I agree with jseth - go back to the store. I mean, call first and make sure it's still there before you make the drive, but go in person.
If it's there, tell them that you're seriously interested in the guitar but want to hear it with a fresh set of strings on it. Your friend's assessment of it being great-sounding with good strings might be accurate, or it might be wishful thinking. You don't know, and CAN'T really know until the guitar is in your hands with a fresh set of strings on it.
If they tell you, yes, it's here and, yes, we'll restring it for you, and you get there and they haven't restrung it yet because it's a Saturday and they've been swamped, offer to restring it yourself. But listen to it and play it with better strings on it before you buy it.
Don't do this long distance. Do it in person.
Jseth is correct that the reason a D-35 has more bass response than a D-28 is due to the bracing, not the three piece back. D-35's have 1/4" braces under the top, whereas D-28's have 5/16" inch braces. It's a minimal difference, but it's an audible one.
Hope this helps.
Wade Hampton Miller
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