A masterful sunburst dread with Old Growth Adirondack top, Addy braces, and hot hide glue construction!
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Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: A portion of the frets were not level with each other requiring them to be leveled, recrowned, and polished into near mint condition. The guitar required a full adjustment to the truss rod, nut, and bridge to be brought to a perfect level of playability. No further work was required.
What an elegant instrument. Open the case and witness that gorgeous three-tone "chocolate" sunburst and those tasteful abalone snowflakes inlaid in the ebony fretboard. Then you play the thing, and the breadth of the frequency response astonishes you. That old-growth Adirondack spruce in concert with the Indian rosewood back and sides imparts something special in the upper-mids that gives open chords clarion presence and single-note runs a swelling attack, but the guitar also has room-filling low end. And the soft-V neck makes it endlessly playable. Good thing, too: You'll never, ever want to put this guitar down.
SP Luthier Notes: A portion of the frets were not level with each other requiring them to be leveled, recrowned, and polished into near mint condition. The guitar required a full adjustment to the truss rod, nut, and bridge to be brought to a perfect level of playability. No further work was required.
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.
Interested in building your custom Santa Cruz with us? Email us at acoustics@soundpure.com, or call us at (919) 682-5552! Richard Hoover began building guitars and carved-top mandolins in 1972. By 1976 his focus was on the modern steel string guitar. The task of becoming a master at all aspects of guitar making is a lifelong pursuit, and Richard has patiently refined his craftsmanship and knowledge as his company has grown. It was and is Richard's intent to translate his skills and sensitivities as an individual builder to an exceptional team of craftspeople, each of whom could become an expert in their specialty. Richard's style of allowing his craftspeople to interpret his vision has propelled Santa Cruz Guitar Company to the forefront of modern guitar making. Each Santa Cruz guitar receives an extraordinary amount of individual attention due to our "bench style" of building, which necessitates that each worker not only perform his own specialty, but also review the work of those who have completed stages before him. Over half of all the instruments that we build are custom orders, reflecting to a high degree the personality and unique playing needs of the buyer. Every guitar top is graduated and tuned by hand to attain maximum resonance and sustain, ensuring a high level of consistency of sound within each standard model line as well as the ability for custom voicing. The balance, tone, volume, and response of a Santa Cruz guitar are established before the guitar is strung. By limiting the number of instruments built, we can practice a style of lutherie born from a genuine love of the guitar, as opposed to a production line approach that might favor greater numbers at the expense of our attention to detail. We believe that our approach ensures that every Santa Cruz guitar is exceptional. Our intent is to create a uniquely sophisticated instrument that will inspire and challenge its owner throughout a lifetime.
Model: D/PW
Serial: 7686
Body Wood: Indian Rosewood
Body Finish: Clear/Buffed
Top Wood: Old Growth Adirondack Spruce
Top Finish: Sunburst
Back Stripe: Black
Binding: Black
Side Purfling: None
Rosette: Violin Purfle Combo
Top Purfling: Violin Purfle
Bracing/Voicing: Adirondack w/Hot Hide Glue
Neck Finish: Clear/Matte
Width at Nut: 1 11/16"
Fingerboard: Ebony
Peghead: Solid Square
Peghead Binding: None
Peghead Overlay: Indian Rosewood
Headstock Inlay: SCGC
Bridge: Ebony
Scale Length: 25.375"
Neck Shape: V with Volute
Side Dots: White
Fingerboard Inlay: Diamonds & Squares Long Pattern
Neck Width at 14th Fret: 2 3/16"
Fingerboard Binding: Black
Pickguard: Tortoise
Tuners: Nickel Waverly
Case: SCGC Hardshell
LR Baggs Presents Santa Cruz Guitar Company. This short film narrated by Richard Hoover, founder of Santa Cruz Guitar Company, documents the culture of their boutique lutherie and a mission to provide exceptional instruments for musicians that truly change the world.
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