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I chose the D-35 because to me it had everything that the D-28 had plus more.
I love the deep bass in a D-35. I agree that a D-35 is a great all around guitar and a D-28 is also versatile but very well suited for Bluegrass. The D-35, not as much.
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The way the guitars are braced, there will be a difference in the voice. While you really can’t generalize when describing tone, I find the D35 and HD35 to be more scooped than a D28 or HD28. The 28 valiants have more mids to my ears. Bass and treble can be higher or lower depending on the specific guitar, but 35s will often have a bit more low end warmth. Truthfully, they are more similar than different.
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I do mostly solo singer songwriter showcases, Hence the interest in the D-35. I have guitars that work great for this but…. GAS is Gas . And, I always wanted a standard series rosewood/Spruce Martin Dread.
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I sold a D28 and ended up with a D35. However, that was an earlier D28, not the newly designed version. I have not tried one of those yet. So, take this with a grain of salt, but my preference is the D35.
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I was in this predicament a few months ago. I went with a D-18. Scalloped bracing is where it’s at for me. Bracing first, wood second.
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Matt, I've always preferred the D-35 over the D-28.
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I have been on the search for a new rosewood martin for a while now. A local shop here in Vancouver has 2 new 2017 d-28s and a new d-21. To my ears the d-21 was the clear winner of those three guitars. However I recently played a new hd-35 at a local shop that sounded very good. But the real winner lately was a standard d-35 at yet another store that was the nicest sounding guitar I had ever heard. that one sold in a couple days from under my nose while I was mulling it over...DOH!
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