A stellar Adirondack and Cocobolo Dread from Santa Cruz with a 12th fret neck joint!
$6,495.00
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Condition: Used, Very Good. This guitar has a dropfill on the top of the instrument.
SP Luthier Notes: All of the frets were polished, recrowned and leveled. The truss rod and bridge were fully adjusted. (A) Minor dent(s) present on the top of the guitar required our luthier to fill, color match, and refinish the area. No further work was required.
Unleash your inner picker with this one-of-a-kind, handmade acoustic masterpiece! Crafted from a stellar Adirondack Spruce top and rich Cocobolo back and sides – a truly rare and resonant pairing – this instrument delivers a powerful, clear, and dynamically vibrant voice perfect for driving rhythm or cutting lead lines. Experience the extraordinary punch and shimmering overtones of this tone wood dream team, amplified by a unique 12-fret neck joint that places the bridge in the soundboard’s sweet spot for unparalleled bass and sustain. Far from “as-is,” our skilled luthier meticulously polished frets and expertly blended a minor top repair, ensuring supreme playability and rock-solid reliability for your next jam. This isn't just a guitar; it's an investment in inspiring artistry.
Legendary artist and first call session ace, Norman Blake, has long appreciated the power and sensitivity of the original dreadnought design with 12 frets clear of the body. SCGC’s prototype D-12 Model was commissioned to showcase Norman’s playing style by adding clarity and sustain for an articulate response to the flat pick. Building a guitar with 12 frets clear of the body creates more air volume, which allows greater amplitude and sustain. The hand tuned X-bracing ensures an increased bass response, while the top voicing and 4-1/4 inch sound hole size combine to achieve great presence in all ranges. This eliminates the tendency of the traditional dreadnought towards boominess at the expense of midrange and treble. The D-12’s sheer volume, complexity, and incredible sustain make it a truly inspiring stage partner.
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.
Body
Wood Type: Cocobolo
Binding: Ivoroid
Top
Wood Type: Adirondack Spruce
Rosette: Herringbone
Purfling: Herringbone
Bracing/Voicing: Scalloped
Neck
Peghead: Slotted
Peghead Binding: None
Overlay: MaterialEbony
Headstock Inlay: SCGC Mini
Width at Nut: 1-3/4″
Neck Shape: Round
Fingerboard
Side Dots: White
Inlay: Long Diamond & Squares
Width at 12th Fret: 2-3/16
Binding: Black
Scale Length: 25.375
Finish
Top: Tinted
Back & Sides: Clear/Buffed
Neck: Clear/Matte
Setup
Pickguard: Tortoise
Tuners/gears: Nickel Waverly
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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