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Condition: Used, Very Good
You'd be hard-pressed to find many dreadnoughts that sound better and play easier than this Santa Cruz D-12. It screams old-school elegance, from the herringbone purfling and rosette to the slotted headstock with butterbean tuners, but the throwbacks don't stop with aesthetics. The 12-fret design with a shorter-scale, soft-V neck contributes to a classic sound and feel perfectly complementing the vintage look, and that timeless sound is naturally accentuated by the warm woodiness of those mahogany back and sides and rounded tone of the Sitka spruce top. Combined with a 1.75" nut width, you get an extremely versatile guitar that accommodates any playing style, from well-balanced strumming to delicate, expressive fingerpicking. The only facet pointing to a 21st-century guitar is the included LR Baggs system, allowing you to plug in and play with clarity and confidence from studio to stage.
SP Luthier Notes: Partial refret (7) and setup
From Santa Cruz Guitars
- Model
- D-12
- Serial
- 6134
- Year
- 2010
- Body Wood
- Mahogany
- Body Finish
- Clear/Buffed
- Top Wood
- Sitka Spruce
- Top Finish
- Tinted
- Back Stripe
- Zipper
- Binding
- Ivoroid
- Side Purfling
- None
- Rosette
- Herringbone
- Top Purfling
- Herringbone
- Bracing/Voicing
- Scalloped
- Neck Finish
- Clear/Matte
- Width at Nut
- 1 3/4"
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Peghead
- Slotted
- Peghead Binding
- None
- Peghead Overlay
- Ebony
- Headstock Inlay
- SCGC Mini
- Bridge
- Ebony
- Scale Length
- Short Scale
- Neck Shape
- Round
- Side Dots
- White
- Fingerboard Inlay
- Long Diamond & Squares
- Neck Width at 12th Fret
- 2 3/16"
- Fingerboard Binding
- Black
- Pickguard
- Tortoise
- Tuners
- Nickel Waverly
- Electronics
- L.R. Baggs Anthem
- Case
- Hardshell
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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