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10 hours ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

Good news for our Australian fans - The Acoustic Centre has restocked their supply of Parabolic Tension strings! #aussie #oz #santacruzguitarWeโ€™ve had a few customers holding out for these. Parabolic strings from Santa Cruz Guitar are now back in stock on our website - including our first 12-string sets. ๐ŸŽถ

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Good news for our Australian fans - The Acoustic Centre has restocked their supply of Parabolic Tension strings! #aussie #oz #santacruzguitar
7 days ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

Do you want to learn more about how Santa Cruz Guitar checks out exactly what kind of set up your instrument needs? Sign up for our newsletter for an exclusive invitation opportunity for an in-person set-up clinic from Richard Hoover himself at the SCGC shop.

When you bring us something for any kind of set up - we check what the instrument needs at a microscopic level and deliver. Fret dressing, refretting, fingerboard planing, nut/saddle adjustments and ultimate personalization and the expert methodology of SCGC luthiers combined with the professional eye of the Plek machine returns the same instrument you love with a brand new feel.

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That was an impressive amount of information. These are truly beautiful pieces.

2 weeks ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

"I just want to say that your Parabolic Tension strings are the best. The first thing you notice is the even volume across the strings. The tone is wonderful. I strung up my Martin 000 and happy to say it is hard to put it down. I look forward to the day when I can get a Santa Cruz guitar to complete my collection. I play mostly finger style with a soft touch. Your strings are simply the best for my ear."

Thank You, Daniel from Sterling, MA for the kind review and thoughtful testimonial! SCGC Parabolic Tension strings are engineered for the benefit of all acoustic guitars!

Visit your local dealer to find your perfect set or you can also order strings online via our website and Amazon.

#scgc #santacruzguitars #parabolictension #guitarstrings #testimonial #lowtension
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I just want to say that your Parabolic Tension strings are the best. The first thing you notice is the even volume across the strings. The tone is wonderful. I strung up my Martin 000 and happy to say it is hard to put it down. I look forward to the day when I can get a Santa Cruz guitar to complete my collection. I play mostly finger style with a soft touch. Your strings are simply the best for my ear. 

Thank You, Daniel from Sterling, MA for the kind review and thoughtful testimonial! SCGC Parabolic Tension strings are engineered for the benefit of all acoustic guitars!

Visit your local dealer to find your perfect set or you can also order strings online via our website and Amazon.

#scgc #santacruzguitars #parabolictension #guitarstrings #testimonial #lowtension

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Best string for my H13. The guitar sounds like a piano

I have these strings on four very different guitars. They sound and play great on all.

I’m not a great player but I put these strings on my four guitars!

I use the light tensions on all of my guitars. I haven't played a better string yet.

Ottime corde!

I used the mid tensions on my Custom D and my D/PW!! ๐Ÿ‘

I really like the strings but too expensive given the frequency that I change

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3 weeks ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

Want to be the first to know about upcoming events? Make sure you sign up for our newsletter! We only send maybe 2 or 3 notices a year - string and merchandise sales and special updates and first looks - but we also are gearing up to host a small group and demonstrate the PLEK machine we use in production and to service and repair ANY stringed instruments that are brought in.

Have a guitar or bass that you want to polish up and play like new? Contact our service department and sign up today! #guitarsetup #getplekd #vintageguitars

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Just one thing to say. 'Simply the best'.

3 weeks ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

Our friends at The Acoustic Centre took a chance with this Maple D Model and give it a spin while going over every detailed spec! ... See MoreSee Less

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Santa Cruz does maple incredibly well! Their F model in maple is a classic -

4 weeks ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

Please enjoy some detailed glamour shots from our friends at Down Home Guitars of our debut D Model Vault Series guitar with Brazilian Rosewood from the Bryn Athyn Cathedral in Pennsylvania and Redwood recovered from the Fort Ross Chapel in Northern California. ... See MoreSee Less

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That is an incredible guitar, I’ve seen it up close or a model just like it at this years NAMM. Exquisite craftsmanship.

beautiful!

Stunning work of art โค๏ธ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽต

I was inside that Fort Ross Chapel several times throughout my early life many years before the fire. It is wonderful that a part of this historic place is now a special creation that makes music and is an amazing piece of playable art.

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Bellissima!

Thats a collector item for sure right there

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4 weeks ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

One of the biggest surprises of the NAMM Show this year was when The Acoustic Shoppe surprised Richard Hoover with one of Tony Rice's guitars that was featured on a number of recording in the 1990s.

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Great story. Very good interview.

tony wrote the same things to me when he sold me his 2007. what a great video!

Took it to Artisan Guitars in Franklin, TN in July 2014 to show Richard during my 4 year ownership of TR262(actually 962)

So killer

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4 weeks ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

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1 month ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

If youโ€™re looking for a fun listen this weekend look no further than this interview with Lloyd Baggs of LR Baggs!Happy Friday everyone! Please go check out this great podcast with our good friends at The Santa Cruz Guitar Players Forum. Join Tad Laird and Richard Newman as they interview Lloyd Baggs to discuss his history and the evolution of LR Baggs that has led up to the creation of our newest pickup, the HiFi Duet. Check it out here... youtu.be/HMv3ZuQPlcQ ... See MoreSee Less

If youโ€™re looking for a fun listen this weekend look no further than this interview with Lloyd Baggs of LR Baggs!
1 month ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

New Release! Our friends at the Santa Cruz Guitar Players Forum Podcast sat down with a close friend and collaborator of SCGC: Lloyd Baggs of LR Baggs talks his start in luthiery, creativity and acoustic pickups. A wild conversation with tons of information to absorb - I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! #santacruzguitars #lrbaggs ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

Forever grateful for the lessons of Galloup School of Guitar Building and Repair in the industry today, two of our recent additions to the team were able to reunite at the recent #nammshow last month.Namm was exceptional this year. We got to see some of our incredible former students and catch up with their lutherie careers. Both Sofia and Tara were highly skilled as students, and have now gone on to work at Santa Cruz guitars in California. This is just the beginning for them, and we're so excited to see what they accomplish in the industry. ... See MoreSee Less

Forever grateful for the lessons of Galloup School of Guitar Building and Repair in the industry today, two of our recent additions to the team were able to reunite at the recent #nammshow last month.
1 month ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

Our good friends at Guitar-Repairs in Switzerland stopped at our booth this last NAMM show, check it out!

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2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

Check this track from Duane Betts performing "Saints to Sinners" on a beautiful SCGC instrument as part of The Tomboy Sessions ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

Proud to announce that the #scgcvault series guitars received an "Editor's Pick" at the NAMM Show. It's showcased on the Premier Guitar website and you can see the fine company we keep at the link in the comments! ... See MoreSee Less

Proud to announce that the #scgcvault series guitars received an Editors Pick at the NAMM Show.  Its showcased on the Premier Guitar website and you can see the fine company we keep at the link in the comments!
2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

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2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

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Stunning piece of art ๐Ÿ’–

That's an object of sheer beauty! Some lucky person is going to have an heirloom.

Amazing. Congrats to Eddie’s

Exquisito! State of the Art!

2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

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2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

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2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

The final day of #thenammshow2024 is upon us and that means we are pleased to release the details of our fourth and final Vault Series guitar debuting at the Santa Cruz Guitar Company booth 5102 in Hall D.

We saved this holy roller D Model dreadnought for Sunday for a reason. The major components of this build have hallowed origins. First, the Maestro Grade old growth Northern California redwood top hails from reclaimed timber beams that made up the room of the chapel from Fort Ross. Originally constructed in the 1820s by a fleet of Russia's southernmost North American base, the chapel suffered a fire and was rebuilt. The original surviving beams have largely been reclaimed as guitar tops thanks to our friendFort Ross Redwood Beam Guitar Tops Tops.

Meanwhile the drop-dead and heart-swelling example of Brazilian Rosewood that comprises the body of this instrument comes from a recently acquired stash of wood that was abandoned in a stonewalled barn on the grounds ofBryn Athyn Cathedraledral. Originally sourced in the early 1900s for inner adornments and lining of the finished Pennsylvanian cathedral, scores of leftover Brazilian Rosewood were left to age to perfection before Richard Hoover got the call just before the pandemic.

This first build from that Bryn Athyn stock also includes backlit tortoise binding with Abalone pufle in a 45 Style, backlit tortoise tail wedge with Abalone purfle, Abalone rosette and top border, J Style peghead, Bryn Athyn Cathedral Brazilian Rosewood peghead overlay, Moderne Vault with Diamond Window peghead inlay with Mother of Pearl Santa Cruz script logo, Moderne Vault fingerboard inlay, Bryn Athyn Cathedral scrimshaw heel hap, tortoise pickguard, engraved nickel Waverly tuners, Brazilian Rosewood bridge, EVO Gold fret wire, Moderne Vault inlay in bridge feet, Ebony bridge and end pins with Abalone dots, clear finish and LR Baggs HiFi pickup system. Setup with our SCGC Parabolic Mid Tension strings. This guitar has solDown Home Guitarsitars in Frankfort, IL! Reach out to Steve with any questioThe final day ofeThe final aThe final day oh#downhomeguitarsitars
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This is so loud, resonate, three-dimensional, sustaining.. A truly amazing experience to play and hear.

My favorite Private Vault, because it pairs two iconic antique body wood combinations with complementary headstock, fingerboard and heel inlays!!! I’m a huge Art Deco fan and inlays captured the feeling of Art Deco design to a T!

Simply amazing! Love the story behind all the amazing woods used in its construction. I would love to have a chance to play it. ๐Ÿฅ‚

Your Vault Series guitars are simply astonishing, amazing work.

Spectacular! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ

That’s really amazing.

Now THIS is my kinda box! Full bodied, big, bold and, what I imagine, LOUD! Gorgeous guitar!

HOLY Sh************!!!!!! Richard Hoover delivers once again!!

Wowwwwwwwwww!

Jim Kitterman

Diamond in the headstock!?

Rehana Lauren Rashid

"That belongs in a museum!!!" Ha ha. Richard & Co., ya'll have outdone yourselves. That BRW also appears to be backlit. Incredible. Must be that Hanford water.

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2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

Welcome to the final day of #thenammshow2024! At the Santa Cruz Guitar Company booth 5102 Hall D we return to the low-key three performance schedule of Day 1 - with a twist.

You will want to arrive early as the doors open for a special duo set from @spencerhilyard (one of our luthiers!) and @missbrittybritt . @tloam_tv โ€™s Brandon Lee Adams takes the after-lunch slot and the inimitiable #scgc #signatureartist Catfish Keith @why.i.love.national.guitars closes the show - at 4PM. Remember, NAMM closes an hour EARLY on Sunday at 5PM!

Donโ€™t miss your last chance to come visit and catch some world-class tunes with #santacruzguitars!
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Welcome to the final day of #thenammshow2024! At the Santa Cruz Guitar Company booth 5102 Hall D we return to the low-key three performance schedule of Day 1 - with a twist.

You will want to arrive early as the doors open for a special duo set from @spencerhilyard (one of our luthiers!) and @missbrittybritt . @tloam_tv โ€™s Brandon Lee Adams takes the after-lunch slot and the inimitiable #scgc #signatureartist  Catfish Keith @why.i.love.national.guitars closes the show - at 4PM. Remember, NAMM closes an hour EARLY on Sunday at 5PM!

Donโ€™t miss your last chance to come visit and catch some world-class tunes with #santacruzguitars!
2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

Todayโ€™s performance schedule at the Santa Cruz Guitar Company booth 5102 Hall D of #nammshow 2024 is a very special line up that sees the addition of @guitarplayerโ€™s #Frets editor @jimmylesliegtr as well as a special appearance from the one and only @ronartisii at 1PM.

They join yesterdayโ€™s cast of @disappearfear, @tloam_tvโ€™s Brandon Lee Adams and @kidbillylitz (@hustlesouls) for a full day of performances!

#santacruzguitars #scgc #signatureartist #nammshow2024 #thenammshow #liveperformance #anaheim
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Todayโ€™s performance schedule at the Santa Cruz Guitar Company booth 5102 Hall D of #nammshow 2024 is a very special line up that sees the addition of @guitarplayerโ€™s #Frets editor @jimmylesliegtr as well as a special appearance from the one and only @ronartisii at 1PM.

They join yesterdayโ€™s cast of @disappearfear, @tloam_tvโ€™s Brandon Lee Adams and @kidbillylitz (@hustlesouls) for a full day of performances!

#santacruzguitars #scgc #signatureartist #nammshow2024 #thenammshow #liveperformance #anaheim
2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

Today at #nammshow2024 catch lineup additions including #santacruzguitars #signatureartist SONiA disappear fear as well as Kid Billy - Billy Litz of the SE sensations Hustle Souls!

They join The Life of a Musicianโ€™s Brandon Lee Adams and SCGC signature artists Eric Skye and Catfish Keith for a full day of merry making and fun! Come say hi!
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Today at #nammshow2024 catch lineup additions including  #santacruzguitars #signatureartist SONiA disappear fear as well as Kid Billy - Billy Litz of the SE sensations Hustle Souls! 

They join The Life of a Musicianโ€™s Brandon Lee Adams and SCGC signature artists Eric Skye and Catfish Keith for a full day of merry making and fun! Come say hi!
2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

Stop by the Santa Cruz Guitar booth 5102 in Hall D at NAMM Show today and Sunday to hear a set of music from Catfish Keith! Celebrating his latest full length blues record, WILD OX MOAN.Incredible news: It was announced this morning that I have been nominated TWICE for BLUES MUSIC AWARDS for:
~ ACOUSTIC BLUES ALBUM for "Wild Ox Moan," and,
~ ACOUSTIC BLUES ARTIST!

Become a member of The Blues Foundation and VOTE by Feb 28, 2024 at 11:59pm Central Time, vote here: www.blues.org

Thanks to all of the nominators and fans and friends! What an
honor. See you in Memphis on May 9th for the BMAs! โค๐Ÿˆ๐ŸŸ & Penny

Meanwhile, today and all of this weekend, I will be performing sets at the NAMM Show with Santa Cruz Guitar Company in Hall D at 5102, on my CATFISH SPECIAL Signature Model Guitar:
~ Thur. Jan 25, 1pm
~ Fri. Jan 26, 11:30am
~ Sun. Jan 28, 4pm

Catfish Keith - Penny Cahill - Why I Love National Guitars - National Reso-Phonic Guitars - Santa Cruz Guitar - Fairbanks Guitars - Fraulini Guitar Co. - Diamond Bottlenecks Glass Bottleneck Guitar Slides - #AcousticGuitar - #SlideGuitar - #ResonatorGuitar - #GetYourTicketsNow - #GuitarPlayer - #ThankYou - #fingerstyleguitar - #radioshow - #offthecharts #RootsMusicReport - #LivingBluesRadioChart - #IBBA - #pickofthemonth - #ibbapickofthemonth
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Stop by the Santa Cruz Guitar booth 5102 in Hall D at NAMM Show today and Sunday to hear a set of music from Catfish Keith! Celebrating his latest full length blues record, WILD OX MOAN.
2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

We support the super powered women that keep our companies alive! Thank you Brenda, Dawn and Rebecca and Lilian! Keep being yourselves and inspiring the world around you. We support the supe We support the #santacruzguitars #womeninmusic #womenempoweringwomen #nammshow #nammshow2024 ... See MoreSee Less

We support the super powered women that keep our companies alive! Thank you Brenda, Dawn and Rebecca and Lilian! Keep being yourselves and inspiring the world around you. @elderlyinstruments @oldtownschool #santacruzguitars #womeninmusic #womenempoweringwomen #nammshow #nammshow2024

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Cheers to the women of SCGC!

Looks pleasingly Elderly.๐Ÿ˜

2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

Today at the Santa Cruz Guitar Company #nammshow2024 booth 5102 you can catch @tloam_tv host Brandon Lee Adams opening the show with his first of 4 sets and welcoming participants into the redwood display and Hall D.

Just after lunch at 1pm, catch our #signatureartist @why.i.love.national.guitars Catfish Keith performing the first of three stompinโ€™ howlinโ€™ blues crooninโ€™ sets.

As the day closes, donโ€™t miss another #signatureartist performance from finger style bass phenomenal @eric.skye.guitar at 5PM for the first of 2 sets this weekend.

Here we go!
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Today at the Santa Cruz Guitar Company #nammshow2024 booth 5102 you can catch @tloam_tv host Brandon Lee Adams opening the show with his first of 4 sets and welcoming participants into the redwood display and Hall D. 

Just after lunch at 1pm, catch our #signatureartist @why.i.love.national.guitars Catfish Keith performing the first of three stompinโ€™ howlinโ€™ blues crooninโ€™ sets. 

As the day closes, donโ€™t miss another #signatureartist performance from finger style bass phenomenal @eric.skye.guitar at 5PM for the first of 2 sets this weekend. 

Here we go!

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Will we be able to watch this on streaming/youtube??

What a line up

2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

One of the standout features adorning the four debut pieces from the Vault of Richard Hoover - among several standout features - are the gemstone window in the peghead. Featuring a floating diamond, sapphire, emerald or ruby, each of these guitars is a knock out - from (peg)head to tail(wedge).

Come visit #santacruzguitars at the 2024 #nammshow - Hall D Booth 5102.

Online we will highlight one guitar a day, from smallest to largest.

Can you guess which gemstone belongs to which model?

Stay tuned!

#ancientsinkercypress #brazilianrosewood #microflamewalnut #ancientkauri #fortrosschapelredwood #sanlorenzopurplesinkerredwood #ancientsitka #brynathynbrazilianrosewood
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California Republic

Amazing work ๐Ÿ‘

That is beautiful! I hope it sounds as good as it looks!!

Awesome job Guys!!!

Nice

Truly spectacular!

I am there!

Just WOW!

Incredible

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Now that’s how you buy a lady jewelers ๐Ÿ’Ž

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2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

The Vault debut is just down that trail and around the corner โ€ฆ first peek at the #nammshow booth upgrade for Santa Cruz Guitar Co. Maybe we will tease some more of the finished guitars before the full reveal at 10AM tomorrow in Anaheim! ... See MoreSee Less

The Vault debut is just down that trail and around the corner โ€ฆ first peek at the #nammshow booth upgrade for Santa Cruz Guitar Co. Maybe we will tease some more of the finished guitars before the full reveal at 10AM tomorrow in Anaheim!

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I’ll see you tomorrow!!!

Beauties in every shade! ๐Ÿ’œ

Must be fun deciding what you want to present at the show!๐Ÿ˜ƒ

I just put your parabolic strings on one of my guitars fact. I’ve got it on three of my guitars now I love them. They’re great now if I could afford one of your guitars, that would make me really happy. That’s a pipe dream.

An OM or a Tony rice signature would be much appreciated

Too cool for school. Go team SCGC

Bob Brozman with Richard the day BBB #1 was picked up.My buddy and I just happened to be there that day. Bob drove in his '49 Caddy Convertible to get it.

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2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

If you're going to be in Southern California for the NAMM Show Show this weekend make sure to check out#santacruzguitarsitars official performance schedule every day! Each event is ready to save in the NAMM Show + app as well as here on Facebook#eventbritebrite!

We will post the day's schedules at the beginning of each day, but expect to see multiple performances from SCGC SignaturIf you're goingppIf you� ECatfish Keithfish Keith, speciThe Life of a Musiciana Musician's BranIf you're going tlyHustle Soulsz (Hustle Souls), and a special set onIf you're goimy Leslie MusRon Artis IIby Ron Artis II and on Sunday from Spencer Hilyard with Brittney Mignano.

Come say hi!
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If youre going to be in Southern California for the 2024 NAMM Show this weekend make sure to check out the #santacruzguitars official performance schedule every day! Each event is ready to save in the NAMM Show + app as well as here on Facebook and #eventbrite!

We will post the days schedules at the beginning of each day, but expect to see multiple performances from SCGC Signature Artists SONiA disappear fear, Eric Skye, Catfish Keith, special guests The Life of a Musicians Brandon Lee Adams, Kid Billy - Billy Litz (Hustle Souls), and a special set on Saturday from Jimmy Leslie Music followed by Ron Artis II and on Sunday from Spencer Hilyard with Brittney Mignano.

Come say hi!

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Can’t wait!

Can’t wait! โค๏ธ

I’ll be there Friday & Saturday

2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

Our dear friend Brandon Adams, host of the PBS program The Life of a Musician has just premiered the first episode of #SeasonTwo this weekend! Season 2 starts STRONG with a house concert performance duo Jenee Fleenor and Josh Martin of Wood Box Heroes.

Watch the first episode of season two in the link in the comments, and catch up on all of Season 1 if you missed out!

If you're going to be visiting Anaheim, CA#thenammshowmshow this weekend, visit us in Hall D Booth 5102. Brandon will be hanging out with us all weekend and performing at our booth several times across the show - stay tuned for a bigger announcement today!
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Our dear friend Brandon Adams, host of the PBS program The Life of a Musician has just premiered the first episode of #SeasonTwo this weekend! Season 2 starts STRONG with a house concert performance duo Jenee Fleenor and Josh Martin of Wood Box Heroes. 

Watch the first episode of season two in the link in the comments, and catch up on all of Season 1 if you missed out! 

If youre going to be visiting Anaheim, CA for #thenammshow this weekend, visit us in Hall D Booth 5102. Brandon will be hanging out with us all weekend and performing at our booth several times across the show - stay tuned for a bigger announcement today!
2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

This first sneak peek at the fourth and final installment of the Vault Series debut shows luthier Spencer H. sanding a FireFly box following the purfling glue up. This unique #FireFly model boasts a natural rainbow streak of microflame Walnut back and sides with a brand new tonewood top sourced from the swampy depths of the Carolinas: Ancient Sinker Bald Cypress.

Finding the sinker wood is easier. Lots of pine, pecan, walnut, axe cut, saw cut and natural fallen. Finding the HIGH GRADE tone wood quality is tough. Swamp loggers have meticulously seek out these trees and arenโ€™t pulling up everything they find. Instead they only look for specific logs and are very selective of what is pulled. We never want to disrupt the ecosystem or change the water way on our own.

We look for trees that are upwards of several hundreds of years old, both naturally fallen and axe cut anywhere from 1,700 to 400 years ago. This is NOT a blonde cypress used for flamenco sides/backs. We have been running tests to compare this new and previously unused top wood to various Spruces. The results point to a bright, clear tonewood excellent for fingerstyle but with way more punch and boom than cedar or redwood. We're excited for this debut and we hope you are too.

For more information on this unique and brand new to the guitar market tonewood, please seek out the Santa Cruz Guitar Players Forum Podcast - hosts Richard Newman and Tad Laird recently sat down with Aaron Lucas, the purveyor of this marvelously ancient tonewood to discuss the history of discovery and the experimentation that brought him to Santa Cruz Guitar Co.

After making a name for ourselves by introducing Koa guitars to the market in the late 1970s, SCGC is once again leading charge with a sustainable and ecologically friendly alternative without compromising integrity, sound or character. We're excited to take this leap forward and hope you will join us for the ride!

#scgcvault #santacruzguitar #FromTheVault
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This first sneak peek at the fourth and final installment of the Vault Series debut shows luthier Spencer H. sanding a FireFly box following the purfling glue up. This unique #FireFly model boasts a natural rainbow streak of microflame Walnut back and sides with a brand new tonewood top sourced from the swampy depths of the Carolinas: Ancient Sinker Bald Cypress. 

Finding the sinker wood is easier. Lots of pine, pecan, walnut, axe cut, saw cut and natural fallen. Finding the HIGH GRADE tone wood quality is tough. Swamp loggers have meticulously seek out these trees and arenโ€™t pulling up everything they find. Instead they only look for specific logs and are very selective of what is pulled. We never want to disrupt the ecosystem or change the water way on our own. 

We look for trees that are upwards of several hundreds of years old, both naturally fallen and axe cut anywhere from 1,700 to 400 years ago. This is NOT a blonde cypress used for flamenco sides/backs. We have been running tests to compare this new and previously unused top wood to various Spruces. The results point to a bright, clear tonewood excellent for fingerstyle but with way more punch and boom than cedar or redwood. Were excited for this debut and we hope you are too.

For more information on this unique and brand new to the guitar market tonewood, please seek out the Santa Cruz Guitar Players Forum Podcast - hosts Richard Newman and Tad Laird recently sat down with Aaron Lucas, the purveyor of this marvelously ancient tonewood to discuss the history of discovery and the experimentation that brought him to Santa Cruz Guitar Co.

After making a name for ourselves by introducing Koa guitars to the market in the late 1970s, SCGC is once again leading charge with a sustainable and ecologically friendly alternative without compromising integrity, sound or character. Were excited to take this leap forward and hope you will join us for the ride!

#scgcvault #santacruzguitar #FromTheVault

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I've always wondered if I should have bought the firefly rather than my Eric Skye

2 months ago
Santa Cruz Guitar

Come visit #SantaCruzGuitar at The 2024 NAMM Show in January and catch the world debut of a very special series of guitars close to the heart of Richard Hoover and everyone at the SCGC shop.

The Vault Series is an ongoing project to utilize woods from Richard's private collection - stuff that was too good to utilize and saved for later or unique, one of a kind pieces that will likely never be seen again.

The redwood top pictured here, slated for the H13 vault debut, is special for many reasons. In a winter storm that pounded the Santa Cruz Mountains in the early 2000's, a sinker log - long buried and stuck in the muck below the San Lorenzo River - dislodged and tumbled the rest of the way down the mountain to eventually rest on the famous beaches of Santa Cruz. The log was recovered by a master wood cutter in Bonny Doon, and in the hands of anyone else may not have turned out as spectacular. His patience in sawing this log revealed a redwood with striking characteristics. This particular top, featuring Adirondack bracing and hot hide glue being voiced by Forrest, boasts a center sinker stripe with a purple hue. So we are calling this Purple San Lorenzo Sinker Redwood! The cuts from this tree are nothing short of exquisite and we are so happy to have something so unique and equally relevant to the physical land that provides our work space here in Santa Cruz.

"If not now, when?" is the question Richard asked leading to this project. "As I head into my twilight years, itโ€™s time I put those to work for us in combination with our best and brightest talents to build guitars that are really legacy items. These will be not only the best materials that I've saved over the last half century, but the fanciest work that we're capable of doing, and we're very capable of doing fancy work."

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Come visit #SantaCruzGuitar at The 2024 NAMM Show in January and catch the world debut of a very special series of guitars close to the heart of Richard Hoover and everyone at the SCGC shop.

The Vault Series is an ongoing project to utilize woods from Richards private collection - stuff that was too good to utilize and saved for later or unique, one of a kind pieces that will likely never be seen again. 

The redwood top pictured here, slated for the H13 vault debut, is special for many reasons. In a winter storm that pounded the Santa Cruz Mountains in the early 2000s, a sinker log - long buried and stuck in the muck below the San Lorenzo River - dislodged and tumbled the rest of the way down the mountain to eventually rest on the famous beaches of Santa Cruz. The log was recovered by a master wood cutter in Bonny Doon, and in the hands of anyone else may not have turned out as spectacular. His patience in sawing this log revealed a redwood with striking characteristics. This particular top, featuring Adirondack bracing and hot hide glue being voiced by Forrest, boasts a center sinker stripe with a purple hue. So we are calling this Purple San Lorenzo Sinker Redwood! The cuts from this tree are nothing short of exquisite and we are so happy to have something so unique and equally relevant to the physical land that provides our work space here in Santa Cruz.  

If not now, when? is the question Richard asked leading to this project. As I head into my twilight years, itโ€™s time I put those to work for us in combination with our best and brightest talents to build guitars that are really legacy items. These will be not only the best materials that Ive saved over the last half century, but the fanciest work that were capable of doing, and were very capable of doing fancy work.

#scgcvault #sanlorenzo #thenammshow

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Can I touch it?

So cool.

The hands of Adam Rose?

Really looking forward to seeing what you bring this year. Last year had some truly heavy hitters at the booth.

If I had a bucket list, the "bucket" would be an SCGC guitar.

I’ll bet it will be an incredible guitar, unfortunately I can tell already it’s out of my league and price. ๐Ÿ‘

Bracing is wild.

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When we debut the upcoming Vault series at #TheNAMMShow in three weeks we will have four unique models featuring tonewoods that maestro luthier Richard Hoover declared "too good to use!"

Here we have pictured an OM orchestra model hanging in the spray booth. We see a 3,000 year old Ancient Sitka Spruce top with deep, multicolored streaks of blue-green sediment, recovered from 20 ft beneath the iron-rich Alaskan soil. This ancient top is paired with a Brazilian Rosewood back and side set that Richard has hung onto for several decades, Snakewood binding and Blue Paua inlay in a 45 Style.

See the debut of this OM and the other three introductory legacy items from the personal vault of Richard Hoover and Santa Cruz Guitar at the NAMM Show in Anaheim California January 25-29, Booth 5102 in Hall D.

Stay tuned for more behind the scenes photos from the #vault all month long!
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When we debut the upcoming Vault series at #TheNAMMShow in three weeks we will have four unique models featuring tonewoods that maestro luthier Richard Hoover declared too good to use!

Here we have pictured an OM orchestra model hanging in the spray booth. We see a 3,000 year old Ancient Sitka Spruce top with deep, multicolored streaks of blue-green sediment, recovered from 20 ft beneath the iron-rich Alaskan soil. This ancient top is paired with a Brazilian Rosewood back and side set that Richard has hung onto for several decades, Snakewood binding and Blue Paua inlay in a 45 Style.

See the debut of this OM and the other three introductory legacy items from the personal vault of Richard Hoover and Santa Cruz Guitar at the NAMM Show in Anaheim California January 25-29, Booth 5102 in Hall D.

Stay tuned for more behind the scenes photos from the #vault all month long!

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Wow! I can’t wait to see the rest of it!

Can’t wait ๐Ÿ˜œ

Gorgeous ๐Ÿ’–

I’m so excited to see the pictures from NAMM from Santa Cruz Guitar

I'll take it.

I got my pass!

Been there they play.great

Oh all right, I'll sell my house and see you at NAMM. Holy smokes!

I think I that piece of wood was featured when Santa Cruz guitars was on a TV show called Guitar Picks. Great episode.

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Come visit #SantaCruzGuitar at The 2024 NAMM Show in January and catch the world debut of a very special series of guitars close to the heart of Richard Hoover and everyone at the SCGC shop.

The Vault Series is an ongoing project to utilize woods from Richard's private collection - stuff that was too good to utilize and saved for later.

"If not now, when?" is the question Richard asked leading to this project. "As I approach a little over 50 years in luthiery myself and 47 years with Santa Cruz Guitar company, unavoidably, I've set aside some woods that were so good I just couldn't bring myself to use them. And it's ironic because at the same time I make guitars. So this is the time for me. As I head into my twilight years, itโ€™s time I put those to work for us in combination with our best and brightest talents to build guitars that are really legacy items. These will be not only the best materials that I've saved over the last half century, but the fanciest work that we're capable of doing, and we're very capable of doing fancy work."

Pictured here is a scrimshaw heelcap by Bob Hergert portraying the enormous majesty of the Bryn Athyn Cathedral in Pennsylvania. The D Model #dreadnought
that this neck belongs to features Brazilian Rosewood recovered from over 100 years of storage in a stone barn, leftover from the ornamentation inside the cathedral and aged to perfection before being offered to Santa Cruz Guitar. This guitar will be topped with the best of the best old-growth redwood reclaimed from the Fort Ross Chapel, originally erected in the early 1820s.

This is one of four totally unique guitars debuting at NAMM later this month and we will be sharing teaser shots like this and facts about each build, culminating with a proper "just shipped" style detail post for during the 4 days of #TheNAMMShow. Stay tuned!
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Come visit #SantaCruzGuitar at The 2024 NAMM Show in January and catch the world debut of a very special series of guitars close to the heart of Richard Hoover and everyone at the SCGC shop.

The Vault Series is an ongoing project to utilize woods from Richards private collection - stuff that was too good to utilize and saved for later.

If not now, when? is the question Richard asked leading to this project. As I approach a little over 50 years in luthiery myself and 47 years with Santa Cruz Guitar company, unavoidably, Ive set aside some woods that were so good I just couldnt bring myself to use them. And its ironic because at the same time I make guitars. So this is the time for me. As I head into my twilight years, itโ€™s time I put those to work for us in combination with our best and brightest talents to build guitars that are really legacy items. These will be not only the best materials that Ive saved over the last half century, but the fanciest work that were capable of doing, and were very capable of doing fancy work.

Pictured here is a scrimshaw heelcap by Bob Hergert portraying the enormous majesty of the Bryn Athyn Cathedral in Pennsylvania. The D Model #dreadnought  
that this neck belongs to features Brazilian Rosewood recovered from over 100 years of storage in a stone barn, leftover from the ornamentation inside the cathedral and aged to perfection before being offered to Santa Cruz Guitar. This guitar will be topped with the best of the best old-growth redwood reclaimed from the Fort Ross Chapel, originally erected in the early 1820s.

This is one of four totally unique guitars debuting at NAMM later this month and we will be sharing teaser shots like this and facts about each build, culminating with a proper just shipped style detail post for during the 4 days of #TheNAMMShow. Stay tuned!

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My favorite artists! Can’t wait to see these guitars. Happy 2024 to everyone at Santa Cruz guitars. ๏ฟผ

Spectacular

Seeing this touched me deeply. I graduated from school in Bryn Athyn and attended church services in this cathedral during my many years there. Is it possible to purchase this detail for application to my own instruments?

I need to see these! How do I get a pass? ๐Ÿ˜

Can't wait to see the pics.

Oh, that is a beautiful detail on the neck. Wow

I need to get to the NAMM.

Still waiting for my pass from other participants. Tell Richard his old friend Matt could use a spare. I own Dread #97. Bought it from Bruce and Richard in 1982.

Drop dead fab!!! Save on for me… I’m attending NAMM Show - love your work!

Great work! I was born and raised in Bryn Athyn. For anyone curious, here's what the Bryn Athyn Cathedral looks like in a photo.

Another Bryn Athynite checking in... I was married in that cathedral! And just now, I'm walking past the barn where the wood was stored.

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3 months ago
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I lost a close friend and mentor yesterday.

Though Frank Ford himself has crossed over, he has left everyone of you, luthiers and hobbyists and everyone in between, a priceless legacy.

Instead of wading through internet opinions to learn new lessons, Frankโ€™s professional experience, scientifically derived methodology, and selfless motivations are archived at
FRETS.com

Through this body of work, Frank has his hand on your shoulder to show you the right way forward.

If you would be so kind as to support the invaluable resource of information, history and procedure please consider making a donation to frets.com/FretsPages/Ads/Donate/donate.html

Thank you and Godspeed, dear pal,

RH

First photo of Frank and Joan Baez playing with ukuleles at Gryphon Strings, taken by an employee and found on FRETS dot com.

In the second photo Frank Ford prepares to reset a guitar neck of a 1967 Martin guitar, model D-35 in the back shop of Gryphon Guitars, in Palo Alto on Nov. 4, 2009. Co-founders, Frank Ford and Richard Johnston opened the store in 1969 and have built a reputation as one of the most respected acoustic guitar retail and repair shops in the nation. (Gary Reyes/Mercury News)
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I lost a close friend and mentor yesterday.

Though Frank Ford himself has crossed over, he has left everyone of you, luthiers and hobbyists and everyone in between, a priceless legacy.

Instead of wading through internet opinions to learn new lessons, Frankโ€™s professional experience, scientifically derived methodology, and selfless motivations are archived at
FRETS.com

Through this body of work, Frank has his hand on your shoulder  to show you the right way forward.

If you would be so kind as to support the invaluable resource of information, history and procedure please consider making a donation to http://frets.com/FretsPages/Ads/Donate/donate.html

Thank you and Godspeed, dear pal,

RH

First photo of Frank and Joan Baez playing with ukuleles at Gryphon Strings, taken by an employee and found on FRETS dot com.

In the second photo Frank Ford prepares to reset a guitar neck of a 1967 Martin guitar, model D-35 in the back shop of Gryphon Guitars, in Palo Alto on Nov. 4, 2009. Co-founders, Frank Ford and Richard Johnston opened the store in 1969 and have built a reputation as one of the most respected acoustic guitar retail and repair shops in the nation. (Gary Reyes/Mercury News)Image attachment

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One of the very Best ! ๐Ÿ™

Thank You

Always stopped by when I was in Palo Alto. What a great person and shop. Very knowledgeable on all things guitars and stringed instruments. What a great legacy Frank left.

Huge loss!

I learned so much from this man. RIP...

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I met Frank when I was a random Australian who rocked up at his shop on a roadtrip through California. I was honoured that such a legend took the time to chat. He was a gentleman.

Si sad to lose a dear friend just remember he’s now making and fixin guitars for the best in heaven now hugs to you dear friend

Sincerely sorry for your loss.

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3 months ago
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Check out our Parabolic Tension Strings and experience the difference first hand!

Equal Feel. Equal Volume. Long Sustain.

www.santacruzguitar.com/strings

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Check out our Parabolic Tension Strings and experience the difference first hand!

Equal Feel. Equal Volume. Long Sustain.

www.santacruzguitar.com/strings

#parabolictension #guitarstrings

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I like these strings. Subscribed to their string service for a while. But the strings lasted longer than I thought so I didn't change them as often as planned. I'll use up my stock but their recent price hike puts me out of the future market.

Sorry very disappointed in these strings

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3 months ago
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RIP Frank Ford, Gryphon Instruments' co-founder and one of the guitar repair world's most brilliant minds.

Beyond his work helming the repair shop at @gryphonstrings, his site frets.com site is a resource that has inspired thousands around the world. It launched in 1998 and remains online largely unchanged: a timeless collection of links, tips, instrument finds, and tutorials. It's still inspiring.

Frank had a profound knowledge of the history of instruments and how to preserve them for future generations. He was also helpful and generous. This is what made Frank so unique: He was one of those rare masters who shared his techniques and wanted to help nearly everyone who came through the Gryphon doors. An instrument didn't need to be from the 1930s to demand his attention; he just wanted you to go home with a smile on your face.

Frank appeared in the Fretboard Journal's very first issue, writing about the banjo he and the Gryphon team built in-house back in 1980. But his presence looms large in every issue and podcast we've ever put out and will continue to forever. He set a high bar for sharing technical information in an instructive but succinct way, he celebrated his fellow builders, and - most importantly - he was just a good guy. We will miss him.
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A wealth of knowledge and a long time friend which I had many Luthery debates and conversations with. I learned a lot from this man, I will miss him. Thank you Frank

A huge loss to the community.

A huge loss to the community. Rest in Peace Mr. Ford.

There is a massive void left in this man's absence. What horrible news. Godspeed Frank. โค๏ธ

So sorry to hear. A wizard. He will be missed.

RIP

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