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Sound Pure's Take
My favorite dread in the shop, -by far-. All of the unique aspects of this guitar and the benefits they offer come right at you from the moment you lay hands on the D-12: light and thus highly resonant construction, dry, woody power and shimmering sustain from that extra headroom, artillery-like projection and presence from the slightly larger soundhole, effortless movement up and down a comfortably slim neck...everything about this is guitar is just spot on! I've never heard a sitka/mahogany combo with this level of tonal nuance and complexity. The obvious choice in terms of material for this guitar is flatpicking, fiery and flowery alike, but I had almost too good a time fingerpicking country blues, too! Easy playing and expressive enough to delight and encourage the beginning player, precise and powerful enough to satisfy the veteran performer. Anybody would be right to want this guitar--call us up and make it yours today!
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From Santa Cruz Guitars
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 insures 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 controlled integrity of Mahogany sides and back impart clarity and definition to the guitar’s complex acoustic presence. The D-12’s sheer volume, complexity and incredible sustain make it a truly inspiring stage partner.
Body
- Wood Type
- Mahogany
- Back Stripe
- Zipper
- Binding
- Ivoroid
Top
- Wood Type
- Sitka Spruce
- Rosette
- Herringbone
- Purfling
- Herringbone
- Bracing/Voicing
- Scalloped
Neck
- Peghead
- Slotted
- Peghead Binding
- None
- Overlay Material
- Ebony
- Headstock Inlay
- SCGC Mini
- Width at Nut
- 1-3/4″
- Neck Shape
- Round
Fingerboard
- Side Dots
- White
- Inlay
- Long Diamond & Squares
- Width at 14th 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 open-back
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