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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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This OM is customized with Indian Rosewood sides/back, German Spruce top, Adirondack bracing with hot hide glue, backlit tortoise body biding with black / maple / black side purfle, backlit tortoise fingerboard and peghead binding, thin black back strip, purfle combo rosette and top border, Indian Rosewood peghead overlay, Sunburst top, buff neck, pyramid style bridge. Setup with our SCGC Parabolic Low Tension strings. Just shipped to Acoustic Vibes in Tempe, AZ! Reach out to Jeff with any questions.

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This OM is customized with Indian Rosewood sides/back, German Spruce top, Adirondack bracing with hot hide glue, backlit tortoise body biding with black / maple / black side purfle, backlit tortoise fingerboard and peghead binding, thin black back strip, purfle combo rosette and top border, Indian Rosewood peghead overlay, Sunburst top, buff neck, pyramid style bridge. Setup with our SCGC Parabolic Low Tension strings. Just shipped to Acoustic Vibes in Tempe, AZ! Reach out to Jeff with any questions.

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1 day ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

This booming D Model dreadnought was customized with our Pre-War spec in mind and features Mahogany sides/back, Adirondack top, scalloped Adirondack Advanced-X bracing, Indian Rosewood binding on the body, fingerboard and peghead, Violin Purfle rosette and top border, round neck profile, Ebony peghead overlay, Waverly tuners. Setup with our SCGC Parabolic Mid Tension strings. Just shipped internationally to the The Acoustic Centre in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia! Reach out to Ryan with any questions.

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This booming D Model dreadnought was customized with our Pre-War spec in mind and features Mahogany sides/back, Adirondack top, scalloped Adirondack Advanced-X bracing, Indian Rosewood binding on the body, fingerboard and peghead, Violin Purfle rosette and top border, round neck profile, Ebony peghead overlay, Waverly tuners. Setup with our SCGC Parabolic Mid Tension strings. Just shipped internationally to the The Acoustic Centre in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia! Reach out to Ryan with any questions.  

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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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