SIGMA DREADNOUGHT (DR, DT, & DV) MODELS

SIGMA DR-2

Manufacture of the DR-2 begin in the 1980s and ended in 1996

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SIGMA DR-28

This guitar is a Sigma by Martin which was produced to compete with the lower priced asian models.

D - Dreadnought

R - Rosewood

28 - Designed after the "classical"  D - 28 Martin

Made in Japan 1977 until 1982 when production moved to Korea

The logo on the head actually says "Sigma by Martin Est. 1970"

There are many who flame and spam forums saying that they are fakes and not Martin, and nothing could be further from the truth.  Is a Toyota Camry manufactured in the US, not a Toyota?

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SIGMA DR-28H

SIGMA manufactured the DR-28H  from the 1970s until 1994.  This model is a clone of the Martin HD-28 dreadnought model. This model was reissued around 2011 after AMI Musical Instruments GmbH bought the Sigma brand name and began marketing Sigmas made in China.

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SIGMA DR-35

Manufacture of the DR-35 began in 1996

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SIGMA DR-41

SIGMA began making the DR-41 in 1996

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SIGMA DR-41

The Sigma DR-41 acoustic guitar was the top of the Sigma line. The Sigma DR-41 featuresd

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SIGMA DR-45

SIGMA manufactured the DR-45 between 1994 and 1996

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SIGMA DR-4H

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SIGMA DT-4N

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SIGMA DV-4

The first DV-4 was produced by SIGMA in 1994

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Specifications:

ModelImageMade inNumber of stringsScale length
SIGMA DR-2
1980 to 1996
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SIGMA DR-28
1977
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SIGMA DR-28H
1975 to 1994
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SIGMA DR-35
1996
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SIGMA DR-41
1996
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SIGMA DR-41
1990
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SIGMA DR-45
1994 to 1996
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SIGMA DR-4H
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SIGMA DT-4N
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SIGMA DV-4
1994
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ModelBody back materialBody sides materialBody styleBody top materialPickguard materialSoundhole
SIGMA DR-2
1980 to 1996
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SIGMA DR-28
1977
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SIGMA DR-28H
1975 to 1994
rosewood body backrosewood body sidesdreadnought-size bodyspruce body toptortoiseshell pickguardround soundhole
SIGMA DR-35
1996
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SIGMA DR-41
1996
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SIGMA DR-41
1990
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SIGMA DR-45
1994 to 1996
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SIGMA DR-4H
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SIGMA DT-4N
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SIGMA DV-4
1994
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ModelBody fretNeck materialNeck widthTuner layout
SIGMA DR-2
1980 to 1996
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SIGMA DR-28
1977
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SIGMA DR-28H
1975 to 1994
Neck joins body at 14th fretmahogany neck1.69 inches wide at nutthree-each-side
SIGMA DR-35
1996
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SIGMA DR-41
1996
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SIGMA DR-41
1990
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SIGMA DR-45
1994 to 1996
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SIGMA DR-4H
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SIGMA DT-4N
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SIGMA DV-4
1994
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ModelFingerboard material
SIGMA DR-2
1980 to 1996
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SIGMA DR-28
1977
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SIGMA DR-28H
1975 to 1994
ebonized fingerboard
SIGMA DR-35
1996
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SIGMA DR-41
1996
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SIGMA DR-41
1990
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SIGMA DR-45
1994 to 1996
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SIGMA DR-4H
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SIGMA DT-4N
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SIGMA DV-4
1994
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ModelTuners
SIGMA DR-2
1980 to 1996
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SIGMA DR-28
1977
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SIGMA DR-28H
1975 to 1994
Grover tuners
SIGMA DR-35
1996
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SIGMA DR-41
1996
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SIGMA DR-41
1990
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SIGMA DR-45
1994 to 1996
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SIGMA DR-4H
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SIGMA DT-4N
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SIGMA DV-4
1994
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