This 2006 Santa Cruz D/PW is a solid wood dreadnought-sized guitar designed to be able to provide the sophisticated tone and playability SCGC has become famous for at a price below anything available from SCGC for many years. This guitar incorporates all of Santa Cruz's extensive experience in making acoustic guitars, and puts it to work in an elegant but simpler format.
The PW refers to pre-war, or advanced X bracing. The bracing style gives the guitar an incredible presence and bass response yet retains a good balance with strong midrange and bright powerful treble response. The advanced X bracing also makes the guitar very responsive for fingerstyle playing as well as powerful rhythm playing.
The tone of this pre-owned Santa Cruz DPW is very round and contains the Santa Cruz string balance we have grown to love. Lead notes are full and thick on every string, all the way up and down the neck. The volume this guitar is capable of putting many dreadnoughts to shame and will be a monster in jam sessions with other stringed instruments. The Sitka Spruce top keeps the guitar very responsive and versatile with lush low end and silky smooth highs in a highly responsive and playable dreadnought. This particular piece of Sitka has a deep almost golden brown color which gives this guitar a vintage look even though it is a 2006 model. To find an instrument of this quality, hand-made, at this price is an exceptional value.
This guitar is in excellent condition and hard to distinguish used from new. There are a few minor scratches on the top and back as shown in the detail photo. There are also a couple minor dings on the headstock, also pictured below. Original Hardshell case included.
Specifications:
- Top: Sitka Spruce
- Back and Sides: Indian Rosewood
- Scale: 25.375"
- Nut Width: 1-11/16"
- Year: 2006
- Serial Number: 5281
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Fretboard: Ebony
- Bridge: Ebony Belly
- Bracing: Scalloped/Advanced X
- Headstock Overlay: Indian Rosewood
- Headstock Inlay: SCGC
- Tuners: Nickel Gotoh
- Inlays: 2mm dots
- Rosette: Violin Purfle Combo
- Purfling: Violin Purfle
- Body Binding: Black
- Headstock Binding: None
- Backstrip: None
- Pickguard: Tortoise-style
- Nut Material: Bone
- Saddle Material: Bone
- Frets To Body: 14
- Neck Profile: V with Volute
- Body Depth: 4.875"
- Lower Bout Width: 15.5"
- Upper Bout Width: 11.125"
- Waist: 10.5"
- Case: Original Hardshell Case Included
This instrument has been spoken for. Please call 866-265-5993 or email info@artisanguitars.com to inquire about a similar instrument. Tags: d/pw, indian rosewood, mp3 included, pre war, santa cruz, sitka spruce
