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Condition: Used, Excellent

This Santa Cruz 000 has me absolutely awe-inspired. The Cocobolo back and sides are so lush and dimensional while retaining a tight focus on the lower end that is just not offered in other tonewoods. The Adirondack top has as much headroom as a skyscraper and will be as kind to a heavy-handed strummer as it will be to a flat picker or finger stylist. It's a guitar that can get as intimate as you want and will respond brilliantly to the smallest nuances and changes in your playing while still retaining the ability to get loud and let you dig in as much as you want. This is the type of guitar that'll haunt your dreams for days after you hear it, a sound you will not be able to get out of your head!

SP Luthier Notes: Fret Ends, Fret Dress, Setup

From Santa Cruz Guitars

The OOO is the 12-fret predecessor of the OM. If access past the 12th fret is of no concern, the OOO adds some distinct advantages tonally and cosmetically. The extension of the body to the 12th fret adds additional airspace, which translates into increased sound volume and a more predominate bass in the EQ. The slotted peghead is a standard feature that adds classic styling. The peghead’s reduced mass accentuates the guitar’s open, airy ambiance, making it a fingerstyle favorite. You’ve seen the SCGC OOO on stage with Jeff Tweedy and Dave Matthews as a solid performing songwriter’s tool. It has also been heard on numerous recordings as a mainstay of pro session players. You will find an immediate purpose for the OOO and wonder why you didn’t have it in your arsenal all along.

Body Wood Type Cocobolo

  Back Stripe Zipper

  Binding Ivoroid

  Other 12 Fret

Top Wood Type Adirondack Spruce

  Rosette Ivoroid

  Purfling Herringbone

  Bracing/Voicing Scalloped

Neck Peghead Slotted

  Peghead Binding Ivoroid

  Overlay Material Ebony

  Headstock Inlay SCGC Mini

  Width at Nut 1-3/4″

  Neck Shape V (no volute)

Fingerboard Side Dots Black

  Inlay Diamond & Squares Short Pattern

  Width at 12th Fret 2-3/16

  Binding Ivoroid

  Scale Length 25.375

Finish Top Clear

  Back & Sides Clear/Buffed

  Neck Clear/Matte

Setup Pickguard Tortoise

  Tuners/gears Nickel Waverly w/ Ivoroid

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

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