Santa Cruz Style 1 Sitka/Rosewood Acoustic Guitar #315

Small bodied Santa Cruz crafted to not only provide comfort and playability but presence and volume as well!

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Small body guitars are a vintage design that is coming back into favor again and if you've gone from a dreadnought to a parlor size body you typically notice that while the EQ might be well balanced and have good bass response, you can only get so much volume and projection out of a smaller wooden body. The style 1 from Santa Cruz is one of the most comfortable and loud fingerstyle-focused guitars I've ever played and if you turned your back to the player I think you'd be surprised by the sweet power that this little instrument can achieve when played with just your fingers. The tone here is warm and huge with the pairing of Sitka on the top and East Indian on the back and sides you get a very nicely filled in sonic spectrum with a deep bass and clear highs! If you are looking for a powerful small body guitar for performing or perhaps a songwriting guitar for those late nights on the couch give us a call today to learn more about this spectacular style 1 from Santa Cruz!

From Santa Cruz Guitars

To properly introduce the Santa Cruz Style 1, it is necessary to echo the historic positioning of the SCGC PJ guitar. The parlor-style body was the pinnacle of the art of guitar making up until the late 19th century. This was the optimal size for tonal perfection. The reason guitars got bigger was to make them louder. With amplification and modern recording techniques, we can once again embrace sound quality over sound quantity.

The original body shapes of the fledgling C.F. Martin & Co. included the Size 1, a relatively large guitar for the era. Fast-forward to the new millennium where this design is very well suited for contemporary fingerstyle techniques. Santa Cruz Guitar Company’s interpretation of this wonderfully sized instrument is in response to players’ demands for this traditionally sweet sounding guitar. SCGC’s ability to achieve surprising volume and presence in a smaller-bodied instrument gives the Style 1 a solid position in the contemporary guitarist’s repertoire.

Serial Number: 315
Wood Type: Indian Rosewood
Back Stripe: Zipper
Binding: Ivoroid
Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
Rosette: Ivoroid
Purfling: Herringbone
Bracing/Voicing: Scalloped Adirondack Bracing w/ Hot Hide glue construction
Neck: PegheadSlotted
Peghead Binding: Ivoroid
Overlay Material: Ebony
Headstock Inlay: SCGC Mini
Width at Nut: 1-3/4″
Neck Shape: V
Fingerboard: Side DotsBlack
Inlay: Diamond & Square Short Pattern
Width at 14th Fret: 2-3/16″
Binding: Ivoroid
Scale Length: 24.75
Finish Top: Clear/Buffed
Finish Back & Sides: Clear/Buffed
Finish Neck: Clear/Matte
Pickguard: Tortoise
Tuners/gears: Nickel open-back w/ Ivoroid Buttons

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