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Founded in 1976, the Santa Cruz Guitar Company brought boutique guitar making to the forefront of the steel string guitar business.  Richard Hoover invites you to watch this short film by LR Baggs, which documents the culture of SCGC’s small production lutherie and mission to provide musicians with exceptional instruments that truly change the world.

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11 hours ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

A custom H13 dressed up with Flamed Maple sides/back, Fort Ross Chapel Redwood top, Figured Mahogany neck, 2-14" bridge spacing, Advanced-X Adirondack bracing with hot hide glue, Maple binding on the body and fingerboard, unbound peghead, Mother of Pearl Santa Cruz script logo peghead inlay, clear top finish, sunburst body finish, buffed neck, nickel Waverly tuners with Ivoroid knobs. Setup with our SCGC Parabolic Low Tension strings. Just shipped to @Eddie's Guitars in St. Louis, MO. Reach out to Matt with any questions!

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A custom H13 dressed up with Flamed Maple sides/back, Fort Ross Chapel Redwood top, Figured Mahogany neck, 2-14 bridge spacing, Advanced-X Adirondack bracing with hot hide glue, Maple binding on the body and fingerboard, unbound peghead, Mother of Pearl Santa Cruz script logo peghead inlay, clear top finish, sunburst body finish, buffed neck, nickel Waverly tuners with Ivoroid knobs. Setup with our SCGC Parabolic Low Tension strings. Just shipped to @Eddies Guitars in St. Louis, MO. Reach out to Matt with any questions!

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Beautiful guitar!!!!!!

Goodness thats a beautiful instrument. I adore the tone and size of the H13. That maple selection is so beautiful. Just a note, I still want you to make mine in Koa 😉

That’s one gorgeous instrument.

Superb, love the inlays

You sure make some pretty guitars.🎸

Amber Rae Richard Tarity Stephanie Madonick🧡🌲

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3 days ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

This example of the PJ parlor sized small bodied offering from Santa Cruz Guitar is customized with Indian Rosewood sides/back, Adirondack Spruce top, Adirondack bracing with hot hide glue, V shape neck profile, a slotted peghead and nickel Waverly tuners with nickel butterbean buttons. Setup with our SCGC Parabolic Low Tension strings. Just shipped to Elderly Instruments in Lansing, MI! Reach out to Mike with any questions.

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This example of the PJ parlor sized small bodied offering from Santa Cruz Guitar is customized with Indian Rosewood sides/back, Adirondack Spruce top, Adirondack bracing with hot hide glue, V shape neck profile, a slotted peghead and nickel Waverly tuners with nickel butterbean buttons. Setup with our SCGC Parabolic Low Tension strings. Just shipped to Elderly Instruments in Lansing, MI! Reach out to Mike with any questions.

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You know how people marvel at beautiful old instruments that are balanced,perfectly toned and beautiful.. that’s this classic! Every year you have it it’s get only better! 🤩

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She is a stunner. Tuned her up to pitch and I don’t know how to say this. She has made every other guitar in my collection weep. I own some mighty fine instruments, two of your OMs, a Collings OM, a Bourgeois D Vintage Heirloom, a Huss and Dalton TD-R. This 1934 D feels and sounds like it’s in a class of its own.  I am so grateful to your shop’s attention to detail and craftsmanship. I’ve played a few Brazilian backed guitars in the past (Martin, Taylor and Bourgeois) and can appreciate the tonal difference between Brazilian and East Indian rosewood. Brazilian just sounds so much sweeter, has a more balanced sound, and more controlled and pleasing overtones than East Indian. However none of the other Brazilian guitars inspired me to pay the extra money for them, and those guitars were half the price of the 1934 D. Santa Cruz isn’t just using Brazilian rosewood in the 1934D, they’re using the real deal old growth Brazilian. “The Good Stuff” as they say. This guitar took the positives I heard from the other BRW guitars, and turned up the dial to 11. This is truly a lifer. Heirloom quality both in aesthetics and in sound. What is amazing is that this was just finished by your shop earlier this year, so it’s “the worst it is ever going to sound” right now, and it’s already the best guitar I’ve ever played. It will only open up and sound more amazing in the years to come!

 

Carlo Medina

10/1/21

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