This Pre-War spec Santa Cruz Dreadnought is sure to tantalize listeners with a mature voice and excellent playability!
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Condition: Used, Very Good (some drop fills and color touch ups)
This used pre-war dread from Santa Cruz is a fantastic option if you want a vintage sound in a light build that truly hearkens back to the days of handbuilt guitars being the norm rather than the exception! This guitar needed some love and attention from our luthier when it arrived but is playing like it just left the shop now and is ready for the spotlight or the studio! This instrument was built in 2006 and has opened up nicely since then and has matured quite a bit for a relatively new guitar. If you want a powerful, warm, and woody sound in a guitar with a ridiculous dynamic range then check out this amazing DPWM while it lasts!
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.
Serial Number: 4958
Year: 2006
Body
Wood Type: Mahogany
Back Stripe: Black
Binding: Black
Top
Wood Type: Sitka Spruce
Rosette: Violin Purfle Combo
Purfling: Violin Purfle
Bracing/Voicing: Scalloped/Advanced X
NeckPeghead: Solid Square
Peghead Binding: None
Overlay Material: Indian Rosewood
Headstock Inlay: SCGC
Width at Nut: 1.75"
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
Pickguard: Tortoise
Tuners/gears: Nickel open-back
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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