Sound Pure's Take
Sometimes, you just know. When I strummed the first chord, shivers went up my spine.
It's something about the way the overtones dance around the fundamental.
The way the open strings seem to haunt the fretted ones.
The way every frequency eventually balances out warm and clear as a spring day.
It's basically a taut trampoline that will sail your pick off into the heavens
The combination of an Adirondack top with Adirondack braces (attached with hot hide glue, of course) is glorious.
It's the kind of engine that makes you wanna' pop the hood.
This is the quintessential, no-frills, all-muscle, bare-chested dreadnought guitar, folks.
The folks at Santa Cruz sure know how to cast that "pre-war" spell.
In the words of one of my esteemed co-workers, "now THAT'S the way a guitar's supposed to sound!"
From Santa Cruz Guitars
This dramatic sounding model was designed to introduce the superior sound of Santa Cruz Guitars to players that had been afraid to touch them. SCGC’s reputation for relentless quality and attendant high prices kept many from even trying one out. The Pre-War Model was okay to approach, not inexpensive but not completely intimidating either. Given the opportunity to hear a truly sophisticated guitar, perhaps for the first time, players experienced a paradigm shift in what they thought possible. The D/PW’s powerful volume, overtones and rich presence is an epiphany to the uninitiated. There are no unnecessary design features on this model, simply the finest materials treated to SCGC’s state of the art lutherie. This instrument is the best value to be had in a professionally hand made guitar, period.
- Serial Number
- 7203
- Bold = Custom Specs
- Body
- Wood Type
- Indian Rosewood
- Back Stripe
- Black
- Binding
- Black
Top
- Wood Type
- Adirondack Spruce
- Rosette
- Violin Purfle Combo
- Purfling
- Violin Purfle
- Bracing/Voicing
- Scalloped/Advanced X
Adirondack Bracing Attached with Hot Hide Glue
Neck
- Peghead
- Solid Square
- Peghead Binding
- None
- Overlay Material
- Indian Rosewood
- Headstock Inlay
- SCGC
- Width at Nut
- 1 3/4"
- Neck Shape
- V with Volute
Fingerboard
- Side Dots
- White
- Inlay
- 2mm Dots
- Width at 14th Fret
- 2-3/16
- Binding
- Black
- Scale Length
- 25.375
Finish
- Top
- Clear
- Back & Sides
- Clear/Buffed
- Neck
- Clear/Matte
Setup
- Pickguard
- Tortoise
- Tuners/Gears
- Nickel Open-back
- Case
- Original Hardshell
Free 3-Year Warranty
Sound Pure stands behind our products. Free three-year warranty on this item. Coverage exclusions live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
Level of support and expertise that simply isn't available at big-box megastores. Read the warranty →
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