This dramatic sounding D model was designed to introduce the superior sound of Santa Cruz Guitars to players that had been afraid to touch them. SCGC’s reputation for relentless quality and attendant high prices kept many from even trying one out. The Pre-War Model was okay to approach, not inexpensive but not completely intimidating either. Given the opportunity to hear a truly sophisticated guitar, perhaps for the first time, players experienced a paradigm shift in what they thought possible. The D/PW’s powerful volume, overtones and rich presence is an epiphany to the uninitiated. There are no unnecessary design features on this model, simply the finest materials treated to SCGC’s state of the art lutherie. This instrument is the best value to be had in a professionally hand made guitar, period.
German Spruce, a special appointment on this guitar, provides a rich, complex tone and is the perfect topwood for many players who play fingerstyle as well as flatpick. German Spruce is stiffer than Sitka, providing more headroom and power, yet more flexible than Adirondack so that it responds well to a lighter attack. This particular set of Indian Rosewood is a particularly stunning set, with varying striations of red, violet, purple, light brown to almost black. This combination not only looks absolutely stunning... it sounds incredible! Everything that you like about Sitka only more, while still have higher headroom than Sitka - much closer to well worn in Adirondack, with a lovely bass response, and bell like trebles. This has always been a shop favorite, to combine German and Indian Rosewood, and in the capable hands of Santa Cruz, it is simple, elegant, in tone and appearance.
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