money with these 7:05 vs 7:46

Interesting development for Martin. Against the grain possibly, so to speak. I sell guitars at the largest music store in my state. Currently we are well-stocked with Martin dreads and yet they aren't moving as well as in the past. Taking inflation out of the equation, our customers are seeming to prefer smaller bodies. OMs are desired and OOOs and OOs right behind.

Is it an oversized d35? Cause the d35 by itself is a bigger open sound. The d28 though is great as it is. The d35 is the odd duck in the line up for its sound.

Lover mine. It's sounds huge as expected. I hardly play my d-18 anymore.

damn that Super D is legit

I have an HD 28. It is 25 years old. I bought it when I could finally afford a Martin. Now, I sometimes, find it difficult to play and play a 00 body instead at 70 plus. So, Martin thinks a bigger guitar is a good idea? I have actually considered selling the guitar and buying a 00 or 000 in rosewood. I can see this guitar for people the size of NFL players. But not the rest of us

Just a question, It's so similar to the HD35, in construction too. The HD35 has the same bracing of OM (thinner). Does the Super D has the same thiner construction under the top?

Whoa! A double D

All Martins should have vintage tint finish or 3 colour sunburst .

Thanks for the video. Are both of the Super Ds strung with 13s? Does anyone know the body dimensions? They do sound big. I like it.

Super D Duper!

That's what she said

Put the Koa one on the wall and didn’t want to pick it back up pretty as it is.

Martin might draw me back

That’s what can happen when you let the grand grand children run a business you had founded in America after they wouldn’t let the son of a cabinet builder make guitars in Germany. (C.F. Martin) A tremendous tone machine especially driven by Quintens hands. That’s some tone cabinet.

I somehow feel less manly now playing my 000.😂

Big D energy

Saying Hey Paul...I've been in a few times. Love your store. I'd have to talk myself into the Koa...maybe a better Flatpicker but the Rosewood has that boom. Closer to a J200. And Koa is beautiful I have a few guitars, Ukes made of Koa. Plus the Acacia wood (Koa is in that family) is mentioned in the Bible decreed to Moses as the wood for the Tabernacle, Covenant Ark. For me thats powerful stuff. I love holding it and playing it. Maybe you can order me one trimmed in Gold....lol. Now that would be beautiful.

These demos never give me an idea of what the guitar is fully, sonically capable of because all Quentin does is hit the strings like a lumberjack axing a redwood. I hate it.

That’s a big D. And never admit to shrinking 😅

The Super D is the ultimate bluegrass guitar.

It's cool that this exists...but I don't see an audience for this Super D guitar unless as mentioned there are still bluegrass artists who compete with banjos without amplification.