I have owned my Martin D-16RGT for about 7 years now. For those of you who recently bought one and love the sound, wait until a couple of years have passed and it really opens up! Everyone I know who owns or has played a D-28 swears this sounds just as good or better. The wood ages beautifully, especially the spruce top. It has a dark amber hue that I have yet to see on a D-28, or any other guitar for that matter. This thing has been everywhere and it's still just as solid as ever. The fretboard and bridge are micarta, which I wasn't sure about at first, but most people wouldn't even know the difference except the micarta fretboard shows NO signs of wear after 7-8 years of play. I highly recommend this instrument. This is definitly my favorite acoustic of the many I've owned over the years. I expect my grandchildren will be playing this one long after I'm gone! Stop shopping around and go with top Martin quality at a reasonable price.

I bought this Marint D-16RGT about four months ago and I LOVE IT! This guitar has the expected lows of a Martin and it also rings on the highs with equal volume. I have played the D-35 and many other Martins, and I do not believe that there is another guitar on the market that has more volume or clarity than this D-16 for the price. It looks beautiful and sound even better than it looks!I would recommend it to anyone looking for a quality guitar without breaking the bank!

My brother played every guitar in the book including high end Martins and Yamahas. once he played the D16rgt he fell in love with it and bought one. I played it and also loved the rich natural sound and bought one myself. I could kick myself for not buying this guitar years ago. Martins combination of woods and bracing in this guitar make it sound great and has excellent lower string acoustics. I put medium light strings on it and it is a dream to play. I Would recommend this guitar to anyone no matter what your style of playing is. For the price you can't go wrong. Not to mention that the satin finish side and back give it a nice natural appearance.

I've had a Martin D-16RGT for several years now. The overall quality of construction is top rate. At first, I thought it sounded nice but the action was a bit high. I also thought the medium gauge strings that came with the guitar were a bit hard to play, although they sounded great. So I played it on and off for a few years and just sort of liked it, but still played my other acoustics often. Then I finally had it professionally set-up and the action lowered. As several other have also done, I changed the strings to light gauge Cleartones. Wow! This guitar is now a true dream to play! I can't believe what a great guitar I had all along. I can't put it down or play it enough. Buy this guitar! It is exceptional Martin quality! I have recommended it often to friends.

I cannot say enough about this guitar. This is my 8th purchase from musicians freind and what a value. I own 10 acoustics everything from taylors to guilds and this one puts them all to shame. Outstanding bass response clear midrange and it is a little brighter sounding than what I expected for rosewood. A lot like my taylor DN3 but with more sustain. I have wanted this guitar for years and I am so glad I finally pulled the trigger, it was more than I wanted to spend but if your sitting on the fence on this one I can truly say "buy this guitar"